Rotary Speech Competitions!

A huge congratulations to the four students who made it into the Rotary Speech Competitions held at the Belfast Rugby Club last night.

All students recieved a placing with Belfast School coming away with one 1st placing, two 2nd placings and a 3rd!

A special well done to Layla and Destiny both from Room 21 who placed 1st and 2nd!
We are so proud of you!

Anxiously waiting for their turn!

The proud place getters!!!!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Hi All,

Wow we have so much happening at the moment...Please check the up and coming events page for dates of important events.
Swimming started last week, please make sure that you have your swimming kit here every day!

Graduation preparations are well underway and the Y8 students are practicing their dancing 2-3 times a week at the moment.

The school speech competition is being held tonight at 7pm in Room 20. Good luck to everyone particularly Destiny, Ketana, Casey and Layla from Room 21!

Introducing Mrs Junghenn!

Just for you Malia...We miss you also!

Goodbye Malia :(

Bye, bye Malia...we will be sad to see you go but wish you all the best at Ohoka Primary School. Don't forget us!

 

Buddy Reading in the Spring Sunshine!

This week we invited our buddies from Room 8 to the Senior block for buddy reading...

Book Week 2013

Wow what an amazing week it has been so far, lots of reading and competitions galore! Today is dress up day, we came dressed as book characters. There were, Dr Who, Bob the builder, Pippy Long Stockings, Thing 1, Geronimo, clowns, Catniss and three blind mice just to name a few!

Millie comes to visit!

In our guided reading groups this term we have been reading information reports about different types of reptiles. Lace brought in her family pet a turtle called Millie that is 25 years old!

 

Life Education

This week we began our Life Education sessions with Rachel (and Harold) in the mobile classroom. It has been very interesting so far learning about making choices and how each choice we make has a consequence which can be good or bad.

We have discovered that there are many positive and negative influences that affect our decision making. Some of these choices can affect our bodies and our health, particularly during puberty when our brains are growing and developing.

We have learnt that it is ok to say no to something which makes us feel uncomfortable!

 

 

Here are some pics from todays session where we looked at the different organs and what their jobs are... 

 

 

 

Inside the mobile classroom

 

Zach meets PAT-Pull Apart Torso!

 

Kiki is fascinated with the liver, it has over 500 jobs!

 

Casey and Lace exploring the amazing stomach, it can hold up to 1.5L of digested food!

 

 

Lexus and Brody with the small intestine which is 4-5 metres long!

 

Thomas and Joe modelling a set of lungs which if you rolled out with a rolling pin would be able to cover the area of a tennis court!

 

Zach and Nikita learning about the large intestine which is as thick as a human wrist and 1.5m long!

 

 

Simon, Thomas and Joe researching.



Kahurangi Pacifika Performance!

 

Today the whole school attended the Kahurangi Dance performance. The dance troupe performed a rang of dances and sang songs from Hawaii, New Zealand and Samoa. It was a feast for the eyes and ears!

 

Excitement...what a great surprise!

These fabulous new tall tables and stools arrived for the Senior Syndicate today. What an awesome surprise. We have put them to good use in our shared space.