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R O Y A L O A K I N T E R M E D I A T E S C H O O L

N E W S L E T T E R

Togetherempoweringconfident,motivatedlearnerstoachievesuccessinallwalksoflife.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Greetings, Kia Ora, Fakaalofa Lahi Atu, Bula Vinaka, Malo e lelei, Talofa Lava,

Taloha, Kia Orana, Ni Hao, Buenos Dias, Chao, Malo Ni, Habari Dobar Dan, Namaste, Salam!

AsweneartheendofanotherfantastictermatRoyalOakIntermediate,Iam

continuallyremindedofallthathasbeenaccomplishedoverthelastfewweeks.

Therearealwaysmanyaspectsofourday-to-daythatisworthcelebrating.Itis

onethingforusasateamtoacknowledgethesewonderfulaccomplishments

fromour students andour staff, but tohavean impartial setof expert eyes

acrossourschoolsingingourpraisesisawholenewlevel.

We recently experienced such accolades in theweek that followedQueen’s

Birthdayweekendwithavisit fromTheEducationReviewOffice(ERO).ERO’svisitwasdetailed,in-depth,andlookedateveryaspectofourschooltoensure

wearedeliveringthebestlearningprogrammefortheintermediatestudentsin

ourcommunity.ThepositiveobservationsbyEROwereconstant,consistentand

affirming.Asyouwillbeawaretherehavebeenmanychangesthisyearinterms

ofcompositeclasses,schoolstructuresandsystems;EROcommentedonthe

future-focusedthinkingsurroundingthesestrategicdecisionsandcouldclearly

seethepositiveeffecttheywerehavingontheschoolandstudentslearning.

TheywerealsohighlycomplementaryoftheworktheBoardofTrusteeshad

undertaken since 2015 in overseeing Policy and being active in scrutinizing

informationanddata.Greatstuff!Wearenowawaitingthedraftreportwhich

shouldreachusinaweekorso.Thisisanexcitingtimeindeed!

ARTEXPRESSIONWEEKAt presentwe are in themidst of our ‘off-timetable’ Art ExpressionModule

(week9).EveryclasshasundertakenaspecificfocusonanArtistorstyle/genre

ofArt,wheretheywillbecreatingindividualorclassbasedpieces.Iamexcited

toseewhattakesplaceduringthisweekandtoseeourstudentsapplytheir

creativity inanArtisticrealm;somethingthat ismuchneededin21stCentury

learningexperiencesandchallenges.KenRobinsonsaiditbest:“Creativityisasimportantnow ineducationas literacyandweshould treat itwith the samestatus.”

ThesepiecesofArtwillbeondisplayintheScienceRoom(offmaincarpark)all

ofNEXTWEEK(2–5July),aswellasthroughoutourschoolcorridors.ALLAREWELCOMEbetween8:30am–3:30pm!

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MID-YEARREPORTSStudent’sMid-YearSchoolReportwillbecominghomewiththemonthelast

dayofTermTwo(Friday6July).PLEASEENSUREITISDELIVEREDTOYOU…some

ofourtween-agerscanbeforgetful!ForthoseofyouwithaYear8student,you

will notice a different layout in the reporting system, and all will notice the

absenceofNationalStandards.TheReportisnowfocusingonLevelFouroftheNewZealandCurriculum.

SOURCE:http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/The-New-Zealand-Curriculum

TheReportindicatorsarebasedonwherestudentsareinrelationtoLevel

Fouronthetableabove.Thesenowreadasfollows:

OfConcern-WorkingTowards-OnTarget-ExceedingExpectations

These aremarked against curriculum area specific indicators based on the

learningthathasbeenundertakenintheclassroom,aswellasgivingagrading

ontheireffort.InWeekFourofTermThreewewillbehavingournextround

ofStudent LedConferences.This iswhere ‘Next LearningSteps’willbe co-

constructed with parents and whanau alongside the student and teacher.

BookinginformationforthesewillbedistributedatthebeginningoftheTerm.

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Areminderthatweoperateanopen-doorpolicy!Anytimeyou’dliketocome

andvisittogainfurtherinformationaboutyourchild’slearning,whatwedo

ortosimplyhaveachatwiththePrincipal,thenpleasedonothesitatetopop

intotheoffice.

NgaMihi

RossDevereux

Principal

School Building Projects

Yes, the painting of the school continues! The Southside of the building is

lookingfabulous,withthenewcolourreallycomingthrough!TheNorthside

willseetwoprojectsundertakenduringtheschoolholidaysandbeyond.The

paintingwillcontinue,aswillthereplacementoftheoldandstiffwindows.

Thiswill be a big project seeing all of thewindows across the front of the

school being replaced with modern, industrial grade aluminum joinery

allowing for greater ventilation and safer operation. This jobwill role into

Term Three with one class at a time having to relocate whilst the project

affectsthem.Weaimtominimalisethedisruptionhereasbestwecan.

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Whānau Calendar

Week

Month

Week

Beginning

Module

Notes A

ssembly

Holidays and

other dates to note

1 July 23 5 Module 5 Begins

Mon 1: 9am - Ready, Set, Go! Assembly

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2 30 CONTRIBUTING IN-ZONE Yr 6 SCHOOLS VISIT (Leadership) Tues 31: 8:30am – Year 7 Boostrix Immunisation – HALL Fri 3 – CZ Boys Netball

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3 Aug 6 Tue 7: CZ Girls Basketball Wed 8: - Newsletter #6 Out Today - CZ Girls Basketball Fri 3 – CZ Girls Netball

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4 13 Mon – Thurs: 3:15 – 6:00pm (8:00pm Thurs 8th): Student Led Conferences

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5 20 Tues 21: 6 – 8pm: Matua, Dad and Sole Night Wed 22: 6 – 8pm: Whaea, Mum and Suga Night Fri 25 – 3pm: Band Quest at Auckland Girls (concert begins 7pm)

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6 27 Wed 29: - CZ Cross Country - 7 – 8:00pm Year 6 Parents Evening

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7 Sept 3 Wed 5: - Newsletter #7 Out Today Thu 6: - CZ Gymnastics

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8 10 Sun 9 – Fri 14: AIMS GAMES at Tauranga ROI’S GOT TALENT HEATS STARTS

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9 17 6 MODULE 6 STARTS: GLOBAL FESTIVAL Wed 19: - CZ Boys Volleyball Thu 20 - CZ Girls Volleyball Fri 19: 3 – 5:00pm Craft and Foods Night Market – All Welcome

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10 24 Wed 26 – 6:30pm: Binsted & Buchanan Global Performance Night Thu 27 – 6:30pm: Grainger & Jordan Global Performance Night Fri 29 – Assembly - End of Term Awards - 1:45pm: ‘ROI’s Got Talent’ Final - 3:00pm: END OF TERM 3

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ROYAL OAK INTERMEDIATE WHĀNAU CALENDAR 2018

Week

Month

Week Beginning

Module

Notes Assem

bly

Holidays and other dates to

note

1 Jan 29 1 MODULE 1 STARTS Wed 31 – Term 1 Starts – Newsletter #1 Out Today Thurs – Fri: 9:00am – Ready, Set, GO! Assembly

Mr D

2 Feb 5 Kori Tinana Begins Fri 9 – School Swimming Sports

NIL

Tues 6 Jan – Waitangi Day

3 12 Fruit in Schools Begins Today Mandarin Lessons Begin today

Mr D

4 19 Tues 20 – CZ Girls Tennis Thurs 22 – CZ Boys Tennis

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5 26 Tues 27 – CZ Boys Softball Wed 28 - Newsletter #2 Out Today Thurs 1 – CZ Girls Softball

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6 MAR 5 Tues 6: 6 – 8pm: Matua, Dad and Sole Night Wed 7: CZ Swimming 6 – 8pm: Whaea, Mum and Suga Night Fri 9 – CZ Boys Cricket

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7 12 Wed 14: 4 – 7pm - ROI Night Markets (Money for Camp) Thurs 15 – CZ Orienteering

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8 19 2 Module 2: Science Exploration Module Tues 20 – CZ Girls Cricket

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9 26 1 Mon – Wed: Exhibition of Learning in Hall – S.E.M Module 1: Continues Wed 28: 7 – 9pm: Easter Social – HALL

NIL

Fri 30 – Good Friday

10 APR 2 Thu 5: - Newsletter #3 Out Today

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Mon 2, Tues 3 – Easter Hols

11 9 Mon – Thurs: 3:15 – 6:00pm (8:00pm Thurs 8th) Student Led Conferences (BoY Achievement + Next Steps) Tues 10: 11am – Year 8 B&G HPV Immunisation – HALL Fri 13: - Assembly - End of Term Awards - 3:00pm: END OF TERM 1

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Year 6 Enrolments for 2019 – Timeline. NEW PROSPECTUS NOW AVAILABLE AND

ONLINE! DATE WHAT DESCRIPTION

Tuesday 26 June (W9, T2)

Year 6 Parents info evening #1

• This will be an opportunity to gain all the information required about what we do here at Royal Oak Intermediate, schooling pathways and direction, learning models, school tone and culture, and a time to ask any questions you may want answered about the transition to intermediate.

• Distribution of Prospectus and Enrolment Documents Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August (W2, T3)

Visits to contributing Primary Schools

• Ross Devereux, Principal and Albra Stoltenkamp, Deputy Principal and student councilors/prefects will visit the primary schools during week two of next term to speak with and deliver the prospectus to each child likely to attend Royal Oak Intermediate. This will be a fun, interactive and informative presentation.

Tuesday 7 August (W3, T3)

Year 6 Parents info evening #2

• This will be another opportunity to gain all the information required about what we do here at Royal Oak Intermediate. We will offer a hands-on learning experience for parents and Year 6 students alike, ensuring you have a real taste of Intermediate school! We look forward to seeing you there.

Wednesday 15 August (W4, T3)

Year 6 whanau and student school tours

• For Year 6 children and their whanau/parents who would like to experience what education is like at Royal Oak Intermediate, we are holding an Open Morning during which time senior staff and student councilors/prefects will be available to show them around our school, to see what school is like on a normal day!

Tuesday 6 & Thursday 8 November (W4, T4)

Year 6 students visit ROI

• Throughout the morning on these days we will be hosting Year 6 students who have enrolled at our school, enabling them to familiarise themselves with the school. They will spend some time in classrooms experiencing how teaching and learning happens here, as well as the many extra opportunities available for students to be involved in at an Intermediate school.

Monday 12 November – Friday 16 November (W5, T4)

Transition/SENCO visits to contributing primary schools

• This is for our Deputy Principal: Teaching and Learning/SENCO to meet one on one with the contributing school Deputy Principal or each Year 6 teacher (or alternative) to talk about each specific child enrolled to come here.

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In Class Work

Room 5 – Mrs Lata

Measuring unit and Matariki/ Maori New Year.

Matariki, the Maori New Year, is an important festival that reflects our bi-cultural heritage. It provides an ideal opportunity to explore the ways that people pass on and sustain aspects of their culture and heritage in New Zealand. How do the customs and practices of tangata whenua compare with the experiences of other people who have settled in New Zealand? Matariki is a good time to consider how different cultures measure time. How and why we mark days, months and years is something we often take for granted. But they are all important aspects of cultural identity and history. We are learning more about the Māori New Year. This year we decided to make mixed media stars (whetū) and kite’s as part of our learning. Before beginning this part of the process, we looked at different Maori art forms, such as carving and weaving. We found out about the symbolism in different shapes and designs, and practised drawing them in our books.

Our Waka – Kia Kaha

Everyone in the class has strengths and qualities, we pull together to make room 5 strong and happy. In room 5 we encourage each other to learn about working together and cooperating to achieve a common goal. We know that ‘to achieve in our life’s goal we need everyone to be on the same waka, going in the same direction, and valuing the contribution that everyone brings.

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We all stand strong for what we believe in and respect others and their views, our mana will increase. Our classroom will also be a nicer, more pleasant place.

KhushalSingh

andMaanavMaharaj

RicoSutherlandand

JamesDibnah

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Room 8 – Mrs Loggie

ThestudentsinRoom8havebeenlearningtousetheEasel.lyApp to create infographics to communicate the rights and

responsibilitiesofadigitalcitizen,allmakingclearlinkstoour

overarchingInquiryofCyberConnectedness.

Sina Mataafa

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Alani Malungahu

Angel Sitapa

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Yones Pulepule

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I enjoy being in the Special Effects class

because we get to create fake scars, a cut off

thumb , fake cuts and many more other

gruesome scars! Davina Rm 16

ELECTIVES in HARD-TECH

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Students had the chance to use a range of materials like gelatin

for burns, liquid latex for wounds and wax for scars and cut off

fingers!

Students were learning to use the makeup and blood in a way to

enhance their wounds without going overboard, as well as to

create realistic bruising!

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Students design and create a project in

design technology. They have the

opportunity to use a variety of tools

and materials and are encouraged to

be creative!

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GENERAL SCHOOL NOTICES

1) PLEASE NAME IT – we make every effort to see students’ personal items are secure. It would make our task considerably easier and would drastically reduce levels of stress for students if ALL ITEMS – INCLUDING ALL UNIFORM ITEMS, SPORTS UNIFORMS, SHOES, SPORTS EQUIPMENT, JACKETS, JERSEYS, LUNCHBOXES, WATER BOTTLES, BAGS etc WERE ALL CLEARLY NAMED!!

2) UPDATEOF INFORMATION – if there have been any changes to the custodialarrangements, change of address, change of telephone number, change of

emergencycontactnumbers,oranyotherchangeswewouldbeverygratefulif

youwouldinformusassoonaspossible,soourrecordscanbecorrected.

3) VISITORS-wheneveryouvisittheschoolpleasedosoviatheofficesoyoucanbe

checked in, instead of going directly to the classroom. Thank you for your

cooperation.

4) NO-ipods,games,fizzydrinks,lollies,chocolateorchewinggumistobebrought

toschool.Ifstudentsdo,itwillbeconfiscatedandreturnedattheendoftheday!

Welookforwardtoyoursupportwiththis.

5) CELLPHONES-ifstudentsbringcellphonestoschooltheyaregiventotheteacher

(tobeputintothelock-box)beforeschoolandcollectedafterschool.Ifstudents

keepthemonthemorinbagsduringthedayandtheyare‘lost’or‘stolen’wewill

notwasteanytimeinfollowingup.Ownerbeware-followtheprocedures!

6) MONEY-isnottobeleftinbags,desksorclothingwhennotbeingworn.Handto the office or their class teacher for safe keeping. If the procedure is not

followedandmoneyis‘lost’or‘stolen’wewillnotwasteanytimefollowingup.

Ownerbeware-followtheprocedure!

7) SCHOOLUNIFORM-itiswonderfultoseethemajorityofstudentsnowwearing

correctschooluniform,althoughtherearestillsomewhoarenot:eitherbecause

theyarechoosingnottoorbecausetheuniformshopsmaystillnothaveallstock

in (if this is the case, non-regulation uniform is ok but a note is still needed).

However, if incorrect uniform is worn, for whatever reason, a note is needed

please.

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PICKINGUPSTUDENTS

AFTERSCHOOLPLEASEDONOTPARKIN

THESCHOOLCARPARK

WHENDROPPINGOFF

YOURCHILDRENBEFORE

ANDAFTERSCHOOL

THANKSJ

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UNIFORMREMINDER –ALLBOYSarenowrequired towear the knee-high sock as part of their uniform. In

additiontothis,anywhitepartoftheuniformwillnow

notbeallowedat school i.e.girls socksmustbeblack,

longsleevetopsunderuniform(skivvyetc)mustbeplain

black.

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MONEY Please DO NOT send your child to school with $50 or $100 notes. This is too much money for them to have for the tuck-shop and/or school activities payment. The tuck-shop will no longer accept these large notes. Thank you for support with this.

Bring Your Own Device – 2018

We are now a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) school. The next few pages are designed to give you some helpful information on BYOD and how you at home can help and support this. Also, a reminder on security for these devices: All devices will be locked and secured whilst here at school. The device required still features on our 2018 stationary list (so can be taken to WINZ for quotes etc) including the specs for this. The requirements are as follows:

• A physical keyboard • A screen size of 11” or larger • Minimum battery life of 5 hours

A Chrome Book is a good suggestion for Royal Oak Intermediate’s BYOD programme

…a balancing act with neither more important than the other.

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

Call 0800 WHATSUP (0800 942 8787)Mobile or landline

Monday to Friday 12pm-11pm Saturday and Sunday 3pm-11pm

What’s Up Web Chatwww.whatsup.co.nz

Monday to Sunday 5pm-10pm

NO PROBLEM IS TOO BIG...OR TOO SMALL.

FREE helpline for 5-18 year olds.Phone and Web Chat counselling

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Thursday 26 July

School Tour: 4:30pm Enrolment Information Seminar: 5pm

Parents/Guardians and prospective students are warmly invited to join tours of the school and its facilities. Learn about the opportunities on offer to you at Onehunga High School. An Enrolment Information Presentation will be held in the School Hall at 5pm. You can hear about the Enrolment Scheme; see and hear from our students and staff; ask the questions you want answered. OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENT: Prior to Wednesday 5 September IN ZONE ENROLMENT: Monday 30 July – 17 August The School Prospectus will be available

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Royal Oak Intermediate Routes in the left column of this table are changing.

There are no changes to school bus routes for this school that are not listed in this table.

Current Route

number

Route description

New Route number

from 23 July 2018

Route description Notes

004 Royal Oak Intermediate to Onehunga

530

Royal Oak Intermediate To Onehunga (outbound)

Slight route change. Will no travel on Moana Ave, Athens Rd, or Hoheria Rd. No change to departure time.

Note:

x (outbound) = from the school in the afternoon.

New school bus service:

From school:

x 530 (formerly 004) – Royal Oak Intermediate To Onehunga (outbound) Departs: 15.15 Route: Royal Oak Intermediate (stop 1316), Trafalgar Street, (L) Onehunga Mall, (R) Tawa Road, (R) Namata Road, (L) Oranga Avenue, (R) Waitangi Road, (R) Mount Smart Road, (L) Captain Springs Road, (R) Church Street, 189 Church Street (stop 8161). Arrives: 15.35

For the best option use the AT online journey planner from 16 June when new routes are uploaded. Open advanced option and select “School Bus” and change date to “23 July, Mon” to see the new school route options. AT.govt.nz/journeyplanner

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Fergusson Park

One

Tree Hill

College

Onehunga

High

Marcellin

College

Royal Oak

Primary

Oranga

School

Royal Oak

Intermediate

Church St

Grotto St

Botha Rd

Clarke AveBrookfield Ave

Hardington St

Maroa Rd

Amaru Rd Mariri Rd

Cameron Jubilee

Huapai

Kowhatu RdTawhiri Rd

Paihia Rd

Arapuni AveRoosevelt Ave

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Athens R d

Fairfax Ave

State Ave

Galway St

Victoria St

Spring St

Felix St

Heretaunga St

Cameron St

Cardwell St

Forbes St

Quadrant Rd

Jordan Ave

Normans Hill RdAlfred St

Raurenga Ave

Acorn St

Peet Ave

Rewi Rd

Gorrie Ave

Pallister Dr

Hill St

Pleasant St

Bel Air Dr

Haughey Ave

Erson AveBoyd Ave

Wallath Rd

Victoria St

Symonds St

Grey St

Grey St

Herd Rd

Rangipawa

Waitangi Rd

Rockfield Rd

Namata Rd

Hoheria Rd

Princes St

Princes St

Fernleigh Ave

Carlton St

Arthur St

Trafalgar St Trafalgar St

Beachcroft Ave

Selwyn St

Maurice Rd

Mays Rd

Capt Springs Rd

Moana Ave

Rawhiti Rd

Oranga Ave

Tawa Rd

Moata Rd

St Andrews Rd

Queenstown Rd

Campbell Rd

Pah Rd

Mt Sm

art Rd

Manukau Rd

Onehunga Mall

Mt Sm

art Rd

Church St

Neilson St Great South Rd

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Onehunga

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I have received and read the JUNE ‘In Flight Magazine’ Newsletter

SIGNED: _________________________ Parent of ___________________

Room: ________

WHANAU/FAMILIES: Please circle which HOUSE your child is in and

return this to your child’s teacher for your child to gain 1 Whanau point.

BUCHANAN GRAINGER BINSTED JORDAN