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Term 1, Week 10, 9th April 2021
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Please Note: Next Teacher only Day is Wednesday 19th May
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Please remember to text your child/children's absences to us on
021 025 56802
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Kia Ora - Greetings to you all
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As we near the end of an eventful term one, many of our senior students have begun to feel the pressure of NCEA and have started working towards internals in many of their subjects. This is especially daunting for our NCEA level 1 students who are unfamiliar with the credit system.
So to help students succeed in their academic year to the best of their abilities, our senior leadership team would like to share some study tips and tricks that will help you for the rest of the school year, especially in the period leading up to exams
- It is much better to study for 30 minutes everyday leading up to an assessment rather than to cram for hours the night before. Try and make sure that you are efficiently studying as often as you can.
- Be organised! Create a homework schedule and a study plan that you will stick to. This will help make sure that you are on track and aware of any upcoming assignments so you can begin your revision in advance.
- Create a time and place when and where you feel that you can study effectively without distractions.
- Try not to get distracted! This one is very important. Switching back and forth between different tasks will not only make you lose study time but it will also take you longer to get back into your study.
- Make a plan to break up a long assessment into smaller chunks/sub topics that will be more manageable and less overwhelming to work with. This will also make it much easier to remember important information. Try and set personal and realistic goals surrounding the time and pace that you want to dedicate to each area of learning so that you can be as prepared as you can be for internals and externals.
- When studying, take some time to have small breaks! This will help you stay on track and maintain a good level of efficiency.
- Try not to get too stressed for an assessment. Too much stress will make studying much harder as it will decrease your ability to concentrate or learn as well as you normally would.
- Never be afraid to ask questions and talk to others regarding your school work! Your teachers and peers are here to support your learning and you should never be afraid to approach them for help. Our senior leadership team is always ready to support anyone in regards to school concerns, especially to those who are new to the NCEA system. We have all been in your exact place and know how it feels. Never be hesitant to ask any one of our team for help or some helpful tips.
If you are in year 7-10 and interested in helping out in the tuck shop during lunch break then please email muriel@mbas.ac.nz. You and a partner will be working with the tuck shop staff at lunch times approximately once every fortnight. Please do not be afraid to give this a go as this is a great opportunity that can supply you with a lot of skills that will be useful later in life! This is also an important opportunity to show your leadership and willingness to help out others in our kura!
Senior leadership team
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Parenting Teenagers - Helpful Information
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How many of us are concerned about the well-being of our children? I hear parents concerned about their children being sad, not wanting to come to school, being bullied by others, withdrawing into their rooms, stressed about everything. I also hear parents saying "my child is lazy, I can't motivate him/her." I have parents ask "how can I help my child?"
All of these concerns are shared every day by your child's teachers. What can we do to build our student's self-confidence? How can we teach them the social skills required to get ahead in today's world? How can we help them gain balance between life and technology? How can we help them build healthy lasting relationships?
I recently came across this interview with Simon Sinek. It helped me get a much better understanding of what our young people are having to cope with every day and what we can do to help our children "enjoy the journey of life". Please take the time to watch it - it is 16 minutes well spent!
Jenny Bloom
Deputy Principal - Middle Years
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Look what the Easter Bunny left us! Here's a picture of the first of our classrooms arriving.
More than ever, it is essential people do NOT use the driveway by the primary area as it is a construction site. Please don't walk your children down the driveway - please come in the gate by the Puna.
Exciting times ahead. The 5 new classrooms will house a mixture of Year 3/4's and 5/6's and our Year 2's will move over into M block once the classrooms are sited and have the decks built.
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12 Outdoor Ed - Kayaking Trip 1
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Last week, a group of Yr12 Outdoor Education students headed off on the first of 3 Kayaking trips. They packed up all their gear and travelled to Coromandel Town, where they then packed for 3 days into their kayaks and paddled out to Whanganui Island from Mcgregor Bay. They set up camp and went to explore the Island and decide where to travel to and stay for the next night. Day 2 included a 5 hour paddle around Whanganui Island and surrounding Islands, with the ultimate decision being made to stay put at their original camp site due to the rainy, inclement weather. Day 3 was spent packing up all their wet gear and heading back home. The trip was a great experience for these adventurous students even though the weather meant they were damp for 3 days.
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This is our wonderful Y3-6 choir at a practice session this morning.
If you would like to hear them sing, please click here for the audio clip.
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What beautiful weather to end last week on - and our children have been making the most of it.
Students from M4 were enjoying the seats that M6 have organised. Lots of children have enjoyed using these comfortable seats to read in and it makes our hearts sing when we see them doing so. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou M6.
The other picture is of the GIANT game of master tag being played at morning tea time - students of all ages, playing beautifully together. OUR kids are amazing!
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Room 19 - Primary Leaders
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Last week the Primary Leaders lead assembly, just for something different this assembly was held as a Zoom Assembly. Room 19 Tamariki loved seeing their whanau and our buddy class.
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Last week Room 22 made Easter nests, don't they look delicious!
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Inquiry learning M4 are doing around the HMS Buffalo. Their success criteria is to create a 3D scene of the HMS Buffalo and then research and provide pieces of information around the outside of the scene.
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Building the Poutama Table and Bench seats. Students have been really engaged after understanding the purpose behind building a second table in our room for the growing amount of students. They used the first table built by another student as a template to build a second table and using all of the left over donated timber. One student commented, "it’s cool to see something I created being used by students everyday, makes me feel part of the whanau”.
They have also created a beautiful Tapa Cloth wall for identity posters and a new POUTAMA logo which brings some personality to our classroom.
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World Autism Awareness Month is April
World Autism Awareness Day was Saturday 2nd April
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Learning Support would like to
encourage you to support students
with autism. This is Reuben he is a
year 9 student at MBAS. He would
like you to know his wishes:
I wish people would be nice to me
and kind. When people are nice
they always help me. They use
kind words too. Also they play
with me and say hello to me.
If you notice someone standing on
their own reach out to them - say
“Kia ora”, ask them to join you.
Remember to give them time - it may
take a little longer to process your request.
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A video link explaining Autism can be viewed here.
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MBAS Production - Sponsorship Drive
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The MBAS Production Team are on a mission to find sponsors for their Production 'For Today - The 100% Kiwi High School Musical' that will take place in the school hall from the 17th - 19th of June, Term 2 - Week 7.
If you or someone in your family, neighbours or friends would like to support this event, please see the attached letter here.
There is no more space for Gold sponsorship, but plenty of opportunities for all the other categories (Silver, Pewter and Bronze).
Thank you
The Production Team
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Places available in singing, clarinet, saxophone and flute. Please email Leo Magri magril@mbas.ac.nz to sign up.
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Over the long weekend a huge contingent of Mercury Bay Students who have spent months training and travelling each weekend for Thames Valley Representative Basketball finally got on court at the Mel Young Easter Tournament in Tauranga hosted by Basketball Pacific.
U13 Boys North team finished 5th in their grade. (Made up of all Mercury Bay Boys)
Pictured are Kyson Mansell, Lyric Jackman-King, Reo McQueen, Ridge Rameka, Dylan Reihana, Taingarunui Hinds, Taimania Hinds (Coach), Zinzan Mataiti, Dekota Jefferson, Taj Lorimer, Ruben Thackray.
U15 Girls finished 6th with local girls Jaeda Jackman-King, Te Kari Mataiti & Payton Naylor part of the squad.
U15 Boys finished 5th with Mikey Moses part of the squad
U17 Girls finished 4th with Jasmine McCleery, Tiana Tiro & Trinity Holmes part of the squad.
U15 & U17 will now go onto play in May to qualify for Zone Age groups Nationals to be played later in the year.
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Restorative Practices Tip of the Week
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For whānau
Sometimes when we ask our young people about how their day at school went we get the generic “yeah it was good”. This is very normal but also doesn’t really give us much info about how things actually went. If we can provide a bit more structure to these conversations hopefully we can draw out a bit more information.
One idea that you could try could be to ask them to describe their day in 3 or 4 words. This process gets them to reflect on their day and summarise it hopefully encouraging them to think of different words to describe their day.
Another option is to ask them for their brag and drag of the day. The brag being the best part and the drag the lowlight or most challenging part.
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Helping teenagers with difficult emotions
Reproduced from Teen Triple P family workbook. Sanders, M.R. 2012.
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Dealing with teenagers’ emotions can be difficult for parents. Teenagers can become emotional quite quickly when things happen they cannot control. This typically includes being angry, fearful, or sad. These occasions are important as they provide opportunities for you to help your teenager learn to cope with the disappointments and frustrations they will face throughout their life. If you have already been doing this during their early years, it will be so much easier as the problems they face get bigger. If this is new to you, it will be more difficult, but that makes it even more important than ever that you learn now, while you can still help.
When a teenager seems upset by something, stay calm, acknowledge how they are feeling, and see if you can find out why they are upset; do not try to work out what you might do to help while they are upset.
The first thing to do when you become aware that your teen is distressed is to stop what you are doing and pay attention to your teenager. While your teen is talking, stay silent but listen closely to what they are saying. Do not interrupt, them they or wrong or try to make them feel better. You may ask a clarifying question if you have trouble following what they are saying. However it is important to show that you are listening than trying to understand all the details at this point. When you think they are finished, briefly summarise what you think you have just been told and check whether this is right.
Try to help your teen to name what they are feelings. Once they have learned to label a feeling accurately, it is easier to talk about and deal with. Reassure your teenager that it is okay to feel that way. Be cautious when labelling your teen’s emotions. It is often better to suggest which allows the teenager to give a different label if it doesn’t quite fit.
The most important things it to validate their emotion. Normalise the feelings.
At this stage it is more important to reflect what you hear – do not try to problem solve for them, or pass it off as unimportant.
After reaching this point, and only if your teenager has begun to calm down, you might want to help them with problem solving. Do not make this decision yourself, but ask them what they want you to do. The challenge now is to give your teen just as much help as they need, but not take over. Your teenager need to learn to manage their emotions themselves. Your job is to support and encourage but not do it for them.
If your teenager does not respond to your suggestions or becomes frustrated with you, suggest a cooling off period, and set a time to talk again. If they reject your offer of help, or say they can manage themselves, respect that but make it clear you are available to help later on if they change their mind. If you believe they are going to need help to solve their problem, offer again later when they are calmer.
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Mercury Bay Boars Rugby will be having a muster day next Thursday 15th April
4pm at Moewai Sports Park but if you want to register before then there is a link here.
First training will be after school holidays. Season starting end of May.
This is just for U6, U8, U10 & U12 older ages will be starting there season a little later.
Any queries to Nickie 0273785998 |
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Free Student Entry
Whitianga Marathon
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We are offering all MBAS students a free entry to the Whitianga Marathon.
Students need to ask their teacher or Kauri teacher for the discount code for free entry.
The first 50 kids get a free event T shirt too.
Nick Reader
ELEMENT EVENTS LTD
nick@elementevents.co.nz
021 632721
www.whitiangamarathon.co.nz 22 May 2021, Whitianga
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In-line Hockey starting every Monday (until the school production starts)
7-30-8.30pm in the School Hall.
New Participants are welcome & some gear can be provided.
All welcome.
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Hockey for Y9-13, mixed male and female team.
If you are interested in playing hockey this year, please register before the 1st April by contacting Rachel Smith on 021 753 219
We will make 1 team with a maximum of 15 players.
The commitment will be:
Training after school on Tuesday’s from 3:30-5:30pm. During Term 2 and 3.
There will be an extra 2 training/ trials in Term 1, 6th and 13th April.
Games are played in Ngatea on Thursday evenings. Own transport or car pooling to get there.
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Block Construction Club
Tuesday afternoons 3.00pm to 4.00pm.
School holidays are coming up rapidly, check out what's happening at the Mercury Bay Library.
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MTF Finance - Future Legends Scholarship
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My name is Belinda and I'm the owner at MTF Finance Matamata covering the Waikato area including Thames-Coromandel
On 1 March 2021, MTF Finance launched the Future Legends Scholarship. It has been developed to support and nurture talented young Kiwis from a range of disciplines. We're looking for the legends of tomorrow; the sporting greats, the performers, the change-makers.
MTF Finance will award six $5,000 cash prizes nationwide over two rounds throughout the year.
Applications are open to New Zealanders aged 13-21 years.
Winners will be chosen from three categories:
· Sport
· Academia and entrepreneurship
· Music and arts
This scholarship provides young Kiwis with the opportunity to further develop their knowledge and skill, so they can take on new challenges and experiences that may not otherwise be available. We are hoping that you can share this information with your future legends in the making.
For more information on the scholarship go to https://www.mtf.co.nz/next-generation-future-legends/
We would love to see a young person from our area be awarded one of these. If you have any superstars in the making please take the time to apply for this fantastic opportunity for them. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Belinda Broomhall
MTF Finance Matamata
www.mtf.co.nz/matamata
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It’s never too early to start thinking about the upcoming ski season.
Following a successful event last year, we are delighted to announce that we will be hosting the National Alpine Junior School Championships on Friday 23rd July.
The National Alpine Junior School Championships offers primary school students in Year 1-8 the chance to showcase their skills while carrying their school flag. Students from around New Zealand are invited to compete for their school and battle it out.
To register your interest in alpine ski racing's premier primary school event please complete the form below. The race will take place the day before the Coronet Peak Interfield Race in the last week of the July school holidays. Register below to receive updates and further information.
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