We had a huge turnout for the Weetbix Tryathlon at Manly Park on Sunday 25th March. Congratulations to all our competitors, who completed an ocean swim, a bike ride and a run before being awarded their gold medals.
Our school also had the largest percentage of participants so won a prize of basketballs, netballs and footballs. Hurray!
What a fantastic day we spent learning all about reptiles. We got up close with tuataras, turtles and alligators and discovered what they eat, what happens to the eggs produced and how long different species live.
Years 5 and 6 have been really busy writing metaphor poems, playing with words and exploring our locality with fresh eyes so that we can open a door on our environment for our partner school in Palmerston North to peek through.
The task seemed straightforward – build a bridge that would support a plastic cup full of beans. The teams only had string, paper, straws, paperclips and sticky tape. There were some creative solutions and great teamwork on display.
Years 5 and 6 were using their senses to gather sights, sounds, smells and textures for poetry and art today. We spent a while on our balcony, drawing exploded pictures of our observations and then walked around our school environment to discover sensory detail.
Another eagerly-anticipated annual event is the Primary and Y7&8 Beach Picnic at Shakespear Park. With games, swimming, water pistols, sausages and cakes, not to mention the chance to catch up with old and new friends, the day is always full of fun and laughter!
Each year, our Year 6 students have the opportunity to put themselves forward as candidates in our School Captain elections. This year we had eight wonderful children who rose to the challenge, giving speeches, making videos or slideshows and trying to convince our Primary students to vote for them.
The quality of the presentations was extremely high and I would like to publicly congratulate all of the candidates, who were so brave and had put a lot of thought and effort into their work.
The 2018 School Captains are Emily, Caitlin and Rory.
It was our annual College and Primary Swimming Tournament recently and the Year 6 Maki Class were amazing to watch! Not only were they sleek in the water, they also knew how to have fun and support each other. Our relay teams were phenomenal, competing ably against the older children.
Well done, Maki, and congratulations to Alexander, Rory, Caitlin and Rosa, who qualified to represent our school at the forthcoming Inter-schools event.
Welcome to the Maki Blog. Our new Year 6 students are raring to go on an exciting year of adventure and discovery. Just like the Maki, or killer whale, our class likes to work and play in groups and are friendly and sociable. They also like to be noticed and to have fun!
