Pest Tracking Elective Trap Making

Part of the Pest Trapping elective included Pouri (from the Department of Conservation) coming in to show us how traps worked including one type that we had an opportunity to make.  This type of traps will eventually have a small computer attached that would tell the farmer that the trap have been fired and needed emptying as resetting. The students had an opportunity to label them as well with their symbols and words to 'scare off pests'!

Pouri showing us how to put the traps together.

Step one of testing the trap section within the box.

Step two:  A very squashed pencil which represents what would happen to a pest.

This week during electives, the group put together 17 traps designed to catch higher order predators of New Zealand animals, birds and insects.  These devices are able to capture and then allow for the animals to be released, away from the site that they were found in. 

Cats are the main predator that are caught in these traps. 

It was great fun to put these together and know what they are going to be used for.

Stereotypes: what we know about them.

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Mathletics Year 8 Style at HNI.

Today, all of the Year 8 students took part in a Mathletics session.  They were put into teams of three and then, competition began.

The Extension class students were markers. 

There weas plenty of mathematical discussion, elaboration of ideas and debate over the accuracy of the answers.

The general reaction afterwards that it was great fun and a positive event.  Everyone who took part received Gold Points for doing so.

Nepia House Social Dancing

As part of PE we have been learning a range of social and line dances with Rooms 5 and 8.  Here we are after one day's learning, honing our skills with our partners dancing the Maxina.

Social dancing has enabled us to learn a range of moves, both with and without partners, increase our fitness with the line dances and the important social etiquette that accompanies this programme.

HNI Debaters in the Radio Kidnappers Debate

Jaime, Candice and Hannah, just before they began to debate the moot 'Television quality has deteriorated from what it was,' in the Radio Kidnappers studio.

After lots of planning, drafting and redrafting, the girls were ready for their debate against Maraekakaho School.  They put up a strong agreement but unfortunately lost by only four points.  I was really proud to see how they negated and rebutted against the opposition.  A great effort for their first live debate on radio.  

Post clean up of the Treemendous Garden

Room 10 has taken on board the responsibility for keeping the Treemendous Garden clean, tidy, weed free and watered.  Today we had to help to put back into place some of the stones from the stone wall.

This is part of being the Kaitiakitanga of our school and environment for the next generation to come. This is an honour to carry out.

Room 10 Sport Themed Mufti Day

As part of a fundraiser for the AIMS teams, the school dressed up in their favourite sport gear.  We had a wide range of sports from a full jujitsu uniform, basketball, cycling (this also included the bike being ridden from the beach this morning), rugby, supporters in mufti to a well travelled hat that supported badminton.  A great way of a fundraising and enjoying the fine day as well.