Drama and hip hop classes

 DRAMA CLASSES 

Explore vocal skills, movement and characters through theatre sports, games and improv. Build imagination, gain confidence and have fun!

HIP HOP DANCE CLASSES

Our Beginner Hip Hop classes continue into Term 4 for Junior 7yrs+ and Intermediate 10yrs+. These classes work on coordination and musicality in a fun, dynamic, supportive environment introducing the Hip Hop genre to our young dancers. All music and choreography is age appropriate.

 You can find out more about us at www.boipaa.co.nz or get in touch with us via info@boipaa.co.nz or 022 681 4461

Whakawhānaungatanga Hui Ahurei - Whitiora Marae, Te Tii

The Bay of Islands International Academy were very proud to host the very first kapa haka festival for primary and intermediate students in Kerikeri. 

This event, held at the beautiful Whitiora Marae in Te Tii, was a celebration of Ngāti Rehiatanga in the form of waiata and performance.

As inaugural hosts our whole school were the welcoming group for all the other visiting schools, and with the support of our kaiwhina Crystal, Rawi and Danny, the children did themselves very proud.

It was a wonderful day of Kerikeri schools sharing a sense of togetherness and whānaungatanga, best depicted by the photos shared below.

More photos are available following this link https://photos.app.goo.gl/8oTEa9BCxsnHjZSs8

Table tennis school holiday programme

 

Board election results

13 September 2022

School Board Parent Election Results Declaration Parent representative votes: 

Name Votes 

Edwards, Monique 24

Heihei, June 15

Lee, Barney 26 

Rehm, Jason 10 

Tubbs, Liz 28 

Wolfgramm, Karis 26 

Invalid Votes ____0_______ 

I hereby declare the following duly elected: 

Names Liz Tubbs Barney Lee Karis Wolfgramm Monique Edwards 

Signed Toni Taylor Returning Officer

BSLA - Structured Literacy Approach

 At the Bay Academy our teachers in Rooms 1 and 2 are working hard to prepare children with the necessary foundational literacy skills they need to be able to access the wider, inquiry based curriculum we so value. They are doing this with the support of the Better Start Literacy Programme which is having very positive impact on children right across the country.

The programme teaches systematic word identification and decoding strategies. This information sheet will shed light on the elements of the programme which are proving to be so effective.

Lit Quiz - Room 5

Practice makes perfect!

Leading up to Lit Quiz, our team (Amalfi, Gabby, Lily and Olive) had to do practice tests to analyse what we knew and needed to know. Every week or so, we would learn new things that would help us with doing our best, and I guess that played a big part in us coming 11th!

On the day, 37 teams were competing. There were 10 different subjects that we had to try and answer, like comic characters and rabbits. We got to a bonus round, so we got double points on whatever subject we thought we were best at. We choose the last theme, settings, and getting the final score of 64! The quiz master also gave away spot questions where the teams were given a random question and had to answer it on the spot. If you got it right, you got $5! All together, our team got $35. We also won a round, the subject being musicals. It was a great experience and we would definitely try it again!

Trapping and Planting

Action is underway to re-establish an active trapping team and programme in our school. We have made connections with Kiwi Coast who have a sophisticated database of trap locations and catch information, all on the internet. 

This opportunity is one where we would be involved in setting up GPS trackers on all our traps and having the children involved capturing and recording the data. It would also likely move beyond the current school boundaries to include establishing a trapping and information campaign in the Te Tii Village. 

We would become part of the predator free programme running on the peninsula in a more formal capacity.

Some of the team met with Zane from Kiwi Coast to discuss some planning around what the next steps would be. The team will meet again in a couple of weeks to set up an organised location map for traps around the boundary of the school.