Radio Check

Every week, Hamish and Fergus have been part of a district-wide 'radio check'.  In an emergency, Halcombe School would become a Civil Defence Centre, and we would need a way to communicate with other people in the district if the power was out.  This special radio would allow us to do this.  Today Hamish trained up Cameron and Kane in how to use the radio, and they will be in charge of doing the weekly checks next year.

Student Leadership Day - More Pictures!

Thanks to Mr Blanchard for these extra photos of the Student Leadership Day that our Year 7 students attended yesterday.

Student Leadership Day

Our Year 7 students were superbly entertained by the New Zealand Army at Linton Army Camp today. The purpose of the day was to develop leadership skills, and they had lots of opportunities to do exactly that. They also had the chance to have a good look at some of the cool equipment the army uses - everything from ration packs to weapons to vehicles to bandages to special radios. The Physical Training Officers also put the students through their paces in a series of challenging physical activities. A great day!

Turangi Camp

We had an awesome week away in Turangi last week.  We did caving and mountain biking and white water rafting and tramping and swimming and visited Tangiwai and the hot pools and had the best skit night ever!  We all had so much fun, and we'll remember all our adventures for years to come.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this camp 100% awesome!

Touch Photos

Thanks to Mr Blanchard for these cool photos of the Pink and Purple team in action at touch last week!

Interschool Cross Country

A number of students from our class competed in the Interschool Cross Country, held in Hunterville yesterday.  The conditions were pretty tough - it was wet and muddy and raining, and the course is already very challenging.  But we still did VERY well!  Congratulations to Jack for winning the Year 6-7 race.  This is the first time since 2001 that Halcombe School has had a winner!  Logan and Georgia also did extremely well, finishing second in their races.  Holly, Willow, Gussie, Marie, Jessie and Samuel also achieved placings in the Top 20.  Great work team!

Here are some of the Room 6 kids in action:

Touch Rugby

Here are some of the Room 6 students in action during touch rugby.  Thanks for the photos Mr Blanchard!

Interschool Speech Competition

A huge congratulations to Tommy and Emma for representing Halcombe School so well in the Interschool Speech Competition this year. They have been practicing hard, and both performed very well. A special congratulations to Emma, who won the Year 8 competition.