In The Fields.

In the Fields

In Flanders Fields Poppies grow,

Rocking in the wind to add fro.

The wonderful dead,

Rest respected in their beds.

If only, If only I could see you again,

I’d give you my heart for one hug,

My friend.

In Flanders fields you lie in peace,

In your heart R.I.P.

In Flanders Fields poppies grow,

Stone crosses lined in a row.

Jessica L.

Our ANZAC Poem Thoughts.

ANZAC Soldier. I will…...

I am a New Zealand soldier.

I am a warrior and a member of a team.

I serve the people of New Zealand.

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I am a guardian of freedom and the New Zealand way of life.

I am a New Zealand soldier.

Jessica L.

The Red Hill Year 7 and 8's Go Flying...

A group of Year 7 and 8 students were lucky enough to take part in a special event with the Bluelight Franklin Group. (Police working together in our Community) We flew from the Ardmore hangers to Raglan, had lunch in Raglan and then flew back to Auckland via the Coromandel Peninsula. We had a fabulous time. It was a bit scary at first but once we were moving we became more confident. It was absolutely awesome........Thank you Constable Kylie for taking us. We are truly grateful!

Our Awesome Whanau Gathering.

Our Rainbows End Experience.

The Year 5-8 students were lucky enough to be able to attend the Rainbows End Reward Trip a fortnight ago. Although it rained for most of the day we made the most of the rides that we were able to take part in.

By noon the weather had fined up and a whole lot of schools had already left. This gave us the run of the park so we had several rides on all of the attractions. It was awesome!

Beyond the Beyond.

Amua Hub have been working through our new Inquiry in preparation for our visit to the Planetarium later in the term. We are investigating what is Beyond the Beyond. We are starting on the journey well.

The SPCA Mufti Day - Our Presentations.

The School Leaders are preparing for the Friday 4th November Mufti Day - SPCA focus. As a school we select 4 key causes to support at animal welfare is one of them.

We are dressing up as our favourite animal in support of the SPCA.

Red Hill Boys Go for Broze at the Rosehill Intermediate Chess Competition.

Today our fabulous chess team went to Rosehill Intermediate School for a Chess Competition. The boys all played very well with all players winning some of their games. There was one player who won all of his games and was placed 3rd overall. We are proud of all of the work that they have put in to be able to compete at competition level. Well done to all of the boys who took part.

Remember: perseverance is important!

The North Counties Mini Basketball Competition.

The Year 8 Boys and Girls Basketball Teams took part in the Interschool Basketball Competition. The students took part with enthusiasm and pride. They were a pleasure to have out of the school.

The South Auckland Chess Competition - Our Super Star Team.

Today the Year 8 boys team went to Everglade School in Manukau with Gran to take part in the South Auckland Chess Competition and came 5th. This is an excellent result for our team given that it is the first competition that we have ever taken part in.

Now that we have had this experience we are feeling better prepared for the next competition in a fortnights time.

Persuasive Writing - Should Animals be kept in a Circus?

Why animals should not be kept in a circus.

I believe that animals should NOT be kept in a circus. They are being tortured, hurt and stressed.

Ahh, the Circus!

A place where animals do awesome tricks, stunts. This is a place where you would forget about your worries and let the people/animals entertain you!

But... Behind the curtains, bad things happen to animals... and I’ll tell you what happens.

Animals are being trained, but tortured. Animals are locked up in cages, but not fed. Animals give birth, but their babies are taken away. (That’s just sad! What horrible people.) Click this link, to see an image of a bullhook (A weapon used for elephants.)

In 2015. About 80 elephants were killed just because of the circus men. Torturing elephants with these, Sharp, Metal, Heavy sticks called “Bullhooks” (Wow, poor elephants.)

They are endangering poor, poor animals… I think they should at least feed, train, and care for the animals being in circuses.

I hope circus men/woman would care for the animals soon enough.

Shayden.

The Red Hill School Olympic Games Event.

The Year 7 Highwire Leadership Group Experiences.

There are ten students who are actively involved in a Leadership Programme with Highwire. They have been looking at resilience and the qualities that they need to show. All students are keeping a reflective journal and will share it on their individual blogs. We are very proud of positive attitude and perseverance of the group.

 

The Smokefree Challenge.

Keeping Ourselves Safe - Our New Learning.

In Week One of Term Three we started our Keeping Ourselves Safe Inquiry. We have been challenged to consider the choices that we make and the choices that are made for us. There are times when it is safe for us to make our own choices and times when adults are the best to make the decision.

As we work through the Inquiry we will be adding to our google slide presentation. We are going to share our individual ones on our own blogs.

The Year 7 and 8 Keeping Ourselves Safe Brainstorms.

We have been learning about what "unsafe" means and situations when when feel uncomfortable. We shared our ideas with each other and then came together as a group and brainstormed and discussed all of the ideas we had.

Gift from the Canterbury Tactix.

The students and staff at Red Hill School were lucky enough to have a visit from the Canterbury Tactix this morning. We were gifted with a signed team playing shirt and every student was given a poster. Some lucky students were able to have their poster signed.

We are very lucky students.

Canterbury Tactix Visit Red Hill School.

The Year 5-8 students were given a very special treat this morning and had a visit from three Canterbury Tactix Netball players. Bailey Mes, Jess Moulds and Anna Thompson spent the morning with us sharing some of the things that helped them to become the fabulous netballers that they are today. We were even luckier to have a training session with the three ladies. It was brilliant!

They are always welcome to visit......

Amua and Whanakitanga Visit the Botanical Gardens.

On Friday we attended the Manukau Botanical Gardens as part of our Community is Home Inquiry. We were able to work with a group of experts who showed us how to take a cutting from a plant to grow more. We all got to take a plant home too.

We had a fantastic day with brisk and clear weather. Come and see the the fabulous flyer of our photos.

Year 7 and 8 have their Final Gymnastics Lesson.

The Year 7 and 8 students have had a fantastic time at the Bruce Pulman Park Gymnasium taking part in a series of gymnastics experiences. Students have enjoyed keeping active and working together with their groups.