Thanks for the great, 2018! The year got underway with news of a visit from the Education Review Office, The visit was a huge success, staff and Board were delighted to get the affirmation that they deserved A huge amount of work has been completed in the property area this year. Lots of cleaning up of areas around the School that had not been in use and the old woodwork room becoming our lovely new Whare Wananga. Work of the Board Chairman, Ron Crawford, has seen all these exciting changes in School Property come to pass! 'Ron under estimates just how much work he does to really make things happen here!" Principal Wendy Esera said End of year achievement data is pleasing showing again the Year 8 progress over their 2 years here. With intermediates only having 2 year levels, the only true compaion Krystal Gawn- DUX 2018 can be made between achievement end of Year 7 and the achievement at the end of Year 8, a year later. In Reading there was a 14% shift, writing a 15% shift and Mathematics a 13% shift. In Reading and Writing, Female students are our highest achievers, while in Mathematics, it is the Boys who are the stars! Last week was the annual Sports and Cultural Awards Evening. Azriel Lewis and Sailusi Temaka took out the top award of Sportsman and Sportswoman of the year! On behalf of the Staff and Board of Henderson Intermediate School, THANK YOU for the great year we have had. All the very best for a prosperous and happy 2019! Henderson Intermediate School Flourish & Grow www.hendersonint.school.nz 70 Lincoln Rd, Henderson