A new term- A new Inquiry!

Week 1 and 2 Term 4

Can you believe it is already term 4- where has the year gone? I guess its true what they say- 'Time flies when your learning and having fun!'

For our Inquiry topic this term we are putting on our science hats and looking at forces and motion. Through our learning of push and pull, action and reaction, levers and pulleys students will design and create a moving model of a fitness circuit equipment piece. All designs and models will be voted on and the best ones will be built to life size and permanently placed around our school field so that students from now until forever can use it to build up their fitness and muscle strength.

To kick of our topic we have been doing a lot of experiments and discovering. We even went to 'Mind Lab' where students built, tested and modified electric cars and made electromagnetic motors!

For more information on Mind Lab- click on their website here: Mid Lab

Production Night!

Week 9 Term 3

To end our Inquiry topic we went all out by putting on a school production! It was an epic event where each Whanau showcased their learning about 'Equal Rights'.

In the Te Manawa Whanau students chose which production group they wanted to be in from- script writing, acting, costume design, props, choir and video production; and over a series of weeks put together an amazing production which depicted the lives of Harriot Tubman, Nelson Mandela and Dame Whina Cooper.

Te Manawa put on a stellar performance and each student should be very proud the contribution they made to such an awesome night!

Dame Whina Copper Scene

Kowhai Whanau

Equal rights to play rugby!

Neia doing her solo performance- Beautiful singing! 

The teachers even got up on stage.

Run, Jump, Throw

Week 7 Term 3

This term for Active Sports we have been doing 'Run, Jump, Throw'- an athletics programme. We have really enjoyed it as it has taught us fundamental skills in running, balancing, jumping and landing and of course throwing. We cant wait for athletics day this year! 

Here are some photos of us in action: 

Speeches

Week 6 Term 3

In week 3 room 16  all started to work on their speeches to persuade people about their topics. The fear of people having to say their speeches was a problem but the only way to overcome it was to play speech tag.

Speech tag is a game that helps you to communicate with the audience. The way you play it is to say your name and then you say something that starts with the first letter of your name, so for example I will say that my name is 'Juliet' and 'I am jazzy' and then when your finished you go tag someone else and the last person that says it, well that's when its game over.

We then all had to write our speech. We wrote our intro, par1, par2, par3 and then the conclusion. It soon was time for us to show the teacher, then we went and and made our cue cards, then we presented it with all that we had, but the only thing to remember is that our speech needed to be 3 minute long and only 2 people can get chosen. The 2 people that got chosen was Charlize with her speech about 'why women should get paid the same as men in sport' and Terrie with her speech about 'Martin Luther King Junior'.

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Note from the teacher: Every student in room 16 did a fantastic job presenting their speech. They showed great confidence when standing up in front of the class and should be really proud of themselves! Well done students of room 16!

Class speech winner: Charlize 

Class speech runner up: Terrie

Blast from the past...well term 1!

Blast from the past...well term 1!

Who remembers why the teachers were all dressed up and swinging swords and who they were dressed up as?

Netball with the Sylvia Ferns

Week 3 Term 3

On Tuesday night Mrs McGarry and her husband went and watch the Sylvia Ferns (SPS year 6 netball team) play a fierce game against the Sun Shiners.

It was a fast paced game with every player giving it their all. Unfortunately, the Sylvia Ferns didn't win but they showed great determination throughout the whole game!

If you want to support our schools amazing netball players go down to the AMI Netball Centre in Glenn Innes on Tuesday nights!

The Amazing Sylvia Ferns! 

Never late than never- Adidas Fun Run Term 2!

Week 2 Term 3

Last term the whole school took part in the Adidas Fun Run as part of out inquiry outcome. Each student found sponsors and the school raised A LOT of money! For more information about the fun run click on this link: Adidas Fun Run.

Mrs McGarry was so proud of every student in her class for giving it a go and crossing over the finish line. Sorry there are no action shots of the students while they were running, Mrs McGarry was out there running too!

Already to go! 

At the finish line! 

All tuckered out!