Friday 15th September

Clean Up New Zealand afternoon

This afternoon the whole school picked up rubbish around the Waiwera South area as part of Clean Up New Zealand week. It was great to be able to do our bit to help but we wish people wouldn’t dispose of their rubbish in our beautiful countryside. Thank you to Anna, Leanna, Donna and Julie for helping out along with all the students for being so keen to make a difference.

Monday 11 September

Art Day

Last Friday the whole school had an Art Day! The students completed monster art using bright pastels and dye to go up in the foyer. We also started some collaborative tree art using paint. Check out some photos of the children busy at work.

Wednesday 6th September

Tony Tourell Memorial Golf Tournament

Today we entered four teams into the Tony Tourell Memorial Golf Tournament held in Clinton. Our four teams were:

James D, Ashley, David and Brayden.

Taylor, Bree H, Bree C and Esther.

Koben, George, Alex, and Flynn.

Lucy, Holly, Julienne, and Maddie.

Each team member teed off on every hole. We then chose the ball that went the furthest and took turns hitting the ball until it reached the hole. We had to complete 9 holes. There were some awesome skills on display and we found out that golf can be quite a tricky sport to master!

Thanks to Anna, Hamish and Miss Ward for helping transport and coach the teams. We all had a fantastic day!

Tuesday 5th September

Grant Milne Touch Visit

Today we had a visit from Grant Milne from Otago Touch. It was a beautiful sunny day to get outside and get some exercise. We played many games and drills to help us with our touch skills. We worked a lot on our defence and working as a team on defence. Grant also helped improve our attacking skills and tactics of how to get around a defender.

We really appreciate Grant coming to Waiwera South to help us improve our skills and we are looking forward to using these skills in our touch teams this year.

Tuesday 5th September

Speeches

Over the past few weeks, we have been writing speeches. Our aim was to try persuade our audience. We had a variety of topics including:

• We need to look after the environment.
• Why I am the best person for the job.
• The best animal is...
• We should stop hunting animals.

Today the Middle and Junior Rooms presented these speeches in front of parents, the Senior Room and Miss Ward. It was a very nerve-racking experience having to stand up in front of a lot of people and speak. Leading up to today we had practiced using loud clear voices, making eye contact with our audience and having good posture while speaking. Even though many people were nervous, everyone did extremely well and enjoyed the experience.