12th December, 2013 Phone 07 889 6629 Email office@mi.school.

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Ng mihi nui ki a koutou Greetings to you all Very suddenly the end of term looms directly in front of us all and, for me, the end of my time at Morrinsville Intermediate School. My time with MIS has grown me as a teacher and a leader; and I leave with many fond memories and am much richer for the experience. I want to thank our board members for their enthusiasm, support and dedication to their governance role this year. In particular, Pete Li Calsi the BOT Chairman, who co -ordinates a great team of people for the better of the school. There is much excitement about the school painting which starts next week and as a BOT we have already achieved a number of our goals put in place. I wish to personally thank all the students for their enthusiasm and commitment to their learning throughout the year. To our Year 8 students enjoy your next learning journey it is an important time for you all. You have the foundations to succeed and to enjoy all that is offered to you. To our Year 7 students aim high and have a go! Our staff work tirelessly and passionately for the students and the school as a whole; we have an amazing team of people here at MIS. It is with a heavy heart we say farewell to a number of staff this year. As you are already aware we say good bye to Ruth Dainty, Terry Casey and Kat Neale. Kate Corrigan and Nicola Soffe have also resigned to take up part -time positions at other schools. Pat Whyte, Jimmy Heta, Louise Blackstock, Donnis Harrison, Lyndsay Oldham and Kimmie Te Wiata have come to the end of their fixed term contracts. The appointments committee have been busy working through the process to appoint new staff to start in 2014, and are pleased to advise the calibre of the applicants was extremely high and we are very excited about the new appointments. Starting in 2014 are: Lisa Metcalfe (Team Leader) Lisa is an experienced teacher currently at David Street School. Sharon Burman (Food Technology) Sharon is currently at Huntly Primary as a Food Technology specialist. Sally Oldfield and Keryn Vette (Classroom teachers) both Sally and Keryn have been teaching here this year. Denise McCarthy (Classroom Teacher) Denise comes to us from Evans Bay Intermediate in Wellington. Vicki Loynes (Classroom Teacher) Vicki has recently graduated for University and is very excited to have her first teaching position. Kate Barker (Classroom Teacher) Kate has also recently graduated from University and is initially here for a term until the Deputy Principal appointment is made. Charles Hume will remain in the Deputy Principal role until this process is complete next year. The sun is shining, the radio is blasting Christmas songs and the shops are going crazy so I wish you all a Merry Christmas and have a great holiday with your families. I look forward to catching up with people when out and about next year. Nku noa, Vicky Marshall Acting Principal
Whakatauki mo te wiki: Proverb for the week Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela

End of Year Reports

All students will bring home their End of Year Report tomorrow. These reports are based on information gathered through formal and informal assessment procedures, learning conversations, monitoring of class work and teacher observations. Parents / caregivers can email their childs teacher or phone the office on 889 6629 if they would like to make an appointment to discuss the report with their childs teacher.

Congratulations to the following students who have recently achieved an Honours Award. Their success will be celebrated during our Excellence Prizegiving held tomorrow at 1.00pm, where they will receive their Honours Award along with the students who achieved Honours earlier in the year. Daniel McQuoid has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Sports and Culture and a merit in Civics. Jyadeep Nagra has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Academics and Civics and a merit in Culture. Paige Banks Rohrlach has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Academics and Culture and a merit in Civics. Danielle Ball has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Academics and Culture and a merit in Civics. Ruby Stevens has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Culture and Academics and a merit in Civics. Ruby is our first student to gain Honours as a Year 7 studentcongratulations Ruby on your outstanding achievement! Zhane Collinson has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Civics and Culture and a merit in Academics. Olivia Parnell has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Civics and Culture and a merit in Sports. Cassandra Pavlovich has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Culture and Academics and a merit in Civics. Connar Brunton has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Academics & Civics and a merit in Sports & Culture. Jack Devane has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Sports and Culture and a merit in Civics. Emma Alsemgeest has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Culture and Academics and a merit in Civics. Hannah Greenville has become as Honours student by gaining an excellence in Civics and Sport and a merit in Culture. Kate Hutchings has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Civics and Sport and a merit in Culture. Sara Keightley has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Sport and Academics and a merit in Culture. Caitlin Li Calsi has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Academics and Civics and a merit in Culture. Holly Fryer has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Academics and Culture and a merit in Civics. Shantanu Rawal has become an Honours student by gaining an excellence in Sport and Academics and merit in Civics. As with all students who manage to achieve this award, this success has been the result of actively making the most of the extension and enrichment programmes our school offers.

Recently awarded MIS Honours Students

Term dates for 2014

MIS Merit Programme Awards
Merit Awards
Tori Gilroy Tori Gilroy Tori Gilroy Danielle Landsberg Danielle Landsberg Nelly Wilson Tyla Koppens Tyla Koppens Jack Devane Hayley Cross Hayley Cross Melissa Simmonds Zhane Collinson Monique Gooch Nate Hopkins Tasha Tunnicliffe Stef Wilson Cultural Academic Civics Cultural Civics Cultural Cultural Academic Civics Sports Cultural Civics Academic Academic Academic Civics Civics Max Rappe Ricky Park Tayzha Herewini Charlotte Callaghan Grace Christie Academic Academic Cultural Civics Sports School starts for MIS students on 4th Feb. All students will meet in the school hall at 8.50am to hear class lists.

Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:

4th Feb to 17th April 5th May to 4th July 21st July to 26th Sept 13th Oct to 17th Dec

2nd Hand Uniform Sale

Will take place on 22nd January 2014 from 10am-12pm in the school hall. Families with items to sell set their own prices and sell their own uniforms.

Excellence Awards
Vincent Green Vincent Green Cassandra Pavlovich Danielle Landsberg Holly Fryer Alex Finucane Hannah Greenville Jyadeep Nagra Sports Culture Academic Cultural Academic Cultural Civics Academic

Lost Property
All unnamed lost property will either be sold at our 2nd hand uniform sale or thrown in the skip bin if it remains unclaimed.