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Winning Rōpū for 2018

After a seriously fought competition throughout the year with every Rōpū taking the leading honours at one time of another, the final points are in.  The final results are:
1st Whau
2nd Totara
3rd Puriri
4th Kauri

Congratulations to everyone for competing so hard for your taonga and Rōpū points.

Year 8 Formal

The year eight students dressed beautifully to attend the formal dance of the year.  DJ Ricky and Mr Kessell entertained everyone with their amazing music.  Students enjoyed each others company and ate food from the canteen that was provided by the PTA.   Thanks to everyone for their help on the day and congratulations year eights for making a huge effort to look fabulous.

School athletics 

Great Barrier Island Trip 

This year Mr Peyton took 20 students of year seven and eight to Great Barrier Island for a week.  During their week away they experienced a wide range of activities and learnt lots of new skills. 

​Well done everyone for a very successful week and thank you so much Mr Peyton for organising this amazing event.

AIMs 2017

Lunchtime sport

Winter Sports Relay

Over this term students have been practising their skills at different winter sports.  This is so they could compete in the lunchtime winter sport relay team.
This was a hard fought battle where the final results were:
1st       Room 19
2nd      Room 14
3rd =    Room 6 & 18

Congratulations everyone for your huge effort and teamwork skills.
During lunchtimes at Whangarei Intermediate School there are so many things going on.  At present we are practising for AIMS games 2017, playing turbo touch, child led games, jedi dodge ball, etc.
Congratulations to our Jedi Dodgeball unchtime winners.  Room 21 managed to beat the sports class Room 6 in the Year 8 competition, while Room 8 beat Room 9 in the Year 7 competition.  Well done everyone.

Ripper Rugby Winners

Lunchtime sport competition
Year 8 winners
1st         Room 6 
2nd        Room 17

Year 7 winners
1st       Room 9
​2nd      Room 20
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Congratulations everyone

Winter sports

Another fun filled year at the annual winter sports tournament at Kensington Park.
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All the school was involved in this great event where students got to try out a winter sport for the day.

School social Term 2, 2017

Outdoor Pursuits

Cross country

Science Fair 2017

Congratulations to all our Science Fair exhibitors this year.  We were really impressed with the high standard of exhibitions.  Congratulations to those lucky students who have won the right to attend the Northland Science Fair competition.  Good luck.

Mr Peyton makes gift for retiring cooking teacher

Huge thank you to Educare 

Educare Whangarei have kindly sponsored readers for our school.  These books are to be used with students who find reading a challenge.  They are interesting, colourful and high interest readers that encourage students to get reading.  A huge thank you to Educare for their continual support.

Annual Expo Evening

Parents, caregivers and community members were invited to attend our annual expo, put on by the specialist teachers in the school. Performances, food and exhibitions were on display so students could show their families/whanau what they have been learning about during specialist time.

This was a lovely evening that really showcased the skills and expertise of our students.

AIM GAMES 2016

Whangarei Intermediate continues to excel with our best medal haul yet this year for AIMS games 2016. 80 students, competing in 11 different disciplines, travelled down to Tauranga ready, after weeks of hard training, to face off against opposing schools and teams from all over New Zealand.

All contestants did extremely well, putting all they had on the line in a hard struggle for victory. Clearly it was enough as the final outcome left us with three medals; a gold, a silver, and a bronze.

Daniel Hammond performed exceptionally, placing third in boys’ singles tennis for the whole of New Zealand. Ryan Townsend, in a display of amazing prowess and agility, placed second in the gymsports, receiving his silver medal with pride.

The gold medal was earned by our 6-aside hockey team, who went undefeated through 7 tough games to become national champions. All this could not have been achieved without the amazing help and support of all the parents and coaches who came down with us, and of course, our amazing chefs for the week, Lance Warmington and Michelle Heta.

Wearable Arts

Wearable Arts in in full swing again this year.  Mrs Walker will again be leading this enrichment, meeting with enthusiastic students to help design and create their creations for 2017.
If you are interested in helping with this enrichment, which meets every Friday at 11am, please contact the school office.
Last years entries showing off their designs for the school assembly.