Visit to the eel tank with Mr Vogt

The Year 5&6 Extension group was very lucky to have visits from two eel experts Dave Cooper and Mahu (Ngati Paoa) this term. We are grateful to Mr Vogt for organising these visits as it relates to our inquiry for the term. Mr Vogt was also present for both visits to introduce our guests and to help direct student learning. The visit to our school eel tank was definitely a highlight for the Extension group.

This movie shows highlights from the Year 5&6 Extension group visit to the eel tank for the second time this term with Mr Vogt and Mahu.

Year 5&6 Camp 2019 - Camp Concert items

The Year 5&6 camp was held at school during the first week of March. Some of the activities included kayaking, games, swimming and much more. On the last night of camp the camp concert was held in the hall. Each of the 6 camp groups performed and entertained the audience. Here are their items:


Tamaiti Malosi




Batay



Tamaiti Lelei



Mali Mali Katoa

 

Matariki



Tama FiaFia

Better Together - Kia Pai Te Kotahi

Our school wide theme this term is 'Better Together' or 'Kia Pai Te Kotahi'. A trailer was created at the start of the year for our PENN (Pt England News Network) episodes. It captures a brief glimpse into each class around the school.

Y7&8 Extension - Te Wa Toi and Makey Makey

In Term 4 our theme is Te Wa Toi or Art Time. Our Year 7&8 Extension students were asked to select a well known artist to create a digital artwork based on the style of that particular artist. Then our students were asked to share their learning in an interactive way. Their artwork was printed out. Some pieces of foil was attached to the artwork and to Makey Makey and Scratch. When the student pressed on the piece of foil connected to a Makey Makey wire, a piece of text would appear on Scratch to share information about the artwork.

Here are some students explaining the process in the following movie:

Fairytale News - Film Festival Movie

Are you the type of person who prefers to watch the news? Have you ever read any of the classic fairytale stories e.g. Cinderella? Well imagine if you could rewrite the stories of some well known fairytales? Imagine if the characters were real? Take a look at our movie and see what you think.



This movie was created by our Year 7&8 Extension students. Students were split into 3 main groups and had to rewrite a fairytale in the form of a news report. Scripts were created and part of the movie was filmed and edited by our students.

JumanG.I. Film Festival Movie

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be sent back in time? You might have some fun seeing what your parents looked like when they were kids. But what if it turned out to be a nightmare? Check out our cool movie to find out more!



This movie was created by our Year 5&6 Extension students. It was inspired by the movie Jumanji. We called our movie JumanG.I. because of the name of the area that many of our students live in as well as the shopping centre (G.I. is also known as Glen Innes). The students came up with the idea, and collaborated with their peers to write the script using a shared doc. They brought their own costumes from home and enjoyed creating this movie.

We used a couple of modern songs for the dance battle and then used hits from the 90s in the rest of the movie. We also used some sound effects and special effects from imovie. Thanks to Mr Jacobsen for helping transport some of us in his van to one of the locations (Glen Innes shopping centre).

Y5&6 Extension - 3D Pens and Jewelry Making

The focus this term is Te Wa Toi (Art Time). For the extension Year 5&6 group they had the chance to use 3D pens to create their own jewelry. First they designed their jewelry  using a 3D digital programme called 'Tinkercad'. Then they tried using 3D pens for the first time to create their jewelry. This was quite a hard process to begin with, but with some practice and experience the students managed to create some amazing jewelry of their own. We would like to thank OMGTech! for lending us the 3D pens and plastic filaments.