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Manurewa Intermediate School
Module 5: MI Cultural Focus Breakout (UN Show) - What a show!
Top to bottom: Room 32 (Kenya), Room 24 (France) and Room 25 (Uganda)
‘MANUREWA MONTHLY’
JULY 2021
Our school newsletter - communicating with our school community the last
Wednesday of every month
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www.manurewaint.school.nz
Newsletter Edition 07/2021
THIS IS THE NEWSLETTER OF:
NAME: ____________________________ ROOM: _________
Greetings, Kia Ora, Fakaalofa Lahi Atu, Bula Vinaka, Malo e lelei, Talofa Lava, Taloha,
Kia Orana, Ni Hao, Buenos Dias, Chao, Malo Ni, Habari Dobar Dan, Namaste, Salam, Mauri
“MANUREWA MONTHLY”
Our Newsletter, “Manurewa Monthly” is published every month, coming home the last Wednesday
of each month. Listed below are the publication dates with the current issue highlighted. Our
intention with this newsletter is to ensure the communication between home and school is
frequent, effective and relevant by keeping you fully informed about all that is going on in our
school, and also, to share with you some student work.
Our newsletters are a very in depth summary of the past month, and take much time to put
together. We do this because we want you to know what is going on, and whilst I realise perhaps, a
very small minority of you read the newsletter it is still important we do this for that small minority
because you deserve to know!
Publication Dates
Term Week Issue Date of Issue
1 1 1 Tuesday 2nd February
1 4 2 Wednesday 24th February
1 9 3 Wednesday 31st March
2 1 4 Wednesday 5th May
2 4 5 Wednesday 26th May
2 9 6 Wednesday 30th June
3 1 7 Wednesday 28th July
3 5 8 Wednesday 25th August
3 10 9 Wednesday 27th September
4 2 10 Wednesday 27th October
4 6 11 Wednesday 24th November
4 8 12 Friday 10th December
STUDENTS DO NOT LEAVE BEFORE THE
END OF THE SCHOOL DAY.
SCHOOL FINISHES AT 3.15pm
EVERYDAY
EXCEPT TUESDAY WHEN WE
FINISH AT 2.25pm
IF YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT YOU
MUST BRING FORMAL EVIDENCE TO
SHOW THIS.
Too many of our students are missing out on valuable learning time
by being signed out early and this must stop!
FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S DESK
Tena tatou,
Ko Pouerua te maunga. Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te waka. Ko Rahiri te tupuna. Ko Waitangi te awa.
Ko Te Tii Waitangi te marae. Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi. Ko Ngāti Kawa te hapu. Ko Sidd Apiata ahau.
This term our SMART target is a quote from Sir Edmund
Hillary - “It’s not the mountains we conquer but
ourselves!” and I thought it is only pertinent to bring this
to the forefront of our minds as we begin our journey into
the second half of the school year - as teachers, as
parents and as students.
When people ask where I’m from, I’d always reply with “I’m
from up north!” And I’ve always thought it was an
acceptable reply, particularly if you asked anyone living in
Te Tai Tokerau. I lived all my childhood years ‘up north.’ In
a small rural town named Kawakawa, in the Bay of
Islands. A place that’s famous for it’s toilets! Haha. I attended Kohanga Reo as a baby, was taught through a
Maori bilingual unit at Kawakawa Primary School, moved on to full immersion at Te Wharekura o Kaikohe for
Years 9, 10 and 11 before finishing Years 12 and 13 at Whangarei Girls High School.
Moving from a full immersion school to mainstream felt uncomfortable. Being used to learning and speaking
Maori all day at school to only having one class of ‘Te Reo Maori’ a week was new to me - and this wasn’t my
norm.
Growing up, everything I learned was through Te Ao
Maori. School, family and friends. My school holidays
were spent at my Nan and Parps who taught me
everything I know about tikanga Maori. We lived it!
From karakia before we ate, to being hau kainga on the
marae. My friends and cousins all attended the same
school and we all spoke Te Reo Maori, so this was part
of our everyday conversation. It was normal to be
talking Maori each and every day at home and at school.
Being an “up-north-Maori” was kind of all I knew.
I then decided to venture out of Ngapuhi to Auckland University, where I studied a Bachelor of Education and
became a teacher. I taught here at MI for six years before making one of the biggest decisions I’ve ever made. I
moved all the way across the world to live in Saudi Arabia! I was going to live in a country where I knew nothing
about the culture. A place where I knew no one. This kind of leap outside of my comfort zone was the scariest
thing I had ever done but it’s also one of my proudest moments. I knew if I didn't go, and stayed in my own little
corner of the world I wouldn't be the person I am today.
No matter how old or how young we are, we all go through challenges in
life and for most of us, we will probably only ever have the desire to set
ourselves the challenge of conquering Mt Everest as Sir Edmund Hillary
did in 1953. BUT, we will in fact have many smaller personal challenges
we set for ourselves to conquer every day, every week, every month
and every year. The difference between achieving them or not, is our
mindset! The mindset to be successful, the mindset to feel and be
proud, the mindset to carry on and keep pushing forward when it gets
tough - because it's also our own inner mountains that too often
prevents us from accomplishing our goals.
What I may see as challenging may not be challenging for someone else -
for example, coming from “up north” to Auckland and getting myself out of
the house to start the next chapter of my life wasn't that challenging for me.
I found the transition really easy, but for some of our students they may feel
like going to university and getting a degree is a challenge because they
might come from a background where no one they know has achieved that
yet. Something that is not their norm. At school, we have a climbing wall
that the students climb everyday. I find it amazing that they have no fear
about falling off or getting hurt if something was to happen. Whereas you
will never see me even try and climb that wall because that's a huge
challenge for me to try and achieve. Small, but still a challenge.
“It’s not the mountains we conquer, but ourselves” talks about conquering
mountains and in its literal sense, that’s easy to comprehend.
Metaphorically, it talks about our own inner personal mountains and being
able to achieve those goals is what matters the most. This is how we grow.
This is what makes us feel good. This is also the mindset we need to have to be successful! The mindset of
knowing how big or small it's still a challenge and we should take them head on. If I didn't travel overseas and
had just stayed in my safe place, my comfort zone, then I wouldn't have
experienced the amazing things this world has to offer. Don't get me
wrong, I was so scared to leave but if I didn't go, then I wouldn't have
accomplished what I didn't know I could do.
We will have goals that we are willing to work towards and we may even
have goals that put us out of our comfort zone and challenge us - either
way, it’s a culmination of small personal mountains that we’re conquering.
Knowing that I come from a small town and that home was all I really
knew, I have achieved more than I thought I could. It doesn't matter how
big the mountain is, it doesn't matter if the goal is too big to conquer, it
doesn't matter if the people around you don't believe you will “make it”
what matters is that you try! Try to be different from everyone else and
what the norm is. If you don't then you will never know how far you could
actually go and how much you can actually achieve.
So my question to you is - What mountains will YOU conquer this term?
Naku noa na
Sidd Apiata
Deputy Principal
Operations
TERM 3 VALUES
How do you show our term values at school and at home?
Pride, Fairness, Effort + Communication, Excellence
MI WHANAU CALENDAR - TERM 3 DIARY DATES
W M W M Term 3 A
E O E O S
E N E D
Monday 26th July - Friday 1st October S HOLIDAYS
K T K U LANGUAGE FOCUS: Cook Island E AND OTHER
H L Values: Pride, Fairness, Effort and Commitment, Excellence M DATES
B E B
E L
G Y
1 Jul 26 6 MODULE 6 STARTS - Adventurous 34
Mon 26: 8:45am: Get Set, Go! Assembly
Wed 28: 12:30pm: ASCoLLT Meeting
- Newsletter 7 out today
Fri 30: Period 6: Language Speech Competition
2 Aug 2 Tues 3: Zone Netball - Girls 9
Wed 4: Cook Island Speech and Dance Competition
Thurs 5: Zone Netball - Girls (Save Day)
- 6:00pm: Facebook Live Year 6
3 9 Tues 10: 8:00am-8:00pm: Student Involved Conferences 27 +
- Zone Netball - Boys 11
Wed 11: 9:00am-1:00pm: Manurewa Mathex Competition
Thurs 12: Zone Netball - Boys (Save Day)
4 16 Tues 17: Zone Cross Country 23
Wed 18: 9:30am-2:00pm: Year 6 Open Day
Thurs 19: Zone Cross Country (Save Day)
Sat 21: 2:00pm: Facebook Live Year 6
5 23 Mon 23: All Day: MPA Diversity Dress Rehearsal at Vodafone Event Centre 15
Tues 24: 7:00pm: MPA Diversity Performance at Vodafone Event Centre
Wed 25: Newsletter 8 out today
6 Sep 30 Mon 30: Mid Term Break 73 Mon 30: Mid
- Counties Manukau Intermediate Schools Sports Camp Term Break
Tues 31: Staff Only Day Tues 31: Staff
- Zone League - Boys Only Day
Fri 3: Zone League - Boys (Save Day)
7 6 Sun 5 - Fri 10: AIMS (Girls 7’s/Boys 7’s/Girls Basketball/728) 26
Mon 6: Period 5: Speech Final (In School Hall)
- Year 7 Boostrix Vaccination (in hall)
Wed 8: 6:00pm-8:00pm: Kids Night Out
Fri 10: Zone League - Girls (Save Day)
8 13 7 MODULE 7 STARTS - MI Expression (STEaM Fair) 75
Maori Language Week
Wed 15: Zone League - Girls
Thurs 16: Period 5: Mathex School Final
9 20 Mon 20: M8M: Tawa 62
Tues 21: M8M: Rimu
Wed 22: M8M: Kowhai
Thurs 23: M8M: Kauri
Fri 24: APPA Manu Korero Speech Competition at Clendon Park School (selected students
involved)
10 27 MODULE 6 RESTARTS - Adventurous 70
Mon 27 - Wed 29: Exhibition of Learning (Open School Hours in the Gym)
- 6:00pm: Facebook Live Year 6
Tues 28: Zone Basketball - Boys+Girls
Wed 29: Year 6 Drop In Day
- Exhibition of Learning (Open 9am-7.30pm)
- Newsletter 9 out today
Fri 1: Period 5: Rewa’s Got Talent Final
- Last Day of Term 3
WHO’S ON ASSEMBLY THIS MONTH
Week 1 - Friday 30th July - Room 34
Week 2 - Friday 6th August - Room 9
Week 3 - Friday 13th August - Room 11 and 27
Week 4 - Friday 20th August - Room 23
Week 5 - Friday 27th August - Room 15
Our assemblies are every Friday in the Hall at 9:50am. Parents/Caregivers are more than welcome
to join us and I ask if you could please sit at the back of the hall on the right.
Regular assemblies serve as a vehicle to further enhance our positive school tone and climate, to
foster a corporate school spirit and to share information. But even more importantly assemblies are
a means to share our collective experiences and to celebrate and acknowledge each other –
acknowledging achievement and the effort exerted – regardless of the end result.
It is an opportunity to give “all our kids a pat on the back” for their efforts and also to reinforce to
everyone our high behaviour expectations. Whānau MI Bucks are given out and individual student
certificates awarded. If your child is receiving a certificate you will receive an invitation letter to
attend the assembly where I will present the certificate to your child. Likewise, feel free to attend
because you want to, regardless of whether your child is receiving a certificate or not. Come and
join the frivolity and sense of our community!
AFFIRMATIONS
The staff and community of Manurewa
Intermediate School are deeply
saddened with the passing of our
school board member, Te Ana
Simmonds. Thank you Te Ana for your
14 years of service and aroha to our
school and the wider Manurewa
community. Such a vibrant and happy
person to be with. Rest in love, and in
the peace that comes from knowing
you have made a difference to many,
many lives.
E ngau kino nei te aroha i a koe, Te
Ana!
MONARO ROOM 30 - 100%
ATTENDANCE WINNER
Congratulations on winning the
new laptop last term, for having
100% attendance so far this year!
It just goes to show that if you
do the mahi, you get the treats
so well done Monaro.
We have 148 students who have
been at school every day this
year. This young man was the
lucky winner.
KA KITE MR AND MRS MARSH!
Last term, we said farewell to Mr and
Mrs Marsh who had been here for the
last two years. We thank you for all
the time and energy you have exerted
here in the various roles you have had.
We thank you and wish you good luck
back in Canada!
JORDYN AND JANAIYA ROOM 30
- MEET NETBALL SUPERSTARS!
Jordyn won the chance to meet
captains Maia Wilson (Stars) and
Shannon Saunders (Steel) at the ANZ
Premiership game and Janaiya was
lucky enough to accompany her.
Both girls led the teams onto the
court and took part in the coin toss
alongside the captains. Can’t wait to
see you both as netball captains in
the future!
CONGRATULATIONS!
PRIME MINISTER'S EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS.
WE’RE FINALISTS... AGAIN!
A total of 19 finalists have been selected from the Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatū, Nelson and Waikato
regions for this year’s Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards. Each of the finalists demonstrated
innovative, effective and excellent teaching practice. Working together with tamariki, rangatahi, whānau,
iwi, hapū and the wider community, they saw positive outcomes that supported all learners to succeed.
Each year there is an Education Focus Prize that changes each year to showcase different areas of the New
Zealand education landscape. The 2021 focus prize that Manurewa Intermediate has been named as finalist
in is: EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
This prize celebrates teaching and learning that empowers children and young people to develop critical
thinking skills, as they explore the impact that people have on the environment, and to take action for a
sustainable future.
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. In ecology the word describes how biological systems remain
diverse and productive over time. For humans it is the potential for long-term maintenance of well-being,
which in turn depends on the well-being of the natural world and the responsible use of natural resources.
At Manurewa Intermediate School, Education for Sustainability is about the ability to sustain ourselves
(wellbeing), culture, whanau, community and the environment.
The students and community deserve the ‘best deal possible’ with access to an organic model of inquiry
learning covering the breadth of the New Zealand Curriculum. One of the areas of the NZC we saw as
culturally responsive, 21st Century based and needed to build engagement across the school and
throughout the community was Education For Sustainability. Since 2009 this has been implemented,
delivered, developed, grown and driven resulting in high learning and engaging outcomes and strong
community involvement. All of this dove-tails into our proven culturally responsive and localised curriculum
moving our ākonga and leaders strongly into the ever-changing 21st Century whilst being utterly immersed
in and planting the genes of our community.
Obviously, we are in celebratory mode after this announcement! How awesome! We have a visit from the
Judges on August 9th to determine the outcome of the competition... fingers crossed. This is another great
achievement to be acknowledged for the volume of work we do in this area for our kids! The
announcement will be made at the finals event on September 7th.
Special thanks to Rhonda Walker, Jo McB, Dan Filippini, and in the past, Tom Peyton.
Ross Devereux
Deputy Principal
External Relations and Communication
BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH
The following students are having birthdays this month.
We wish you an early Happy Birthday and trust you have a
wonderful day!
NB: There may be times when we inadvertently ‘miss’ a birthday
– please let us know if we do, so we can acknowledge it in the
next newsletter. It is important that we do this so please do not
feel bad telling us.
We would like to say Happy Birthday to...
26/07 Riley Kashyap, Grace Cochrane, Wendy Cochrane
28/07 Sharon Fred, Donny Kako, Conor Leota, Zyon Ryder
29/07 Jane Falelogi, Shirley Sau, Ariana Te Ahu
30/07 Lisaoeun Long, Ashlyn Tuitupou, Nicholas Watson, Kawiti Heta Timiiti
31/07 Jay Mau-Paul, Vili Havili, Siosi Lauaki, Tomilla Manttan-Baniani
1/08 Ezylekiah Mahoni
2/08 Eliza Lee Heller, Loretta Parker, Ada-Lee Maxwell, Lupe Taukapo
3/08 Danielle Steven, Tia-Marie Tearii
5/08 Taugaola Scanlon, Quwen Tupou
6/08 Savannah Tui, Grant Satala, Soesa Tovo
7/085 Indiana Schuster, Jackson-Lee Tonga-Ngatai
8/08 Custom Bevan-Kaui, Reign Bevan-Kaui, Eria-Hone Brown-Rapana
9/08 Saphire Main-Taka, Tania Tupaea
10/08 Davejamin Asiata, Ayaana Grace, Carson Puna
11/08 Keisha Cox, Georgie Bataillard, Stig Jensen, Dubem Onwudiwe
12/08 Joe Fatongiatau, Charize Groyon, Alex Ward-Hau
13/08 Jayden Kaiwai-Peapea
14/08 Kahlianne Wirepa
15/08 Lupe McDonald, Devontay Hokianga, Harley Tamihana-Manukau, Iosefa Tusani, Amy Young
16/08 Savannah Little, Justin Nguyen, Jaxon Ranapia, Louie Veve, Milan Flavell, Fiffri Ioane
18/08 Sophia Foketi, Azaylea Pahiri, Kepu Tu’Uheava
19/08 Celina Tran
20/08 Jaydene Moka, Dhiral Singh, Dhirav Singh
21/08 George Hemopo, Sienna Time-Tatara
22/08 Precious Pihama-Coleman, Dominique Finau
23/08 Isaiah Funaki, Eliza Latu, Precious Italia, Chelsea Ryder, Mesake Vakapuna
24/08 Joshua Tutavake, Mikaere Katene-BrownCLASS WORK
Room 12
Another busy term has passed and we are now heading into Term Three, already! Term Two
was definitely jam packed with awesome events and learning experiences. We have
thoroughly enjoyed being curious and learning about mysteries, social acceptance and space
as a part of our Curiosity Module. Kowhai whanau came out with second place overall for the
term - we feel proud and delighted with our achievement!
Exciting times...
Spelling Bee: We started off getting ourselves prepared for our Spelling Bee - class,
whanau and then the whole school. Saphire and Pepe were our Room 12
representatives for the Kowhai whanau Spelling Bee. Kowhai was thrilled about taking
the overall win! Well done to everyone for putting in the mahi and practises to make
sure they were ready to do their best.
Stand Up Against Bullying: It was awesome to have
so many Room 12 students support the annual pink
shirt day showing support and unity towards a worthy
cause!
Cross Country: Everyone participated in our M.I Cross
Country event - it was awesome to see everyone
trying their best, even if running is not our favourite
activity.
Boys Night Out and Girls Night In: Both nights were a huge success! It was a great
opportunity for the students to spend some quality time with some of the important
people who make a difference in their lives. It was a chance for us to step away from
the busyness of our everyday lives and enjoy each other's company for a while.Marae stay: Week 9 was an extremely busy week
for Room 12 as we had our class Marae stay and the
UN Food Festival all in one week! We had an
awesome time at our Marae stay - we loved getting
to experience what it is like at a Marae. We were
welcomed onto our school Marae by our school
Cultural Council during the powhiri. Nikita and
Payton did us proud by leading the karanga and
Grant was great with his Samoan mihi. Mr Henry and
Mr P did an amazing job making sure we learn all
there is to know as well as keeping us on schedule
and following the tikanga of our Marae.
UN Food Festival: Wow! What an experience the
food fest was! We had the privilege of tasting food
from all around the world - for some of us it meant
trying food we would not normally eat, and we all
made the effort trying all the different kai there was
on offer. Our South African traditional Afrikaans
sweet treats, Koeksisters, were a hit! We were
grateful for Kepu, Jessica and Zantye who handed
out our kai and
offered a taste of
South Africa to our
peers.
UN show: Room 12’s UN show was based around
South Africa. As a South African myself, I could not
have been more proud. We learnt and sang the
South African National Anthem which included
learning some of the Zulu, Xhosa, Sesotho and
Afrikaans languages - the kids did an awesome job
and picked up the languages really well. Everyone
worked well as a team and the kids loved being
exposed to and learning about different aspects of
South Africa and its history. Our show was a success
and Room 12 shone like the stars that they are!Room 06
learns about Nigeria.
The Yoruba Creation Story.
In the beginning there was only sky and sea. It was ruled by the mighty Orisha and the council of
gods. Each god had a purpose. Olorun was the god of the sky, Olokun was the god of sea, and
Orunmila being the wisest of all gods.
One day a god named Obatala decided he would make land so he called upon Olorun for
permission to create the land and Orunmila for advice. They both grant him the permission and
advice he needs. He began collecting items and once he had all the items in a bag Obatala used an
enchanted gold chain to climb down from the sky. Down and down he went. When he reaches the
end of the golden rope he sprinkles the sand he collected from a shell. He then drops a chicken who
scatters across the sand. Before long Obatala sees a vast amount of mountains and valleys
heading in every direction. They had grown instantly. Next he decides to drop a palm nut and
soon stands an entire palm forest. Obatala was very satisfied with his work.He named his piece of
land Ife and settled down with his black cat to live on his newly created land.
After several months Obatala got very bored so he began shaping figures in clay and as he
worked, he drank palm wine. He drank bowl after bowl and made figure after figure. Olorun then
gave life to his clay figures. The following day he sees his clay people walking around and
realises that his creations were deformed. Because of this Obatala swore he would never drink
ever again.
He began making perfect clay figures and as soon as Olorun breathed life into them they
immediately began building houses and villages. Obatala became the patron god of land and
man.
All the Orisha were pleased with his work.All except Olokun, the master of the sea, who was never
consulted about the creation of land and man in the first place. In anger he caused a big flood
that nearly wiped out obatala's creations. Once the water resided Obatala understood his mistake
and from this it was decided that everyone should also respect the sea.
Retold by Alofa Reihaina-Iiga and Jurral Solomon-TaefuThe Nigerian Flags
The Nigerian flag was designed in 1959.
The 2 green stripes on the Nigerian flag
stand for natural wealth. The white
stripe represents unity and peace.
The second flag was the flag of Nigeria
between 1914 and 1960.
Nigerian Facts
Did you know…
Over 500 indigenous languages are spoken throughout
Nigeria.
Did you know…
There are more than 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria.
Did you know…
The population of Nigeria is over 200 million plus. Nigeria
is the most populous country in Africa.
Did you know...
Football is the national sport of Nigeria.
Did you know...
The name Nigeria originated from the Niger river.
Did you know…
Oil is one of the biggest exports of Nigeria.
Did you know…
The government banned twitter in all of Nigeria.
Over 40 million people use that platform!ROOM 20 We had such a busy Term Two! We completed our service at Southmall by picking up rubbish on the way as well as delivering positivity and cheer to members of the public. We handed out specially prepared bookmarks to the public and it was great to mingle and socialise with the shoppers. They were very appreciative of our service. Our class enjoyed our Marae Stay and learnt lots about Maori Tikanga and Fa’a Samoa. It was great seeing the pupils involved in making dinners, breakfast and cleaning together. The whole experience was great for me to get to know your child more and build upon our class culture. The UN show for our class showcased the great talents our students have. Our UN show was based on France. Students learnt lots about France - historical sites such as the Eiffel Tower, French heroes such as Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution. Students were absolutely engrossed at all stages of the show. They were super proud of writing the entire script themselves and performing it. They practised over and over again, even when they were tired, to perfect their parts. I was super proud of seeing the level of engagement and commitment in my students. It was a great student - led learning experience. At the UN Food Festival we also shared a sample of French food which consisted of baguettes and dips. This was enjoyed by all students and staff. All I can say is… Term 3 - Bring it on!! Ron Singh Class Teacher - Room 20
REPORTS
UN Food Festival 2021
Part of our M.I Cultural Breakout module was The Food Fest. We
were all very excited because we got to try samples of food
from all around the world… I mean who wouldn’t be excited?!
It was Thursday 1st July when we had our Food Festival,
everybody was really looking forward to it. Each class went to
the gym as an activity rotation on the day. Other activities
were in classrooms and outside. Some activities were art
based while others were physical, musical or historical. The
activities were based on the country each class was studying
as part of the UN show so we all could learn a little more about
the world we live in.
During the Food Fest
the gym was split in
half. One side had the
samples from Kauri and Tawa Whanau and the other side
had food samples from Rimu and Kowhai Whanau. There
was a massive variety of different foods for everyone to
sample. From French nougats, to fried rice, to sushi,
seaweed, falafel and more! For $5 we definitely got lots of
delicious food from all around the world.
After morning tea, my class made our way to the gym with
excitement! We couldn’t wait to sample new foods from
many different countries! As we entered the gym I looked
around at all the different tables in amazement. It made me
think about and appreciate all the time and effort everyone
had gone through. After we made our way around the gym
we headed back to class and began eating. My personal
favourite was Brazil and their delicious Brigadeiro Fudge
Balls.
A big shoutout to all the parents that came along and
helped their kid’s class out by serving food in the gym. It’s
parents and whanau like you that make these experiences
possible - so thank you all for making this happen!
By Jasmine Thomas, Room 34Wednesday 7th July: Performance night.
Two weeks prior, Kauri Aiga form classes began Module 5:
MI Cultural Focus Breakout. The students were deep within
the throws of creating a production based on the country
they had chosen from the United Nations. Every student
had bought into the different ideas, scripting and props
provided two weeks full of mania. What an event! Leading
up to the very last hour before show time, some classes
were still getting the final pieces ready. The students pulled
off an incredible evening and I would like to extend appreciation to everyone for putting in the time and mahi to
create a fantastic UN Show.
Room 13
A piece on the story of James Cook fictitiously
remastered in the theme of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Following the journey he made to the Pacific Islands and
ending up in Hawaii where he met his end, cooked in a
pot and eaten by the indigenous Hawaiian people.
Room 11
Following the betrothal story of Isis and Osiris, this
performance enacted the romance with tact and poise.
Seth, Osiris’s brother, was jealous and killed Osiris,
scattering his body parts across Egypt. Isis collected
them to resurrect Osiris and together killed Seth.
Room 25
A country stricken by war and poverty and ruled by a
ruthless king was led in a coup by two farmers to claim
back Uganda. The story follows the trials the people felt
and the celebration leading to the uniting of the country
depicted through dance and role play.Room 73
The Day of the Dead Festival is a highlight in Mexico as a
celebration of the deceased. The story follows a young
girl being told about the dead by her grandad. With
incredible face paint and choreographed dances, it was a
show to remember. It ended in tragedy but was eclipsed
by the celebration of what is to come.
Room 22
This show on Brazil depicted the incredible society that
was birthed from the slave trade when the Spanish
entered the New World. Living in poverty, a place called
the Favelas is rich with crime, culture and incredible
stories of survival.
Room 35
Going through the iconic culture of America, Room 35
depicts all that makes America great. From Hip Hop to
the Presidents and Mike Tyson to Mickey Mouse, the
students created a vast landscape of dialogue and dance
beautifully choreographed into a work of art.
Room 69
The Story of Nian is how the celebration of Chinese New
Year came to be. Nian was a dragon that hated the colour
red and therefore to ward off Nian, the Chinese people
would use red and gold to scare the dragon away. This
show ended with a live music piece from a well known
Asian musician.
Room 19
Vietnam is a colourful country. This production shows the
many aspects of Vietnam ranging from the music to
cuisine. The students played the parts exceptionally well
and ended it with a celebration of Vietnamese New Year
through song and dance.
By Mr LeeKOWHAI UN SHOW 2021
The UN Show was a very satisfying experience for Kowhai Whanau. It was amazing seeing the hard work
and dedication that went into each of our classes' performances. Students have learnt so much and they
have been part of a performance that they will remember for the rest of their lives! Proud is an
understatement! Here are a few comments from our form teachers...
“What an awesome experience it was
South Africa preparing for the UN show! Room 12 had South
Africa as our country and it was such a great
feeling getting to share my home country,
languages and culture with them! They truly
made me very proud. They were eager to
learn all that they could and on show night
they most definitely did not disappoint - they
brought the energy and kept the audience
entertained!” - Mrs Knibbs
Spain
“Room 15 enjoyed learning about
Spanish language and culture.
Our performance was about the
different festivals of Spain. I
loved our performance and am so
proud of our class who performed
and expressed our learning so
amazingly!” - Mrs Kaur
“WHAT A GREAT PERFORMANCE
UAE ROOM 27. yOU ALL WORKED
WELL TOGETHER TO LEARN
ABOUT A FOREIGN CULTURE.
You should all be very
proud of our end product.
And a special thank you
goes to Miss Ngapera for
all her support and ideas
during the lead up to our
performance - thank you!”
- mR SHEPPARD
United Kingdom “Room 30 had lots of fun learning
and exploring all about the United
Kingdom. Everyone had a role to
play, focussed well over the
breakout module and delivered in
their performance on the night.
You all should be so proud!”
- Mr Byrne-HansenKenya
From the land where their tallest mountain glitters, The Republic of Kenya, Room
32 showcased their talents in singing, acting and dancing during the UN
Performance Night! We can sum up our meaningful experiences with the words from
Kenya’s #1 freedom fighter, Wangari Maathai, “We do the right thing not to please
people but because it’s the only logically reasonable thing to do, as long as we are
being honest with ourselves – even if we are the only ones left.” - Miss Ella
The Bahamas “I loved the creativity that came from
the students in Room 62. Everyone had
great ideas and it was awesome to see it
all come together on performance day.
They should all be very proud of their
performance!!”
- Mr Huata
“Room 75 was fully immersed in
Brazil discovering and exploring what
Brazil has to offer, which included
for example; the culture, language,
food and festivals. They expressed
their learning through their UN
show and worked extremely hard
too. They made me a very proud
teacher!” - Miss Henare
“We were really lucky to have a small
Philippines group from Avondale Intermediate
Filipino Cultural group come across to
school and teach us how to do the
Tinikling Dance. It was awesome to see
how the kids in Room 79 made the
Tinikling dance their own creating the
different dance groups and formations.”
- Miss Hardwidge
We would like to thank all our whanau who came and encouraged our class items and watched our
performances. A special shout out to the LA’s who supported us during the two weeks especially Mr K,
Miss Ngapera and Miss Walker. Thank you to Mr Devereux, Mr Upoko and Mr Solomona for all their work in
the booth to make sure we looked and sounded amazing on the night. As well as Miss Brook and the
leadership team for all their organisation behind the scenes! It was definitely a night to remember and
something we will cherish, forever!
By Miss ApiataRIMU UN SHOW 2021
Why travel the world when we can bring the world to you?!
The UN Show was a very satisfying experience for Rimu Whanau. It was great to see the hard work
and dedication that had gone into each of our classes' performances. Students have learnt so
much and they have been part of a performance that they will remember for the rest of their life! I
hope you got to see your child’s performance at the UN show!
Learning about Mexico and the Dias
de Los Muertos prompted lots of
discussion and the students enjoyed
it. On show night the students all
rallied together and did a great job
showcasing some of what they had
learnt.
- Miss Fox Room 3
Overall, students showed great
commitment, energy and curiosity
to create an awesome UN Show
on Greece. They worked as a team
and learned so many new things
about the country of Greece.
- Mr Edwards Room 4
Students showed great
enthusiasm as script
writers, editors, talented
actors and great dancers -
student-centred learning at
it’s very best!
- Mr Singh Room 20All of Room 23 loved the UN Show! They embraced our country - Egypt. They loved creating our script, were eager for the Food Festival and showed great enthusiasm with their characters and dancing. Every student had a part to play and it wouldn’t have been a success without their hard work and persistence. - Miss Tewhata Room 23 Students showed great interest and curiosity in learning about Irish culture, especially the many legends of ancient Ireland. When creating the props every student worked hard in a station and showed tremendous persistence in learning the script, stage directions, the song and dance of our UN show. - Mr Bacon Room 28 We had heaps of fun learning about India. The best part was the fact that the students created their own show from writing their own Myth, to then coming up with choreography of the spectacular final dance piece. - Miss Brooking Room 34 Taking part in the UN Show meant that we were engaged in many activities involving China. We found the food, the culture, the rich history, the traditions and the diversity of China to be fascinating. - Mrs Sheridan-Smith Room 70 For our Japan study, our amazing class really pulled together to make heaps of sushi for the Food Festival. They experienced Taiko drumming first hand and put on a fantastic performance at the UN Show, based on a Japanese folk hero! - Mrs White Room 78
Tawa Whanau - UN Show 2021
On the 21st June, Tawa Whanau began the momentous journey of creating the largest performance
expected of them during their time at Manurewa Intermediate.
Module 5: Cultural Focus Breakout (UN Show), saw each class pick a country of the United Nations to
explore and showcase in a play of their collective design. The purpose was to better understand countries
that students may not have explored in any great detail. Aspects such as
culture, religion, food, dance, traditions, language, myths and legends, as
well as an overall study of history of their chosen country. The time spent
within their form classes was incredibly intense, especially preparing for
the finale, an 8-10 minute performance in front of their friends and family.
As part of their exploration, a Food Festival was held where classes had
the opportunity to try food from other countries. 450 small portions were
made to supply Tawa Whanau
and our sister whanau, Kauri with
a taster. The 16 portions added
up to be quite a lunch with such
delicacies as seaweed from South Korea, samosas from India,
biltong from South Africa or chilli from Mexico.
This one day out from the hustle and bustle of preparing for their
performance was a much-needed break and allowed students to
understand that this module was about more than just a show.
And what an amazing show it was! The students represented themselves, their teachers and Tawa whanau
sublimely. Whether funny or emotional they were all incredibly powerful. A special shout out goes to Room
26 who did an amazing job of telling the dramatic and moving story of Nelson Mandela and his ability to
change a country, the insane energy of Room 9’s Bollywood dance performances and Room 24’s
adventurous love story told by an old French couple. As a whole, they were all outstanding and I know the
staff are incredibly proud of the students and each other.
A final word for all the whanau that attended, thank you. Thank you for supporting your kids and showing up
to watch their performances. Whether you came to one night or both nights, we appreciate all the support
we get from our Whanau and hope to see you again at our next event!
By Mr FilippiniSPORTS
GIRLS RUGBY 7S
MI VS ROYAL OAK | THURSDAY 8 JULY 2021
On Thursday 8th July, Manurewa Intermediate had their first Girls 7s rugby match against Royal Oak
Intermediate, in preparation for the upcoming NZ Anchor AIMS Games. The weather was perfect for rugby. With
MI’s on-going training since the beginning of the year, they were well drilled and ready to step up to the
challenge.
MI scored the first three tries of the game before Royal Oak scored with two of their own. The girls regrouped
after the first half and decided to put their foot down and finish the game strong. With excellent skills and
moving of the ball our MI Girls were too good in the end. The final score was 41-17 to MI.
Our MI Girls 7s are in promising form as they enter the back end of AIMS Games preparations. We hope to secure
a few more games before then.
AIMS 7s Squad:
Violet Hiku 23, Nakeisha Sefatu 23, Hevynlee Paul 23, Skye Hohepa 23, Fiffri Ioane 23, Fabianni Napara 23, Halo
Matthews 23, Mele Liufau 30, Maliana Afu 30, Zantyre Sheppard 12, J-Lynn Roberts 33 + Brooke Tilton-Mist 62
AIMS Development:
Elida Latu 78, Lupe Taukapo 23 + Monique Campbell 30
By Junior PeiluaMI RUGBY XV’s CHAMPS
TUESDAY 29 JUNE 2021
After winning the Counties Zone Day, the MI XV’s embarked on the Champions Day held at Avondale
Racecourse. This was going to be one tough day with all of the top teams from across Auckland competing. MI
were drawn in the same pool as De La Salle, Howick, Kelston and St Peters. The boys were up for the challenge.
In our first game against Kelston the boys played a very structured game working their pod system well, freeing
up space on the outsides where we scored from. The forwards were led by Bensen, Kahurangi and Gordon who
ran hard and aggressively against the Kelson defence. Payton, the club captain, controlled the backs well,
exploiting the spaces to release the wingers. We came out on top, 21-12. In our next game against Howick, we
suffered a dip in our mental concentration, up against a bigger and more physical forward pack. MI continued
to battle hard, where the spaces on the pitch were a lot smaller to score.
The boys eventually found some space to score, sometimes through ‘route one’ up the middle and eventually
came out with a 15-15 draw. Our next game was up against St Peters who played a smart game plan in keeping
the ball well through good continuity phases. The XV were frustrated with the lack of possession where our
structure was stifled with lack of ball. We came out with a 12-0 loss, where we felt that we could have won
against a big and expansive De La Salle team. MI managed to regain some of the game plan and structure found
in the first game, moving the ball quickly and avoiding physical encounters. We found spaces on the edges to
score, but left ourselves a lot to make up, coming out with a 12-12 draw.
I am immensely proud of the boys and their efforts over the last 13 weeks of training. To compete against
established rugby union schools, with many of their opponents playing club rugby for a good few years, gaining
the results we did was outstanding. Payton led from the front, creating opportunities from very little. He was
supported well by Heph and Cassidy. The forwards were led by Bensen who ran hard and with aggression at the
defence line. He was supported well by the likes of Gordon, Kahurangi and Sam. They should hold their heads up
high with their achievements. My most humble thanks for the parents who came along to support the boys and
the team. Roll on 2022 and more rugby union!
By Cian Byrne-HansenGIRLS BASKETBALL UPDATE
The Manurewa Intermediate Girls Basketball Team played St Cuthberts College earlier last term at our house.
The girls won this contest easily with a 48-6 victory and proved that their hard work, which started in Term 4
last year, is paying off.
The girls then ventured to St Cuthbert’s College to play their Year 9 & 10 girls team during the last week of Term
2. Even though the girls were younger and smaller than their opposition, they managed to ultimately come out
on top through communication, defence, skill and speed.
The final score was 65-48 and this win has been the
highlight of the girls season, as this has been their
toughest game yet.
The team have just finished eight two hour training
sessions in the holidays and look forward to their
Ponsonby tour of St Marys Intermediate and
Ponsonby Intermediate this term. AIM’s games are
on the horizon and our ultimate goal is to finish well
in this tournament.
The last highlight of the St Cuthbert’s game was
getting a photo with Tinihuia Lee-Lemon who plays
TK’s daughter on Shortland Street. She was one of
St Cuthbert’s best players and the girls enjoyed
being able to chat with her after the game!
By Thomas BartlettGirls Hockey
Hockey trials were held at the beginning of Term 2 and quickly became a chance for everyone to enjoy
the sport of hockey rather than being a traditional competitive trial. Most of the girls had never played
hockey before joining the team. Throughout the term, the girls worked hard to develop their hockey
skills, strategies and fitness to get ready for the Counties Manukau Zone tournament.
Tuesday 29th June, the day of the tournament arrived and it was pouring! The decision was made for
the tournament to move to Thursday 1st July, the same day as our UN Food Fest. The girls decided to
keep going with their commitment to the team and 15 girls travelled to Pukekohe with the support of
Miss Douglas.
The girls were nervous and excited for their first match. This was against Reremoana School and we
lost 3-0. After getting used to the size of the field and the positioning the girls headed into their
second match against Pukekohe Intermediate. With no goalie and some expert strikers from
Pukekohe, we came away with an 11-0 win to them.
Heading into the final match of the round robin against The Gardens, the girls were exhausted but still
in high spirits. After a stunning goal from Isla we drew 1-1. Players of the day were Phoenix and Isla, for
their amazing mahi all day.
Overall the girls had a great learning experience, working together against some tough competition. I
am so proud of how the girls showed our school values and how they kept trying even though we didn’t
have much success. I’m looking forward to continuing to build our hockey team next year!
A big thanks to Miss Douglas for taking the team on the day and for your awesome coaching from the
sidelines. We appreciate it!
Miss StephensGeneral School Notices and Reminders
1. PLEASE NAME IT – we make every effort to see students’ personal items are secure. It would make our task
considerably easier and would drastically reduce levels of stress for students if ALL ITEMS – INCLUDING ALL
UNIFORM ITEMS, PE UNIFORMS, SHOES, SPORTS EQUIPMENT, JACKETS, JERSEYS, LUNCHBOXES, WATER BOTTLES,
BAGS etc. WERE ALL CLEARLY NAMED!!
2. WINTER UNIFORM – in Term 2 and 3 you can wear PLAIN black track pants, long sleeve black singlets (not polo
neck) under your uniform top, plain black beanies, plain black scarves, and black stockings (not tights). Do not
come in other long pants and expect to get a pass - if you do not get plain black track pants NOT TIGHTS, then
wear your normal uniform. Our stockists are SAS Manukau (1 Ronwood ave) and The Warehouse Manukau (35
Cavendish Drive)
3. OPEN DOOR POLICY – as mentioned in my initial letter in Term One, Week One our school has an “Open Door
Policy”. This means that should you have any questions or concerns about anything please do not hesitate to
contact us. Don’t be a stranger, but pop in anytime you can. We’d love to see you!
If at any time you wish to see any of your child’s teachers about something specific please telephone the school
to organize an appointment. At times there are bound to be issues that crop up and we encourage you to air
your concerns but ask that you speak to the person involved first. If you have done this and feel there has been
no success, you are more than welcome to see the form teacher, the relevant senior staff member or myself.
If you are wanting information on your child’s progress, it is advisable to book a time to see the relevant subject
teacher. This will enable the teacher to give you the time you deserve to have the proper conversation.
Classrooms are busy places in the mornings before school and immediately after, and it is not always possible for
the teacher to give full attention to your queries if you do not book in advance.
4. MESSAGES FOR/FROM STUDENTS – we accept there will be occasions when students need to contact members
of their family during the school day. With the approval of their classroom teacher, students are able to use a
school telephone to do this. Because of the demands of school management and school activities, these calls will
be restricted to important matters – not to have forgotten homework, lunch etc. dropped off or to arrange an
after school social occasion! If things are forgotten then children will need to learn to accept the consequences
for their actions. Likewise, the school accepts with today’s busy schedules there will be occasions when parents
need to get important messages to their children. The school will make every effort to forward these messages,
if received before 2.45pm. However, the administration staff cannot accept responsibility if a student does not
receive a message.
5. UPDATE OF INFORMATION – if there have been any changes to the custodial arrangements, change of address,
change of telephone number, change of emergency contact numbers, or any other changes we would be very
grateful if you would inform us as soon as possible, so our records can be corrected.
6. INTERNET SAFETY – we are well aware that the internet is a wonderful educational resource, but we all know,
there are dangers. As you know, to use the information and communications technologies resources, including
accessing the internet at school, students and their parents are required to sign an ACCEPTABLE USE OF
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES AGREEMENT. This agreement spells out very clearly
what is acceptable and what is not acceptable both in terms of use and internet site access. This is done at
enrollment.
Students use individual logons and our system records to audit all logons, the date and time of the logon, the
location of the computer and a list of all searches attempted and sites accessed. Please discuss with your child
the appropriate use of the internet. Teachers also do this on a regular basis.
7. HOME STUDY – our stand on home study is that it is useful and helps develop good work habits. Home study can
also be a contentious and emotional issue, and one that can cause much conflict in the home and at school.
There is always a wide range of views on the subject with some parents wanting more and others wanting less.
There is recent research which states home study for children under Year 9 makes no difference to academic
achievement; however we do believe it helps with good work habits.We believe that home study at this level gives students practice at managing their time to do some self-directed
learning – which will increase dramatically once they move into high school. Any home study tasks are not
designed to explore new concepts, but to reinforce prior learning. I discourage our teachers from setting lengthy
tasks that require a lot of marking, because 6 minutes of marking per child over a class of 30 students = 3 hours.
That time is better spent in planning exciting learning and providing direct feedback to students as they learn.
Our home study will only comprise literacy/spelling and Math and the completion of other subject tasks; but not
new work. Reading is vitally important. Our children need to read for sustained periods (at least 15 minutes at a
time) – so if your child says’ “I don’t have any homework”’ hand him or her a good book! My hope is that home
study will purr along in the background without causing any frustration for parents, students or teachers. The
homework programme commences in Week 5.
We have an After School “Home Study Club” every afternoon from 3.15pm-4.15 pm except Friday, and
2.25-4.15pm Tuesdays, in the Library as well as the ICT Lab which is open for students to use the computers. The
Library is also open before school, at all break times and until 4.15pm after school every afternoon. Any student
is welcome to attend! Encourage your child to do so if they find doing work at home is difficult.
In summary:
a. Home study will comprise a daily reading expectation, the learning of spelling words and arithmetic (i.e.,
multiplication, addition etc) and the completion of work already taught (not new learning). The time
allocation will be approximately 20-30 minutes per day, although longer reading time is whole heartedly
encouraged. Your child’s form teacher will let you know more details if they have not already done so, as
this is overseen by form teachers!
b. Home study must be relevant, beneficial and fair. It must be work that does not require hours of parental
input, followed by hours of marking. If you wish your child to have more homework please feel free to
organise this yourself. Bookshops sell a plethora of project type worksheets and activities that may or may
not be of any real learning value but should you want more of these resources they will give you an option.
8. SCHOOL HOURS – students are expected to be in school before 8.20am, ready for an 8.30am start. The school
day ends at 3.15pm. We have no wet early finishes, although they finish at 2.25pm every Tuesday. Please note a
fuller explanation following this and also of the breakdown of the timetable.
Tuesday early finish (2.25pm): Current international and national research identifies the single most important
determinant of student achievement is quality teaching. Quality teaching needs to be supported by strategic
professional learning. Successful professional learning helps teachers to build knowledge, refine skills, practice
new learnings, obtain feedback and receive support.
The early finish for students every Tuesday afternoon is so that staff can participate in professional learning
activities. However any student requiring supervision until 3.15pm will go to the Library where supervision will
be provided. This 50 minute early finish each week does not interfere with in-class learning time as our lunch
breaks are only 30 minutes instead of the normal hour most schools have and we start each day at 8.30am
whereas most schools start at 9.00am, and we end at 3.15pm, whereas most schools end at 3pm. In effect then
students are actually in class for 6 hours longer each week!
All staff professional learning at Manurewa Intermediate is aimed at extending and increasing expertise. This will
impact in the desired way on practice when individuals are able to make links between the learning and their
professional beliefs, and to take an active role in identifying and pursuing such learning. An essential belief is that
the learning will provide for improved student outcomes.9. STUDENT PLANNER DIARY – your child has been given a diary that is loaded with information. Please check with
your child and have a look at it! Do it regularly!
10. PERIOD 6/PASSION PURSUITS – our Extra-Curricular Activities, offered by staff, operate during Period 6 (from
3.15-4.30pm) on a Monday, Wednesday or Thursday. In the past staff have offered various clubs such as Chess,
Cooking, Art, Sewing and Crafts, Christian Fellowships, Maker Spaces, E4S, Homework Club, Khan Academy,
Digital Club, Gardening, and Horticulture for students to take part in.
The school wide activities of choir, bands, cultural groups (Te Manu Ka Rewa, Samoan, Tongan, Indian etc) and
Zone sports teams training will also happen in a Period 6 in addition to any other practices that may be
scheduled. Students will be given a permission slip for parents/caregivers to sign in order to attend any Period 6
they take part in. Without signed permission students will not be able to attend.
11. ABSENCE - if your child is absent from school please call the office on 2668268, before 8.45am to advise us. If
you do not do this we contact you immediately through our text system. After the second day of no notification
the administration staff will contact the home directly as well.
12. LATENESS - all students who are late (i.e. arriving at school after the 8.30am bell) report to the office before
heading to class. This is to ensure we keep a track of attendance and student safety. No valid note or parent
means a consequence – an after school detention! We appreciate your support with this!
13. VISITORS - whenever you visit the school please do so via the office so you can be checked in, instead of going
directly to the classroom. Thank you for your cooperation.
14. SCHOOL PROPERTY - the school has a policy of “abuser pays”. Students who carelessly or wilfully damage school
property or equipment will be asked to meet the cost of the repairs, or at the very least pay a fair share of the
replacement. We hope this will become a rare occasion at Manurewa Intermediate, however when this does
occur, parents/caregivers will receive an explanatory letter and a tax invoice to cover costs. In addition to the fact
that schools operate on very tight budgets, we see the development of personal responsibility as an important
outcome of our school programmes.
15. MEDICATION IN SCHOOL - no medication should be kept in your child’s school bag. If your child has
antibiotic/medication that needs to be administered during the school day please ensure you have filled out a
permission slip at the office. No medication can be administered to your child without approval.
16. NO - iPod, game, fizzy drinks, lollies, chocolate or chewing gum are to be brought to school. If a student has any
of these, they will be confiscated and returned at the end of the day! We look forward to your support with this.
AND lunches are provided free to every child so no need to drop off any lunch during the day.
17. CELL PHONES - if students bring cellphones to school they are left at the office before school and collected after
school. If students keep them on them or in bags during the day and they are ‘lost’ or ‘stolen’ we will not waste
any time in following up. Owner beware - follow the procedures!
18. MONEY - is not to be left in bags, desks or clothing when not being worn. Hand to the office or form teacher for
safe keeping. If the procedure is not followed and money is ‘lost’ or ‘stolen’ we will not waste any time following
up. Owner beware - follow the procedure!
PLEASE DO NOT PARK AT THE McKEAN AVENUE
SHOPS TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD. THESE CAR PARKS
ARE FOR THOSE USING THE SHOPS.
Let’s be respectful of the shop patrons please!Community Notices
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not to pick up vaping (or smoking) in the first place,
by challenging them to do the research and think
critically about vaping. Visit the link for more info.
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