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From the Principal’s Desk

Cook Island Language Week Term 3, Week 2

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Be Respectful Be Responsible

Be Engaged

Talofa Lava, Malo e Lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, Namaste, Kiaorana, Ni Sa Bula, Ni Hao, Assalaam alaikum,

Ku Musta Ka me Tena Koutou Katoa

Kia ora whanau, I hope you are all keeping well in the midst of the flu and stink weather season. We have had a number of students who have been sick this term as there are some nasty bugs going around. If your child/ren are displaying flu like symptoms (Head ache, high temperature, persistent cough and generally unwell) please keep them home and let them get better properly. We want our students at school fit and healthy and understand that at times they may need to be at home when they are really sick, just let us know they will be absent as we require all non-attendance to be explained. Student Led Conferences were run this week and it was great to catch up and chat with so many whanau. Please ensure that you have made a time to discuss with your child’s teacher their learning progress so far this year, for our Year 8 students this report is generally the one that secondary schools request upon enrolment and is only given out during a conference with our teachers. If you were unavailable to attend one of our conference evenings this week it is vital that you make an appointment time to meet with us regarding your child’s learning and progress. We are in need of some whanau support to help us run our breakfast club in the mornings. If you have some free time between 7.50am and 8.30am during the week we would really appreciate your help to keep our breakfast club up and running. Please let us know if you have some time available and are willing to help our tamariki out. We would Like to Welcome Ms Leah White to our Kelston Intermediate teaching whānau. She is our new Visual Arts Teachers and brings many talents and passions to our team of teachers. Nga mihi nui kia koe Ms White and welcome to the Kelston Intermediate family and community.

Have a Great Week!!

Be Respectful, Responsible and Engaged

WE ARE KELSTON

The Kelstonian

Nga Mihi Phil Gordon Principal

Prefect report

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Notices

• Dear Parents or Caregivers, During consultation about health education, teachers, parents, and caregivers discussed the school’s sexuality education programme, “Positive Puberty”. Over the next 10 weeks, our class will be working on this unit. The learning outcomes for this unit will enable the students to work towards the achievement objectives of Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum. This unit of work will provide students with the knowledge, understandings, and skills to develop positive attitudes towards the changes that they will experience during puberty. Through the key concepts of this unit, students will learn about: • the physical, mental and emotional, social, and spiritual growth and development that occur and the new needs that arise during puberty; • strategies to manage the changes they will experience; • factors that influence their choices during puberty (including their families, their peers, the media, and religious and cultural beliefs); • their own feelings and their rights and responsibilities; • how to identify instances of discrimination and take positive action in such cases. If you wish your son or daughter to be withdrawn from the class while a specific activity is being taught, please make this known through email or have a conversation with the classroom teacher.

• Please sign up to our app – (parentteachercalendar – Kelston Intermediate), website(www.kelstonint.school.nz) and facebook page (Kelston Intermediate) to keep up to date for school events and notices.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 11th August - $5 day - Tongan group fundraiser

• 15th August – Maths ICAS test in the library

• 18th August – Team Aroha bake sale

• 22nd August – BOT hui at 4:30 in the boardroom.

• 4th – 8th September – Everyday Theatre in classes all week

• 5th September – Team Kotahitanga trip to Cascade Falls

• 15th September – Kelston schools Transition Day

• 18th September – Whole school Fun Run

• 22nd September – Duffy assembly

• 26th September – BOT hui at 4:30pm in the boardroom

• 29th September – End of Term 3

Talofa lava and welcome to week 2 of term 3. WOW week 1 has gone so fast so make the most of your time here. I hope you have been paying attention to your teachers about life cycles and how they work and also listening to other subjects they may be teaching like maths, reading, writing and more. Please learn as much as you can in class because your education is important. Also just a new notice that there are going to be heaps of fundraisers this term. An example is in week 4 Friday 18th August, team Aroha are having a bake sale so please support it. The Tongan group are having a $5 day week 3, Friday 11th August. That is all from me please keep working hard and enjoy the rest of your week thank you.

Remember to be respectful, responsible and engaged.

By Gwendolynne Turner-Pako & Linkin Pauga

If your child is going to be late or absent please contact the office on 8185544, text: 0210568128 or email office@kelstonint.school.nz. Leave your child’s name, room number and reason.

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SPORTS NETBALL

8A – won against Glen Eden Intermediate 31-20. Players of the Day – Mathius Winitana-Lole, MJ Tuaoi and Cypress Isara. 8 Mix – Postponed for a later date 7 Kelisoni – Postponed for a later date Congratulations to all our players of the day!!!

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WEEKLY SURVEY Whole School Percentage

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1. Have I followed the kaupapa? (listening to the teacher, showing respect to others). 2. Have I been respectful to the Tuakana (elders)? Have I set a good example for our

Teina? 3. I understand the importance of gaining a good education. 4. I know what I have to do academically, socially and culturally to achieve my next

Taumata. 5. I understand the value of Taumata in our school. (My teacher makes this clear for me

to understand what Taumata means.) 6. I have helped or had a positive impact on my class this week. 7. I have treated others with respect. (Being a good role model in and around school,

setting a good example). 8. I have displayed responsible, respectful behaviour in my classroom and throughout the

school. (Regardless of what teacher or adult I have been working with). 9. Have I shown the three values at all times? (During P.E, Kiwican, Mandarin, in and

around the school). 10. I have been productive with my learning. (In ALL subjects and tech classes.)

Congratulations to the following rooms on your attendance:

Team Taonga: Te Pou Herenga Waka – 92%

Team Kotahitanga: Ulimasao - 89%

Team Aroha: Nga Hau e Wha - 95%

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Weekly Attendance Whole School Percentage

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Ulimasao Nga Kakano Te PouHerenga

Waka

NgaaKahurangi

Nga Hau eWha

Tamatoa Lumana'IMauia

Mauria TePono

Te Urunga Te Kei o teWaka

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Tamatoa: all men are created equal and then, there are those who become brothers.

Author unknown. This term for our inquiry topic

Team Aroha will be learning about “The living world”. Looking at trees and plants in week 1. How many living things can you see? FACT: Did you know that trees are masters of self -defence and communicators. Scientist have found that when attacked by insects, trees can flood their leaves with chemicals called phenolics.

In maths this term we will be looking at statistics & number strategies.

Tamatoa are very good at singing!! We should become a choir? Nathan, W. Signing helps improve learning in young men. So far, Tamatoa have learnt 9 different songs in different languages, Samoan, Tongan & a song in the Thai language, a song in Afghanistan, Pakistan etc.

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Talofa lava, malo le soifua maua and Welcome to week 2 of term 3. This term is going to be an

awesome and exciting term with lots of learning and activities happening. Class Ulimasao has

been full on, straight in there, busy and ready for new challenges every day, especially getting

their e-portfolio ready for Student Led Conference this week. Our focus for this term is

‘Maori and the Forest’.

Reading

Ulimasao has been using

reciprocal reading Strategies to

help us understand what we are

reading about and to build our

confidence to share in our group

discussions and to present our

readings to the whole class which

we love to do. Our readings are

based around “Maori and the

Forest” to help us enhance our

future learning wall.

Writing

This term is great fun we

tried something different and

new which is awesome! We

have done Persuasive writing

last term and again this

term, writing and learning

our speeches in English and

Samoan. We are also doing

explanation writing

discovering ‘Maori and the

Forest’:

WALT: Explore and

investigate the native

animals, birds, trees and

plants; the Maori ritual before

cutting down a tree;

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Special dedication to Mrs Brown… Thank you Mrs Brown for your hard work, teaching us the goods in to our future and helping other students to extend on their levels.We really thank you for putting a lot of blood and sweat into your time teaching us students.We pray that God will guide you through out your journey and that you may receive a lot of blessings.We will cherish you in our rememberance forever and ever but after all have a great journey. From OJ Good luck for your future, we will miss you and we will take to heart what you have taught us in Ulimasao and Team Kotahitanga.It was an honour having you as a member at K.I.S and a pleasure as well.Take care, we love you in many ways. Good luck with you, your family, and a new son. Once more Thank you so much. By Julia Thank Mrs Brown

Inquiry Our Future learning topic for this

term is “Living World”. Our focus

questions is; “OUR NATURAL

RESOURCEs ARE AT RISK?”

What can we do about Them? We

started to learn about “Maori and

the Forest”. Learning more about the

issues, causes and effects to our

native animals, birds, trees and

plants and how we can help our

community to have an awareness

on these issues.???

Maths This term for Maths we are

learning about Statistics and

Probability. For Numeracy, we

are learning about fractions,

decimals and percentages and

these are used in our everyday

life.

Physical education (P.E) Large ball skills are our focus this

term. These skills will be covered in

volleyball, netball, soccer, touch and

rugby league. Later on, in the term

we will be focusing on athletics.