Folk Dancing

Last Thursday, the Junior School invited us to watch their final practise before their evening performance to families. 

Tech Arts Week 10

Our final day on these rotations.

Top 50 in Mathletics and it's only Monday

Mrs Jackson is away sick today but that didn't stop us from logging on to Mathletics.  We're already in 25th place in NZ and 29th in the World!!

TACs Cross Country

2012 TACs Cross Country at Puketapu School was a perfect day. Although the course was challenging, steep and poohy, it was exciting and not too slippery. All of our students ran their hearts out. Congratulations to Olivia who came second in the Year 8 Girls race.

Geometry

During Maths today, we rotated through a variety of Geometry based activities.  We had the chance to draw 3D shapes, draw pictures using 2D shapes, building 3D shapes and creating patterns within circles.  We were also on Mathletics.  We had some of Rm 2 in with us also.

More poems

Here are another two poems based on "Dad" in "My Father's an Alien"

He’s a

Cake destroyer,

Rugby player,

Loud sleeper,

Clown hater,

Can sense when people are awake.

Hide and seek enjoyer,

Tree (broccoli) disliker,

Girl starer,

Sensitive carer,

Wasabi eater too.

Puzzle master,

Circuit maker,

Raspberry scoffer,

Block builder,

Phone chatter box too.

Dinner waster,

Slow pacer,

Lunch muncher,

Toy car messer,

Always there to have a cuddle.

Luke

Jess

She’s a ..

Banker,

Baker,

Dog walker,

Salad eater,

A great listener too.

Dish washer,

Maths explainer,

Lunch creator,

Fly sprayer,

Homework helper,

My Dad’s suitor too.

Curry lover,

Mood changer,

Pet carer,

Jewellery weaver,

My mother.

Mum

Sam

Wheels Day

Today was "Wheels Day' for the Seniors.  It means a mufti day and scooters, skateboards and ripsticks at school.  We have first right on the courts during breaks and our teachers even let us take our wheels out during classtime!

Poetry Writing

Mrs Jackson shared two poems with us from "My Dad's An Alien" - Young Person's Writing.

The first poem was a character description where most of the lines ended with a "or" or "er" word like lover and creator.

The second poem described the scene outside a bedroom window.

We attempted both types of poems and below are some great examples from our class:

Dad

He’s a:

Good cook,

Soldier guy,

Cat hater,

Dog lover,

Good fisher too.

Marvel hero collector,

Awesome drawer,

Non stop worker,

Sports creep,

Gun freak as well.

Loves motorbikes,

Enjoys hikes,

Has never biked (for ages),

Not just a mind changer,

But a try joke teller too.

House painter,

Worse listener,

Bad baker,

Fair player,

Comforts when we’re hurt.

Mince disperser,

Safest person I know,

Preferred short hair,

With more like hazel eyes,

And tattoos here and there.

Dad

Cheyenne

I look out my bedroom window and what a sight there is,

The old maple tree stands proudly shading a napping cat,

The pond shimmers as the afternoon sun spreads the light,

The large, grey, gravel road sits silently waiting to be used,

The crooked fence lies in front of the road stopping intruders from entering our land,

Brown sparrows chirp their song while perching on power lines,

White and yellow daisies dance in the long grass,

I look up and see the little clouds darting around the baby blue sky,

What an amazing sight!

Claire

Brother

He’s an:

Irritator,

Time waster,

PS3 master,

Mess maker,

Money spender.

Shorter than others,

Sensitive, carer,

Fast car enjoyer,

Dreamer,

Take away king.

Rugby lover,

Book reader,

Sleep talker,

Clumsy walker,

Computer whiz.

Vegetable disliker,

Big protector,

Sport admirer,

Fizzy drinker,

Always there when you need a Deputy Head Boy.

Brother

Brooke

Driving Mum Insane

Earlier this term we presented speeches where the topic was anything beginning with D.
Check out Brooke's humourous speech.

Catholic Clash

On Friday 7th September, combined with the Yr 7 and 8s from St Joseph's, we competed against St Patrick's in the annual Catholic Clash.  The weather was fantastic, the competition tough and sportsmanship fair.  Unfortunately the Hastings team lost out.  Bring on next year.

Cross Country 2012

A great (but windy) afternoon in the sun for the St Mary's School Cross Country today.  All Year 7 and 8 students should be proud of themselves for completing the event.  Congratulations to the place getters.

Year 8 Boys Ethan, Liam and Daniel

Year 8 Girls Olivia, Adrianne and Niamh

Year 7 Boys Logan (3rd), Caleb (1st) and Viliami (2nd)

Year 7 Girls  Samantha (2nd), Kelly (1st) and Alexandra (3rd)

Room 3 in Action

Maths

The class were so engaged in using BEDMAS to solve equations from the board that Mrs Jackson couldn't resist filming us!

As well as the video, here are some photos of us hard at work.