B UC K LAN D S B EACH INTERMEDIA TE 1 3 O c t ober 2014 Dear Parents Welcome back to Term 4. I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable holiday break. This term promises to be busy. It is wonderful to welcome back to Mrs Phebe Rossiter who is returning from maternity leave and will be relieving in Rm 23. DATES & EVENTS TO NOTE IN OCTOBER 13 Oct! ! Start of Term 4. School ! ! resumes at 8.40am 15 Oct! ! Out of zone applications ! ! close 12 noon 15 Oct !! Tickets Zombied on sale 16 Oct! ! SEZ BoysVolleyball 17 Oct! ! SEZ Girls Volleyball 20 Oct! ! PTA Meeting 7.00pm! 21 Oct! ! IZ Basketball Boys 22 Oct! ! Board Meeting 7.00pm 22 Oct! ! Out of Zone ballot 27 Oct! ! Labour Day (Monday) School Closed 28 Oct! ! School production Zombied 29 Oct! ! School production Zombied 30 Oct! ! School production Zombied Thank you to the parents who supported the opening of our new specialist block late last term. If you would like to view the new specialist block you are very welcome to call into school to do so. Please notify the office who will ! arrange students to take you through. ! KOANGA FESTIVAL It was a very proud moment to attend the performances of local kapa haka groups at the recent Koanga festival held at Farm Cove intermediate. Our kapa haka group also performed at the opening of the Whare in the Emily Maud Garden of memories. Thank you to all of the students involved who committed to hours of practice. A special thank you to teachers Mrs Debbie Keil and Mrs Gigi Milea for their roles in leading the group. Zombied our school musical production for 2014 will be presented in the school hall from Tuesday 28th October until Thursday 30th October. Tickets are $7.50 and are available from the school office from Wednesday 15th October. We want to reassure people that this is a family show and our Zombies are merely sleep walking. They were put under a spell cast by a voodoo mystic, and they end up very happy by the end of the show. There is no blood but you may see a skeleton or two. Over 250 BBI students have had involvement to make this a fun and memorable show including the cast, dancers, crew, band and support team. As the drums beat a rhythm, follow the zombie-trail in this ! ! ! comedy-action-mystery-musical. Come to our Caribbean Carnival! B.B . I. N E WS L E T TE R PAGE 2 ICAS WRITING RESULTS 120 students participated and were awarded 6 High Distinctions (top 1%) 22 Distinction (top 10%) 50 Credit (top 25%) 10 Merit 32 Participation High Distinctions were awarded to: Year 8! Year! 7 Isabel Li! Natalie Lau Carey Lin! Nigel Tee Sara Moazzam ICAS ENGLISH RESULTS 172 students participated 10 High Distinctions (top 1%) 30 Distinction (top 10%) 48 Credit (top 25%) 20 Merit 64 Participation High Distinctions were awarded to:! ! Year 8! Year 7 Grace Baylis Boa Kim Martin Ma Louise Xu Kathy Pu Jasmine Zhang Archi Tulsian Amanda Pu Kevin Hou Sue Lynn Leong AIMS GAMES 123 students represented BBI at AIMS games held 7 -12 September. BBI came 2nd overall and had some outstanding results. Do take time to check out the BBI Facebook page and the sports report on the school website. A special thank you to Stacey Knowles for the overall management of teams, players and supporters. Our school is most appreciative of the tremendous parental support we receive. S TUD EN T’ S D ES K CANS FOR THE LOCAL FOODBANK. This term, BBI councillors were given the challenge to collect in as many cans of food possible for our local food-bank. This way we can help those who are less fortunate than UNIFORM As we return to Term 4 the weather should start to improve. We do expect all students to be in the full BBI uniform or PE uniform at all times. Students may wear either long or short-sleeved shirts throughout the year. Shoes are to be either black sandals or black lace up shoes worn with short white socks (fold over top) for girls or long black socks for boys. All students are expected to maintain high standards of uniform throughout the term.. A reminder that hats or caps are compulsory from Labour weekend, these can be purchased from John Russell Menswear. Remember to apply sunscreen in the mornings before leaving for school. Uniforms, Shoes and sandals are available to be purchased online www.johnrussellmenswear.co.nz PTA MEETING Following on from the Positive Parent evening an additional workshop is available commencing 23 October. Please contact Jenny Harper 021 2400837 or ph 535 4837. Our next meeting will be held on Monday evening 20 October 7.00pm in the staff room. All welcome. Diane Parkinson Principal ourselves. With the incentive of a free mufti day, the response was overwhelming. We collected in about 1500 cans. I know one girl who brought in 20 cans to help those in need. The people who collected the cans were shocked and pleased. 2014 - 2015 PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS On behalf of the students, I would like to thank all the parents who gave to this worthwhile cause. Thank you! School Closed Labour Day Monday 27 October By Annalia Morton Term 4 Monday 13 October Wednesday 17 December Term 1 2015 Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April Term 2 Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July Term 3 Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September Term 4 Monday 12 October Wednesday 16 December