13th December 2024 Newsletter

Senior Leadership Team

Principal News

Dear parents and whānau

As we come to the end of another busy and successful term, I would like to take a moment to thank you all for your continued support and involvement in our school community. It has been a term full of learning, growth, and achievements, and we are incredibly proud of the progress our students have made.

I would also like to acknowledge the dedication of our wonderful teachers and staff, who have worked tirelessly to create a positive and engaging learning environment for our tamariki.

I hope you all enjoy a well-deserved break over the school holidays. We look forward to welcoming your children back next term refreshed and ready to continue their learning journey or celebrating their achievements as they move to high school.

Ngā mihi nui,
Jason Pocock
Principal (proud)

Graduation

Student Achievement

Spark Christmas Art Competition update

After winning the Spark Christmas Art Competition, Yi-Ling C was lucky enough to receive a one-on-one mentorship session with Blue-Monty Hamel!

She is also enjoying her Samsung Galaxy Tab S9FE tablet and stylus that she won as part of the competition.

Her winning design will be showcased on selected billboards in Auckland and near her home, plus the artwork will be featured in Spark’s Christmas card available in Spark stores during December.

We love seeing the amazing extra-curricular activities of our students, well done Yi-Ling! This is a really cool achievement!

Yi-Ling’s winning entry is pictured above.

EPRO8

Last week ANI hosted the EPRO8 Auckland Semi Finals and Grand Final.

We had 2 teams in the semi-final, unfortunately with some very stiff competition we were unable to make it to the finals.

It was a great couple of evenings with schools from all around Auckland competing in the engineering competition.

A perfect way to show off the MPS and our campus.

Jacob Markham

Teacher in Charge of EPRO8

Y7 Haka for departing Y8 Students

On Wednesday our Year 7 students came together to perform a heartfelt haka to farewell the Year 8 students on their last day at ANI. They’ve spent a lot of time in class learning and perfecting this, showing incredible dedication and teamwork along the way.

It was a special moment, full of respect and gratitude as they honoured the Year 8’s leadership and contributions. The haka also marked an exciting step for our Year 7s as they get ready to take on their new roles as school leaders and as Year 8 students in 2025.

Amazing Race

On Wednesday, Year 8 students took part in an ANI Tradition, The Amazing Race! Students had to run around the school taking part in challenges and activities, groups also impressed us with their team chant, poses and costumes!

This was a great way to spend some time together having fun before heading off to High School.

Alice O’Sullivan

Teacher in Charge of The Amazing Race

Arts

Choir

On Wednesday 13 November, we had the Eden Albert Choral Festival rehearsal during the day and the performance in the evening.

The choir and vocal ensemble sounded amazing! It’s a fantastic event with eleven different choirs performing together at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell. It sounded absolutely fantastic!

Lee Smith

Teacher in Charge of Choir

Sports

**All Whites visit ANI

This week ANI hosted some very special visitors, four members of the All Whites!!!

It was great having the All Whites come and visit at ANI.

According to Flynn, Room 14, ‘It was inspirational to see professional footballers at school, coach us and give us some tips and it was really cool to have them play football with us! It was also nice that we recognised them and knew who they were.’

The All Whites helped ref a couple of games, gave some pointers, tips and tricks and signed a few posters for the futsallers and footballers.

All in all, it was a great visit! Thanks for coming!

Sam Carruthers

Teacher in Charge of Football

**CZ Badminton

We had a fabulous day at CZ Badminton on Friday 1 November. Mr Xavier Rice did a fantastic job organising the event and it ran so smoothly.

Our teams played so well with all but the girls singles making the semi-finals and going on to make 4 finals!

Finals:

Jayden won the Y7 boy’s singles final
Cheng lost in the Y8 boy’s singles final (being made to run for the first time in the day).
Nithesh and Alan won the Y8 boy’s double final
Angelina and Lia lost the Y8 girl’s double final

Semi-finals:

Catherine K and Theresa Y7 girl’s doubles lost by 1 point (Catherine winning the nicest player award and telling Theresa if we lose we will show grace and politeness 🙂
Y7 boy’s doubles Jay and Jonathan lost
Y8 boys Jihoon and Samuel lost to the other ANI team

It was wonderful to see the players and sports leaders jumping to do any task they were given and frequently volunteering to score and to help out across the tournament.

Thanks to everyone for their support.

Yaaaaaay badminton!

Lee Smith

Teacher in Charge of Badminton

**CZ Girls Touch Rugby

We had a wonderful day in the sun at CZ Girls Touch on Tuesday 5 November.

Our girls did really well considering the speed of the games and the 10 minute rest in between games in the blazing sun was a new experience for a lot of the girls. I was so impressed by the way our girls stayed tight and hung tough and just kept playing.

We placed 9th with 2 wins out of 7 games.

Thank you for your support.

Mose Tuialii

Teacher in Charge of Touch Rugby

**CZ Boys and Mixed Touch Rugby

We had an awesome day out at CZ touch. Some serious skill, speed and agility on display.

There were some great results with a 4th place from the boy’s team and 5th from our mixed team.

Our AWESOME kids continue to impress our community, running around the whole park picking up rubbish to finish the day.

Ngā mihi

Mose Tuialii and Xavier Rice

Teachers in Charge of Touch Rugby

Children’s After School Music and Arts Classes

Welcome to our Children’s After School Music and Arts classes which are administered by Auckland Normal Intermediate School.

These classes offer your children a wealth of enjoyable, educational and challenging activities for after-school participation.

The program is aimed at 6 –13-year-old primary school students from our local community.

It is subsidised by the Ministry of Education and follows the New Zealand curriculum guidelines.

To enrol your child online simply browse our after school classes in our Kindo Shop and add items to your shopping cart linked here.

Staff

Reception Reminders

Dear Parents,

We kindly request your assistance in reminding your children that our office is a professional environment and must be treated with the utmost respect at all times. It is essential that all students maintain their best behaviour while in this space.

Students should not enter the reception area during school hours unless necessary and must not use it as a place to socialise or skip class. Additionally, we ask that parents report to reception when signing out students or arranging pick-ups during school hours.

Please plan pickups outside of break times or coordinate with the school in advance to avoid any delays. Classrooms and device cabinets are often locked during breaks, so this helps us ensure your child can retrieve their belongings promptly. When you arrive at reception, provide your child’s name and room number so we can arrange for them to be brought to you. Additionally, please remember to sign your child out of school, as it is crucial for health and safety to know which students have left during the day.

We also want to please remind you that if a student is late to school, they must sign in at reception.

We appreciate your cooperation in maintaining the respect and appropriateness of this space.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Front of House Team

ANI Community

ANI PTA

The ANI PTA are an active and awesome group that support the school in a number of ways from helping out at events to hosting parent information evenings and the odd bit of fundraising. If you would like to join our group please email me: pta@ani.school.nz

Ngā mihi nui,

Luke Barnard

ANI PTA Chairperson