The Teams that represented Somerville Intermediate school were Hip Hop, Boys Futsal, Girls Futsal, Netball, Mixed Hockey and Cross Country. We had some outstanding results:

Hip Hop - Gold 

Boys Futsal - Gold
Girls Futsal - Silver

Netball - 9th out of 144 teams!

Hockey
The mixed hockey team initially battled to find their feet and gel as a team in their first matches. However, as the tournament progressed, so did the teamwork. The team played for position
34 out of 54 teams. 

Cross Country
The cross country team did us proud, coming a respectable 13th place in the 6km relay. 
Our best results were:
Y7 Girls
Amber B - 16th
Y7 Boys
Nathan J - 23rd
Ethan M - 24th
Y8 Girls
Malak K - 83rd
Y8 Boys
Kade M - 78th

The Individualsports codes that we represented were: Gymnastics, Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton, BMX, Golf, Mountain Biking, Squash, Swimming and Yachting. 

The following students achieved in their respective sports codes:

Gymnastics
Aerobics: Gabby J - Gold
Artistic: Bevan W - 4th, Ava D - 17th
Rhythmic: Autumn A - Gold, Annabelle C - Silver
Rhythmic: Amanda K - Gold
Trampoline: Ava D - Silver, Aria N - 9th, Bevan W - 7th
Tumbling: Bevan W - Gold
Tumbling: Mason M - Silver

Tennis
Lucy Y won Silver in the silver section

Table Tennis
Doubles team - Arush G & Richard X - Silver
Singles - Arush G finished in 4th place

Badminton
Cadence C & Anson L - mix double, Divison 1, 4th place
Melody P & Dylan J - mix double Divison 2, 2nd place (Silver)
Individual 
Melody P - Divison 2, 16th/32
Cadence C - Divison 1,16th/32
Anson L - Divison 1, 16th/32
Dylan J - Divison 4, 4th place
Mayog A - Divison 3, 4th place

Swimming
The swim team had a great start to day one, with the swimmers getting personal bests (PB) in 78% of their races (7 out of 9). Kento placed 5th overall for the 12yo 50m butterfly and Ashley placed 4th and 10th overall for the 11yo 200m breaststroke and 200m freestyle respectively.  Hugo got PBs in the two events he entered. 

Day Two:  Another great day in the pools for our swimmers. Personal bests (PB) for 5 out of 6 races (83%). Kento placed 4th overall in the 12yo 100m butterfly. Ashley placed 5th overall in the 11yo 50m free style and 100m breaststroke and placed 10th overall in 11yo 100m butterfly. 

Day Three: Last day with only Ashley competing. Unfortunately she got pipped at the post again so no medal, but she did well with personal bests in all 4 races she was in, with an overall 4th and 7th placing for 50m breaststroke and 200m individual medley respectively.

Yachting
Elisa C finished 22nd out of 38 entries in the Opti Gold fleet.

Golf
The team of Skylar L, Johnny Z and Lucas L finished 9th out of 18 teams
Individual: 80 entries
Johnny Z - 13th, Skylar L - 48th, Lucas Z - 54th

Mountain Biking - Enduro
Caleb C - 81st out of 207
Miles S - 79th out of 207
Ben M - 116th out of 207

For all the students, it was an amazing experience. They gained a lot of experience from playing, interacting with other students and watching their matches.

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Somerville Intermediate School

School Board Parent Mid Term Election 2023

Nominations are invited for the election of two (2) parent representatives to the School Board.

We are working with CES to undertake the election process. All eligible voters will receive a nomination form, issued by Friday 22^nd September 2023. Our nomination form and full instructions on how to place your nomination into our own School’s Election website will be emailed to you if we have your email address in our database, or you will receive it by post if we don’t have your email in our database. Use this form to nominate yourself or someone in your community. Information on who is not eligible to be a board member is provided with the nomination form.

For more information about the role of the school boards visit this link: https://www.schoolboardelections.org.nz/assets/05fbf6dda2/Community-member-guide-to-the-role-of-the-board-of-trustees_Sept-2020-v3.pdf

Nomination papers will also be available at the school office.

Nominations close at 12pm on Wednesday 11 October 2023. You may provide a signed candidate statement and photograph with your nomination.

The electoral roll is held at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

As nominations are received, there will be a list of candidates’ names kept at the school up until election day, which you can view.

Election day is Wednesday 15^th November 2023 and voting closes at 4pm on this day.

Hayley Russell

Returning Officer

We were very fortunate to be able to have a two course lunch in Windows, their fine dining ‘training’ restaurant and were able to see how this was run and compare and contrast this with our cafe, Kawhe Hui. We have come back with some ideas to help improve our practice.

Somerville Intermediate proudly received a total of nineteen awards across diverse categories at the Science and Technology Fair. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the students who demonstrated dedication and ingenuity. Notably, Isabella P and Ruby M earned significant recognition by securing the Runner-up and Premier Awards for Best Exhibit of the Fair, a testament to their outstanding contributions and hard work.

As a school community, we take immense pride in the achievements of our students. Their success at the NIWA competition exemplifies their commitment to excellence and their passion for Science and the world of STEM.

We also express our sincere gratitude to the parents who provided unwavering support throughout this journey. Your guidance and encouragement have been instrumental in the students' success.

In closing, we extend our warmest congratulations to all the students. They can be very proud of their participation and achievements at the NIWA South and East Auckland STEM Fair 2023.

Students were encouraged to wear clothing from their culture. It was a fantastic opportunity for students to learn about each other's cultures. The day was a huge success and a great way to end Wellbeing Week.

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The event took place at the Dorothy Winstone Centre at Auckland Girl's Grammar, with our bands competing against over a dozen incredibly talented bands from schools all across the Manukau region. Somerville Intermediate had a whopping 27 students perform!

The Blue Wave were our first Somerville band to perform, and had the large audience clapping from the start of their K-Pop inspired set. The mc’s and judges all commented on the strong rhythms the band created, and how well it complimented the harmonies of the three singers (Elena, Vanessa and Yoon) who won the Best Vocalist award.

The Final 9 performed soon after. Their original song called “Boss Fight”, which was written by their keyboard player Miren, was a standout and was a hit with the audience. The big reaction from the crowd inspired the band’s vocalists to jump off the stage mid-set to run through the auditorium to high five the crowd! The band’s saxophone player (Nathan) took out the Musicianship award.

The Generation Of Tomorrow were our third band and delivered a polished, high energy rock set. The band did such a great job of their cover of the song 'Run' by Kiwi legends Shihad, that the stage crew even live streamed their performance with Shihad themselves! It was a buzz for the band to know that they even impressed the famous, original composers! The Generation Of Tomorrow won the Rock Star Style award for their audience participation.

Besides the amount of great feedback and awards, students from Somerville Intermediate also won praise for the way they supported bands from other schools. There were lots of our Somerville students who were exhausted at the end of the night from dancing, to support the other bands.

It was an amazing night with our Somerville students absolutely glowing after their performances. Our students truly did our school proud.

The Year 7 Girls were up first and while on the starting line, they decided to share some highlights from our school production. Amber B swept us away with a 2nd place, followed by Maaike W in 4th place. The rest of the girls followed closely behind with a group coming in between 12th and 20th places. 

Next up were the Year 7 Boys who looked like they were raring to go. Nathan J was at the front of the pack for most of the race but unfortunately had to drop out on the last stretch with a medical issue. This meant that Ethan M had a chance to sweep up 3rd place, Oliver T was the next Somerville student to finish in 13th place, and Jake S was not far behind in 16th place. 

The Year 8 Girls were up next and fortunately Olivia A was able to join us after dashing from the Auckland Champs Gymnastics competition. She was the first Somerville student to cross the line in 13th place, followed by Malak K in 19th place and Kate H in 20th. 

Lastly, it was time for the Year 8 boys and although they were down a couple of members, they put in a great effort. Kade M came in 4th place and Caleb A-R wasn’t far behind in 8th place. Ethan C was the third Somerville Student to cross the line in 15th place.

At the prize-giving we learnt that we placed a team on the podium in all 4 categories. The Year 7 Girls came 2nd, the Year 7 Boys came 2nd equal with BBI and the Year 8 Girls came 3rd. Surprisingly the Year 8 Boys came in 1st Place, which meant they had won a spot at the Auckland Champs tournament to be held the week commencing Monday 28 August.

Girls

The Year 7 and 8 girls did exceptionally well. The Year 7 team was made up of Autumn A, Ava D, Renee N and Rose v A. They came away with a team silver medal and as an individual, Autumn A came in 6th place! 

The Year 8 gymnasts also did amazingly with Team 1 (Violet P, Olivia A, Jessica Y, and Olivia P-G) also coming away with a silver medal. As an individual, Violet P claimed 4th place! The second team also performed superbly well with Rivyn B, Ayla A, Annabelle C and Shreya C placing fourth! Israa A also competed as an individual in the Year 8 category and she demonstrated her skills really well!

Boys

The Year 7 and Year 8 boys competed well at the Auckland Champs Gymnastics competition held on Friday 11 August. After a 10 minute warm up, the competition started with the vault. The boys then moved on to the floor, where everyone tried their hardest. The final apparatus was the parallel bars. The bar routine was really challenging, particularly as the boys had to learn it on the day and luckily no one made any mistakes. At the end of the competition, the boys were amazed that the Somerville teams came in first place and fifth place and Bevan W came in 2nd place in the individual category.

In the afternoon category, competitive gymnasts from across Auckland met and displayed their skills in a more relaxed environment than their standard competitions. They enjoyed being able to choose some of the apparatus that they competed on. There were some outstanding results with all four boys coming away with medals.

Overall, every gymnast had an exceptional time representing Somerville and the Year 7’s are looking forward to doing it again next year! 

We would like to acknowledge Quinley L (Team 1 Year 7 and 8 boys) and Hayley G (Competitive Step 4) who had qualified for the Auckland Champs but were unable to compete on the day.

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After intense competition, Chaewon Yoon and James Chen won first place in the Korean and Mandarin speech competitions respectively. They will be representing Somerville in the upcoming APPA Korean and Mandarin speech competitions next week. Congratulations to both students!

The following students presented a 3 minute speech: Mitchell E, Ziva H, Adi S, Danielle K, Joshua H, Sam V and Saoirse B. From these finalists, Mitchell E and Joshua H received Highly Commended awards. Adi S was selected to represent Somerville Intermediate at the APPA Rehu Tai Cluster Finals. 

The following students presented a Spoken Word: Charlotte B, Ava K, Alexa B, Olivia M, Ruby K. From these finalists, Charlotte B received a Highly Commended award. Ava K was selected to represent Somerville Intermediate at the APPA Rehu Tai Cluster Finals. 

The following students presented a Rap: Bella V, Ben de B and Zane R. From these finalists, Ben de B was selected to represent Somerville Intermediate at the APPA Rehu Tai Cluster Finals.

The following students presented a Flash Talk: James H, Muhammed S, Harvey P, Clara G and Autumn A. From these finalists, James H was selected to represent Somerville Intermediate at the APPA Rehu Tai Cluster Finals.

The APPA Rehu Tai Cluster Finals were held on Monday 21 August, where Ava K was awarded first place in the Spoken Word and James H was awarded first place in the Flash Talk category. They will both go on to represent Somerville at the APPA Rehu Tai Finals in Term 4.

Congratulations to all students who entered a project this year. It is a lot of hard work and takes considerable time and effort, and you have all done yourselves proud!

The standard of projects this year has been outstanding and we would like to thank all students for producing such amazing projects. Well done!  63 projects were entered and of those, 25 have been judged as the best of the Fair.

Special congratulations to the students listed below and a big thanks to the parents and teachers who supported them along the way.

Over the past week and a half, Mr Read and Mrs McKenzie have been working with these students on their projects, getting them competition ready. They will be entered into the NIWA South and East Auckland STEM Fair, to be held at Mission Heights Junior College on 24 & 25 August. 

We wish all these students well and all the best for the judging and their interviews.

Over the course of an hour, the audience was whisked away to the magical island of Motunui by our talented cast members and ensembles. Students have worked tirelessly this year to learn lines, dance moves, create costumes and props and support running the lights, sound and backstage. Well done to you all for your dedication and incredible performances. A massive congratulations and thank you as well to all of our incredible staff who have given up lunches, evenings and weekends to ensure the success of students and the show. In particular the vision and leadership from our Dance and Drama specialist Trudi Stevenson and Music specialist Adam Ward.

We would also like to acknowledge the parent support from our community. Thank you to everyone who supported with makeup, props, sewing and of course the home rehearsal time, drop-offs and pick-ups on the weekend and supporting your child throughout the production. An incredible team effort. 

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