Poll result

Yes-2
No-4
Depends-1
That's personal-0

Poutama this term 2

In the 7th and the 8th week of Poutama this term the boys have been making pizza, banana pancakes and chocolate chip cookies. The girls have also been doing something similiar to the activities the boys did in week 5 and 6.

Poutama this term

The girls and boys have split up for Poutama. For the last week the boys have been researching about one countries symbols and culture. They also did a online treasure hunt. They presented it on Keynote and Pages. The girls have been making shortbread, self-saucing chocolate pudding pizza and hash browns.

Keep watching this space for pictures.

Poutama Totem Poles

This term in Poutama we are making totem poles. We decorated tiles and the made 3D templates from cardboard which we are cutting out in iron and steel. The templates include ferns, a tuatara and kiwis. All of this will be stuck to a wooden pole or placed around it.

Back to school

This term is going to be busy with end of year tests and speeches.

Our topic will be cultural diversity in New Zealand and how it has affected New Zealand's past and present. We will also study how it will affect New Zealand's future.

Ms Gifford is back working for two blocks a day having to put up with us.

Ms Nixon and Mr Fowler will be in for the last blocks of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The Year 8's will also (hopefully) be enjoying their last term at The Gardens School.

Have a nice term everyone!!!!

Poll Result

Yes-1
No-7
Sort of-2
Don't know-0

Most students thought that the previous desk arrangements were better.

Congratulations!

The Seniors and Intermediates Wearable Arts was spectacular!!
Congratulations to everyone that won an award especially Fiona Pardington (Omkar, Jess, Ashley, Lauren, Breanna and model- Mina) who won the award for Kea 1.

Wearable Arts Rehearsal/Runthrough

Here are some photos of various groups doing the runthrough:

Click underneath for more pictures

Nearly Finished Wearable Art Photos

More photos of the finished art pieces:

Poll Result

Block 1-Friday only-3
Block 2-5
Block 3-1
Monday-1
Tuesday-2
Wednesday-1
Thursday-0

Most students want our P.E. sessions on Tuesday, Block 2. And 3 students want it on Friday, Block 1.

Wearable Arts pictures

Here are the wearable art pictures we promised!

Poll Result

1/5-8 votes
2/5-0 votes
3/5-1 votes
4/5-3 votes
5/5-3 votes

A lot of students seem to hate 'The Bone Tiki' but some students have some positive thoughts about it.

Wearable Art

We are finally getting our hands into our wearable art. The music makers are clicking away listening to jingles on Garage Band, the portfolio people are tapping away at the computers making final copies of plans.The designers are getting the Wearable Art ready. So everything is hectic. Keep watching future posts for any pictures we upload.

Hi Everyone!

Good morning Kea One. I'm sure if you don't read the blog regularly that Omkar or Gursewak will share this message with you. I'm just checking in to make sure everyone is behaving themselves and leading proudly. I'm sure you are all busily working away on your new projects for Term 3, I'll be looking forward to seeing what you create for Wearable Arts with Ms Nixon and Mr Fowler. Imogen is getting bigger and I'll bring her in soon to meet you. She has a very mischievous personality - she reminds me of several of you actually!

Be good and try to stay out of trouble - I will know if you don't!

See you soon,

Ms G.

Poll Result

Speed Infinite: 3
Smash 8: 6
Mechanic Flash: 1
Rewa Hard Racerz: 0
Don't Know: 1

Box Car Derby Extravaganza

On 23rd July was the Box Car Derby and it was an extravaganza. The Intermediate champions were nearly a tie but only a centimetre broke them off. But the school-wide champion was clear, The Soldiers, a senior team. Please watch the following video to see most of the derby and if the prediction that most of our class made was true:

As you saw Smash 8 won the Intermediate champion but lost the school-wide championship to a year 5-6 team. Here is some highlights:

The newest member of Kea One

Introducing the newest (and smallest) member of Kea One, just in time for the school holidays!

Imogen is looking forward to meeting you all soon.

Have a great holiday everyone.

Ms G. :-)

Cross Country

On Thursday 18th June 2009 the whole school did the school cross country. The Y8s' route was up Wairere Road around Hill Road, up Mt Lebanon Crescent and into the school. For Y7's it was the same except we went in front of the school and entered through the gate.

Bye Bye Ms Gifford

Miss Gifford will be leaving us on Friday and Ms Nixon will be our teacher. This is extremely sad and we congragulate her on the fact that she will be having a baby. We will miss her.

Tree Planting

On June 5th 2009 4 students from our class went to plant trees for World Environment Day. They planted Kauri, Kowhai, Puriri tree on the grass in front of our class, on the field and around the Kea Classrooms. Here are some photos that they took.

Box-Car Creations.....

Working on our box-car designs in class. A lot of measuring and a lot of arguing!

Who will maintain this blog?

Just a reminder Kea One that I need your applications to maintain the Blog. I have received one so far. If you think you have the skills needed, or will be quick to learn them, let me know by Friday at the latest.

Here's a random picture of Fergus for you.

Yum!

Half the team went to soccer today so we did something a bit different for maths.

Using bags of skittles and M&M's we found fractions, simplified them, converted them to percentages, estimated the weight of each fraction and created graphs and tables to show our findings.

Then we ate them!

A good start to the day!!!

Poutama Term One

Working on our communication devices in Term One.