MBAS Newsletter, Term 2, Week 4, 23rd May 2025

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Kia Ora tātou – Greetings to you all

From the Middle Years

Totara Springs Sports Camp – Year 9 & 10
Congratulations to all our Year 9 and 10 students who attended Sports Camp at Totara Springs in Matamata. It was a fantastic opportunity for students to test their skills across a wide range of sports while also developing teamwork and resilience. We are incredibly proud to announce that our team was awarded the Sportsmanship Award – a true testament to the positive attitude, effort, and spirit shown throughout the week.

A huge thank you goes to our staff who gave their time and energy to make this experience possible, and to the parents whose support helped get the students to camp. We now look forward to cheering on our Year 7 and 8 group as they head off to Sports Camp in Week 7 of this term!

Literacy and Numeracy Common Assessment Activities (CAAs)
This week, our Year 10 students participated in the Literacy and Numeracy Common Assessment Activities – a new and valuable experience for many. These assessments offered students an important lesson in preparation, perseverance, and performance under formal conditions. Results will be available early next term.

Students who do not yet meet the literacy co-requisites, or who did not sit the assessments this time, will have another opportunity later in the year.

Aladdin Production – Mercury Bay Performing Arts
We hope many of you were able to attend the recent production of Aladdin, proudly presented by Mercury Bay Performing Arts. A large number of cast and crew were students from Mercury Bay Area School, and the show was a vibrant celebration of the incredible talent in our community. Well done to all those involved – your hard work and creativity shone brightly on stage!

Thank You, Mrs. Lane
Over the past term and a half, we’ve had the pleasure of having Mrs. Addie Lane relieving in several of our classes. We especially appreciated the opportunity to see some of the fantastic work her Academy class has been doing. Thank you, Mrs. Lane, for your contribution and care.

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As we move toward the end of the term, we’re focused on finishing with engaged purpose and making sure our students are arriving at school prepared and ready for learning each day.

Pete and Janine

Middle Years.

Attendance Matters!

Why is Attendance at school so Important?

School is your child's first and most important job.

Attending school is more than just about reading, writing and math.  It's about learning valuable life skills, developing good work ethics and becoming a valuable member of society.

Regular attendance at school greatly improves employment, social and life chances and reduces the development of antisocial behaviour and youth offending.

Does my Child have to attend School?

Section 20 of the Education Act 1989 states that:
Every person is required to be enrolled at a registered school at all times during the period beginning on the person's sixth birthday and ending on the person's 16 birthday.

Education is not an option - it's compulsory.
(taken from CAPS Hauraki - Attendance Matters)

MBAS Y12-13 2025 Ball

Photolife - Photo's Are Ready For Ordering Now

Photolife photos are now ready to order.  Check your emails/Spam as the access key codes were sent out last week.

FREE DELIVERY BACK TO SCHOOL ends at midnight this SUNDAY 25 MAY 2025

M4 - Inquiry

We are exploring the story of Kupe's quest to capture Te Wheke the giant octopus. There was a huge amount of discussion about how Aotearoa was named as such by Kupe's wife yet our country carries the name New Zealand. Most thought it was named by Captain Cook and were astounded to discover that it was named by a Dutch explorer and his mapmaker. Was Te Wheke real? Could there have been such a huge octopus? Maybe it was like a Kraken or a giant squid? Lots of discussion and deep thinking about what we had read as we represented our ideas through drawing. This was a great day of making sense of our reading, making links to our lives and then comparing to our pūrākau, Rona and the Moon, that we read this week.

Room 31 - Marine Reserve Study

Room 31 is taking part in the Marine Reserves programme, and as part of our learning we were lucky enough to go out on the Glass Bottom boat on Monday. WOW! What an incredible experience. For some students this was their first time on a boat. We were all able to see what a healthy marine reserve looks like, drawing comparisons between what we had been reading and learning about, and what we were seeing.

Y7-8 Technology

Year 7&8 Technology students investigate the real world situation of migrants fleeing to Europe in barely seaworthy, overloaded boats before delving into boat design.  Design ideas are tested first with paper then a final model is made from aluminium cans. Boats are tested with washers to represent a human cargo with a golf ball dropped from 1 meter to make waves.

Senior Ball Preparation

Over the past three weeks year 12 and 13 students have been attending dance classes with Mrs Debbie Reader at Kauri time on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Thus far the students have circled up with the “clap clap” dance and boot scooted to “Wagon Wheel”, next step is to learn the Waltz. The students have grabbed the opportunity with both hands (literally) and have joined in and enjoyed themselves immensely under Mrs Readers guidance. A great experience for all, well done Debbie and the students involved.

MBAS Art Students - Whitianga Lions Art Expo

The Whitianga Lions Club Art Expo is opening on King's Birthday Weekend. We have more than 20 MBAS Art students entered in the Secondary Schools Art Competition. On opening night, May 30 (5.30pm-8pm), they will award the winners of this competition, and we're having live auctions with some fantastic prizes, including a Whitiangler Day Fishing Charter Package, Wellness Package and a Hot Escape Weekend. Entry is free to the Art Expo in the Whitianga Town Hall. All money raised during the weekend is going to the Cancer Society Lions Lodge in Hamilton.

Image by MBAS Photography student: Juri Kirstein

Artwork by MBAS Painting student: Isobel Warwood

Equestrian Team

The MBAS equestrian Team sent 3 riders to the North Island Secondary Schools Horse Trials in Taupo over the weekend. The event is comprised of three disciplines.  Riders are scored on a set Dressage Test, they then have to complete a show jumping round and if not eliminated from these phases then on the second day they ride a cross country course – the fun bit!

Lexi Ford and her horse Grace competed in their first 95cm while Sarah-Kate Lusby on her pony Planet and Ella Simpson on her pony Nike competed in the 80cm.  All three riders successfully conquered all three disciplines.

It was a busy event with over 110 riders across 30 schools in the North Island.

While the team did not place Sarah-Kate had great individual results placing 3rd in her division.  Congratulations.

Big thank you to the parents and helpers that make these events possible.

Sports Results

Thames Valley Basketball League
Results from Round 1

Junior girls MB 6 v Paeroa 48
MVP - Junior girls Sharna Proctor

Junior boys MB 41 v Paeroa 69
MVP - Junior boys Cooper Mullins

Senior girls MB 46 v Paeroa 30
Molly Casey MVP

Senior boys MB 60 v Manaia 59
MVP -Ngaru Hinds

MB SB Devo 33 v Paeroa 107
SB Devo MVP - Reuben Vaughan

Thames Valley Secondary School Rugby
MB U15 41 v Paeroa College 46
Best back Liam Ramage
Best forward Kaeden Willis
Player of the day Raymond Collier
Thanks to sponsors Coastal Fencing for the awesome gear bags.
Warm up T’s are on the way thanks to Percival Construction.
Thank you to our sponsors Planners Plus, Lance & Renata for your player of the day voucher.

MB 1st XV 43 v Te Aroha College 0
Player of the day John Hunter & TA ‘s pick Kyson Mansell.
Thanks to sponsors Toyworld, PJ Builders, Bayside Takeaways & Planners Plus.

Wednesday Netball Results
Year 5&6
Coromandel Kutai (3) Vs Squad Goals (10)
TRS Tui (14) vs TRS (12)
TRS Thunder (26) vs Team Go (1)

Year 7 & 8
Marlins (22) vs The Networks (5)
TRS Shoot'n Stars (24) vs The Flames (12)
Coastal Comets (5) vs TRS Court Crushers (14)
Te Puritanga o Hei (4) vs Coromandel Stingaz (23)

C Grade
Tairua White (48) vs The Panthers (17)
Placies Tradies Ladies (28) vs MBAS Blue Magic (12)
Coro Ferns (23) vs Hot Mess Express (25)

B Grade
MBAS Senior A (30) vs Mercury Bay Stars (29)
CAS Senior A (18) vs Dynamo's (38) 

Football
MBAS Senior Boys (mixed) beat Hauraki Plains College Senior Boys 11-1 in their second grading game.

MBAS Junior Boys (mixed) lost to Thames High School Junior Boys 4-1 in their first grading game.

Tertiary Tidbits

Upcoming Tertiary In-Person Visits - Term 2

Waikato University (Scholarship/Accommodation Info) - Thurs 29th May, 10am-11am - Room 10 For yr12’s and yr13’s wanting more information about what is available and how to apply.

Scholarships Opening Soon

Lincoln University scholarships will be opening for applications from May 30th.

We have a wide variety of scholarships available for your students. These vary from financial support to fully inclusive support and training programmes. 

 Here’s some of the options we have available:

• Future Leader Scholarship
• Sports Scholarships: Basketball, Netball, Rowing, Rugby, Hockey, Cricket, Elite
• Tihi Kahuraki Scholarship
• Pasifika Excellence Scholarship
• Lincoln University Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships for Excellence
• All Māori and Pasifika Scholarships

 Please pass these fantastic opportunities along to your students and encourage them to apply. Applications close August 15th.

Lincoln Virtual Tour

Can’t visit Lincoln University in person? Take a Virtual Tour instead!

https://lincoln.youtour.nz/

VET INFO WEBINAR

Please find the recording of our recent Vet Info Webinar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_NABtYfz7k

• Navigate Ki Aoraki: Māori and Pasifika Student Day 2025
• Date: Wednesday 4^th June 2025
• Time: 10am-1pm
• Location: Waikato Innovation Park (3 Melody Lane, Ruakura, Hamilton East)
• You will need to have your own transport to attend and you must contact Sharon Porteous, Gateway Co-ordinator; email porteouss@mbas.ac.nz or text 027 311 6054 to register for this event.

• Waikato Information Evening
• Date: Thursday 5^th June 2025
• Time: 5.30pm-7.30pm
• Location: Waikato Innovation Park (3 Melody Lane, Ruakura, Hamilton East)
• Registration Link: Waikato Information Evening 2025
• Note:  This event is open to parents and guardians to attend.

Nurses Notes

Community Notices

Trek to Everest - Expressions of Interest

Gary Hinds is planning on taking a youth group - 16 to 18 years old  (and parents -optional) to Mt Everest Base camp in the April 2026 holidays.  Gary has been taking youth on this trek for 12 years now. If you are interested in finding out more please ring Gary on 027 455 0097.

Whitianga Lions Art Expo

Mercury Bay Library - Term 2

Skool Loop - One Stop School Information App