Cross Country 2010

We are going to write a blog entry in which we will evaluate our performance not just on the day of the Cross Country but also during training leading up to the event. Address all the statements in the document below as a guide to help you write your blog entry. There are photos in the Room 11 folder if you would like to add a photo to your blog entry.
Cross Country Evaluation 2010

Cross Country

On Wednesday the 25th of August we had the Senior School Cross Country. We had trained every single week for cross country - well, we tried to fit in as much training as we could. We all tried our best on Wednesday and hoped to come a place in this event.

The following students came places in Senior School Cross Country:

9 year old girls: 1st Kaleesha Messent, 2nd Mia Weetman-Norris
9 year old boys: 1st Brendon Hunt, 2nd Joe Harris, 3rd Brandon Smith
10 year old girls:1st Makuini Robust, 2nd Kirsten Maclaurin, 3rd Katelynn Pini
10 year old boys:1st Ryan Tapp, 2nd Caleb Mahon, 3rd Simon Webb-Little
11 year old girls:1st Jade Newton, 2nd Bella Smith, 3rd Morgan Stables
11 year old boys:1st Aidan Baxter, 2nd Kristian Wightman, 3rd Casey Messent
12 & over girls: 1st Briar Tapp, 2nd Jordan Maclaurin, 3rd Hope Sambells
12 & over boys:1st Austin Dias, 2nd Devin Weetman-Norris, 3rd Josh Stables

This post was written by HS.

Mrs. Ratana's Visit

Today, Mrs. Ratana came in to work with our class for a lesson. This was an opportunity for us to get to know her better and for her to get to know some of us.

The lesson started by playing '2 Truths, 1 Lie', then we played 'Dingbats' in groups. This was followed by our discussing the Kimihia Kid and identifying all the attributes. We finished by playing a word activity with all the names of people in our groups.

Waikato Science Fair

Congratulations to Ryan LeQuesne, Alasdaire Key and Corbin Baxter who were all awarded places in the Waikato Science Fair last week. First place went to Ryan and Alasdaire for the Year 7/8 Physical World category and 3rd place to Corbin in the Inventions and Technical Innovations category (open age group). These two boards are currently on display in the foyer.

Senior School Speech Competition

Congratulations to Ryan who won our Senior School Speech Competition held this Wednesday. The judges were particularly impressed with his delivery, saying he spoke very clearly and could be heard easily from the back of the hall. He will be representing our school at the Waikato Speech Competitions. I am sure he will do us proud. Below is his final speech presentation for the in-class competition. Do you have any suggestions for how he can improve his speech?

New Zealand Maths Challenge Week

Our class is participating in the online NZ Maths Challenge, battling it out for Top Student and Top Class. Week One, 16-22 August, is Practice Week and Week 2, 23-30 August is the 2010 NZ Maths Challenge. This is a really fun way to work on not only your basic facts but also your knowledge of other strands such as algebra and measurement. You choose the level and challenge yourself!

I have just changed the picture above to show the current world rankings - over the weekend AK got up to a ranking of 3rd in the world! (It's a bit blurry but if you click on the picture he's right up there near the top - maybe next time I change it that could be your name up there...)

China Culture Posters

In class, we all created a poster using Microsoft Publisher which showed an aspect of Chinese culture. Come back soon to check out our blogs (you can link to them via my blog list) where you will be able to see some other Chinese Culture Posters!
Jade & Britney Panda

Huntly College Amazing Discovery Day

This week we all had the opportunity to visit Huntly College and a number of Year 8 boys also went to Hamilton Boys High School. It is really important to think seriously about all our educational options and find the best fit for us. What do the various schools have to offer and, on the other hand, what do we have to offer them? These are not just questions for our students that will be starting high school next year. For the Year 7 students, it might also be time to start thinking about how we can get involved around our school, so we can increase our chances of being accepted into the school of our choice.

On a less serious note, during our three hours at Huntly College we got the chance to try a number of activities, including making a print in the art room, experimenting with some of the equipment in the automotive/engineering workshop and playing some instruments in the music room. Check out some of the photos below!

Delivery of Your Speech

This week we had our first presentation of our speeches to the class. Most of us now have a good idea of the content of our speech - our focus now will shift to the delivery.
Below are some examples of famous speeches that have been delivered with passion and succeeded in persuading thousands, if not millions, of people to rethink their position on some pretty serious issues. Watch carefully and you might pick up some tips to improve the delivery of your speech!