Sheppard House Orienteering

Today, Jane Herries, from Kiwi Orienteering, took Sheppard House for a session on orienteering around HNHS.
She was helped out by some High School students and it was great to see some fast times and students wanting to have second goes!!

And our Winners are.....

So we had our "bridge"off today. Mavi, Dylan and Sam's bridge took an extra 100g in weight and Chloe and Cameron's bridge supported an extra 200 g.
However "way" ahead was the bridge made by Yana, Daisy and Jade. We added an extra 800g and it was still solid - so well done girls!

Movers and Shakers Challenge

One of the tasks I left for Room 11 to do whilst I was away was a "Four in a Row" Thinkers Keys activity.
Today, as a class, we found time to do the CONSTRUCTION KEY task. We had to create a bridge from Tape, Straws and cardboard.

 Then we had the test - would they take the weight of one and then two books ....

We are down now to three finalists! Mavi/ Sam W/ Dylan vs Cameron and Chloe vs Yana / Daisy / Jade.
Let's see what happens tomorrow!!!

Maths game

Friday Afternoon Assembly

This afternoon Sheppard House Leaders were "leading" our Friday afternoon school Assembly. They had put in a lot of effort to showcase Sheppard House "highlights" to the rest of the school but unfortunately time ran away ....
HBHS brought three different cultural groups over to perform for the school. Their Kapa Haka, Barber Shop quartet and Pasifika groups put on wonderful performances and had the whole school entertained.

Tracking Pests for Homework

This week I have asked Room 11 to see what pests they can "track" in their gardens!
I thought that I would also give this task a go ... and No Pests in my garden!! The tracking device wasn't all that successful so I have made a few modifications! Hopefully I will find something out there!
I am looking forward to seeing if the students have more luck than me and what improvements and innovations they can come up with!

Making the INKPAD

My Innovation on a paper tunnel!!

Rube Goldberg Machines!

Here are a couple of our Rube Goldberg machines! Yana, Jack and Finn's and lastly Jaime's! This was such a great Homework challenge - well done to all of you who gave it a go!

Peppa Pegs - Radio Ad

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Football

A Busy Monday

Room 11 were straight back into work mode today. They looked great in their winter uniforms - and coped with a warm day!
Mrs Goodwin's maths class had a "long" discussion about fractions - what they "look" like, all the vocabulary around fractions that they know or remember and where fractions are seen and used in everyday life. Then they were asked to rate themselves and their confidence using fractions and solving problems involving fractions!

A highlight for me came at the end of the day with the Food Tech group arriving with a "sample" of their hard work! Yummmm

So here's to a successful and fun term !!

PE with Room 9 and 12B - Volleyball

Today Room 9 passed on some of their Volleyball skills! We didn't have a lot of space  to work with though, as Miss Hawtin had a Science class out busy firing awesome rockets and the NZ Army had a big display out on the fields!!
PS It was really hot too!

11b's Fruit Kebabs

Today Group 11b had their first lesson with Mrs Bassett. What a great looking group and yummy looking kebabs!

11a Masterchef Challenge

Group 11A Masterchef Challenge on PhotoPeach

Maths Vocabulary - Location/Direction

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Media Studies- Daisy, Ruby & Chloe