Financial Literacy

Vane from ASB came and taught us today about being smart with money! He made the point that everyone can be smart with money we just have to make some good decisions! Comment on what Vane challenged you to think about and any decisions you can make for your financial future.

What Amazing Art

Hi all, 
Spent a while tonight creating a new display - you should all be very proud of yourselves! The alphabet looks fantastic - here's a sneak preview as it is quite hard to photograph. 

Summer of Love by Sister Corita

Well who was surprised today? Not quite what we expected from a nun was it? This exhibition is one that challenges us to think about history, especially civil unrest and how our faith should challenge us to stand up and do the right thing or have the right message for the world.

Your challenge today is twofold:-

1. Choose one of her screen prints that grabbed your attention. Describe it using your learning in writing. Comment on how Sister Corita 's work challenged you to think or wonder about something.

2. Research (also discuss with your parents one of the following things)

- what is the life of a nun? What has the changed for them over the past 50-70 years?

- who was Sister Corita? Tell us about her.

- what was happening in the sixties that inspired Sister Corita's work - you need to think about the political and world events as well as the changes happening in the Roman Catholic Church.

Take notes and begin planning the wonderful pop art you will create to tell your new found knowledge.

Māori Language Week

 Tēnā koutou - hello to all

rangaranga - to weave

Today we practice:-

We are working to master our raranga (weaving) ready to lead the younger students tomorrow.

Wednesday - a day of Hāngi preparation

Does the basket fit?

Thursday - 7.15a.m. An early start for some...

The Hāngi is lifted and now we enjoy...

The Bullet Time Exhibition Workshop

The Year 8s use their creative skills to create a sequence of frames for the zoetrope.

Claire shows us first...

Then we give it a go....

The Year Sevens beside the inspiration

For our art - Eadweard Muybridge's work

The Year Sevens create their sequence of frames...

Learning About Process Engineering

Today we were fortunate to have Tessa Noakes talk to us about engineering. Share with us what you learnt and what interested you the most.....

Tui class learning First Aid skills courtesy of Lou from Redcross