Melville Intermediate - Building Progress 2012

Buidling Progress Outside Room Five on PhotoPeach

Melville Intermediate - Colours in Maori

As part of our celebration of Maori Language for Maori Language Week students were required to complete one lesson in Maori Language for others to learn. This is Braes work from Room Five.

Colour in Maori Part Two from Myles Webb

Melville Intermediate - Netball Highlights 4th August 2012

On Saturday Melville Intermediates four Netball teams competed again in competition on Saturday morning at the Hamilton Netball Centre. One of the games this Saturday was a closely fought game between Melville Emeralds and Southwell School. This fixture had been played previously earlier in the season with Southwell winning by two goals. Todays game couldn't have been closer with Melville winning by a single goal.

Melville Intermediate - Counting in Maori

Elizabeth from Room Fives lesson in counting in Maori.

Counting in Maori from Myles Webb

Melville Intermediate - Mystery Creek 2012

Mystery Creek 2012 - slide show

Melville Intermediate - Pulse 2012 Recount

On Friday 27th of June 2012 the Melville Intermediate School rock band 'Unknown' entered the local competition called Battle of the Bands Pulse 2012.  We competed against 22 other schools in the Waikato region.  We did exceptionally well.  When we walked into the backstage all of the schools were terrified and nervous, we were too.  We waited and waited for our turn.  Finally it was time.   We sang and played our hearts out.  Finally the judges called up the top three bands, Marion, Essence and Cautious.  We said to ourselves that at least we'd tried our best, however then the MC said Unknown from Melville Intermediate come up.  We cheered and screamed.  When he was about to announce the winners we were saying "whatever happens happens" and the host said "the winner is..." the crowd was silent.  Next minute they shouted 'Unknown' from Melville Intermediate.  We screamed, we were so proud and honored. 

Rock Band students are:Tara August, Jakob Fakalelu, Leiana August, Jayden Wetere, Levi Paranihi, Dallas Peters and Tuatahi Edwards-Melsom.   Tara and Leiana August were first equal for best female vocalist.  Jaokb Fakalelu was judged second best male

Report by Tara August and Jakob Fakalelu.

Melville Intermediate - Colours in Maori Lesson

Colours in Maori from Myles Webb

Melville Intermediate - Maori Lesson Numbers

Counting in Maori 1-20 from Myles Webb

Melville Intermediate - Unknown at School Assembly

On Friday morning the Melville Intermediate School hold our school assembly.  This Friday just passed there was an opportunity for our students to see our Y8 school band perform, 'Unknown' (the school band) performed 'Perfect' which was originally a song by Fairground Attraction.  The same evening the school participated in the Waikato  Intermediate Battle of the Bands competition, which Mr Bell was able to attend.  Footage of the event will be uploaded this week.

Melville Intermediate - Mihi Explanation

A Mihi is an introduction to tell people who you are and where you come from.  A Mihi is used when you meet or greet someone or a group of people.  There are different things contained in each Mihi, but these are some of the common things:

• Ko _____________ the maunga (the mountain nearest to where you were born)
• Ko _____________ the river (nearest to where you were born)
• Ko _____________ te iwi (tribe you associate with)
• Ko _____________ te hapu (sub tribe)
• Ko _____________ te Waka (traditional Maori Waka associated with your area)
• Ko _____________ taku matua (name of your Dad, their first name)
• Ko _____________ taku mama (name of your Mum, their first name)
• Ko _____________ taku ingoa (your first name)

Then you finish you Mihi with a saying, like Tena Koutou, Tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.  The video below is me going through all of the steps.

Melville Intermediate - Cross Country 2012 Part 2

On the 26 of July Melville Intermediate ran a school cross country. The course 2 and a half kilo meters long. The top six out of the year eight boys have to go to the inter intermediate cross country.
Cross Country 2012 Part 2 on PhotoPeach
 

Melville Intermediate: Cross Country 2012

As we speak the students of Melville Intermediate School are completing the Cross Country for 2012! These pictures are from the earlier event less than fifteen minutes ago.
Cross Country 2012 on PhotoPeach

Melville Intermediate - Pass the Blog Featuring MIS

Our friends from St Marys School in Mosgiel have been running a special site called 'Pass the Blog' a collaborative site for teachers, where a different teacher runs the site every week. This week its been the turn of Mrs Kneally and her class. They've featured some great work this week including information about the passing of Margaret Mahey and earlier this week they were practising their Maori language with Reanna and Tara from Melville Intermediate School, you can view the post and the site by clicking on the link to it here.

Melville Intermediate - Maori Hand Games Lesson

Te Maori Ringaringa Kemu
Step One: You need five or more in a group.  The group forms a circle.
Step Two: to start the game you use the words below in a beat pattern.
Words:
Atawhai mai aku ringa
Hand Action:
Slap both hands on your knees and then clap your hands together.  Continue this in a rhythm.
Here are the words to use next in the game:
Pukana hi Pukana ha
Pukana, Pukana, Pukana, Pukana.
Step Three: the first person to start will say:
Words:
Pukana hi Pukana ha
Hand Action:
Clap facing towards the person to your right and go around the whole group first. 
Step Four: to get someone out you use these words:
Aue hi, Au ha pukana
Hand Action:
The right hand is a fist pointed to anyone in the group.  You left hand is across your chest.  If the beat is broken when you say Aui hi, Aue ha, you are also out of the game.  The winner of the game is the last person in the circle.

Maori Hand Game 2012 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - MIS Buidling Improvements T3

This term we've got some significant improvements being made to Melville Intermediate School, some of the old boxed gardens that were outside in the school grounds have been removed and replaced with seating and more user friendly area's for the students! We sent Jamie, Elizabeth and Bianca with a camera to these areas to record whats the changes in progress and they filmed this on Friday 20th July 2012.
Following Elizabeth's efforts outside of the Tuck shop the girls moved to the changing shed area by the field, and Bianca and the group filmed this.