Make-Up Challenge 2014: Week Two

Each group of four had to create an underwater sea creature. WOW what an awesome effort. Along with their make-up, groups had to write and perform a jingle to 'sell' their creature to the 'movie-makers'. This was a great challenge, with some real talent showing through from these young people, in their artistic creations and their writing skills.

More Amazing Artwork

Everyone had a go at completing silhouette pictures which has created some real colour in our classroom. Check out Briar's very carefully painted picture with great detail.

S7's ChampionGoalkeeper

So proud of Bailey who was named MVP at the South Island Football Tournament and Goalie of the Tournament. We'll done young man.

Team Challenges Week One

At the start of the week we began setting up teams for our team challenge activities. Groups of four students worked together to complete various challenges, some better than others, but all agreed that it was great fun and many learnt some important skills about working together in a team.

Fishing has never been so much fun. The challenge was to catch three mouse-traps after making your fishing rod.
All concentration for this activity.

No they haven't seen a mouse. This challenge, called 'overcrowded island', required
the team to balance together on a small 'island' (square of paper).

Lots of fun and love the big smiles. But showed real team work.

'Blind tent pitching' one team member was sighted with all others blindfolded. Lots of laughs.

I know you are there somewhere!!!

Is this the right way up??

The great ballon challenge, using 20 balloons and sellotape, the race is on to
complete the tallest balloon tower.

Not sure that this will be self-supporting.

It will work if I stand here and hide behind the balloons.

TERM FOUR

Welcome to the last and often busiest term of the year. This term our focus is to:

• Build team skills by participating and contributing; relating to others to complete team challenges.
• Use digital technology to record and present information.
• Record, document and present information/learning using a variety of written, visual and oral language.

Students will be sharing their results and challenges on their own blogs, so look out for these.

This week we will be focusing on building teams and working together. We have some really fun activities to kick off the week.

On Thursday and Friday we will be having swimming lessons for the next four weeks. On Monday afternoons the year 8 pupils will be learning to dance with Mrs Hill so that they are ready for their Year 8 formal in Week Nine. While our year 8 students are learning the finer points of dancing the year 7 will be working on technology challenges and activities.

Some of those challenges will include
such things as making towers and bridges
from newspaper etc.

Remember to pack togs for Thursday and Friday.