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.

Art

This week in art we were drawing different sports equipment through a square paper frame

Buddies

At lunch on Wednesday

we had a buddy

lunch.

After we played musical chairs

and piggy back races.

Soccer skills

Today we did soccer skills with Tim from Christchurch. He made doing soccer skills really fun!

Whio Class Liturgy

On the last day of term one Whio class had their termly liturgy. Our theme for the liturgy was The Easter Story. We made a short movie about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. We filmed the movie in our class using a green screen.

Tapa designs with Mrs Trolle'

This week we have had Mrs Trolle' in our class to help us with our tapa cloths. We got to create our own designs and draw them onto A2 paper before going over it with vivid and painting it with Indian ink. Then we draped wet teabags over one side to give it a better effect. On the other side of the tapa, we did a contemporary side which included lots of bright colours.

Hockey skills

This week we have been doing hockey skills with Jackie. We have been learning how to dribble and how to do an accurate pass. Today we will be playing a game of hockey with Jackie on the field.

School Cross

This week our school placed a concrete cross sculpture in the front of the school next to the road. The cross is there to represent our schools catholic character. Keep an eye on it as you drive past over the next few days as more tiles get added. When its finished and you drive by at night you will see it lit up with lights.

Tongan Turtles

In Whio class lately we have been learning about Tonga. So we made turtles with a type of Tapa pattern which is traditional to Tongan people. We started by drawing our patterns in pencil then we coloured the small patterns in black marker pen then we did the big patterns in Indian Ink.

Jubilee Mass

Jubilee Mass

On Sunday the 7th of March Saint Paul's School parish had their 50th Jubilee mass. After the mass there was singing, a barbecue, Ice Cream and a bouncy castle. It was great fun and a great way to celebrate the parish 50th Jubilee

Novelty Swimming Sports

Last week some of Whio class went to the novelty swim sports at nelson intermediate school. They had a great time participating in a lot of fun races including piggy back races, tennis ball and spoon races, wading through the water and loads more.
Whio did very well although it was not competitive. We had a lot of fun

Softball Training

Softball with Marty

Today we had our last day of Softball training. Marty from Softball Nelson has been teaching us a few skills over the last couple of days. We have learnt how to catch, throw and hit a ball properly. He taught us a dance to remember how to use the first skills.

Today we got to play a game of softball. We all felt pretty good as everyone managed to hit the ball!