Week 4 at SWIS

F R I D A Y 2 7 M A Y 2 0 1 6 W E E K 4 T E R M 2

I M P O R T A N T D A T E S :

26 &30 May

Vision Screening for Y7/8

Monday 6 June Beginning of

Matariki

Queen's Birthday Holiday

6th June

Friday 10 June

Rongotai visit for Yr 8 Boys

Sunday 26 June

SWIS Working Bee

Thursday 30 June

A Mid Summer Night's

Dream

Friday 1 July

A Mid Summer Night's

Dream

Friday 8 July Last Day

Term 2

P A G E 1

South Wellington Intermediate School

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"As you may be aware from news reports there are currently people with mea-

sles (English measles) in the Waikato, Northland, Nelson and Levin regions.

Measles is a highly infectious and serious illness. IF a student or staff member is

diagnosed with measles in your school, other students and staff (teaching, ad-

ministration, sports coaches and any other staff that have face to face contact

with students) will be required to have written evidence that they have either

had two doses of measles vaccine (MMR) after they were 12 months of age or

doctor diagnosed measles. This information can be found in your/your child’s

Wellchild or Plunket book or from a print out from your doctor.

People born before 1 January 1969 are assumed to have immunity to measles

as it was circulating in the community at this time. Anyone who does not have

evidence of measles immunity will be required to stay off school until 14 days

after their contact with the person diagnosed with measles. We also recom-

mend that pupils and staff going on school sports or other trips to regions

where there are measles cases are fully vaccinated against measles.

An information sheet about measles can be found at www.rph.org.nz> Public

health topics/Infectious diseases/Measles".

TO PREPARE for any eventuality please can all parents of year 8 students pro-

vide us with evidence of your child’s MMR/Measles vaccination. Most yr 7 stu-

dents have already provided us with this information, but if you haven't please

do. The information will be held on our student database so that in the event

of an outbreak at SWIS, we will have minimal disruption.

Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

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i Luminate

On Friday 13th a dance group called i Luminate came to SWIS. The group was from the United States of America. They had suits on that lit up in the dark. Two kids and our very own Whaea Vanessa were invited up to dance with them. Afterwards was Q & A where we found out more about them and their dance career. Students thought it was cool. Although some say it could have been darker.

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P A G E 2

Year 7 Vision Screening—Information for parents

Regional Public Health provides a vision screening programme for all Year 7 students.

Vision—Pupils will be advised of results at the time of screening. If further as-

sessment is recommended you will be notified by mail.

Colour Vision—This screening identifies boys with inherited colour defect. If

there is any difficulty with the colour vision test you will be notified by mail.

Children who wear glasses and/or are under professional care and have regu-

lar checks will not require a vision check from our service.

Non-consent—please notify your school if you do not want your child being

screened.

This screening is not a full assessment of your child’s vision. If you have any concerns,

please see an optometrist.

Breakfast Club

The breakfast club is up and running.

Thank you to everyone who donated food and/or equipment. Not

many students are taking us up on breakfast, but on these cold and

wet mornings milo is a big hit.

Donations of Milo gratefully received at the office please.

Thank you in advance.

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SWIS Sports

Congratulations to our Netball Reps!

3 SWIS kids made it into Wellington Rep netball teams!

Isy Oliver-Clyde, Ellie Sarten and Scarlett James!

Woohoo!

This is a fantastic achievement.

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P A G E 3

AIMS Games

The AIMS games (Intermediate and

middle school's equivalent of the

Olympics is being held in Tauranga from

the 4th to 9th of September.

This event is for the elite intermediate

age athletes from around New Zealand to

come and compete.

While the school will pay the competition

registration, there are costs involved

including event fees, transport and

accommodation. We will also require

parent support to travel with the team to

this event.

Many of the events are sports that occur

outside of school. With that in mind we

are asking for submissions of interest

from participants.

Please send the names of students who

are interested in being considered for se-

lection along with the best email contact

and a list of their achievements in their

chosen sport.

This needs to be returned

to howard.young@swis.school.nz by Mon

day 30 May, with selections of the final

team being completed by Friday 3 June.

Events being contested at the 2016 AIMS

games are:

Badminton

Basketball

Bmx racing

Canoe Slalom

Cross country

Football

Golf

Gym sports

Hockey

Indoor bowls

Multi sport

Netball

Performance groups

Rugby sevens

Squash

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Water polo

Yachting

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What now

SWIS Sports Results

This week SWIS had a great sports weekend and here are the results: Netball: SWIS WARRIORS unfortunately lost against Saint Anne's 16-14 SWIS CYCLONES just lost to Seatoun school 16-11 SWIS INFINITY won against Saint Anthony's Tui 28-17 SWIS SERPENTS won against Kahurangi Whero 19-9 SWIS COOKIES won against St Francis 14-9 SWIS DEMONS unfortunately lost against St Francis de Sales 14-9 SWIS COOKIES won to the school Saint Francis 14-6 Basketball: SWIS BREAKERS had a great game against Scots they won 38-8 SWIS SAINTS won against St Francis 18-17 SWIS WARRIORS had an amazing game against St Francis with

a stunning result of 59-1

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P A G E 4

Squash Every Thursday a group of about 20 kids go down to the Squash courts for around an hour and have a blast. The group gets split into two groups, learners and advanced. The learners go on court one get taught the rules of Squash while the advanced players go on court three and play King of the court. We are very lucky to have the privilege to use the courts and are thankful to Island Bay Squash and tennis for letting us use them.

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P A G E 5

The 40 hour famine is coming up soon! Students are collecting sponsors one by one with world vision bracelets on their wrists. They are getting ready for the big day. The day when it all happens. The day when they face their challenge. Maybe only eating rice or not talking or maybe giving up some-thing they love, like devices or books. Or maybe they the are just giving up food as a whole. What ever they choose, they will suffer without their everyday needs, they will laugh or if they are not allowed to talk, they will smile, they will have memories that they will keep forever. Good and bad, funny and sad. What ever they do, whatever they choose, they will have the time of their life.

SWIStival A week long celebration of all things SWIS will begin on 9th September with the gala opening of the 2nd annual Art Show. This show is open from Friday night and throughout the weekend with a wide and eclectic range of art, sculpture and artisan jewellery on sale. Thursday 15th September sees our Market evening with a wide range of foods and crafts, all created by SWIS students, for sale. A great chance to take a break from cooking and support SWIS at the same time. Friday the 16th September school will be open for visits from old and young alike. Take a guided tour around our school and a walk down memory lane. Saturday 17th is our 70th Jubilee Ball. A great chance to enjoy fine food and wine, catch up with old friends and dance the night away. Please put these dates into your diaries, and if you know of anyone who might be interested please pass this information on.

40 Hour Famine

South Wellington Intermediate School is participating in the Heart Foundation's

iconic Jump Rope for Heart programme - an exciting physical activity programme

that encourages children to be more active through skipping and learning new

skills.

We're raising vital funds to support the Heart Foundation and continue the Jump

Rope For Heart programme - but we need your help. Please support this im-

portant charity by creating an online fundraising page for your child and sharing it

with your family and friends. With their much-needed donations, you can help

stop people dying prematurely from the country's biggest killer - heart disease.

Click on the link to donate:

http://www.jumpropeforheart.org.nz/organisations/south-wellington-intermediate-

school/

THUMP SQUASH SALE ENDS MONDAY

As part of the tournament festivities this week we're having a BIG squash sale!

Save 20% off rrp on ALL SQUASH gear when you shop in store at Khandallah through 30/5.

We're also running a POP-UP shop downstairs at Khandallah with HUNDREDS of items of clothing, squash

shoes + other squash gear all 50% off rrp.

So come in out of the cold this week and take advantage of the savings. Don't miss it!

Come to our workshop and learn different ways to support you and your whānau in every day life! Caregivers or grandparents raising children are of course welcome too. Light lunch provided. Please feel free to bring partners and/or children (there will be a quiet activity area for children at the back of the room).

Saturday 25 June

12pm – 2pm Presenters:

Zoe Pullman, arthritis educator, Arthritis New Zealand: will cover pain management and family communication.

Carolyn Downer, Strengthening Families Coordinator, MSD: will give an overview of support services available to families.

Atif Razvi, Physiotherapist, North City Physiotherapy: will share some ideas for getting family involved with arthritis management through activity.

Johnsonville Community Centre,

Are you a parent with any type of arthritis?