TPC - 7km Challenge

Room 7 had their 7 km challenge this morning. A 5 km bike and a 2 km run starting at the Kaniwhaniwha reserve. It was awesome to see the students pushing themselves and giving their all. There will be a few sore legs tomorrow. Well done guys - challenge completed! Part of the challenge was knowing what pace to start with so that they had enough energy to finish well. Thank you so much to our parents who helped marshal and encourage the students along the way. Great attitudes by all!

The Nukes

It was great to have The Nukes take a music workshop with us yesterday. The students loved it! They learnt some of The Nukes songs which they then got up and performed on stage with them at the evening concert. We were all amazed at the range of sounds they could get from ukuleles and a banjo and also their voices. It was a great privilege to learn from such talented musicians.

Post GREENLAND - Josh and Zac

Room 7 was privileged to have Zac and Josh Lyon come back and share about their 27 day trip across Greenland. Zac and Josh were really inspiring and had many stories of the hardships and strategies they used to get past them. From peeing into a bottle, to ripped tents, to crossing crevasses, to running out of food; we were inspired by their courage and attitude towards challenge. A major challenge was dealing with the cold. Working out how to stop things freezing - water, sweat, etc. They bought along one of the sleds and some of the gear that they used which was really interesting and made it more real for us to understand. Their next challenge is to walk across Antarctica to the South Pole this time next year.

Our Awesome School!

As part of our inquiry into significance and Te Pahu a group of students created this video to promote our school. Well done guys, it looks awesome!

Beyond Earth inquiry

Our inquiry this term is into the universe beyond earth. One of the first things you begin to discover about space is the sheer size of it. We did some exploring today and went out side to measured some distances. If the sun was 1.4 cm wide the planets would stretch over a 60 meter distance. If the sun was the size of a basketball the planets would stretch over a distance from our school to the end of Corcoran road. Earth is tiny compared to the sun as can be seen in the picture. Our sun is tiny compared to other stars. Our galaxy, the milky way, is just one galaxy among millions of others. They think that if a galaxy was the size of a pea, you could fill the Royal Albert Hall with the galaxies in the universe. It has been fascinating and we had some great discussion around questions it raised for the students.

Fill this with peas and that is the number of galaxies in our universe!

Te Pahu Website

As part of our inquiry into SIGNIFICANCE last term a group did a project on improving the schools website and its significance. Here is a powerpoint which shows their ideas. Great work guys. You put lots of thought into this and produced a great website. Hopefully we will see your proposal become a reality.

Beyond Earth

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Te Pahu Challenge 9 - Polar Bear Dip

This morning Room 7 managed to put mind over matter and take a mid winter plunge. The Kaniwhaniwha River was 15 degrees but it didn't stop them. They said 'No' to comfort and 'Yes' to challenge. That doesn't mean there were no squeals and screams from the cold though! Well done guys!