Jellie Park Health Notice

 Kia ora koutou

Jellie Park next Friday 4 December, Depart 9:30am, students in mufti, bring lunch, drink, togs & towel, sunblock, sunhat, sun glasses and some pocket money.

Sunblock is very important for students whose skin is easily burnt by the sun and this can have long term repercussion for the future. The Rāwhiti Staff who go to the pool encourage students to apply sunblock throughout the day. This works if all students recognise that they need sunblock to protect their skin.

This lesson could be supported from home by parents/caregivers over the next week before going to Jellie Park. Please help use keep our tamariki safe in the sun. 

Depart Jellie Park 2:30pm back to school by 3pm.

Athletics Day Blog-Poppy Evans

 Athletics

This week on Monday we did athletics.

Us year seven girls and the year five girls did athletics together, it was super fun for many reasons. I got to see some of my old friends from last year, and I also met some of the new year fives that have come here to Rāwhiti School.

In athletics I did long distance, high Jump, sprints, shot put, discus, Middle Distance and relays. There might have been a few more but I can't remember them. I actually did quite a lot better in all of them based on what I thought how good I was gonna do.

Let’s talk about how it all went.

Alright so high jump. I thought I could have done a bit better but it started off really high, and also I was cold so that just puts me right into uh oh mode. It started at about maybe almost one metre. That's about two thirds of my height! Well maybe about that if my math was about right.

Long jump, it was amazingly fun. I also re-met some of my old friends from last year. I actually got into zones! I came fifth place! I actually tied with somebody else. I can’t remember what I got but it must have been pretty far to get into the zones.

Middle distance, I actually did so much better than I thought. I got into zones for fourth place. I was going to run with two of my friends, but they are really fast runners faster than me. Yeah they took off, so I started running with another friend and she's about my speed, so thats went pretty well. We actually got around to the first lap and we found our paste. We would run most of the track and then walk a little bit and then run again.

Then the rest of them I didn’t do the best. Well actually I couldn’t do relays, because I couldn’t get into a team.

Poppy Evans

Tangaroa

Y4-Y8 Athletics Day Information & Timetable of Events Monday 2 November

 

Save the Date: Rāwhiti A & P Show Day

 

Mufti Day Tuesday 22 September

 The token box was full!  Mufti Day on Tuesday.  No charge

Sailing Notice

 The Sailing notice has come home. Please fill out and return with payment to the Office.

Sailing will be done over a two day period next term.

This opportunity is for all students. 

Reminder Teacher Only Day Monday 7 Sept

 A reminder that the school will be closed on Monday 7 September due to Teacher Only Day.

Year 7 & Year 8 Ski Day Tuesday 22 September 2020 Information

Year 7 & Year 8 Ski Day 
Tuesday 22 September 2020

Location: Porter Heights Ski Field

Cost: TBA

At School: 6:30am

Depart: 7:00am

Arrive back at school: 5:00pm-5:45pm.

Gear List: What to bring

Students will need to bring

Students will be required to provide suitable clothing and will need the following:

A large lunch (it’s a long day)

A drink or two, check that they don’t leak (No fizz)

Warm Clothes  (wool and synthetic fibres like polypropylene and polarfleece
are excellent).

Clothing should be worn in layers so that it can be added / removed to suit the
conditions

- woollen jersey         - full change of clothing 

- gloves or mittens         - plastic bag for wet clothes

- woollen hat                     - waterproof long pants

- WINDPROOF!!!/waterproof jacket - long sleeved skivvy/thermals/polyprops

- sunscreen                 - woollen socks

- goggles or sunglasses

William Pike Challenge Y7 & Y8 Students

Students have been working at completing their challenges during the term and will continue till the end of its completion. Students can work on these challenges from home as long as they log in on the challenge hub their activity. There are three challenges to complete, Outdoor, Community and Passion Projects. Link to William Pike Challenge

SBHS information home today

The Shirley Boys High School Prospectus should be coming home with your son today.  Inside are enrolment forms.  Information about enrolment and online enrolment can be found here.

Although there is no open night, you can take a virtual tour here.

SBHS offers three scholarships for year 9 boys, academics, music, and sports.  If you are interested in trying out, information can be found here.  There is an online application process that closes at 3 pm Friday 19th June - that's this week.

Secondary School Enrolments Yr 9 2020 Information

Year 9 Enrolment Information 2020

 Kia ora

 I hope this finds you all safe and well. I know you will have a lot on your minds at the moment, in this strange new world we are living in.

One thing that we usually do at this time of year is send home information to parents of year 8 students about open nights and enrolments for Secondary School, 2021. This year, for obvious reasons, the secondary schools will not be holding their usual open evenings.

Some schools have already opened their online enrolment procedures, others will be taking enrolments soon. For most schools, enrolment closes Friday 31st July but PLEASE check with your preferred school for their closing dates as some differ.

 In the list below I have included some links to school websites and/or enrolment information from some of the schools that our students go on to. Please note this is not a comprehensive list of all available high schools, nor us promoting any particular school. For a comprehensive list, please follow this link: http://www.christchurcheducated.co.nz/category-study-option/secondary-schools/

Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery

Avonside Girls

Burnside High School

Christchurch Boys

Christchurch Girls

Haeata Community Campus

Hagley Community College

Linwood College

Mairehau

Marian College

Papanui High School

St Bede’s

Shirley Boys

 We will continue to pass on information as it comes to us. If you have any questions, I encourage you to contact the school directly. They will be happy to make time to talk to you about your child and their learning.

 If you need any support, please email myself or one of the other year 8 teachers. If you don’t have access to online enrolment, paper copies can be picked up from the high school offices. Or contact us and we will organize some for you.

Nogos@rawhiti.school.nz
Jasmines@rawhiti.school.nz
Sharont@rawhiti.school.nz
Andrew@rawhiti.school.nz

Make a weather machine - Friday Challenge

LEARN: A Cloudy Lesson

WALK: How were the clouds made in the video? What was the device they used? Did it work well? Is that really how clouds are made? Imagine you were in charge of making a device for other types of weather: rain, thunder, lightning, wind - what sort of device might you use to make those? What would it look like? How would it work?

CREATE: Design your own weather making device.

Plan, draw and label a device that would allow you to create a type of weather. Choose between rain, thunder, lightning or wind. Make sure you label the different parts and what they do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-45TbOGadro

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Centre of mass sculpture - Thursday Challenge

LEARN: How to Make Balancing Sculptures.

TALK: How do the sculptures manage to stay up? What it the 'centre of gravity'? How can it be used to make a balancing sculpture? What objects could you use to try and make your own balancing sculpture? How many items do you think you could add to it?

CREATE: Make a balancing sculpture.

Collect different, surprising items from around your house and put them together to make your own sculpture. Try adding more or less items. Did it work? Why or why not?

SHARE: Share your balancing sculture on your blog.

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/experimental-balancing-sculptures

Physics! Engineering! Kinetic sculptures! Snacks! Learn about the science of stability (and instability) while making these delicious DIY balancing

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Puppet Show - Wednesday Challenge

WATCH: The Handrils
TALK: You can make puppets out of anything: Socks, wooden spoons, paper bags, paper and sticks, some pen drawn on your hand, or just your hands, some movement, and practice.
DO: Decide on a theme, write a script and create your own puppet show.

A hand puppet piece by Sarah Nolen. Created in 2018 while attending Alice Gottschalk's workshop, "The Language of Material and Objects" during the National P...

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If superpowers were real - Tuesday's Blog Challenge

WATCH:If superpowers were real...

TALK: What if super strength wasn’t just the stuff of comic book stories or Marvel movies? Is it scientifically possible to be super strong?

DO: Ask yourself - If you woke up one morning with 1,000 times the strength you had the night before, what would you need to be the most careful about? Choose your own power and create your own comic with yourself as the superhero.

What if super strength wasn’t just the stuff of epic comic book stories? Is it scientifically possible to be super strong? In this series, Joy Lin tackles six superpowers and reveals just how scientifically realistic they can be to us mere mortals.

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CRT Challenge

Hidden Stories - Monday Blog Challenge

WATCH: Hidden Stories - Dorothy Vaughan

TALK: Look at the grown-ups in your bubble (especially the old ones). Do you think there is a story from when they were growing up that they haven't told you? Ask the grown ups in their bubble to tell you how their lives were different from how your life is today.

DO: Ask your grown-ups to tell you about a time in their past where they did something they were proud of. It does not need to be a big thing (like going to the moon), in fact, a little story is better.

1. Choose the best hidden story from the ones your grown-ups tell you.
2. Turn that story into a children's book.
3. The book must tell the story in only 6 pages
4. Here is an example of how to make one
5. Illustrate your story and use it to inspire others in your family.

And if you can, watch the movie Hidden Figures because it is amazing. See the trailer here: (https://youtu.be/5wfrDhgUMGI)

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Viking Runes - Friday Blog Challenge

WATCH: The Secret Messages of Viking Runes

TALK: Who were the Vikings? Where did they come from? What did they use runes for? How would you use runes if you were a Viking? What sort of message might you want to leave?

DO: Write a secret message using Viking runes. Use the Viking version of the alphabet (found here https://www.pinterest.nz/pin/658932989215961779/) to translate your secret message. Swap with someone inside your bubble to uncode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOcVy5dvwjs

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