NEWSLETTER 15
27 AUGUST 2013
Kia ora koutou. Nau mai haere mai
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Dear Parents and Caregivers
‘Making a Bigger Difference’ for all students has long
been a Ministry of Education goal and one that is
reflected each year in the Palmerston North
Intermediate Normal School Strategic Annual Plan.
The goal ‘all students achieving their potential’ is also
the goal central to ‘You Can Do It!’ (YCDI) Education
Philosophy – from which our ‘5 Keys to School
Success’ are derived.
The YCDI goal is ‘to provide all children the
foundations (the keys) for achievement and social and
emotional well – being in school, in work and in the
world tomorrow.’
The YCDI Education pedagogy involves teachers,
parents and the community working together to instil
in children a belief in the value of education, and a
belief in the importance of their own efforts in their
achievements.
No matter how effective a teacher is, research
indicates that the level of achievement of students
and their rate of learning are largely governed by
personal characteristics students bring with them ‘positive mind-set for achievement.’
At PNINS this is achieved through the following
strategic priorities:
• The teaching of the ‘5 Keys to School Success’
• Integrating the ‘5 Keys to School Success’ across
the four dimensions of our school – academic,
sports, performing arts, citizenship
• All students experiencing effective teaching based
on evidence based practice
• All children realising their potential and achieving
to the best of their ability
• Promoting in students a belief in the importance of
their own efforts in their achievement
• Acknowledging the achievement and efforts of all
students
• Valuing a close home school partnership in
children’s learning
• Children’s learning is nurtured by families and
whānau
Research also indicates that the ‘5 Keys to School
Success’ provides students with a positive mind-set
that helps them cope with the frustrations they
experience in learning, as well as the pressures of
growing up.
In this newsletter under ‘You Can Do It! Education’
we will look at the ‘confidence’ key to success at
school and what it means in the school setting.
These awards recognise students’ high
level of achievement in Academic and
Cultural areas of school life and reflect the
effort, high standard and quality of work
that a large number of students achieve in their daily
work. Congratulations to the students listed below
who have received Achievement Awards at our last
two Monday morning assemblies.
Rangitane
Riley Gray
Farras Hadikusumo
Millie Culshaw
Isabella Ward
Arataki
Preston Hansen
Danielle Fonotia
Thomas Grapes
Mathew Court
Tangaroa
Jessica Azevedo-Leader
James Rosendale
Kavish Desai
Fergus Washington-Smith
Ikatere
Sanjana Vemula
Laura Dodd
Jared Fairbairn - Smith
Kahukura
Terri Paewai-Young
Reed Hannan
Mary Connell
Manawanui
Sung Cho
Abby Ranby-Newman
Jamie Willson
Scott Lochhead
Amanda Dever-Tod
Megan Perrott
Tukulota Fonua
Jemma Vickers
Maia Persson
Madeline Petronelli
Elliott Goldfinch
Bradley Forsyth
Oceanna Fox
Camryn Mabey
Caryse Allan
Annie Bleakely
Leon Nie
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Rachael Peters
Rory Sutherland
Blake Hughes
Charlotte Wade
Sophie Newsome
Ella Wells
CONGRATULATIONS TO….
All those students whose Science & Technology
Investigations were selected to represent our school
at the Fonterra Science & Technology Fair held at Te
Manawa last weekend.
PNINS entered 57 projects into this year’s fair and 74
prizes in total were awarded to students from PNINS.
Sam Philips (Yr7) and Adam Martin (Yr 8) who
achieved 2nd place in the New Zealand Secondary
Schools’ Duathlon Championships for their age group.
James Rosendale (Yr8) who competed in the NZ
Indoor Archery Championships in the B&M Centre
over the weekend. James achieved 1st (Gold) in the
U13 section and 4th in the match play with the U15’s.
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Super Sports Rugby Teams that competed in
Masterton against other intermediate school teams
from the central regions. The Boys 1st XV were placed
2nd and the Girls 1st XV, 4th. A feature of both teams
was not only the quality of play and level of skill but
the way they played as a team and their pride
in representing our school. Special thanks to
Mr Marshall and the parent coaches Dave
Justice, Jason Dawson who coached the Girls
and Boys Team respectively.
LET’S COOK PROGRAMME
MASTER CHEF FAME
Manawatu Representatives
The following students have been selected to
represent the Manawatu in the following sports.
Manawatu Girls Hockey – Collier Cup
Hannah Blyde
Emily Rhodes-Robinson
Isabella Wassilieff
Natalie Austin
Manawatu Girls Hockey – Rawleigh Cup
Sally Willocks
Terri Paewai-Young
Jessica Holloway
Alicia Coyle
Paige Bartley
Manawatu Boys Hockey – Hatch Cup
Joshuia West
Samuel Buinimasi
Levi Sharratt
BRETT MCGREGOR
OF
Last Tuesday 24 students from PNINS, Turitea,
Central Normal, Aokautere, Winchester and West
End received their own Master Class as part of a
national programme aimed at encouraging children
into healthy food.
The 24 students were given a cooking lesson by New
Zealand's first Master- Chef Winner Brett McGregor.
From the PNINS perspective it further reinforces the
quality ' Food and Nutrition' Programmes delivered
by our Food Technology Specialist, Mrs Helen
Fotheringham.
The 'Let's Cook' programme is about getting children
excited about being in the kitchen and giving cooking
a go.
The programme encourages children to create meals
and then post photos of their creations online.
Schools taking part are provided with weekly recipes
accompanied by video tutorials by Mr McGregor. The
public are then able to vote on the dishes, with
$165,000 in prizes for schools and students for the
highest polling entries.
Involvement in programmes like this highlight our
school food technology programme focus which sees
students cooking healthy, nutritious family meals meals they can go home and cook themselves.
Special thanks to Mrs Fotheringham for organising
the Let’s Cook Programme with Master- Chef, Brett
McGregor. He quickly developed a wonderful rapport
with students, staff and parents and the outcome for
each group of students was a delicious salmon dish
with healthy vegetables.
Super Sorts Basketball
Congratulations to the students who recently played
at Pascall Street Stadium Arena 2 up against other
Intermediates. It was the first time the girls
had played together and they improved as the
day progressed. They were placed 6th and the
boys 2nd. Special thanks to Kaine Hokianga,
Julie Buchanan and Leone Cooper for their coaching.
Rebecca Gibbs
Natalie Lake
Christa Pearson
Heather McKeown
Olivia Hunt
WITH
Adam Martin
Sean Chrystall
Thomas Grapes
Manawatu Boys Hockey – Curtis Cup
Logan Schwartfeger
Henry Moir
Jacob Ammundsen
Oliver Lodge
THE GREAT NEW ZEALAND QUIZ SERIES
Michan Hunter
Jake Houston
Tomas Lieffering
George Mickelson
Please refer to the official entry form for information.
All answers to be recorded on the entry form. Do not
hand it in until the quiz finishes after our Tuesday 24th
September Newsletter
Series 2 Questions:
1. What is the oldest European settlement in
northern Manawatu?
2. What do Bonar, Volta and Mueller have in
common?
3. Who is New Zealand’s best known opera
soprano?
4. What is the name of Wairarapa’s wind farm?
5. Which forest park borders the east of Tongariro
National Park?
Manawatu Girls Netball – Junior Green Team
Eliana Turu
Jewel Halatuituia
Olivia Ross
Ariana Southcombe
Tiah Parker
Lin Tokalautawa
Manawatu Table Tennis Residents Champs –
Congratulations to
Scott Lochead (Yr8) who
competed in the competition and was placed 1st in
the Under 13 years (Singles) 3rd Under 15 years
(singles) 2nd under 13 years (doubles) 1st Under 15
years (doubles)
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ORIENTATION EVENING
CHILDREN
FOR
PARENTS
OF
Certificates are awarded on the following basis:
High Distinction – Top 1% of entrants in each level
Distinction – Next 10% of entrants in each level
Credit – Next 25% of entrants in each level
Participation – All other entrants
YEAR 6
An invitation is extended to all parents of Year 6
children to attend our Orientation Evening to be held
in Te Tihi, Wednesday, 25th September at 7pm.
The programme is as follows:
7pm Meet in Te Tihi
• Welcome and Introductions – Liam Greer
(Chairperson, Board of Trustees)
• The Intermediate Years – Challenges and
Opportunities – David Jopson (Principal)
• Year 7 students reflect on their first year at
Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School
• Special Learning Programmes – Vicki James
(Deputy Principal)
• School Uniform / Uniform Code / Parade of
Uniform
• School Video – a glimpse of school life at
Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School
7.40pm Tour of the School
• Parent groups, escorted by students, looking at
classrooms and displays of work.
8.30pm Supper back in Te Tihi
• Informal talk with staff and Board of Trustees
2013 Science – International Competition and
Assessment for Schools (ICAS)
Results from the ICAS Science Competition:
 Certificate of High Distinction – 3
 Certificate of Distinction – 12
 Certificate of Credit – 19
 Participation - 35
Year 7 (27 students sat this competition)
High Distinction (99 – 100% - PNINS)
Matthew McEwen
Distinction (91 - 98% - PNINS)
Laura Dodd
Samuel Goodman
Luke Scott
Credit (69 - 88% - PNINS)
Thilner Ariyaratne
Alex Gale
Ajay Bansal
Antariksh Nag
Toa Carney
Robin Park
Fergus Washington-Smith
SPELLING – WRITE AND RIGHT!
Year 8 (42 students sat this competition)
High Distinction (98 - 100% - PNINS)
Spelling is not an end in itself – it is part of being able
to write and be understood. Even when using a
computer, knowing how to spell is important.
Computers have spell checkers but these won’t pick
up errors in usage with words that sound the same
but are spelt differently like their and there or
through and threw.
These are essential words for spelling and writing and
should be known by all students at Intermediate
level.
Enclosed in today’s newsletter is ‘News and Views –
Spelling’ – Write and Right! It lists the 290 essential
words that make up 75% of most writing and looks at
how kids learn to spell and how you can help your
child at home.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
SCHOOLS – SCIENCE
AND
ASSESSMENT
Katie Herron
Jason Lau
Emily Rhodes-Robinson
Henry Gong
Finn Martin
Distinction (94 – 98% - PNINS)
Natalie Austin
Aidan Holroyd
Tomas Lieffering
Chang-Hee Cho
Kaleb Idemaru
Marian Sun
Credit (67 – 87% - PNINS)
Richard Bell
Ronan Carroll
Rebekah Fletcher
Jessica Goodman
Laura Li
Kriti Saija
Amita Benipal
Marcel Cronin
Jaymon Furniss
Shadman Jahin
Junius Ong
Felix Timmon
PNINS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FAIR
An impressive School Science and Technology Fair
was held on 15 & 16 August in the Gymnasium.
All students are to be congratulated on the standard
of investigations presented.
Many weeks of
preparation went into setting up a large number of
investigations, testing hypothesis, gathering data,
and formulating results and conclusions.
The standard of this year’s Science & Technology Fair
exhibits reflected the depth and effort of the near
660 students who entered.
FOR
Students from Palmerston North Intermediate
Normal School won University of New South Wales
awards for their academic achievement when they
participated in the recent International Competitions
and Assessments for Schools (ICAS). Students who
achieved at an outstanding level were awarded
Certificates of Credit, Distinction and High Distinction.
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Features of a number of this year’s Science and
Technology Fair included:
 Range of topics across all strands of Science
 Depth of content and understanding (evident in
class presentations and interviews with judges)
 Strength of investigative skills
 Depth of thinking
 Quality presentation – oral and visual
 Extra effort put in by many to gain Ethics Approval
(if required)
Thank you parents for supporting your child in their
investigation and for taking time to view our School
Science and Technology exhibits. Many parents and
family members took advantage of the extended
hours the school was open and gave very positive
feedback re the quality and effort put into the work
on display.
Special thanks to Mr Kyle Harris and Mr
Warwick Grady for organising and
coordinating our 2013 School Science &
Technology Fair and to classroom teachers
and teacher judges, who contributed to the
success of this event.
Fonterra Youth Science and Technology
CELEBRATING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Lydia Bamford
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1 = Amanda Dever-Tod
Jessica Goodman
Katherine Mitchell
Catriona Yule
Fonterra Science Encouragement Prizes
Joanna Sunga
Sibel Atalay
Samuel McCreary
Emily Hunt
Katherine Mitchell
Central Association of Science Educators Prize
Ronan Carroll
Australian & NZ Council for the Care of Animals in
Research and Teaching
Brianna Manson
Landcare Research Environment Prize and Internship
Emily Hunt (Internship)
NZ Society of Soil Science
Tharushi Bowatte
NZ Baking Industry Research Trust
Maddison Mcqueen-Davies
NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology
Highly Commended
Arianah Reid
Massey University, Institute of Fundamental
Sciences - Physics and Biophysics Prize
Ronan Carroll
Massey University, Institute of Fundamental
Sciences - Biology Prize 2nd Place
Grace Mainwaring
Massey University, Institute of Fundamental
Sciences - Statistics Prize 2nd Place
Emily Hunt
Statistics NZ Prize
Katie Atkins
Kavish Desai
Edward Trewick
NZ Statistical Association Prize
Emily Hunt
Massey University, Institute of Agriculture and
Environment Ecology Prizes
Ajay Bansal
Tharushi Bowatte
Kelly Levin
Rebecca Gibbs
Kurt Amey
Catriona Yule
Thiliner Ariyaratne
Edward Trewick
Massey University, Institute of Agriculture and
Environment Land Based Industries Prizes
2x Intermediate
Marcel Cronin
Olivia Rose Gurney
Massey University, School of Engineering and
Advanced Technology Prize
Toby Linton
Grace Boykett
Jessica Goodman
Matthew Gerrand
Sarah Royds
Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand
(IPENZ) Prizes 2nd Place
Distinction
Amanda Dever-Tod
Molly Rose Mulholland
Kelly Levin
Massey University Institute of Fundamental Sciences
– Chemistry Prize
Technology
Highly Commended
Maddison McQueen-Davies
Amanda Budvietas
Kurt Amey
NZ Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Science
Distinction
Lydia Bamford
Olive Rose Gurney
Laura Dodd
Cody Larsen
Hannah Sowman
Courtney Laing
Grace Mainwaring
Cameron Mabey
Kaiya Pfeffer
Sarah Royds
Grace Boykett
Special Prizes
AGRearch and Internships
The School congratulates and recognises
the outstanding achievements of many of
our students in recent academic and
sporting events.
Fonterra – Manawatu Science and
Technology Fair 2013
Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School
students received numerous awards at the Fonterra
Science and Technology Fair 2013.
SECTION PRIZES
Science
Highly Commended
Luke Scott
Zoe Croton
Samuel McCreary
Tharushi Bowatte
Lily Viles
1st Place
Jessica Goodman
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• I Can Do It - means thinking that when you are
learning something new, you are more likely to be
successful than you are to fail.
New Zealand Institute of Chemistry - Education
Trust Prize Highly Commended
Arianah Reid
UCOL National Diploma in Science Prize
Emily Hunt
Mina McKenzie Indigenous Science Prize
Molly Rose Mulholland
The S+ART Trust Award
Molly Rose Mulholland
DairyNZ Prizes – Runner Up
Lydia Bamford
DairyNZ Prizes – 1st Place
Emily Hunt
Dr Gregor Yates Memorial Prize
Tharushi Bowatte
Fonterra Internships
Jessica Goodman
Emily Hunt
Fonterra BEST EXHIBIT IN FAIR - PREMIER Prizes
Technology
PNINS CYCLING TEAMS TO COMPETE AT TAUPO
Jessica Goodman
On Thursday 28 August our school cycling teams will
travel to Taupo and will compete in the 2013 Taupo
Intermediate and Middle Schools Cycling Event on
Friday 29 August.
The event takes place on the Taupo Motor Circuit and
involves our students in both the Road Race and
Team Time Trial events.
PNINS Cycling Teams for this Competition:
Year 7 Girls – Courtney Ross, Anna Stewart, Olivia
Ross, Zoe Croton
Year 7 Boys Mixed – Jess Ogden, Tom Arbuckle,
Michael Richmond
Year 7 Boys – Ethan Crane, Sam Phillips, Fergus
Washington –Smith, Max Taylor
Year 8 Girls – Lydia Bamford, Kelly Levin, Jess
Gleeson, Anna Robson
Year 8 Boys – Harrison Kinghorn, Adam Martin,
Dineth Rajapakse, Daniel Kendall
As a school we wish our cycling team all the best as
they compete against the top intermediate aged
cyclists from the northern region.
Special thanks to Peter Robson and a large
number of parents who support PNINS
weekly and accompany our teams to these
events.
Fonterra BEST EXHIBITS IN FAIR – PREMIER - Science
Emily Hunt
YOU CAN DO IT! EDUCATION
The aim of this programme is to reinforce five keys to
success and to encourage students to develop
positive ‘Habits of the Mind’.
In today’s newsletter we focus on the Confidence Key
and explain what being confident really means and
the language we will be using to talk about the
concept.
Confidence means knowing that you are likely to be
successful at many things. It means not being afraid
to make mistakes or to try something new. Examples
of confident behaviour are raising your hand in class
to answer a hard question, attempting hard work first
before asking for help, or sharing a new idea with a
teacher or the class.
Positive Habits of the Mind that help develop a
young person’s confidence include:
• Accepting Yourself - not thinking badly about
yourself when you make a mistake or when
someone is mean; accepting yourself knowing
that you have strengths and areas for
improvement and not judging yourself on the
negatives.
• Taking Risks - wanting but not needing to be
successful in things that you think are important
to do; thinking that it’s good to try something
new, even though you might not be able to do it.
• Being Independent - wanting but not needing the
approval of others; thinking that it’s important to
try new activities and to speak up regardless of
what your classmates think
QUOTE OF THE WEEK Theme: Effort
‘You draw nothing out of the bank of life except what
you deposit in it’.
(Anonymous)
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Our next School Newsletter will come home on
Tuesday 10th September 2013
COMING EVENTS
28/8 – 29/8
28/9 – 30/8
29/8
30/8
2/9 – 6/9
6/9
North Island Intermediate Schools Road
Cycling Championships – Taupo
National
Monitoring
Study
of
Achievement (NMSA) in school with
selected students
NMSA Parent Meeting Library 3.00pm
Assembly ‘Blue Badge’ 2.00pm in Te Tihi
International Languages Week
Assembly ‘Multi-Cultural’ 2.10pm in Te
Tihi
Nāku noa
Regards
PNINS students working along side students from our
contributing schools with Brett McGregor as part of
Parmco ‘Lets Cook’ programme for schools
David Jopson
Principal
PNINS Science Fair investigation, one of 700
exhibited at the School Science Fair recently
PNINS Boys 1st XV Rugby team competing at the
Super Sports Rugby tournament in Masterton last
week
PNINS Girls Super Sports Basketball team competing
recently in the B & M centre
Students enjoying eating the finished product
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