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Message from our Principal

Kia ora ki te whanau!

Our Year 8's did a fantastic job on their construction maths unit this week where they tested their design and measurement skills to create sturdy castles that would stand up to the battle of the water balloons. A lot of fun was had out on the courts as we put them to the test! Congratulations to Selicia, Makayla and Miley who had the strongest castle! These hands on learning challenges, not only teach the traditional subjects but integrate important life skills such as collaboration, problem solving and communication.

As we head further into Level 1 many sports and co-curricular activities are starting up again. This is great for our tamariki as they will continue to have lots of opportunities. After such reflective time over the Covid period one thing we have been repeatedly told by our students were that they loved time with their family and loved time at home. While it is great to keep our adolescents busy it is also important to allow them a break in their schedule too. This is something we need to be mindful of as our calendars fill up again!

We would love to hear your ideas on the way we deliver our health programme at Tamatea Intermediate. Feel free to drop in on Monday 29 June at 5pm to have a chat, children welcome and a light supper provided. Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi

Thursday 18 June 2020

A Big thank you to Ted& Yvonne Eady of

Tamatea Community Church for their

generous donation to our school.

Due to Covid 19—Payments for chocolates received

by Friday 26th June will still be eligible for the Prize

Draw on Friday July 3rd at Assembly.

A BIG THANK YOU to

Embracing Hearts &

Heart Kids who have

generously donated

a Defibrillator to our

school.

This is an amazing gift to our community and

funds will need to be raised for lock box so its

accessible to those in need.

What’s Happening…

Fri 3 July School Reports sent home

Last day of Term 2 – Happy Holidays!

Mon 20 July First day of Term 3

Netball – Future Ferns start

Basketball/ Miniball starts this week

Tues 21 July Hockey – Int Schools Div 1 & 2 start

Fri 24 July Hockey – Int Schools Div 3 & 7’s start

Enrolment packs given to Yr 8’s

27 July – 31 July St John’s course for all students

Thurs 30 July School Photos

29 June 5pm

Tamatea Intermediate Community Consultation evening.

Come and have your say on the delivery of our health education plan and take the opportunity to look at our future building projects.

All Welcome.

Monday 22 June 'FREE' Hot Soup everyday Some good news for 'EVERYONE' starting

Monday 22 June, we will be supplying

yummy 'FREE' soup everyday till the end of

term 2 (from the canteen). Year 8's you will

remember our weekly Free Soup Lunch last

year. It was so good wasn't it!!!!!!!!

NO CUP NO SOUP

We are asking that everyone bring their own

cup to school (due to Covid restrictions on

our plastic cups), these will be kept in your

room in your Black Bucket.

We will be supplying every classroom with

their own cleaning products and it will be up

to a selected few to clean these cups after

eating.

Absences

If your child is going to be absent from school (or

late), please notify the school using the

School App absence function on the or

text 027 341 5373

Don’t let our food tech scraps go to waste (mostly

left over food that Tech students don't finish

eating / general kitchen scraps). Please let your

Food Tech teacher know if you can help.

Do you have Pigs?

Food Tech have the food scraps

Support Staff enjoyed morning tea at Adoro to

celebrate Support Staff Week.

Tamatea Staff were recently treated to a lovely

breakfast in recognition of moving into Covid-19

Level 1.

Our ART ROOM is calling out for large catering tubs with lids & ice cream containers

with lids.

Please drop them to the art room. Thank you!

HAWKE’S BAY SPORT Formal competitions will start in term 3. Starting dates (subject to change): Netball—Future Ferns - Week starting 20 July

Basketball - Miniball - Week starting 20 July

Hockey - Division 1&2 starts July 21

Division 3 and 7s starts July 24

Keep an eye out for starting dates for inter -class

Netball / Basketball matches.

Tamatea Intermediate School Sports

Congratulations!

Bailey Porter and Ryan Johnson have both been selected into the HBU15's for football.

Makayla Jones has been selected into the HBU13 for Basketball.

Well done!

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All are children welcome to join as sports teams are still being selected so pop along to try out.

No worries about any forms— fees & registration forms will follow in due course.

Fridays 2pm—2.50pm till the end of term formal training sessions for basketball, hockey and netball for those learners that are in the school teams and playing matches.

The rest of the school will be doing class based sport.

Netball—Lejani Eksteen/ Lynda Scott

Basketball—Quentin Stratford / Davy McLean

Hockey—Vicki Strachan

Vollyball —Meredyth Howie

Year 8’s construct challenge.

A culmination of a mathematical measurement challenge saw castles that have been constructed by our Year 8's face off in a battle today. A lot of fun had by all with the overall prize for the most 'intact' castle going to Mikayla Bottrill, Selicia Forbes and Miley Wilkie.

Congratulations to all Year 8's. The judges were very impressed.

OUT & ABOUT

community notices

community notices Holiday Program - Mon 6 - Fri 10 July

Environmental Education at Nature

Connect Puketapu (new venue)

Environmental Education - Designed for children 5 to 13

years old.

Come and join us for 5 days of environmental fun in the

bush!

This program will offer art projects, experiments, insect

discoveries, weather projects, obstacle course challenges

and outdoor nature skills.

www.natureconnect.co.nz/

20 –21 June Winter Solstice -when the sun reaches its northernmost point in the sky before moving south marks the shortest day of the year. World Refugee Day raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. 21 June World Humanist Day celebrating promote the positive values of Humanism annually around the world. World Music Day Celebrate playing music outside in their neighbourhoods or in public spaces and parks. 29 June Camera Day Record and replicate memories, events, and people/places. 30 June Meteor Watch Day—look up at the sky, what can you see... 1 July International Joke Day

DAYS OF RECOGNITION

'We CAN Celebrate!'

Community Art Exhibition

Fri 19 June—Thu 2 July

16 Byron Street, Napier

www.thecan.co.nz

To celebrate NZ life returning to normal, CAN has invited our

talented and valued Hawke’s Bay artists to each exhibit a piece of

their artwork in the lovely Main Gallery.

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WANT TO FLY THROUGH MATARIKI?

Milky-Way Kiwi have put together a cool family friendly

YouTube clip called Fly Through of Matariki Pleiades, Subaru,

M45, Mel 22.

This short video is of a 3D model of the M45 cluster of stars.

The stars are depicted far bigger than they actually are to

demonstrate the relative sizes and colours of the stars in the

cluster.

NEW DATES 2020

Showquest, Smokefree Rockquest & Smokefree Tangata Beats Entries due: Video submissions due: Solo/Duo – 29 June Solo/Duo – 1 July Bands – 22 July Bands – 24 July

WEARABLE ART IS GOING ONLINE FOR 2020!

ALL ENTRIES DUE FRIDAY 14 AUGUST

SHOWQUEST ENTRIES ARE DUE 1 AUGUST

VIDEO ENTRIES DUE 28 AUGUST

Showquest.nz/

Smokefree Tangata Beats & Smokefree Rockquest

2020

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Get ready for a cool experience!

Hastings City Mall, Heretaunga Street, Hastings

Friday & Saturday nights there’ll be food trucks and a

coffee cart.

Mystery of History Exhibition

Solve a mystery, and learn a little history! Family friendly and fun for

all ages, Mystery of History takes you on a journey from the

legendary to the magical and from the ancient to the more unusual.

Discover and explore ancient artifacts from around the world, the

magician’s bag of tricks...

Date: until September

Spirit & Soul's Lead by Example

Video Series

Hope and Optimism

This awesome group of women from around New Zealand

share their powerful insights with the young women of NZ!

The first video in their Lead by Example Video Series is about

hope, optimism and perseverance.

YouTube: Hope and Optimism - Lead by Example

info@spiritsoul.org.nz

Flaxmere parkrun Weekly Free 5km Timed Run Fun, free, forever, 5km timed run/walks around the

beautiful Flaxmere park. Starts every Saturday, every week,

every month, every year from outside the playground in

Flaxmere Park.

Register for free for your own personal barcode that you

can use at any parkrun, anywhere in the world. Print the

barcodes and remember to bring one with you each week.

https://www.parkrun.co.nz/flaxmere/

Next parkrun: Saturday 20 June, 7:45am to 9:00am

Chess Tournament Registrations Now Open!

HB Districts Interschool Teams Tournament

7 August 2020

community notices

So you’re tough, but are you tough enough to take on the 1-day Junior Tough Guy and Gal

Challenge?

Get involved in New Zealand’s biggest mud run series in a version tailored especially for Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge Receive a stunning finishers medal, Hell Pizza voucher and the chance to experience the challenging obstacles, incredible venues, hot showers and spot prizes.

3km Course for school years 5 – 8

NEW DATE: Hawke’s Bay Event

Wednesday 21st October – 10am start

Venue Clifton Station, 462 Clifton Road, Te Awanga 4171

New Zealand's longest running citizen science project, and

we’d like your help!

Can you help us make our birds count?

https://gardenbirdsurvey.landcareresearch.co.nz

Friday 19 June 2pm—3pm School Hall.

All interested learners are welcome to try it out.

CANCELLED FOR 2020