Meet Marley. He came to visit us in Term 2. Thanks Summer for sharing your special friend with us.
Category: Hanga | Create
Samoan Language Week
Kiara, Theo, Lilia and Leisha showed their leadership skills as they taught the whole school about Samoa. They did an amazing job. Talofa lava
Year 7 and 8 students share their rendition of the Stations of the Cross.
At the end of Term 1 we remembered the events of Holy Week and took part in a recount of the events leading to Jesus’ crucifixion. The Year 7 and 8 students read through the Stations explaining and helping us reflect on what it may have been like if we were there. It was moving as the students reverently walked through the different freeze frames. Thank you to Mrs Gannaway, Mrs Hanne and the intermediate students for their hard work.
Year 7 and Korean
Every Monday Justina comes in and shares her knowledge of Korean culture and language. This week we enjoyed a spicy treat. Apparently it was the second cup that really hit the spot. The drinks were close at hand!
ANZAC up close
New Brighton Catholic showed reverence and respect as we gathered to remember and acknowledge the sacrifice made by brave kiwis. We took time to learn about Gallipoli and other conflicts that we were involved with. One special research task involved rows of crosses that represent soldiers who died in service. It was a sobering sight and gave the students a perspective of the impact wars have.
Marian Visit 2026
Last week we were visited by Marian College Principal and 2 former students. They sat down with the Year 7 and 8 girls and shared their experiences of high school. It was great to see Carys and Jennifer again and hear their stories.
King and Country
ANZAC day gave us the inspiration to focus on Gallipoli and New Zealand’s efforts during worldwide conflicts. We are always quick to consider human rights and interject when things are unjust. The text. King and Country shared perspectives of Māori who were called up but may have had misgivings about fighting for a King they were only recently fighting against. We used this and several other texts to consider life for soldiers in the trenches. Here is an example of the info graphs we created by summarising and synthesysing different texts. Check out our personal blogs to see more. You can find the links here
Surfing the Blue Fantastic
Twas a cloudy morning when we set off to the beach but by the time we arrived the sun had burnt through and it was awesome. Archie, Tom, George and Jacob (?) taught us about the dangers and skills we need to conquer the waves.m Hugh and Liam went out the back while the rest of us endeavoured to stand up.
Bishop Michael and the Focused Kids
This week we were excited to welcome Bishop Micheal to our school. He joined in with our virtues assembly, adding his wisdom. After this he came to the class and shared some more. We were all inspired with his words and will be chasing goals as we grow!
Camp 2026
Intermediates in Glentui
The rain fell but we were booked so we had to make the most of things and boy did we. Archery in the deluge was a biot challening but the silver lining was it kept the bugs away.
We had heaps of fun and owe a lot to the adults who helped us, including the Glentui staff who were amazing!
We will be back.