Stop Motion Animations

For visual arts we have been creating some stop motion animations. A stop motion animation is a movie made from lots of photos. We explored a variety of types of stop motion animation and as a class explored how to create one. Then in groups the students planned, photographed and put together their movie. The students came up with all sorts of creative ideas which were tried, evaluated and adjusted as they worked out what was possible with stop motion. The putting together of the sound effects photos and music required a lot of patience as the computers and software struggled to keep up with the students pace! Here are some of the finished ones.

THE GRADUATE

At the end of the day, what is school really about. It is about the GRADUATE! Everything we do at Te Pahu School is about becoming the GRADUATE. Over the last while we have taken a fresh look at what it means to be someone living the GRADUATE. It is helping us think about what our strengths and weaknesses are. Here is a summary of our ideas.

TP Challenge 8 - Skiing or snowboarding

What an awesome day guys. So great to see you take on this challenge. I was really impressed with how quickly the first timers picked it up. You can be very proud. The positive attitudes, perseverance and the encouragement of each other all helped everyone succeed and have a great day. Memories that will remain with you for a long time. Great to see you more experienced ones pushing yourselves to improve your skills too. Thank you to the parents who were willing to take some falls and the odd snowball in support of the kids. It would not have worked how it did without all your support.

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Nutrition

Over the last few weeks we have begun exploring what we eat and how good it is for us. We have had two Project Energizer sessions and we have also watched the Nigel Latta episode on sugar. It has created some great discussions and has got the students really thinking about what they eat. It is so easy to just eat without thinking about what is going into our body and how it affects the short and long term. So parents don't be surprised if your child is reading labels and talking about sugar, food groups, etc. We have 6 sessions with our Project Energizers so there will be some excellent learning around nutrition.