What do Good Writers Do?

In Amua Whare we are learning what it is that good writers do? We have all completed our own brainstorm about what we individually believe. This is what Marena thinks good writers are able to do.

The Kapa Haka Group at Rangatahi 2015

The Red Hill School Kapa Haka Roopu took part in the Rangatahi Festival on Thursday 20th August. The group performed with Pride and Mana. Matua Hemi, Matua Guy, Miss Castle, Granny Hetaraka, Miss Parker, Miss Kereopa and Kanaehana were very proud of the way that we held ourselves and performed.

Nga Tama - Our haka was AWESOME!

Nga Kotiro - We sang in tune and harmony.

Mauruuru koutou ki katoa o nga hapu me ngā kaitautoko nei tauturu , e tautokotia ana tatou i runga i te ra .

(Thank you to all of the families and supporters who helped and supported us on the day.)

The Pasifika Group at Rangatahi 2015

The Red Hill School Pasifika Group performed with pride at the Rangatahi Festival held on Thursday 20th August at Mansell Senior School. The weather was wet BUT there was nothing to stop the group bringing the sunshine of the Pasific into the tent - A beautiful performance that took place.

The teaching staff, support staff and parents were very proud of the awesome performance.

Our Kapa Haka and Pasifika Wananga - Friday to Saturday.

The Year 5-8 Kapa Haka and Pasifika Roopu spent Friday evening and Saturday morning at school. We had an overnight stay at school together to practise, share and polish our performances. 

It was an evening full of fun, laughter and hard work.

The teachers even cooked a yummy dinner and dessert!

We were all very tired after working so hard so went to sleep quite quickly.

It was awesome!

Our North Counties Year 7 and 8 Cross Country Experience.

The Year 7 and 8 students participated in the North Counties Year 7 and 8 Cross Country Competition held at Strathallan School on Friday.

We all tried our very best and all ran for the entire race. It was a very long way and we know that Miss Castle, Ms Kereopoa and Miss Parker were very proud of the efforts that we made.

Each race had between 50-60 runners in each race. One of our students Rowena came 19th and this was our best result - we were all cheering for her. Steven came 23rd and he was the strongest result for the boys.

We have learnt that it isn't about being the winner - although we really like to win.........it is about participating, perseverance and doing our very best. We know that we can all run for 20 minutes without stopping! 

The NED Show Visits Red Hill School

The NED Show  was a fantastic show that shared the importance of -
Never Giving Up
Encourage others
Do your best.


There was an awesome show that included specialist yoyo user. He did some amazing tricks with his yoyo. He taught us the importance of listening carefully to the adults that care for you and the lessons that they want you to learn.

He shared the importance of the teachers and caregivers who put boundaries and expectations to keep students safe.

Princess was the super star who was able to share the message that NED had. She was rewarded with a crown made of balloons and a special yoyo.

http://www.thenedshow.com

The Year 7's are Learning, Creating and Sharing.

The Year 7 students have been working on creating symbols for Learn, Create and Share. We are comparing the ones that were completed by the Year 8's to see whether we are thinking in the same way.

Come and look at the things that we ave been able to completed.

Manawaroa and the Reading Experience

In Amua Whare we have a buddy reading class. They come to read with us every Wednesday afternoon for 20 minutes. We love it when they come and share. It is a time for us to read to the little ones too.

We have noticed that the little ones are reading more confidently and we are learning how to speak aloud with an audience so it is helping us too.

Puutake Te Wahanga Maori - James Cook Kapa Haka Roopu.

Red Hill School were one of a very lucky cluster of schools that were visited this week by - Puutake Te Wahanga Maori - James Cook Kapa Haka Roopu.

Our students were left in awe of the students after the high quality of performance that was delivered.  Our own Kapa Haka Roopu have been inspired to strive to show the same wairua, discipline and quality of performance when we perform later in the term.

As a group of students we would also like to acknowledge James Cook High School for recognising and valuing the importance of Maori Language Week. The sharing of the Maori culture with others is vital to the survival of our culture and traditions.

Red Hill School - Winners of one of the Colgate Prizes

The students and staff of Red Hill School have been collecting Colgate packets, tubes, etc to recycle as part of the Colgate Recycling Programme.

We were surprised when the school was contacted to say that we were one of the lucky winners of one of the $500.00 recycling prizes.

We are SUPER PROUD of our efforts!

We are sure that we will find a suitable set of resources to spend the money on so that all of the children can benefit from all of the collecting.

Keep collecting everyone!!!

Kirstein's Learning Map.

Kirstein has just started at Red Hill School. Come and look at all of the things that she enjoys being a part of.

Matariki

I believe that Matariki is the time of year when you think about the past and what you would like your future to look like.

The Seven Sisters were manipulative however they were caught out by Mitai who found out that they were patupaire. (Fairy people)

The patupaire are very special people who bring good wairua most of the time.

Compiled by Sharkita.

Character Study - Matilda

One of the key areas of focus for literacy were character profiles. This was Mykka's first slideshow experience. Her focus novel was Matilda.

Red Hill School Innovation Day

Today the staff and students took part in an Innovation Day. We took part in -

• Science - we exploded rockets - some were really good and some fizzled out a little.
• Arts/Technology - we made parachutes.......... they were great......although a few ended up in the trees because of the windy conditions.
• Technic Lego/Dacta - we made machines.

Here are some snapshots of our technic lego experience.

  

Here are some of the machines that we made. Sharkita made a hot air balloon while Maiana made a butterfly.

SarahLee, Jemma and Ana made a transformer - their machine started as a duck and with a shift of a piece it turned into a helicopter. How clever was that!

  

We had an awesome time at all of the other stations too. We can't wait for the next innovation day.

Warehouse Stationery Visits Red Hill School

On Friday 19th June a team from Warehouse Stationery visited the students of Red Hill School. They brought a range of wonderful gifts to help the students in our school. Some students were given new toothbrushes, some got comb sets, some lucky children will receive a pair of school drill shorts and the Senior Students will have the opportunity to create special pieces of artwork on canvas.

Mrs Irvine, the Health Promoting Schools Team Members and the School Leaders visited the Manawaroa learning hub to share some of the wonderful items with the children. Look at their cheerful smiles.

We are very grateful for the gifts that they have provided for the students. 

Thank you Warehouse Stationery!