School life

August 1, 2022Art, School lifeby Shem Banbury

Wearable Art success for MMI

MMMI students Lillian Akagi and Mia Labone have won second place in Toi, New Zealand’s largest annual wearable arts competition for schools. Lillian and Mia say the inspiration for their piece named Crazy Art ‘was to go on the crazy side of things “We wanted to incorporate the visual arts by using everyday art supplies, like if you were a seamstress you use buttons, if you were a painter you use paintbrushes everyday. A creative assemblage to promote craziness.”Check out the full article on SUNLive

July 28, 2022School lifeby Shem Banbury

Science Fair projects

Mount Maunganui students have completed their 2022 Science Fair projects. The Science Fair gives students the opportunity to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), and be challenged to connect concepts learned in the classroom with the real world. Special thanks to teachers Wendy Tuck and Kate Flanagan who have spent hours help students complete their projects.

July 11, 2022School lifeby Shem Banbury

‘Tu Meke Tumuaki’ week

This week was Principal appreciation week. We would like to thank Whāea Melissa for all of her mahi and dedication to our kura. She always has the students at heart and works hard to ensure the school runs smoothly. We think you’re awesome!

July 11, 2022School lifeby Shem Banbury

Outstanding Showquest Results

Mount Maunganui are the Winners of the Bay of Plenty Showquest 2022! We are so proud! Congratulations to all of the students involved and a huge thanks to Miss Fahy and Mrs McKenzie for all of their hard work to get this show ready. Also a huge thanks to Mrs Wylie and the students who participated in Wearable Arts. All teachers and students have put in many hours of work to make this successful. Here are all of the awards that we won… Showquest Winners 2022 Best theme Best choreography Best lighting Best use of LED video wall Wearable Arts …

July 9, 2022School lifeby Shem Banbury

Student Attendance

Going to school every day is really important if children are to achieve and succeed. As parents andcaregivers, it is up to you to make sure your child attends school every day, until they are 16.Under the Education and Training Act 2020, parents and carers of school children up to 16 yearsold can be prosecuted if their child is away from school without a good reason.At Mount Maunganui Intermediate we regularly monitor student attendance. This week we havesent emails to parents whose children have an attendance rate of less than 75% for term 2. If youhave received this email it …

July 9, 2022School lifeby Shem Banbury

Term 2 Maths Results

The Mathematics focus for term 2 was on ‘Statistics’. Students completed a snapshot at the beginning ofthe term. This information enabled teachers to find aspects that they could target during the teaching and learning for the term. We have spent the term learning about aspects such as collecting, displaying and interpreting data. We then completed a similar snapshot to see how much progress each student had made. As a staff, we have intentionally focussed on using data to inform our teaching. We will use this data tofurther identify areas that we need to focus on to ensure our learners reach …