Taradale Intermediate

Thursday 19th-Mon 23rd Feb

LIT QUIZ TRAINING SQUAD 2026

Congratulations to the following ākonga...

India MacDonald 1

Maia Richards 13

Shay Pinto 24

Arahi Alexander 13

Angus Gilmartin 24

Krisha Rawat 13

Quinta Beni 8

Hank Gerrie 13

Aida Hutchinson 6

Maisie Shulberg 4

Ayla Shand 22

Ruby Lawler 13

Georgia Bottrill 18

Asha Tan 6

Evie Voisey 4

Piper Hutchings 18

Nicole Cregan 22

Holly Edmonds 2

Anouk Augustus 4

Imogen Coulthard 8

Your teacher will have a copy of a letter to take home with important information for you and your whānau. Read carefully and return to Mrs Donkin in Room 24.

Our first training session is NEXT Thursday at 7.45am in the TIS Library.

See you there!

Mrs Donkin

Friday Robotics for this Term

Teams are linked at the bottom.
From 8.45-9.30 Can I please have Tis Wildcards, Glitch Sisters, TIS Phantom Shadow, Unknown 2.

From 9.30 until morning team can I please have Teams 1-5

From After morning tea until lunchtime can I have Teams 6-11.

2026 FLL Provisional Teams

To All Akonga it is your responsibility to attend these times not your kaiako.
A huge part of robotics is organisation and independence for you all this is the first test!!

Monday 23 Feb - Tuesday 24 Feb

O for Kids Orienteering is at Bledisloe Primary School this week, Tuesday 24 Febraury. The start-line will be open between 4pm – 5.30pm, come anytime. The courses will close at 6 pm. Courses are designed to be 20 minute runs (average). Pre-registration is not required. Coaching is available at the event centre each day.

Tuesday 3 March at Taradale Primary School (via back entrance on Ngarimu Crescent)

And if you are interested - HB Schools O-Sprint Champs 2026 event is at EIT on Sunday 8th March -Come and see Mrs Hogg for more info!

Design Competition

Are you a budding graphic designer or artist?

Our kura needs 5 new certificates to celebrate ākonga who embody our 5 key capabilities.

Certificate requirements:
•   A4 Landscape (we will print them a5, but a4 will be easier to design to)
•   Must include the icon matching the capability somewhere
•   Must include the school logo somewhere
•   Should have space for
o   Name
o   Date
o   Teacher Signature
o   Team

Entries can be delivered digitally to davidb@taradaleint.school.nz, or physically to the office, by February 27.

Your teacher has been given copies of the icons and the school logo if you need them!

Winner gets a K-mart voucher, and a service point.

Mrs Woolley and Pastoral Care

Design Competition