School life

September 6, 2023School lifeby Shem Banbury

2024 School Dates

Please check below for our school dates for 2024.

July 20, 2023School lifeby Shem Banbury

Thank you for those that came and listened to Rob’s talk ‘Our Kids Online’. It was a great opportunity for parents us to learn about the potential online dangers our children face and how we can better protect them. VIDEO KEY INFORMATION More information about the programme can be found on their website – VIEW HEREBelow is a link to the PDF and an overview of the PDF that contains a recap on the main points we covered. This resource also includes some of our tips and recommendations for parents and whanau. Download the PDF

July 6, 2023Curriculum, School lifeby Shem Banbury

Parents Cybersafety Evening – ‘Our Kids Online’

Because of the rapidly changing times, our tamariki are growing up in and, the mounting challenges and harms they are facing online we need to start talking about and tackling this as a community. As such, we have organised Author, Filmmaker and Speaker Rob Cope, producer of the documentary “Our Kids Online” to come and give what promises to be a humorous and eye-opening evening talk to our parent community. His talk will cover Online porn vs healthy sexuality – How consuming online pornography as a child or teen can create a sexual template where violence, aggression, and dominance are …

June 13, 2023School lifeby Shem Banbury

Te Whatu Ora Vision Testing

On Monday 24th July Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty, Te Whatu Ora Vision Technicians will be visiting yourchild’s school to carry out routine distance vision screening.All students in year seven are included as part of the National Screening Programme.If your child is absent on this day (or any catch up date) they will be tested the following year, as a yeareight student.The screening test used is for distance vision only. It is not a full eye examination. If you have concernsabout your child’s close vision, please book an appointment with an Optometrist.The test is conducted by the student covering …

June 3, 2023Art, School lifeby Shem Banbury

Staff Band – Four40 – rocks Assembly

Today, Friday 2nd June, The band Four40 performed at this weeks assembly. Four40 is made up of staff members at MMI who are always ready to perform in front of the school. The teachers, Mr Higgins, Matua Shan, Matua Tia, Whaea Tara and Miss Faye all come together at morning teas and lunchtimes to rehearse for their yearly performance at our school. Their performance was amazing as they sang New Zealand hits and made it fun for the audience. They all played an instrumental part in this performance and played a variety of songs. At the end they hosted a …

June 2, 2023Curriculum, School life, sportby Shem Banbury

MMI School Cross Country

On the 1st of June 2023 Mount Maunganui Intermediate had our school cross country, a day of running and fun down at our beautiful local beach. Decked out in colours and representing their houses, the students of MMI were ready to run like the wind. Our school had great participation, positive mindsets and amazing support towards each other. Parents and teachers encouraged and cheered on all the kids, making it a great day for everyone alike. Check out the awesome photos below. Written by Mila Piatek and Holly James.2023 MMI journalism team.

April 28, 2023Curriculum, School lifeby Shem Banbury

ANZAC remembered

Our school recently held an ANZAC Day assembly, which was organized by our Head Students – Belle, Will, Evie, and Ariki. The assembly was a solemn occasion to honor the brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country. We were privileged to have a special guest, D’Arcy Bailey, a veteran from the New Zealand Army, who shared his personal experiences and insights about the conflicts that New Zealand has been involved in. D’Arcy’s talk was incredibly moving, and he recited a beautiful poem called ‘Why Wear a Poppy’, which highlighted the significance of ANZAC Day. The …

March 4, 2023Curriculum, School lifeby Shem Banbury

Your Happy Place

We are excited to announce that Mount Maunganui Intermediate has implemented a new program called Our Happy Place. This programme is designed to equip our students with the knowledge, tools, and mindset they need to thrive in every area of their lives. We understand the importance of promoting and protecting Mental Wellbeing among our students, and this program allows us to do just that. Our Happy Place is a platform that provides students with the resources they need to live a happy and fulfilling life, both while they are in school and beyond. More details can be found here – …

January 20, 2023Curriculum, School lifeby Shem Banbury

2nd Hand Uniform Sale

Check you emails for all those who are attending MMI this year. If you have not received the emails with the following information please email – office@mtint.school.nz. If you haven’t booked your learning conference yet, get online and do that – https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/bevYYrs/step1 – the code is qczh8. Stationery needs to be ordered by 23 January so you don’t miss out! https://thebacktoschoolstore.co.nz/…/mount-maunganui…/ Our second hand uniform sale is next week on Wednesday from 4pm-6pm in the school hall. Our school office is open from 9am to 2pm on Friday 27th January or you can email us on office@mtint.school.nz See you all …

December 15, 2022School lifeby Shem Banbury

Reflections on 2023

2022 has been a positive and productive year at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. As I reflect on the year, it is clear that we have achieved a lot in a year filled with ongoing challenges in a COVID world and theassociated challenges with attendance, anxiety and an ever-changing landscape. We have had a large number of pivotal staffing changes and I have to say that all of the new staff have made amazing contributions to the school as a whole. Of note, is our fantastic new(ish) office team. Leonie, Mel and Karen are a phenomenal team who have not only picked …