Posted: Thursday October 21, 2021
Congratulations to our students who participated in the annual competitions & piano exams. Archie Arlidge-Cardoza and Ditte Sofie Kjaegaard are pictured here with their trophies and medals from the 2021 NZMSM Competitions. John den Dulk obtained a smashing 99% in his very first exam. Their dedication to music is priceless.
Posted: Wednesday October 20, 2021
Jess and Flo from Yeah!Girls Otago ran their first session at Tahuna today with an awesome turnout! They will be here for the next fours weeks so keep an eye on the notices to find out what days!
Posted: Wednesday October 20, 2021
Best week on Rakiura ever. All the students had a big part to play in that. Big thank you to Mr Lousley, Miss Walsh, Mr Hunter & Wayne. We would also like to thank Ant from Mamaku Point and Ian from Aurora Charters for contributing to a great week.
Posted: Friday September 24, 2021
Posted: Wednesday September 22, 2021
On the 14th of August McKenzie Bryce travelled to Christchurch to compete in the Hyeon Mu New Zealand Open 2021 which is a Taekwondo tournament. McKenzie was awarded 1 bronze medal, 3 gold medals and a trophy for Best Individual Junior in Poomsae.
Posted: Wednesday September 22, 2021
Learning languages is best retained through action, music, games and manipulation. Learning made fun in all areas of The Hub!
Posted: Tuesday September 21, 2021
Room 13 and Team 4 have been working hard to understand what it would take to live sustainably on Mars. The combination of Research and Project work on Minecraft, Cardboard Construction and Spheros has built a solid foundation whilst on their Mission to the Red Planet.
Posted: Monday September 20, 2021
In Design Tech the students are designing, building and creatively decorating mobile mars gardens. When finished these will be donated to the local schools and kindergartens.
Posted: Monday September 20, 2021
In the Hub we have two student teachers working with us on a seven week placement.
Posted: Monday September 20, 2021
Posted: Monday September 20, 2021
Posted: Monday September 20, 2021
Posted: Sunday September 19, 2021
Posted: Sunday September 19, 2021
Team 6 (rooms 9, 10, 11, 12) have been doing workshops together to explore different aspects to do with our Mission To Mars projects. These students were attempting to drop a payload (marble) onto a specific target, only using string a paper cup, paperclip and tape.
Posted: Sunday September 19, 2021
Ngatu patterns on display in the lab.
Posted: Sunday September 19, 2021
For our Mission to Mars focus this term we have been completing some STEAM workshops. Room 11 had a competition to see who could create the most successful straw and balloon rockets!