YEAR 8 WATERWISE
Our Year 8 classes have been having a wonderful time at Waterwise in Orakei Basin. They’ve been given the opportunity to try kayaking, windsurfing, paddle boarding and sailing. Everyone worked as a team, following instructions and even helping those that fell out of their kayak or sailing boat!
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ART ROOM?
Year 8 students have been exploring a variety of mediums this term.
Thirty of these will be part of the Sculpture on the Shore exhibition at the end of the year.
We are also learning to use Gelli plates which will be the background to our lino print fish. It looks messy but is a lot of fun.
The 3 colour reduction prints of our fish are nearly ready for the final colour. Students carve out the lino and print. They then identify the area they wish to leave the first colour, carve and print over the first one. Again they identify the area to be black, the last colour; and reprint. A complicated process, but very effective.
CYCLING NEWS
On Sunday March 12, the 2023 RI Cycling team competed in the first race of the Auckland Secondary Schools Mountain biking cycling competition held at Riverhead forest. We had an excellent turn out and the individual and collective results point towards an excellent season ahead. Laura Allan received a third place in the U13 female event, we placed 4,7,8 and 12th in the U13 boys and the relay teams came first and second place respectively. We received the Intermediate Schools Relay Cup.
Relay Teams
First Place: Zach Symons, Austin Barfoot and Lucca Barbarich
Second Place: Laura Allan, Seb McIvor and Fletcher Syme
SWIMMING NEWS
Central Zone Swimming Championships - We were very lucky to be a part of the RI CZ swimming squad at Diocesan School Aquatic Centre on the 16th of March. We had 12 keen swimmers and some wonderful parents supporting our team. There were 35 events and many events had 4 heats, so we had a busy and very exciting day. We had some fantastic results with six students qualifying for Interzone.
By Hailey Chin and Emilia Hoglinger
Teams:
Year 7 Girls 4x50m Freestyle Relay Team - Hailey Chin, Ashley Ling, Scarlett Johnson and Emilia Hoglinger.
Year 8 Boys 4x50m Freestyle Relay Team - Tim Chin, Tiger Li, Calvin Zhang and Eric Liang
Open Girls 4x50m Medley Relay Team - Renee Li - Backstroke, Scarlett Johnson - Breaststroke, Emilia Hoglinger - Butterfly, Hailey Chin – Freestyle
Open Boys 4x50m Medley Relay Team - Tim Chin - Backstroke, Tiger Li - Breaststroke, Calvin Zhang - Butterfly, Eric Liang - Freestyle
Results:
Year 8 - Tim Chin 1st place 50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke, 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly and 100m freestyle
Year 8 - Eric Liang 3rd place 50m breaststroke
Year 8 - Calvin Zhang 3rd place 50m butterfly
Boys relay teams 2nd place in both the Year 8 - 4x50m freestyle and 4x50m Open Medley relays
Year 7 - Jun Suh 1st place 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke
Year 7 - Theo Pinter 3rd place 50m freestyle and 2nd place in 50m backstroke
Year 7 - Emilia Hoglinger 3rd place 50m freestyle and 4th place in 50m breaststroke
Girls relay teams 2nd place in both the Year 7 - 4x50m freestyle and 4x50m Open Medley relays
Interzone Swimming Championships - Congratulations to our Interzone swimmers, Junu Suh, Theo Pinter, Tim Chin and Eric Liang on their amazing success reaching this level in the competition. The RI team had a fantastic day at the West Wave Aquatic Centre in Henderson on Wednesday 22 March. Competition was intense, with some of the times in the finals down to the difference of one second!! Many thanks to Sam Sangsilk Suh, Junu’s dad who accompanied the team.
Results:
Tim Chin - 50m backstroke: 2nd place
50m freestyle: 5th place
100m freestyle: 5th place
Junu Suh - 50m breaststroke: 4th place
50m freestyle: 5th place
CHILDREN'S ASTHMA STUDY
2024 ENROLMENTS
Our 2024 Enrolment will be opening on Monday 3 April. If you have a Year 6 student who will be coming to RI in 2024, we encourage you to start the enrolment process early to ensure we are well prepared for the coming year. You can now apply online by clicking this link. If you have query regarding the enrolment process, please contact Ms Amy McGowan at enrolments@remint.school.nz
Public Open Morning
When: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Time: 8.45 am - 10.30 am
Where: Meet in the School Hall
IMPORTANT DATES
April
3-5th Year 8 camp Hunua Falls - Rooms 20, 21 and 22
3rd Waterwise Room 6
6th Awards Assemblies
6th Term 1 Ends
24th Teacher Only Day
25th ANZAC Day
26th Term 2 Begins
ABSENCES
All absences need to be reported by 8:45 am at the latest. To report an absence please:
Use the 'Report an Absence' link in the top right corner on the school website homepage http://www.remint.school.nz
Use the school app or phone the office on 09 522 9890 Option 1
Please do not email absence notifications to classroom teachers
ABSENCE TEXT NOTIFICATION
Your children’s safety is of paramount importance to us. In order to ensure the safety of all our students, at 9:45 am if your child has not been marked as Present we will send out a text notification to alert you of his/her absence. We are aware many parents are very busy people and forget to notify the school so please respond with a Y and a reason for the absence/lateness. Respond with an N if you have dropped your child at school or know that he/she was coming to school and we can investigate this promptly. Should your mobile number change, please notify the school immediately so that we can update our records accordingly.
PARENT PORTAL
Parents are able to use our portal to pay for their child’s donations and fees. We encourage anyone who has not already signed up to do so. The address is https://parent.edgelearning.co.nz/
REMUERA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL APP
You can download the free SchoolAppsNZ from the App Store or Google Play. It works on both android and Apple phones. It sends important school messages and forms a big part of our school communications.
Features of the App:
- You can subscribe to alert groups of interest to you and your child
- You can complete the absentee form directly from the App
- You can access the school calendar, news and events directly through the App
- We can send out targeted alerts to everyone with the App or to specific groups