Year 5 and 6 Speech Finals

The speech finals for the Year 5 and 6 children were held today (14th July) with a great group of finalists. It was really exciting for all the students who took part and also the audience who watched on eagerly to see who the winners were.

The speech finalists spoke very clearly and confidently in front of their peers (even with the heavy rain to contend with). This made for a fun, informative and interesting morning.

We would also like to thank the guest judges Miss Pride and Mr Brown for their time and the hard decision of picking the winners. Well done to all the competitors!

The winners were:

Year 5

1st - Nick Rm 27

2nd - Chelsea Rm 29

3rd - Alex Rm 27

Year 6

1st - Deanne Rm 30

2nd - Josie Rm 25

3rd - Michael Rm 28

By Ben and Alfie Room 30

Red Sock Day!

Sir Peter Blake made a big impact on this planet. He gave up his career and free time to let the people know what they are doing to their environment.  He also informed them how it affects the animals but most importantly us.  Sadly in the year of 2001 Sir Peter Blake was shot.  Room 25 think it’s important that we carry on his legacy.  

First Room 25 learnt a bit about pollution. We then found a website and learnt how other schools had been making an impact.  We decided to make an impact too.  We found a trust called the Sir Peter Blake Trust and decided to participate by celebrating RED Sock Day.  

As you may know Sir Peter Blake had a famous pair of RED socks.  The one time he didn’t wear those socks lost the race. The Sir Peter Blake Trust provides RED socks to sell.  The money goes to the Sir Peter Blake Trust and they then use the money to clean up the environment.  We celebrated Red Socks Day because we wanted to let the people know that the world is very close to dying.  We need to stop pollution. NOW! 

By Lucy 

Room 25

Great Night at the Disco!

The disco was a real success and it was great seeing everyone up there dancing the night away! Mr Westbonk, Mrs Southgate and Miss Wium were right there in the thick of it showing their dance moves. What a great way to celebrate the end of the term! 

Library Open Day - Check Out New Books!

A big thank you to all parents for your support and generosity with food days and fundraising in our school. As a result we have purchased some fantastic new books for our library. It’s really great to see our children benefiting from your support. Please come into the library and see all the new books. They're WONDERFUL!


Jenny Vincent

Room 16's Movies About What Makes New Zealand Unique

Awhile ago Room 16 were working with New Century International Elementary School in America. We made a movie to tell them about the Christchurch earthquake. Then we started looking at the differences between the two countries and two schools. 

We made some movies for them on youtube about what makes us unique. We decided to have a contest to see who could get the most hits. Here are the winners. They are Amelia, Lyndon and Jamie. You can check out the other little movies if you like.

By Eadie and Isabel

Getting To School with Travel Wise

Last week we had Travel Wise in our school. Travel Wise is a organisation that encourages kids to get to school under their own steam. Travel Wise developed the  Walking School Bus and ensures options for safe active travel are available to students.

A large map of our school community was set up in Room 14 for classes to visit.  Each student was asked to use a ‘monopoly house’ to mark where they lived. You had to put a colour coded sticker next to your house showing your type of travel e.g. blue sticker if you walk, red sticker if you come in a car. We shared problems we had coming to school like scary dogs or busy roads.  Parents were also invited to view the completed map and add their ‘issues’. 

Overall it was a great success and an informative couple of days. We would like to thank Bridget Framiloe (School Transport Coordinator) and Yvette  Nicholls for running these 2 days. 

Did you know that 179 tonnes of carbon dioxide are released by vehicles travelling to school in the Auckland area alone! That is the same weight as 76 hippos!


Here's the Travel Wise link  http://www.travelwise.org.nz/

By Arabela and Miss Wium

Drawing like Quentin Blake with Eadie

In Room 16 we have been looking at the drawings of Quentin Blake. That is because Eadie has inspired us with her fantastic drawings. Quentin Blake is a famous illustrator who has illustrated hundreds of books. He is particularly well known for his illustrations of the Roald Dahl books like the BFG and Witches. Here is a great little movie that Eadie and her Dad made. Check it out! Quentin Blake has a lovely scratchy style with a great sense of fun and movement. Thanks Eadie and Matt!

Stunning Year 7 Performance!

A Kidsummer Nights Dream


The Year 7 students were great tonight with their wonderful performance of A Kidsummer Night's Dream. The singing, dancing, costumes and acting were stunning. Get in on the last performance on Wednesday night. You'll be in for a treat!


The Year 7 students, Lynda Morrison, Silvie Watts and Wendy Turton have done an amazing job!

Mr Widdowson gets hitched!

Congratulations to Mr Widdowson who got married on Saturday in Devonport.
It was a great day had by all, even members of Room 21 attended.


We wish you all the best Mr W!