Term 3 Week 2

Term 3 is now in full swing! Its hard to believe we are half way through the year already! Here's some snippets of what the seniors have been up to at Muritai for the first two weeks of the term. Badminton For PE of this term our Year 7/8s are focusing on improving their striking skills. To start the term we are in the hall learning at the art of badminton. What a great game! We are learning there are quite different skills needed from other striking sports like tennis.

Gossiping Woman - Philip Trusttum Over the past couple of Fridays Mrs Allen has been working in Room 22 and 23, teaching drawing techniques using works from the artist Philip Trusttum. The students have experimented with creating a series of drawings using colour, black and white and different textures. Below are some examples of some finished or near finished pieces - looking good!

Northland Film Competition We are immensely proud of Samantha, Isabella and Emma in Year 8 who have just received 1st place in the Northland Film Competition. The 3 girls entered their short film they made from their Personal Passion Project in Term 2. These girls worked pretty much completely independently throughout the entire process, including using their own initiative find and enter this competition. The film was shown at the ANZAC Theatre in Dargaville and was judged by a large panel which included Winston Peters!! The judges commended them on their acting and filming techniques. Congratulations girls - what a top job! $300 is coming your way!! Muritai TV Speaking of film making, Olivia and Mila from the Muritai TV team have also been busy filming and packaging up an movie on inform students on what bullying is and what we can do about it. Well done girls, this is an important issue to talk about with your peers. I like how some interviewees talked about bullying being something that is ongoing and repetitive not a one off event. Rubbish audit At the end of last term of Enviro Ambassadors initiated a rubbish audit throughout the school to gauge how much waste our student body was producing every week. They put their maths skills to the test by using just 10% of student population to make some general statements about the waste we produce as a whole. The purpose of the audit was to find out how much knowledge the students had about waste disposal (eg compost vs waste) plus create an awareness around our waste and how we could do things better. Watch is space because in a couple of weeks the team will be actioning a 'Nude Food Week' across the school. Sounds exciting guys!