Welcome to Meet the Teacher, 2019

Our Vision.

At MBI we believe in empowering people.

We believe in the holistic learning of an individual that will lead to the well rounded development of future citizens who will be able to participate in their community and society in the years that lie ahead.

We aim to create globally competent, globally confident and culturally intelligent citizens who will be able to work and live anywhere in the world.

Mid Bays Kahui Ako / Community of Learning.

● Rangitoto College

● Murrays Bay Intermediate

● Murrays Bay Primary School● Mairangi Bay School● Campbells Bay School ● Browns Bay School● Pinehill School

Mid Bays Kahui Ako / Community of Learning.

As a Community of Learning we are aiming to:

● Raise student achievement● Enhance student wellbeing● Increase community engagement

Through improving:

● Culturally responsive pedagogy● Student Agency● Ongoing inquiry to ensure effective teaching practice

MBIS Strategic goals.

Three whole school focus areas (in addition to business as usual)

● School Values

● Wellbeing - Introduction of Mindfulness

● Mathematics teaching

Senior Leadership Team

● Melinda Bennett - Principal● Shannon Robinson - Deputy Principal / Year 8 Dean

● Anna-Marie McAleer - Assistant Principal / Year 7 Dean● Sandra Jacobs - Deputy Principal

● Sue Ruxton - Assistant Principal● Brandon Kruyen - Assistant Principal

2019 Statistics

● 1060 students, 538 Year 8’s. 275 boys, 263 girls in Year 8.

● Currently 18 Year 8 and 18 Year 7 classes with an average of 30 pupils in each class (Y8).

● Dean-Mrs Robinson and Assistant Dean Sue Ruxton

Opportunities at MBI

● Leadership; Mini and School Leaders this year.

● Production Auditions...(Singing in the Rain), Basketball trials-19/20 Feb, Netball

trials 21/22 Feb. Dance auditions...

● http://mbi.school.nz

● Opportunities 2019 http://mbisport.weebly.com

● Entertainment Book fundraiser first week of Term 2.

Education outside of the ClassroomCamps

Kawau to Kawau Is, Term 1, Week 6.

Rangitoto to Kawau Is, Term 1, Week 7.

Tiritiri to Totara Springs, Matamata, T2, W1.

Motutapu to Finlay Park, Lake Karapiro, T4, W1.

Japan

6th November -14th November, nine days to Osaka and Fukuoka.

Meeting for interested families in the staffroom next Wednesday 27th February,

7pm.

Pastoral Care

• BYCT opportunity-Salvation Army partnership with Aspire facilitators. 10 Year 8 girls and 10 boys for weekly group work ( two hours) for personal development, leadership and teamwork, Term 2 and 3 (four groups).

• Counsellors (Wellbeing coach)-three, manned each day. Students can self refer.

• Class teachers and Deans.

• BIG FOCUS this year on School Values and Mindfulness.

John Meeske Parent Evenings, Term 1, 7pm

Topic one: Resiliency Today – Looking at Flow, Stress-signals, Mindfulness and Self-reflection and the forces that are working to undermine our mental health (particularly our kids). 26 Feb Topic two: Resilience Fundamentals – Looking at the top 6 ways we can increase our own resiliency including breaking into chunks, failure as feedback and increasing our tolerance for discomfort. 5 March Topic three: Resilience, Mind over Mood – Looking at thinking errors, rethinking self-esteem and cognitive flexibility. 12 March

John Meeske Parent Evenings, Term 1, 7pm

Topic four: Anxiety – lessons from therapy. Understanding and defeating anxiety. 19 March Topic five: Depression – lessons from therapy. Understanding and combating low mood. 26 March Topic six: The psychology of Anger. 2 April Topic seven: Conflict and communication. 9 April

Vaccinations

● Public health nurse presentation and consent forms.

● Year 8-HPV for the girls and boys in two doses-T2, W4 and T4, W7.

● Talks have already occurred this Monday with forms to be signed yes or no by

this Friday please.

KINDO and the School App

Our new payment system from 2018, KINDO, is an “online shop.” (uniforms, donations, camps, sports registrations, music tuition, Club Murrays, trips, discos, lunches…)

Very easy for teachers and parents, no cash involved and a record for everyone at your finger tips. Register with school email.

School App-App Store, schoolapps nz, then type in school name. Absentees, Kindo, links, contacts, newsletter, notifications, alerts...

When your child is away from school

A student absentee must be reported either through

absentees@mbi.school.nz

or the school app please.

Medical Conditions

● Allergies, anaphylaxis-medical forms for completion with photos.

● Epilepsy, heart conditions, diabetes...complete form with name, room, photo,

about the condition and what we need to do.

● Class descriptions/Staffroom and sickbay folder.

Club Murrays

● Held at school from 3-6pm in the International House

● $15 up to 5pm, $20 up to 6pm, small afternoon tea provided

● Home Learning, library, computers, sports

● leanne.strand@mbi.school.nz

After School● If you are picking your children up after school, can you please come after

3.15 when our nine school buses have loaded and left.

● We ask students to wait at the bottom end of the busbay to allow for traffic flow.

● Please do not wait on the yellow lines on Sunrise Ave, restricting access and visibility.

● If children need to cross the road, we ask that they use the crossing at all times. Please don’t beckon them across the road.

● Bus timetables available from school, or jump online.

Cyber Safety● Phone stance. Hand to the teacher when they get to school.

● How to sit, minimising glare and brightness, blinking and exercising eyes and taking breaks to stretch.

● School account filtering systems-Keeping posts light and bright and not posting whilst upset. Is this something you would be happy for family, friends or future employers to see?

● Instagram-13 years-used as a platform to bully. Blocking and reporting to Netsafe. Devices in bedrooms-we work, we rest (blue light / melatonin), we play. Regularly check what your children are doing online and utitilse parental controls.

● Class teachers should always be your first port of call. We also ask that children do not contact you first if unwell.

● Email is best-we will answer within 24 hours wherever possible, but we recommend our staff correspond at times other than the evenings or weekends, unless in an emergency.

Communication

Our Year 8 StaffRangitoto Mini SchoolMs Wendy Scott R36Mrs Nic Ward Able R39Mr Cam Stephen R40Mr David Collins R45

Tiritiri Mini SchoolMrs Kerry Allan-Lilburn R13Mrs Annette Fourie R14Mrs Leanne Leckey R15Mr Gareth Kruyen R16 (Leader)Miss Jessica Brown R17

Motutapu Mini SchoolMrs Sue Ruxton R44Mrs Bronwen Davidson R5, MQMiss Georgia Campbell R6, MQMr Marcel Hollis R7, MQMr Andrio Tabuzo R8

Kawau Mini SchoolMiss Kate Dent, R1, KQMr Dann Finlayson, R2, KQMr Anton Nielsen R3, KQMiss Alisha Geary R4, KQ

Specialist Staff

Year 7 Dean-Anna-Marie McAleer, Assistant Principal Sue Ruxton (Y8), Janene Levett-Assistant to the Deans, International HouseSandra Jacobs-Deputy Principal

TECHNOLOGY-Soft Materials-Lesley Pearce, Foods-Judith Sigglekow, Mechatronics-Nigel Boyd, Product Design-Denize Schoch

ARTS-Music-Amy Ruiz and Sarah Holmes, Catherine Carr, Drama and Dance-Janette Wilson, Visual Arts-Sarah Mauger-Foreman and Angela Lovelock, Digital Art-Vanessa Opera

Specialist Staff

SPORTS / PE - Brandon Kruyen / Bronwen Davidson

LEARNING SUPPORT-John McGhie (and 15 fabulous Teacher Aides)

CHOIRS –Catherine Carr and Amy Ruiz

TEACHER SUPPORT and RELEASE-Janene Levett, Leanne Strand, Karen Spicer, Michael Billington, Becky Ireland, Vanessa Campbell.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL-Veronica Hendrickse, Janene Levett, Lynley Knight, Jung Hee Kwon, Siobhan Wallace.

Thank you.

Student Led Conferences are Wed /Thurs 3rd and 4th April, (T1, W9) and end of Term 2 too with reports.

See me for classes...

Enjoy your night!!!