Scriptures that relate to Lent

For RE we have begun our LENT unit, today we looked at different scriptures that relate to the pillars of lent and discussed the lessons we have learned from each reading and what the challenges we may face could be. 

How do these readings explore the possible challenges that people face and overcome in today's world? What lessons could be learnt from these readings? 

MATTHEW 18:23-35--> FORGIVENESS 

LESSON: Forgiving others as God forgave you. Everyone deserves a second chance. 

CHALLENGE: Forgiving others when they break your trust. 

ACTS 7:54-8:3 --> BELIEVING/ FAITH 

LESSON: Keep your faith. Think about WWJD? Always believe. 

CHALLENGE: Still believing even when other people don't. 

LUKE 16:19-31--> GIVING 

LESSON: To always help and care for the poor. 

CHALLENGE: To give to others that don't have much. Give something up of your own. 

MAHI TAHI - Week 3

Marshmallow Spaghetti Towers 

This week for mahi tahi we built towers using marshmellow and spaghetti. We had to channel our inner engineer, mathematician and architect to make sure that our towers were stable and had a good foundation. The tallest tower made today stood at 69cm, such a good effort made by everyone. It was awesome to hear all of the technical math language being used by everyone and to see that some teams had reflected on last week and decided to plan before creating. Fantastic job team! I am loving seeing you all become one big whanau.

First Mass- 2020

BEGINNING OF YEAR MASS 

On Friday the 14th of February we had our beginning of the year mass held in the church. It was also our first mass with Father Larry. He shared a message about love for each other and love for and from God. Well done to all those students who stepped up and took on responsibility to serve in the church. 

SCIENCE- week 2

SCIENCE

This term in science we are looking into the natural world and how Gods creations work around us. This week we are focusing on plants and how they absorb water. 

The students had to do an experiment write up and carry out an experiment showing how plants absorb water. We decided to do the celery in water experiment to show how water travels through the roots. We will keep you posted with updates on this experiments results. 

UPDATE: here are some updated photos from our observations made in science. 

                     

TECHNOLOGY- week 2

Last Wednesday we had our first session of technology. We were given a warm welcome to Kaitaia College by the principal, Whaea Louise. The year 8 students will be taking part in metal work while the year 7's are in design. We are really looking forward to seeing the final outcomes of your time at technology. 

Tech will be every Wednesday at 10 am, students need to wear covered in shoes and have long hair tied back. 

FONTERRA VISIT

FONTERRA MILK TANKER VISIT 

We were very lucky to get a visit from two men who work for fonterra, they told us all about how the milk is gathered and taken to the factory to be processed and how it ends up on our shelves. It was a very interesting korero, we then got to have a look inside the truck and ask a few questions. We were very blessed and got left with a flavoured milk to share together. This was a great experience which taught us about production and allowed us to think about different career pathways in farming, engineering and management. 

 

SWIMMING

We have been working really hard on our swimming skills and technique. Swimming sports will be in week 5 so don't forget to bring your togs and swimming gear every Tues, Weds and Thursday. 

MAHI TAHI- Collaborative Art

COLLABORATIVE ART

In week 2 we did Mahi Tahi as a senior syndicate. We focused on the 4 C's; collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and communication. In this task students were split into groups across each of the year levels and were given a piece of art which they then had to enlarge by using collage. Students had to draw on their math knowledge, using their enlargement skills. This gave the seniors a great opportunity to be tuakana to the younger students. 
We all had lots of fun and created a great piece of art that was close enough to the original.