Week 9

This week is Week NINE. This week we have the rest of our final formal assemblies. Monday is Sports, Wednesday is Cultural and Friday’s assembly is the biggest and longest - Merit / Awards assembly.

It is really important that you let your parents know that you are getting an award at these assemblies so that they can come and support you !! 

Please remember on the days we have our formal assemblies that you sip water for all of block one, your morning tea has carbohydrates and protein in it and that you go to the toilet during morning tea. It is REALLY important that you do NOT have any extra singlets, shorts or tops on underneath your blue uniform.

On Tuesday we have our Kauri Team end of year celebration – a swim at the school pool followed by a Sausage Sizzle and whole team shared lunch. Please make sure you have your togs and bring a plate with some food on it to share.

Year 8’s have been given their invitations to the graduation social, which is next Monday night. You will need to purchase your ticket from the student foyer before school on Tuesday or Wednesday this week OR go and see Mrs J in the Foods room during a sportsbreak. All other information is in the notice. PLEASE make sure you read it carefully.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

THERE IS NO MORE HOMEWORK FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR J  THANK YOU TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE REGULARLY COMPLETED AND HANDED IN YOUR HOMEWORK – YOUR EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MUCH APPRECIATED J

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 8

This week is Week EIGHT. This week we have the first of our final formal assemblies on Friday morning which is our Recognition Assembly. It is really important that you let your parents know that you are getting an award at these assemblies so that they can come and support you !!  Please remember on the days we have our formal assemblies that you sip water for all of block one, your morning tea has carbohydrates and protein in it and that you go to the toilet during morning tea. It is REALLY important that you do NOT have any extra singlets, shorts or tops on underneath your blue uniform.

Wednesday we have our weekly flags game against Room 1 followed by a swim in the pool and then a shared lunch. Please be prepared with your PE uniform, togs and towel and a plate of food to share J

This week at sports breaks the Kauri teachers are prepared to take you for a quick dip during sports breaks before we have singing assembly practises in the afternoons. Please be prepared.

The school PTA is currently running a Christmas raffle and has asked each class to provide items for the baskets. Our class has been asked to provide baking goods. A HUGE THANK YOU to Vaughan, Grace, Josh and McKenzie who have already contributed and also to Vaughan who was the first person in the school to return money for the raffle tickets he had sold!!! Fantastic effort Vaughan I am very proud of you!! A small item of baking goods is needed from each person in the class to help make someone’s Christmas a bit better! Keep selling the raffle tickets for $1 each. The last day for money and tickets to be returned is 6^th December.

A reminder that we will be swimming on Tuesdays so you will need to have your togs organised. If you are unable to swim then I need a letter from home giving the reason for not swimming and how long you won’t be swimming for.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 6^TH DECEMBER

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 7

This week is Week SEVEN. This week we have our final for the Talent Quest on Monday afternoon. The last of our paid shows is on Tuesday afternoon and is a couple of people who were on New Zealand’s Got Talent last year. If you have paid your shows fee you will be going. Otherwise you need to bring $7 tomorrow – NO IOU’s !!!

The school PTA is currently running a Christmas raffle and has asked each class to provide items for the baskets. Our class has been asked to provide baking goods. A HUGE THANK YOU to Vaughan, Grace, Josh and McKenzie who have already contributed and also to Vaughan who was the first person in the school to return money for the raffle tickets he had sold!!! Fantastic effort Vaughan I am very proud of you!! A small item of baking goods is needed from each person in the class to help make someone’s Christmas a bit better! Keep selling the raffle tickets for $1 each. The last day for money and tickets to be returned is 6^th December.

There is a Mufti Day on Thursday as part of Room 14’s Service Learning Project. Instead of bringing money we are asking you to bring some cat or dog food for the SPCA. Please remember the criteria for what you are and are NOT allowed to wear for a mufti day.

Room 11 are also finishing their Service Learning Project and are selling raffle tickets for 50c or 2 for 80c. Their profits are going to PETA which is a worthwhile cause.

A reminder that we will be swimming on Tuesdays so you will need to have your togs organised. If you are unable to swim then I need a letter from home giving the reason for not swimming and how long you won’t be swimming for.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 29^th NOVEMBER

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 6

This week is Week SIX. This week we have our School Concert. This concert is being held on Wednesday night at 7pm. You are able to purchase tickets from me for $2. THERE ARE NO DOOR SALES!! We are having a dress rehearsal tomorrow Wednesday so that you all get to see the concert.

This week is our Orientation Week, where Year 6’s from our contributing schools are here to experience a bit of life at Maeroa. Please make them feel welcome and answer any questions they may have.

On Thursday Fraser is having their Orientation Day. Make sure you know what the times are.  

A reminder that we will be swimming on Tuesdays so you will need to have your togs organised.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 22^ND NOVEMBER

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 5

This week is Week FIVE. This week we have a person from ASB talking to us about money and saving. The 100 and 200m races are being held at Porritt Stadium on Tuesday. We will be starting to get prepared for our School Concert item. This concert is being held next week on Wednesday night. You will be able to purchase tickets from me from Thursday and cost $2. There isn’t enough tickets for one each so if you want tickets you need to be in fast.

A reminder that we will be swimming on Tuesdays so you will need to have your togs organised.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 15^TH NOVEMBER

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 4

This week is Week FOUR. This week we have Tabloids at school and Athletics at Porritt Stadium on Thursday. Please remember to bring your PE uniforms. On Thursday evening Sage, Jewel and Josh will be participating in the final of the Spelling Bee – good luck to all of you J

Thank you to everyone who sent baked goods in on Friday to support our Service Learning Project. We managed to raise just over $180 which will be split between the Breast and Bowel Cancer Foundations. An absolutely fantastic effort everyone. You all did a great job wrapping and selling our baked goodies.

I am a bit disappointed with the amount of homework that is being handed in on Fridays. Last week just under half the class handed in homework. I am hoping that this week’s effort is much better.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 8^TH NOVEMBER

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week Three

This week is Week THREE. This week Jewel is representing our school at Inter Intermediate Volleyball. Go hard !  J Our Kapa Haka group have their dress rehearsal on Thursday and on Friday we have our Blue / Pink bake sale to support Bowel and Breast cancer. Remember to bring in your cupcakes / brownies and other baked goods on Friday morning.

This week we are focusing on fractions, decimals and percentages for Maths. We are starting our new reading unit including Into Inference and proof reading tasks. We are re-visiting recounts for our writing and starting Social Dancing, Softball, Cricket and Touch for PE.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 1^ST NOVEMBER

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 2

This week is Week TWO. This week Jewel and Kristian are representing our school at Inter Intermediate Table Tennis. Go hard !  J

This week we are focussing on fractions, decimals and percentages for Maths. We are starting our new reading unit including Into Inference and proof reading tasks. We are re-visiting recounts for our writing and starting Social Dancing, Softball, Cricket and Touch for PE.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 25^TH OCTOBER

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Term 4, Week 1

This week is Week ONE. Welcome back to Term Four! This term goes extremely fast and is filled with lots of activities such as Grandparents Assembly, Athletics, Tabloids, Social Dancing, Formal Assemblies and lots of sporting activities. It is really important to be organised this term. Year 8’s you only have 9 more weeks before you head off to High School and Year 7’s have the same amount of time before you become the new leaders in Room 15 J

Lots of Inter-Intermediate competitions are happening this term – Table Tennis, Volleyball, Softball and Athletics. Lots of other opportunities as well – Spelling Bee finals, Music day, Music group concert, School concert, Pepe Pasifika festival and two shows (one of which is free and the other will cost $7 if you haven’t paid your shows fee).

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 18^TH OCTOBER

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 9

This week is Week NINE.

This week is our last week of Term 3. Time has really flown by. We have our shared lunch on Friday. If you are wanting to take either Honey or Bud home for the holidays you need to bring in a note from your parents.  We have our second Volleyball match for lunchtime sports on Wednesday.

We will be continuing to discuss Puberty for Health. Measuring, naming and identifying angles are the main focus for Maths this week. We will be continuing our Novel study for Reading. Spelling this week is being self managed – good luck J

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 27^th SEPTEMBER

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 8

This week is Week EIGHT.

This week we have a show on Tuesday about believing in yourself. If you have not paid your shows fee then you need to bring $7 on Tuesday morning. We have our first lunchtime Volleyball game on Tuesday as well.

We have a Mufti day on Wednesday to raise support our Koru flashes and badges and to raise funds for a new sound system for the Auditorium. This costs $2. Please remember to follow the expectations for a Maeroa mufti day.

We will be continuing to discuss Puberty for Health. Symmetry and decimals are the main focus for Maths this week. We will be continuing our Novel study for Reading. For writing we will be working on explanations.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 20^th SEPTEMBER

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Our trip to MOTAT

Kauri Trip to MOTAT on PhotoPeach

Week 7

This week is Week SEVEN.

This week we have Specialised Programmes J  Make sure you are an organised learner and have everything you need. Specialised Programmes are in block 4 every day and block 3 on Friday. There is no Tech / Arts this week because of Specialised Programmes.

Congratulations to Jewel, Sage and Tegan were at Sports Camp last week. You gave your best efforts and represented Maeroa with pride. As a result Maeroa won the Sportsmanship trophy, along with 10 other trophies, and came runners up in 8 other disciplines.

We will be looking more into Communication as part of our Social Sciences unit. There will be some time for you to research a Communication tool of your choice to be able to explain how it works. Geometry is the main focus for Maths this week. We will be continuing our Novel study for Reading. For writing we will be working on completing your descriptions of our trip to MOTAT.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 13^th SEPTEMBER

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 6

This week is Week SIX.

This week you will find out what Specialised Programme activity you will be doing next week. I know that you will have a great three days with your reliever while I am away at Sports Camp on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Make sure you make right choices and make me proud ! !

Good luck to Jewel, Sage and Tegan who will be at Sports Camp all of this week. We know you will give your best efforts and will represent Maeroa with pride.

We will be looking more into Communication as part of our Social Sciences unit. There will be some time for you to research a Communication tool of your choice to be able to explain how it works. Measurement and in particular time, is the main focus for Maths this week. We will be starting our Novel study for Reading. For writing we will be working on completing your descriptions of our trip to MOTAT.

Good luck to our Netball team who are playing Rm 11 on Wednesday J

We had a great trip to MOTAT last week, lots of photos were taken. It was really nice to have positive feedback from lots of you who didn’t want to come home when we did ! I am really proud of how you all behaved while we were there and you asked lots of really good questions.

Congratulations to Josh and Sage who were part of the Kauri Maths Competition team and came 2^nd equal with Pohutukawa and Kowhai J A fantastic effort ! !

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 6^th SEPTEMBER

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 5

This week is Week FIVE.

This week we have our trip to MOTAT on Tuesday. Remember to meet in the gym at 8.00am – the buses will leave at 8.15am SHARP and we will not wait for you if you are late!

We will be looking more into Communication as part of our Social Sciences unit. We are working on Measurement and Decimals for Maths. We are starting to look at New Zealand authors and biographies / explanations for Reading and Writing.

We also have our annual Maths competition on Thursday night, where we will be the defending champions. Good luck to those who will be involved – GO KAURI TEAM J

Congratulations to Kristian who achieved his Bronze Koru last week and received his badge at last Friday’s School Assembly J

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 30^th AUGUST

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 4

This week is Week FOUR.

This week we have the last three Speeches to be delivered. We will be looking more into Communication as part of our Social Sciences unit. We are working on Measurement and Decimals for Maths. We are starting to look at New Zealand authors and biographies / explanations for Reading and Writing.

This week there is a performance on Monday afternoon called Te Tira Puha, which looks at Heroes.

Inter Intermediate Rugby is on Tuesday – good luck to Josh who will be representing our school at this event.

A busy week ahead J

Remember to keep bringing in your forms and money for our upcoming trip to MOTAT.  The forms were due in by Monday and your money is due by THIS Thursday 22^nd August.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 23^rd  AUGUST

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep

Week 3

This week is Week THREE.

This week we are working on our Oratory topics and will continue presenting these in class this week. We will be looking more into Communication as part of our Social Sciences unit. We are working on Measurement and Decimals for Maths. It is also International Languages Week at Maeroa.

This week there are two Evenings at Maeroa, Monday and Wednesday, for incoming Year 6 students and their whanau. If you know of someone who is going to Intermediate next year encourage them to come to one of these evenings to see what Maeroa can offer them. Thanks to Josh, Sage and Ayden who will be sharing their learning in Maths on these evenings.

Inter Intermediate Cross Country is on Tuesday – good luck to Sage who will be representing our school at this event.

A busy week ahead J

Remember to keep bringing in your forms for our upcoming trip to MOTAT. These are due in by Friday.

I hope that you are focused on achieving the goals you have set for the second half of the year and know exactly what you need to do to meet your goals. Remember to make the most of the opportunities given to you.

PE & ACTIVATE

Our PE days this year are TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.

You are required to wear your PE uniform for these sessions. We will also be going out for Activate on Mondays and Thursdays, which means that your PE uniform should be at school 5 days a week, every week!

 

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON FRIDAY 16^th AUGUST

 

If you would like to contact me at school for any reason, you can email me at:

minskeep@maeroa.school.nz

 Have a fantastic week J

Mrs Inskeep