Tech - The Last Day!

Our Tech Programme has now finished - what a shame!  We have had a very intense two-mornings-a-week-for-ten-weeks programme, and have loved every minute of it.  We have learnt so many new skills and have made some awesome things.  Thank you to our wonderful teachers, Mr Stoneley, Mrs Nevile, Mrs Penfold and Mrs Henderson.

To celebrate our last day, the Food Tech group made a delicious lunch for everyone, and we FINALLY had the chance to race our CO2 cars.  Good times!

Survival Videos

Our final activity in our inquiry into Survival was to make movies!  We were divided up into groups, and had to film a 'real-life' scenario where we had to survive against the odds.  We had a lot of fun making these movies, and we hope you enjoy them.

Movie Making Fun

Revenge!

Recently, Mrs Turner hacked our class ipads and placed 'beautiful', close-up photos of herself on our home screen.  Today we got our revenge!  We had a LOT of fun trying to decide what 'new' number plate Mrs Turner should have.  We're wondering how long it will be before she notices her new plate....

Interhouse Quiz

Today it was time for annual Interhouse Quiz!  We were divided up into teams and had to answers loads of questions - some were easy, others were really hard!  Congratulations to Kauri, the winning house!  Congratulations to Hamish, Brenna, Shania and Ruby - the winning team (also from Kauri).  Well done everyone!

Final Results:
4th - Totara
3rd - Rimu
2nd - Matai
1st - Kauri

Speech Finals

All our senior students have recently presented speeches.  Being able to speak with confidence to a group of people is a great skill to have, and everyone performed well.  Today it was time for the finals - the top four Year 7 speakers, and the top four Year 8 speakers.  Congratulations to Tommy and Emma, who won the competition.  These two will now go on to represent our school at the interschool competition next term.

Well done to all the finalists!

Skype Time

We recently received a message from Mahana School (near Nelson).  Their teacher had seen some of our animation work on our blog and wanted to teach her class how to do it.  Today Hannah and Willow skyped them and taught them how to use Brushes and Explain Everything.  How cool is that?

If you'd like to take a look at their class blog, click HERE

Paper Mache

Today we put the finishing touches on our paper mache masks.  These will be one of our indoor exhibits for Pet Day.  We've been working on these over the last few weeks... adding more and more and more layers!  We are very happy the paper mache part is now finished.  Next we have to paint them!

Dubsmashing Fun

CO2 Cars

As part of our Technology programme, all our Year 7 & 8 students have made CO2 Cars.  Today the last cars from the last group were finished.  They look awesome!  We put them on display for the rest of the school to see, and they think they're pretty cool too!

Tech Update

Student Council Fun Day

What an awesome day we've had.  The wheeling was fun, as we all hooned around the school at 100 miles an hour.  Some people performed some pretty cool tricks.  Some people crashed.  Lots of people used the jumps.  We all had a great time!

The Student Council also did a fantastic job of cooking and preparing burgers for lunch.  They were delicious!

Staff vs Students - Nukumball

After getting beaten by the A Netball Team recently, the staff were out for revenge!  Even though the students threw some mighty passes over the net, the staff were able to hold on for the win.  Yehaa!

 

Maori Language Week

To celebrate Maori Language Week, some of us have been making wee animations that showcase our ability to have a simple conversation in Te Reo.  Some of our pronunciation is a little wobbly, but we gave it a good shot!

Student Council Fun Day!

Interhouse Nukumball

We had the finals of our Interhouse Nukumball Competition on Friday.  Rimu faced Matai in the play-off for 3rd and 4th, with Matai coming out on top.  Then Kauri faced Totara in the final.  It was great match, but Totara was just too strong for Kauri.  Congratulations Totara!

Dubsmashing Fun!

The Great Potato Project

Today we joined forces with Rooms 7 and 8 for the Great Potato Project.  We have been partnered up with a younger buddy, and together we planted our potatoes and said some magic words to make sure our potatoes are going to grow really well!  There will be prizes for the biggest, heaviest and weirdest shaped potato.  And then we'll cook them and eat them!  Good luck everyone!

Fun Day Coming Soon!

Today the students in Room 2 met with the Student Council.  They asked for their help to raise money for the SPCA.  The Student Council said they'd LOVE to help!  Stand by for an announcement soon!

Gymnastics

We are now well underway with gymnastics, our next focus in PE.  We have been divided up into groups, and rotate round six different activities during our 45 minute sessions.  We have all set goals around improving our skills and confidence in different areas, and we're going to work really hard to achieve them.  Here are some action shots from our lesson today:

Interhouse Nukumball

We launched our next interhouse competition today - NUKUMBALL!  Well done to Totara and Kauri, for winning their first games.

Hiwinui Sports Exchange - Drone Time!

Thanks for flying the drone and filming this William!

Assembly Highlights

We were well entertained by both our Kapa Haka group and our top gymnasts in assembly last week.  Check it out!