2012 Year 8 Graduation Social

Michelle, Carly, Charlie-Grace, Staria, Laureth and friends.

Michelle and Jack

Liana, Lafayette and Kayley.

Charlie-Grace and Tayla.

Yaksh at supper.

Annie, Carly and Olivia.

The end of year Year 8 Graduation Social was well attended by Room 5 and the students again were well presented and enjoyed the last night at school with their friends.

Secret Santa & shared lunch

Staria and Tayla

Yaksh, Reggae, Petria, Michelle and Phaeora. 

Aaria and Laureth

Cassie and Lafayette

Lunch

Georgia's Ginger Bread house

Room 5 celebrated the end of the school year with a delicious shared lunch combined with the opening of their presents from their "Secret Santa". The lunch was organised by the Class Committee and a lot of fun was had, before the inevitable clean up, and "dishes"!

Beatles Medley

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The students from Kahikatea, including many from Room 5, joined together to sing a medley of Beatles songs for the parents at our annual Kahikatea Prizegiving. Watch, listen, and enjoy!

2012 Zonta Scholarship winner

Kahikatea finalists Medi Wlkinson, Tayla Lewis-Devlyn and Kayley Higgs.

Tayla receiving her Scholarship.

Tayla with her Zonta shield.

Tayla making her winning speech.

 Tayla Lewis-Devlyn from Room 5 is the 2012 recipient of the Zonta Club scholarship which was announced at the first of the formal end of year assemblies. Tayla was awarded the scholarship after a rigorous selection process to be included in the final six girls from Maeroa, and interviews by Zonta Club members. Yaksh Kataria, also from Room 5, was a finalist in the boys Rotary Club scholarship, which was also announced at the assembly.

Yaksh Kataria

Auckland Trip 2012

Ice skating fun to start the day at Botany Downs.

At the Auckland War Memorial Museum creating a photo essay on NZ's involvement in war and the affects on the people left behind. 

Michelle on the "Front Line".

Stained glass windows create a great visual effect.

 

The class together at the memorial fountain.

Caleb, Jakob, Michelle and Phaeora on the cannon.

Georgia, Ashleigh, Cassie and Lafayette on the harbour cruise.

The class at the Auckland Maritime Museum for the overnight stay.

On board the Fuller's ferry on the journey to Rangitoto.

View from the top.

On the trail up Mt Rangitoto.
 

The students from Room 5 spent two days in Auckland with a busy programme of events. The bus first stopped at Botany Downs for two hours of ice skating, then the afternoon at the War Memorial Museum, with all busily taking photos for the PHOTO ESSAY they will be creating back at school on New Zealand's involvement in conflict and the ripple effect on New Zealanders at home. Later the class arrived at the Maritime Museum for dinner and their overnight stay. The focus was on IMMIGRATION TO NZ IN THE 1850's and included a harbour cruise and a museum educator talking through the immigration experience of the times. With the class sleeping in a replica of steerage class, the experience was very real and should result in some great creative writing once back at school. After a great night's sleep and breakfast at the museum, the class visited the Sir Peter Blake exhibition and then made a short walk to the ferry terminal for the cruise over to Rangitoto Island. The hour long tramp to the summit was uneventful, but the view from the top magnificent. We caught the return ferry back to Auckland and then the bus back to school. A great couple of days!!!

Te Rapa Sports Drome SPORTSDAY

Cassie, Aaria and Laureth wait their turn on the subs bench.

Shadrach at Volleyball.

Liana gets ready to serve.

Michelle warms up for Volleyball.

Caleb clears the goal line in Football.

Yaksh, Lafayette, Caleb and Tayla at Turbo Touch.

Lafayette looks on.

Georgia awaits a pass in Basketball.

Team relays to finish off the day.



Aiden playing Turbo Touch.

Kahikatea Team joined together at the Te Rapa Sports Drome for a Sports Day organised by Sport Waikato and the students rotated around games of Basketball, Volleyball, Turbo Touch, Cricket Rounders, Hockey and Football, then finished up with team relays in the Gym. A fun day was had by all, and we thank Sport Waikato for all their efforts in supporting the day, and the parents who were the Team Managers on the day. 

 

Sports Camp 2012

The successful Maeroa team with their trophies.

Annie warming up in Volleyball.

Tayla (nearest camera) with Maia in Table Tennis.

Kahikatea girls Olivia, Charlie-Grace, Laureth and Annie.

Trent giving his all in the swimming.

Liana showing her skill at darts.

The Maeroa team competed most successfully at the recent week long Sports Camp at Totara Springs near Matamata against four Intermediate Schools from Auckland and Te Awamutu Intermediate, competing in 18 finals and winning 11 of them. They also won the "Top School" award. Every student from the Maeroa team featured in at least one final. The students from Room 5 who were members of the team were Shadrach Tuimaseve, Trent Langeveld, Tayla Lewis-Devlyn, Aaria Pene, Annie Oxborrow, Laureth Chapman and Liana Scott-Nanthasack.

ICE CREAMS FUNDRAISING

Room 5 has had a lot of fun over two days making ice creams for sale across the school. Demand was so great on the first day, we had to leave some classes until the next day so we could restock our ice cream. We made over 150 ice creams and after paying our expenses, made a healthy profit of $192.60, a FANTASTIC effort! The class demonstrated wonderful organisational skills throughout, co-operated well with each other, were involved in the finance aspects working out the expenses and profit, volunteered willingly for deliveries to classrooms, and we got to taste the product with a few extra sauces and marshmallows added in. Great learning with a great taste!