Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School

Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School
Address
56, Linton Street, 4410 Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Coordinates 40°21′42″S 175°36′38″E / 40.3618°S 175.6105°E / -40.3618; 175.6105Coordinates: 40°21′42″S 175°36′38″E / 40.3618°S 175.6105°E / -40.3618; 175.6105
Information
Type State Co-Ed intermediate, Years 7-8
Motto Haere Ake Ra (Always Upwards)
Established 1941
Ministry of Education Institution no. 2419
Principal David Jopson
School roll 726[1] (July 2016)
Socio-economic decile 8
Website pnins.school.nz

Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School (commonly known as PNINS - said PIN-INS) is a state coeducational intermediate school for year seven and year eight, boys and girls located in the central area of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Students are placed in a composite class on the first day of Year 7 where they will remain for the two years of their time at the school. As of 2013, there is now a quite high chance of moving teams/classes at the end of the year.

Sports Exchange

The school has an annual sports exchange with Hawera Intermediate school and an annual performing arts exchange with Taradale Intermediate school.

PNINS are also a regular participant at the AIMS Games in Tauranga each year.

Sports

PNINS has a compulsory Cross Country event, Athletics day and Swimming Sports (which are held at the school pool and/or the Lido Aquatic Centre), which are held once every year.

Some of the more popular sports played at the school are Football, Basketball, Rugby union, Netball and Hockey.

At lunch students commonly play Handball and Kickball using the courts and nets provided.

History

The school was founded in 1941.[2]

The building was used as a military hospital in World War II for wounded soldiers. And many of the doors in the main building were double hinged to allow stretchers to be transported more easily, most still remain.

Aim

The school's goal is to prepare students for their secondary education.

Teams

The school is composed of six teams that are denoted by groups of classrooms. Each team having either 3 or 4 classes. The teams are:

Log Book

Students are given a log book at the beginning of each year with their stationary. The purpose is for students to write down homework or notes to remember (e.g. what day of the timetable it is). Also it is a way for parents to communicate to teachers and vice versa.

Blue Badges

Blue Badges is a scheme that was introduced in 2004. Every year students receive four pieces of paper. On these are the criteria required to receive a blue badge. Students must tick four boxes of criteria in order to receive the badge in a "Blue Badge assembly", which are held throughout the year. It is not compulsory to get a blue badge but there are very few students who choose not to strive to achieve them. When students receive a blue badge it is to be sewn under the school logo on the school jersey (Order does not matter).

The four blue badges currently available are:

Timetable

The school runs on a six-day timetable, each team has a different activity(es) each day. For example: Arataki could have Team Sport (which happens after lunch) on a Day 1, while Manawanui could have Team Singing (also known as Team Music). Friday's are not part of the six day timetable.

Activities are:

School magazine

Every year since at least 2011, the school organizes a committee of both students and teachers (known as the yearbook team) to design, print and publish the "Yearbook". Every class have their own page in the book which always has the class photo taken at the beginning of the year, every year can change so class pages may have all sorts of content. Every team gets a page to signal their section of the book, which can have photos or text from every class in that team. There are also pages on featured events during the year.

There are about 500 copies printed each year, which means not every student receives one. "First in, first serve". Books are sold for either $15 or $20 NZD and can be purchased at the school library during school hours.

75th Jubilee

PNINS hosted their 75th jubilee on April 8 and 9 of 2016.

Notable students

References

  1. "Directory of Schools - as at 2 August 2016". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. "75th Jubilee" (PDF). School Newsletter No 7. 5 May 2015.
  3. Hancock, Mervyn (December 2005). "Trevor Albert De Cleene : Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1981–1990" (PDF). Palmerston North Library. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  4. "Hockey: Georgia Barnett". m.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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