On Tuesday, the ATYA students went to Bark Bay and released 12 Kaka. 

           One of the Kaka landed behind Sanne. The Kaka didn't know which one of them would leave the aviary first. The ATYA students climbed a tree and saw a Kaka. It was just moving its head and not leaving the tree. Sophie said "Look its flying!"

By Izzy and Phoebe

Conservation Week 50 things to do before you are 12 competition

https://www.doc.govt.nz/50things

ATYA Interviews

                     ATYA Interviews

Today, the 11th of September, the chosen six, three from Indigo and three from room five, will be interviewed by Brooke and Megan, to see who has enough potential to be an ambassador. the top six are Sanne, Nikau, Riley, Kalahni, Ada, Sophie. Ada, Sophie, and Riley are year seven, and the rest are year six.

 2 days later...

The people chosen for ATYA, in the end, were Sophie, Sanne, Riley, and Kalahni. they are all extremely excited, and will be able to go on trips to Bark Bay, and learn more about native wildlife. 

By Ruby M and Sanne. 

alexis

Today Alexis came in to talk to us about respect, friendship, excellence and her career at boxing.
Her worst injury was a fracture in her jaw.


she taught us about the Olympic values.

Some people got her signature. she is really nice, funny and cool.

She really inspired us.

We had lots of fun with her and we learnt lots about boxing and the Olympics.

Also learnt about her cake business. Her first cake she ever made was a truck cake for her friends son's birthday. Her favourite cake she made was a Nemo cake. Her favourite types of cake are chocolate cake and her mums home made cheese cake.

She looks up to her mum a lot.

She came to New Zealand cos her mum needed a new job and some of her friends were there.

by sayla,madi and kiwa.

Te Reo Maori

Once a week, we have Te Reo Maori with River. She teaches us how to pronounce different types of fruit, animals, and different genders of people. For instance, she taught us the word here which means cherry, she taught us that baby is pēpi,  and woman is whaia. she also teaches us how to ask for things that we want like homai te pukapuka, which is pass me the book, tangohia nga pēpi, which is pick up the baby. Ho atu te pene rakau is pass away the pencil, waihotia te pepa is put down the paper, and so on. 
It is really fun learning Te Reo with river,  and we are proud of ourselves for learning a native language. 

by Sanne and Eloise  

Chapter Chat 18 - W4​ ​-​ ​Chapters​ ​24-30

TASKS​ ​-​ ​Choose​ ​from​ ​the​ ​following...

1.​ ​ART​ ​-​ ​Draw a picture of Sam, Mary Lou and his cart full of onions. Or draw the school house. Or draw Mr Sir's face. Or draw the rock formation that looked like God's Thumb.

2.​ ​Stanley​ ​Yelnats​ ​is​ ​an​ ​example​ ​of​ ​a​ ​name​ ​that​ ​can​ ​be​ ​read​ ​forwards​ ​and backwards​ ​(Palindromes).​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​think​ ​of​ ​any​ ​others?​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​make​ ​up​ ​some​ ​of your​ ​own?​ ​Display​ ​them​ ​using​ ​some​ ​fancy​ ​lettering.

3.​ ​Sam​ ​had​ ​an​ ​onion​ ​juice​ ​that​ ​was​ ​said​ ​to​ ​heal​ ​as​ ​many​ ​people​ ​as anything​ ​the​ ​doctor​ ​did.​ ​Create​ ​your​ ​own​ ​recipe​ ​or​ ​bottle.​ ​Give​ ​the​ ​results​ ​the juice​ ​gives​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​any​ ​side​ ​effects.​ ​​

4. Make​ ​a​ ​'Wanted​ ​Poster'​ ​for Kissin'​ ​Kate​ ​Barlow.

5.​ ​RESEARCH​ ​-​ ​Research famous outlaws. Make a presentation about your favourite one.

6.​ ​HANDS​ ​ON​ ​-​ ​Start learning how to sing the HOLES song from the movie! https://www.youtube.com/watch…

7.​ ​VOCABULARY​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​for​ ​the​ ​following​ ​words:​ ​Cantaloupe, sparingly​,​ ​grotesque, vile​,​ ​barren​ and feeble​.

8.​ ​WRITING​ ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Pretend you are Stanley and write some diary entries for his time at Camp Green Lake.

9. FLIPGRID - It was against the law for a Negro to kiss a white woman. Do you think this is right? Explain your thoughts. https://flipgrid.com/f9ee3ffb PASSWORD: ChapterChat

10.​ ​MINECRAFT​/LEGO ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Create​ ​Sam,​ ​his​ ​boat​ ​and​ ​Mary​ ​Lou​.

SLOW CHAT QUESTION (Posted 9am Monday)

* Was it Stanley's fault what happened to Mr Sir? How do you think Stanley feels about it? What do you think Mr Sir will do?

TWITTER CHAT QUESTIONS

1.​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​please​ ​share​ ​any​ ​tasks​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​completed​ ​this​ ​week.​ ​Try​ ​and leave​ ​a​ ​reply​ ​on​ ​someone​ ​else's​ ​creation.

2.​ ​How​ ​does​ ​Mr.​ ​Sir​ ​get​ ​back​ ​at​ ​Stanley?​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​Stanley’s​ ​fault​ ​that​ ​Mr Sir​ ​got​ ​scratched?

3.​ ​Does​ ​it​ ​seem​ ​like​ ​Sam​ ​is​ ​a​ ​respected​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Green​ ​Lake​ ​community? Why​ ​or​ ​why​ ​not?

4.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Hattie​ ​Parker​ ​means​ ​when​ ​she​ ​says​ ​God​ ​will​ ​punish​ ​Kate​ ​and Sam?​ ​Who​ ​did​ ​get​ ​punished?

5.​ ​What​ ​effect​ ​does​ ​the​ ​town’s​ ​mistreatment​ ​of​ ​Katherine​ ​have​ ​on​ ​her?​ ​Explain.

6.​ ​Why​ ​don’t​ ​the​ ​other​ ​boys​ ​approve​ ​of​ ​Stanley​ ​and​ ​Zero’s​ ​arrangement?​ ​Do​ ​you think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​fair​ ​to​ ​both​ ​boys?

7.​ ​Where​ ​does​ ​Mr​ ​Sir​ ​go​ ​after​ ​he​ ​fills​ ​Stanley’s​ ​canteen?​ ​Would​ ​you​ ​take​ ​a​ ​drink from​ ​the​ ​canteen,​ ​if​ ​you​ ​were​ ​Stanley?​ ​Why?

8.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Kate​ ​would​ ​ever​ ​have​ ​told​ ​Trout​ ​where​ ​her​ ​money​ ​was?​ ​Why?

9.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​is​ ​the​ ​significance​ ​of​ ​Stanley’s​ ​vision​ ​of​ ​the​ ​giant​ ​thumb?

10.​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Zero​ ​hits​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​with​ ​the​ ​shovel?​ ​What​ ​will​ ​happen​ ​to Zero?

Winter Tournament

                       Winter Tournament

On Thursday, Room Indigo will go to the Motueka Recreation Centre to have a tournament of Netball, Tackle Rugby, and Football. Lots of other schools like Motueka South school, Riwaka school, and Parklands will be competing.
There will be approximately six games of each sport and will be counting the goals. There will be prize giving and prizes.
Thank you to all of the parents who are providing transport and the people organising it.We will probably all have a very fun time.

By Ruby M and Arabella D