Our Education Review Office (ERO) report has arrived.  The Board of Trustees is meeting tonight to discuss it and see if there are any changes that they would like ERO to make to the report.  We are extremely pleased with the draft report which identifies Tokoroa Intermediate as a “high performing school”.  The report will be made available to parents as soon as the “confirmed report” is available.

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On the last Friday of Term 1 the Team Leaders were announced and presented with their Team Leader badges and caps. We are trialling caps this year for House Captains and Team leaders. Each House has five teams and the Team Leader leads the house for sports activities as a Team Captain would.
This year’s Team Leaders are:

• Cobham – Taylor Glassie, Te Rangimoeakau Matenga, Adrian Barbarich, Ryan Khan, Taylor Wilson
• Freyberg – Alexandra Sanft, Petra Rangi, Keegan Jones, Greg Hill, Shayna Ioane
• Grey – Shaun Stewart, Ethan McKenzie, Paige Stuart, Ethan Tito, Isaac Hosking
• Hobson – Stacie-Rae Rangitutia, Mal Nikora, Aaron Smith, Destiny Rawiri, Mana Samuela

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On 16 April the Form 1A netball team made up of Chrae Awatere (C), Heavenlee Proebstal, Nadine Moore, Leimoanike’a Makekau, Nicole Bartie, Jessica Ria, Ashley Tauroa and Mariah Clarke travelled to Putaruru to compete in the Van Dyks Netball Tournament.  They played exceptionally well, winning all of their games convincingly and were outright winners of the Year Seven grade.

A special thank you must go to Heavenlee for joining our squad at short notice and then proving resolute in defence and also to Ashley and Nicole who showed great attitude and team commitment.

The Form 2A team made up of Lorraine Churchward, An-Shaleen Koopu, Nikayla Cobham, Paige Stuart, Shaunni Ngatai-McCaskill, Charlotte Karaka, Mikayla King, Alaya-Jay Turia, Chloe Pomare and Kelly Nicholas, also competed in the Van Dyks Tournament.  As a team they performed exceptionally well and also won all of their games to bring home the Year 8 trophy.

I would like to thank the team coaches and managers for their work with the teams; Angela Ria, Amy Awatere, Korio Turia and Donna Nicholas.  Thanks also to Forest View High School students Nom Stairmand and Jennifer Flintoff (ex pupils Tokoroa Intermediate School) who gave up their Saturday to accompany the two teams as umpires for the day.  If it wasn’t for the time and commitment of parents and friends of the school, then there would not be the sporting opportunities our students presently have.

At the last Board of Trustees meeting of Term 1, our Principal Warren Long tendered his resignation to the Board.  This will take effect from the end of Term 3 this year.

As a result of this the Board of Trustees is developing a programme to appoint a replacement.  Community input is vital and the Board of Trustees seeks input from all interested parties as to what they consider are important personal and professional qualities for our new principal.

Please put your ideas in writing and send to Ross Jones, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Tokoroa Intermediate School, Billah Street, Tokoroa, or contact any of the following Board members before Friday, 6 May -

• Mel Brown - Ph 886 0877
  
• Luana Jessop - Ph 886 9836
  
• Anna Glassie-Ryan - Ph 886 2430
  
• Rick Rudolph - Ph 886 6608
  
• Kitty Moon - Ph 886 7687
  

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Under 55kg
Sunday, 15 May, 10:00 a.m.
Memorial Sportsground, Tokoroa
Need boots and mouth guard

Rugby League Muster – All grades
Strathmore School fields at 4:00 p.m. today