Cutural And National Dress Up Parade

On Friday the whole school had to dress up as a culture for part of book week. We had a parade to show everyone our awesome costumes.

Making masks

In whio class we are making masks out of paper mache.

we started of with a plastic face then paper mache the plastic face. some of us had full face masks and some of us made eye masks some of us still need to work on them but we all need to paint them.

Anne frank

In whio class we have been watching Anne frank the movie in parts on youtube.
While we have been watching Anne frank we have also been keeping a diary of our own
that we write every day before lunch.

Our school's production

At the moment we are producing  a school production called the chimpanzee's of happy town.
whio class is in charge of being guards we have been practicing very hard and we think it will turn out perfect.

Winter Tournament

On Thursday the 12th and Friday the 13th some of the year 7/8's were entered in either Netball, Table Tennis or Soccer for the winter tournament at Saxton Field. The Netballers played 8 games and only lost two and won their grade and Table Tennis got fourth. Unfortunately the Soccer got called off because of the rain so they could not complete their pool.

Catholic Schools Day

On Wednesday was Catholic Schools day. We had a big mass at the Trafalgar Centre with St Peter Chanel, St Joseph and Garin Collage. When we got there we were split into four main whanau groups. We finished off our prayer flags and hung them on string across the hall. Then there was the mass where the Saint Paul's band played "Sing Your Praises". At the end of the mass St Joseph and Garin showed some of their Stage Challenge performances. By then it was 2:00 and time to leave back to school on the Bus.

National Standards Petition

 Why are educational experts, principals, teachers, and many parents so worried about National Standards?
Because we care about children's learning, we respectfully request that National Standards be trialled in our schools before being introduced nationally.
Some of the concerns raised are:

-They are untried and untested

-Will label children as young as 5 as failures

-Could result in misleading and damaging school league tables

-Are not the solution to under-achievement

Come to the Saint Paul's School office to show your support and sign the National Standards Petition. Help your children get a better education.