We are reaching the end of the term in the Senior School but things definitely aren't slowing down. Below are a couple of highlights from the past fortnight.
War Inquiry.
All our students are well underway with their personal inquiries into their area of interest. There is a huge variety of topic that the students have chosen, from animals during war time to weaponry, famous war leaders to what kind of food was consumed by the soldiers. We have been thoroughly impressed with the dedication the students have put into their work and how they are managing their time wisely so they are prepared for lessons and meeting deadlines.
A copy of the project is available to view on the previous post. As a parent, it would be helpful to have a read through so you are aware of what is expected of your child over the final weeks of the terms. Although all tasks and skills will be introduced and taught in class, it is expected that all students will need to work at home to complete these tasks.
All our students are well underway with their personal inquiries into their area of interest. There is a huge variety of topic that the students have chosen, from animals during war time to weaponry, famous war leaders to what kind of food was consumed by the soldiers. We have been thoroughly impressed with the dedication the students have put into their work and how they are managing their time wisely so they are prepared for lessons and meeting deadlines.
A copy of the project is available to view on the previous post. As a parent, it would be helpful to have a read through so you are aware of what is expected of your child over the final weeks of the terms. Although all tasks and skills will be introduced and taught in class, it is expected that all students will need to work at home to complete these tasks.
RSA Essay Competition.
Every year our students have an opportunity to enter an essay competition run by the local RSA to coincide with ANZAC day. For the past two years a student from Muritai Senior School has won the overall prize so we are hoping for a similar result in 2014. This year we have had nearly 20 students submit an entry to this competition which is quite remarkable. The topic for this year was:
‘How did WW1 impact on NZ and how did it define NZ as a nation in its own right?’
As you can imagine, not an easy question to answer in a 1000 word essay! Once again, we were blown away with the enthusiasm of individuals to get this task completed in the tight time frame. Will look forward to hearing the results on ANZAC day.
Technicraft
We have now completed our first 6 week cycle of technicraft. There have been some fantastic bags created in Fabric, awesome clipboards made in Hard Materials, computer programmes developed in Coding and sushi made (and consumed) in Japanese! Mrs Hooke's music group celebrated their learning with a visit to the local Barnados where they preformed to the kids.
Literacy Quiz
Last Friday Sue Fieldes took 4 of our students; Hannah Moffat, Lauren Redpath, Mia Treadwell-Burke and Freya Neal to the annual Wellington Literacy Quiz in Papakowhai. The girls had a great day out and overall came 9th out of 47 teams. Their best section was 'Non Fiction' where they achieved 10/10. Lauren also received a book voucher for being the only student to answer a question correctly. Go Lauren!
