Christine Hansen's blog

We had a cool day on Friday supporting our All Black team. Everyone dressed for the occasion and then joined in the fun activities. Here are some of the highlights.

You may have seen some large words in parks and on hillsides around the city over the past few weeks. These were made by schools to welcome all the participating countries to the Rugby World Cup. TGS have an entry in the Welcome Words competition welcoming the Russian team. Over term 2 and 3 an enthusiastic intermediate group of students helped me to come up with ideas, make and organise the pieces for others to participate in the making of this mammoth word of 14 letters and each letter measuring 3m x 8m.

The year has started with lots of action in Poutama.

ICT - Using Comic Life to share 'A day in our lives.'

Transpower Neighborhood Engineers Awards 2010 WIN
“Engineers and students working together on practical projects in the school and community.” Every year the Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards gives prizes to the best and most innovative collaboration between students, teachers and volunteer engineers.

Four groups of year 7/8 students were busy last term thinking and creating at home their very own boardgame for the annual Auckland University Incredible Science Day. After weeks of work they were ready to enter.

There is lots going on in Poutama for term 1 and 2. We are rotating around a wide range of activities from frame making to science experiments all with a water theme.

Here is some of the action.