Nelson Intermediate School

Commonwealth Games can to NIS this afternoon. Enjoy the moments captured!

With 140 of our NIS kids competing across so many different codes in this year’s NISSA Winter Tournament, it’s been a total whirlwind trying to keep up with every score and update rolling in.
Win, lose, or draw end results aside- we couldn’t be prouder. A huge shoutout to all of our amazing students and the tough opposing teams who pushed us to give it our all. The determination, hustle, and heart on display all tournament long were awesome to witness!

Let the photos speak for themselves! 📸 You can see the pure joy, the grit, the awesome teamwork, and the outstanding sportsmanship that defined the whole event.

Well done to everyone involved—players, coaches, supporters, and ref team. You represented our school with pride! 👏🏆

Kia ora Whānau,

We would love to invite you to log in to your child's Learning Journal this week and check out their latest post!

This is a wonderful, real-time opportunity to peek directly into our classroom and see what your child has been working on. In this new update, your child shares the specific skills, strategies, and knowledge they have been exploring, along with an authentic sample of their work.

You will hear in their own words the challenges they overcame, celebrating their successes, and identifying their next steps for mastering this new learning.

Please take a moment to jump in, leave a quick comment, or pop in an emoji! 👏Seeing your response can be such a motivating experience for your child and truly makes their day. Enjoy celebrating their hard work together!

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NIS Newsletter - Week 4, Term 3, 2026 Pānui o te Tumuaki

Enjoy the latest NIS Newsletter!

NIS Newsletter - Week 4, Term 3, 2026 Pānui o te Tumuaki

🎸 ROCKSHOP BANDQUEST SUCCESS!
Huge congratulations to all the insanely talented young musicians who took the stage at the Rockshop Bandquest in Nelson today! I've heard the energy and passion was off the charts.
A massive shoutout to our very own NIS rockers, who absolutely blew the crowd away and taking home:
🏆 Best Rock Style
🏆 Best Original Song

Stunning work, team! Your hardwork and talent truly really came together!
A big thank you to Alvaro and the incredible support team for your endless time, mentorship, and encouragement. You are helping these kids turn their musical dreams into reality! 👏✨

Our NIS social service kids visited residents at Coastal View today. A massive shoutout to Kenzie, who crushed it as our star bingo caller, keeping the numbers rolling!
Watching our students share laughs, and conversations, and a fantastic game of bingo with the residents was lovely.
A huge thank you to Coastal View for welcoming us so warmly, and to our incredible NIS students for giving back and bringing so much joy to our community.

Nelson Intermediate Official Book Day 2026 was a total hit! ✨📚

Our incredible students and kaiako really pushed the boat out today, stepping way out of their comfort zones to dress up as their absolute favourite book characters! The energy, creativity, and huge smiles across the school made for such good, wholesome fun.

So many of our fondest childhood memories are wrapped up in the pages of a favourite book or character. Getting lost in a great story and seeing our whole school community bring those stories to life today was pure magic. Superhero, classic, or comic book hero—everyone brought their A-game!

A massive Ngā mihi nui to Whaea Sav, who went above and beyond to make this entire week a brilliant celebration of all things literacy!

In case you are wondering:
Y7 Winner: Papa Smurf - Riley Stamper 14 (whoopsie is actually Y8!)
Y7 Runner Up: Luna Lovegood - Minnie Kirk 12, Nahuda - Onyx Daly 7, Jedi - Miyu Emondston 7

Y8 Winner: Fiona - Evie Dallas 16
Y8 Runner up: Catnis Everdeen - Zofia Fastier 15, Queen of Hearts & Alice in Wonderland - Hazel Robertson 10 & Amelia Seaman 10, Mashirao Ojiro - Rexy Beddek 2

Best dressed class - Aorere 14
Class Runner up - Matitahi 12

Best dressed staff - Brent (Big G)
Staff Runner up - Kim (Cat Lady)

Drop a picture of your amazing costume in the comments below! What was your favourite childhood book character? 👇

🤯 What a mind-blowing, high-intensity day at the 2026 Epro8 Inter-Whānau Challenge!

From building fully functional carousels and free-standing fans to constructing a paint machine capable of painting the hall floor—where does this cleverness even come from?! Seeing them calculate the volume of paint needed and use the radius of the carousel to work out circuit times was pure genius in action.

You could feel the tension in the room, but the sheer fun, tenacity, and innovation from every single engineer made my day.

A massive congratulations to all our incredible competitors! Special shoutout to our top teams heading off to represent Nelson Intermediate at the Inter-School Epro8 Regional Competition:

Masterminds: Hiro, Dusky, Cory, and Hendrix

Cookoo Bananas: Fletcher, Oscar, Luca, and Thom

We are so proud of every single one of you. Bring on the regionals! 🛠️📐✨