The AIMS games had a great attendance of 10,000+ athletes. Somerville Intermediate sent an AIMS team of 110 students to compete against over 300 schools, across 23 sports codes.  

Every Somerville student who attended should be proud of their achievements on the sports field, court, pool, gym, arena or stage. The time and training to prepare for their chosen code is enormous and is only possible with the support of coaches, managers, caregivers and the Somerville community. The sportsmanship demonstrated by our athletes was often commented on by other schools, especially how humble we were in winning a match or game.

There were many highlights throughout the week with lots of our athletes and teams having successes, personal best performances, new friendships, podium finishes and of course the fun of playing the sport that they enjoy.  

After a fun filled week of sport and the impressive achievements, along with all the team and individual successes, again I would like to thank all the adults involved in creating lifelong memories for the students who attended. Congratulations to all our athletes and in terms of Cups, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, the achievements are below:

AIMS Medal Table and Results 2022

GOLD

Hip Hop ‘The Beatz’ - Tayla, Olivia B, Isla, Lexi, Abby, Olivia Br, Ruby, Olivia P and Nicholas

Gymsport
Chelsea - Artistic Open
Reilee - Rhythmic  - Open Junior
Bethany - Aerobic Open Advanced

SILVER

Swimming
Suri - 200m Freestyle
Clementine - 50m Butterfly

Badminton
Luca and Lingyi - Boys Badminton singles team division
Lingyi and Luca - Double Boys 1st Division

Gymsport
Louis - Artistic Open
Mia - Rhythmic - Open Junior
Gabby - Aerobic Open Advanced

Tennis
Cooper - Boys Singles Tennis


BRONZE

Swimming
Suri - 100m Backstroke

Gymsport
Lucia - Artistic Twisters

Futsal Girls - Olivia C, Ruby, Ava, Lucia, Alice, Olivia B, Avneet, Scarlett, Kate

Tennis
Zoe - Girls Singles Tennis -  Silver Division

Three bands from Somerville Intermediate (involving 28 students!) competed at the Rockshop BandQuest on Thursday 1st September at Auckland Girls Grammar School. Here, our bands competed against schools from all over South and East Auckland.

It was a high energy night, with all bands stunning with their polished performances. Somervllle scooped four awards on the night. These included Sean and Oscar from the Green Rangers sharing the Killer Guitar award, the whole Red Rockets band and Elena from Blue Cheese shared the Musicianship award, while Blue Cheese also won the Best Original song award.

It was a hugely successful night for all three Somerville bands, with many of the students involved saying how excited they are to keep performing in the future.

It was a hugely successful night for all three Somerville bands, with many of the students involved saying how excited they are to keep performing in the future.

Somerville Intermediate School

School Board Elections

Parent and Staff Elections Results Declaration

Parent representatives votes:

Clarke, Henare               72           

Fox, Kim                           81            

Gibson, Karen               70            

Liu, Alvin                           51

Pienaar, Michael            66

Pointon, David                29

Powell, Darren               137

Rose, Rebecca              93  

Tosh, Richard                 83  

Invalid Votes                    2

I hereby declare the following duly elected:

Darren Powell

Rebecca Rose

Richard Tosh

Staff representative:

At the close of nominations, as there was only one valid nomination received, I hereby declare the following duly elected:

Tina McKenzie

Signed

Hayley Russell

Returning Officer

Our camps are normally held towards the end of Term 1, when the summer warmth and late evenings provide perfect opportunities to enjoy a range of land and water based activities. This year, with the threat of COVID reaching 10,000 daily cases in March, with borders remaining closed resulting in qualified instructors not being available, and long overdue repairs to the ramp at Yankee Wharf, meant we had to postpone until August, when bookings are not normally entertained. Having overcome the challenge of finding suitable instructors, we then had to contend with two of our three camps having to reschedule our programme to fit with the high tide necessary to allow our vehicles to unload and load at an alternative ramp.

Undaunted, each of the three camps set out with approximately 150 students, 35 parents, 5 teachers and 1 deputy principal, to brave the wind and rain, cold mornings and nights and early sunsets. You had to be there to truly experience the herculean effort displayed by everyone! Students went far beyond their comfort zone and achieved results that will long remain in their memories. In gusting winds and driving rain, students climbed, abseiled, built rafts and undertook challenges safely overseen by qualified instructors and trained activity parents. Gary Carr, our catering guru ensured that everyone was fueled and watered with three hot meals a day and group parents were on hand to help and support the students in their care.

I would like to take this opportunity to commend the students on their determination and enthusiasm throughout the three camps, the many parents who gave of their time and energy to help ensure the camps ran smoothly and my Somerville colleagues, who supported me in making this year’s camps the success they were. 

Camp 1

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Camp 2

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Camp 3

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This was held at St Cuthbert’s College over a period of three hours, with over fifty teams entered. There were ten themed rounds to the quiz, and Quizmaster Wayne Mills lived up to his reputation by asking very challenging questions. Tricky categories included Clocks, Nicknames and Beverages. 

Thank you to Amber, Ascari, Irene, Ivan, Mia, Neha, Nimrat, Rick and Sophie. They were great ambassadors for our school and their knowledge of all things books was truly amazing. A special thank you to Mr Dibben for coming with us on the day and supporting the teams. Everyone had prepared long and hard for this big day, spending weekly morning teas practising and reading as much as they could in their spare time. We were very proud of their efforts and everyone had a fantastic day. 

The overarching theme was 'Discover' and the range of subjects that the students came up with to speak about was impressive - from Archimedes' accidental discoveries through 'discovery of purpose', to colonisation, and many other points in between!

Every student in the school has participated in the 'Rehu Tai Festival', researching and creating all manner of subjects to present in their classes. Speaking in front of your peers and receiving feedback is not easy and the children have learned a great deal about how to go about this. Those chosen to represent their whānau were : 

Kate McC, Arush G, Harvey P, Suzanne G, Neha B, Tarek G, Sophie B, Mishka M, Levi S, Jasneet B, Olivia M, Inaaya D, Milica D and Zane R. 

Congratulations to the winners of the competition: 

Prepared Speech: Kate McC
Flashtalk: Milica D
Spoken Word: Inaaya D
Rap: Zane R-F

Congratulations also to everyone involved and much appreciation to the teachers and family members who have supported their students throughout the experience.

Our students can be very proud of their achievements and as a school community we want to congratulate them on making it to the NIWA competition and for being such amazing ambassadors for Somerville. Thanks to the teachers and parents who supported them along the way. 

Years 7 & 8 Living World
Mayin L - Volting Growth: 2nd Place
Tanvi L - Helping the Hurt of Hearing: Highly Commended
Amber S - Can You Create a Mental Picture? Highly Commended
Connor S - Does He See What Eye See? Highly Commended

Years 7 & 8 Physical and Material World
Paige Mcl-R - Reno Power: 1st Place

Years 7 & 8 Environmental Science
Ayan S - HAIR Matters: 1st Place
Harvey P - Avoiding a Cat-astrophe: 2nd Place
Chloe R - Ocean Acidification: 3rd Place
Thomas McL - e Waste: A Golden Opportunity: Highly Commended
Arush G - Bacteria in our Beaches: Highly Commended

Years 7 - 13 Consumer Science
Isaac K and Jonathan P - Rain or no Rain: 1st Place
Riley S - Hand Sanistiser-Are the Brands Telling the Truth: 2nd Place
Lana H - Water: Filter or Faucet: 3rd Place

Years 7 - 10 Technology/Innovations
Irene A - Glaucoma: The S”eye”lent Killer: 1st Place
Louis Z - Milk TEES: Biodegradable Golf Tees: 2nd Place
Milica D - MD-1 Tidal Turbine Let’s Drive In: 3rd Place equal

Special Awards
The IET Jnr Innovation Award: Louis Z   
Best Project with Sociological Application: Amber S
Best Soil Science Related Project: Mayin L
NZ Heritage Award: Harvey P

Best Year 7 Innovation, Invention, or Investigation:
Paige Mcl-R

Best Year 8 Innovation, Invention, or Investigation: 
Ayan S

Premier Award for Best Exhibit of the Fair:
Ayan S

Results:

Year 8 Girls Team: 1st place 
Lucia W 1st
Avneet M 3rd



Year 8 Boys Team: 2nd place 
Moojin L 1st and fastest time
James W 2nd
Ayan S 10th 



Year 7 Girls Team: 5th place

Year 7 Boys: 
Mathew M 6th 














Well done to all the athletes, their hard work and dedication to training has paid off. Thank you also to the parents who assisted and came to spectate.

The teams have been working together for a year, playing every Tuesday night at Auckland Netball, so we were looking forward to a full-day tournament.

We enjoyed a day of great weather, awesome sportsmanship and the opportunity to utilise the skills we have developed this season. 

A big thank you to Howick College, who provided us with outstanding umpires for the day. 

Our teams did amazing in their respective grades:
Storm (8A): 1st Place - Progressing to Auckland Champs
Thunder (8B): 5th Place
Strikers (7A): 3rd Place
Flash (7B): 1st Place

Thank you to our coaches and superstar parents who came out for the day.

165 students are "undercover" agents, specifically focused on targeting kindness within the school. Each agent has their own own code name, passport, phrases and secret missions, with the purpose of each mission being to encourage empathy, with acts of selflessness.

A detailed article on the UKA programme has been published in the Eastlife magazine. Please click here to read the full article.

On Tuesday morning Aoraki whānau and Room 26 had a cloudy but fine day to depart for Camp Motutapu. The rain held off yesterday and everyone is having a great time, enjoying the many outdoor activities on offer.

We wish Rangitoto whānau and Room 27 all the best for their camp experience next week.

We are so pleased our Year 7 students are finally able to attend these camps this year. They are an amazing experience, and for many, it will be the highlight of their time here at Somerville.

We are grateful to our school community who always support the school in all our endeavours. Sales totalled over $3,800, which equated to us being able to have $1,100 available to buy new books for our school. This is a wonderful result for the students and the main reason we strive to have a great book fair each and every year.