The Writer- 2013 School Production

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Our school production "The Writer" this year featured students from Room 5 in leading roles and in the dance group. They were Jasmine Muhlmann-Brown, Jakob Thomas and Phaeroa Sims, with Cassie Barnes, Fallon Goodson and Ashleigh Eves as dancers. Other students from Kahikatea were also prominent in leading roles. The cast performed matinees for the contributing schools, Maeroa students, and an evening performance for parents.

Crystal Making

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Tui Ridge 2013

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                                                        BBQ sausages for lunch.

Indoor Hockey in the Gym at night.

Celebrations on a goal????

Kick!

Tui Ridge dining room as seen from the first dorm. 

Inside the dining room.

Ben lines up for his lunch from the BBQ.

The dorms.

Getting ready for dinner.

The boys dorm........ and tidy!!

Hockey in the Gym.

KICK!!!

Time to collect morning tea.

 

Room 5 and the rest of Kahikatea team have visited Tui Ridge near Rotorua for the class camp and spent three days on physical challenges. These were Mountain Biking, High Ropes, Abseiling, the Flying Fox, the Confidence Course, Archery, Rifle Shooting and climbing the Indoor Rock Wall. The night time activities included the Burma trail, and games of Volleyball, indoor Basketball, indoor Hockey, and KICK! Lots of fun, and lots of personal goals achieved. Thanks go to the fourteen parents who came with us as support as belayers and as enthusiastic supporters and encouragers, plus the three teachers.

Mr M on the golf buggy.

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Animal Enrichment tasks

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The class has completed their designs for their animal enrichment device planned after our visit to the Hamilton Zoo, and have created models for them. These videos show our students explaining how they work. They were designed for either the Sumatran tiger or any of the Australian parrots.

 

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School ANZAC Ceremony

Ben Needham leading the ANZAC ceremony.

Representatives from each class bring forward their ANZAC flags.

The "flags" are hung from the tree branches.

 

At our final school Assembly for term 1, the school attended a moving ANZAC ceremony in our auditorium beginning with the Maeroa Pasifika group performing, then the school sang our National Anthem, a moving slide show (created by Mr Hills) was viewed on New Zealand's participation in wars around the world, we had a reading from our Deputy Principal Ms Woods, the school sang "Forever Strong", and finished with representatives from each class presenting their amazing banners to decorate a tree. The ceremony was led by Ben Needham from Room 5, and Alanis Hayes from Room 4. 

 

2013 Team Spelling Challenge Champions

The winning team- Petria Fitzgerald, Shadrach Tuimaseve and Aiden Scott-Nanthasack.

The team in action.

Receiving their trophy from Deputy Principal Ms Wood.

 

The Kahikatea Spelling Challenge team has won this years Team Spelling Challenge. The team comprised Petria Fitzgerald, Shadrach Tuimaseve and Aiden Scott-Nanthasack and are all students in Room 5. They beat out six other teams from the school syndicates. Congratulations Team!

2013 Triathlon

Tori, Nicole and Holly at the start line.

Phaeora ready to go.



Libby tears around the track.



Aimee and Petria on the course.

Bailey in the swim.

Jasmine completes the run.

Holly around the block.

Libby and Bailey around the course.

Phaeora begins her run.

Nicole at the finish line coming in as the 5th Individual.

Carl completing his race in 3rd place.

 

Room 5 had many of its students competing in the 2013 School Triathlon and placings were achieved by Carl who crossed the finish line in 3rd place in the Boys Individual section, and Nicole who came 5th in the Girls Individual section. Brianna (R6) was the winner of the Girls event with Tori (R4) coming second.We await the announcement at a future Assembly as to the winner overall for particpation points and points for placings combined. A very successful day was had by all the Kahikatea contestants.