Canterbury Netball Tournament

Canterbury Netball Tournament

Thursday 25th August 2016

Well done to our amazing Junior Netball team who competed at the recent Canterbury Primary School Sport Winter Tournament held at South Hagley Park. What a fantastic day had by all.  

Our Netball A team had come third at the Lincoln Zone and were placed in the B Grade for this competition. Even though it was cool in the morning, our team played with real enthusiasm and came 1st equal overall. It was great result!

Thank you to Jessie McKee for coming in at the last moment and refereeing for us.  Also a huge thank you to all the parent supporters who came and encouraged the students on the day. 

 Thank you to Gavin Summerfield for sharing these photos.

Cantamaths 2016

Cantamaths 2016

West Melton School entered one Year 7 and one Year 8 team into the annual competition.

There were over 80 teams in each year group.

Our Year 7 team consisted of James C, Eimi M, Aidriahna C and Jackson B. They did very well and kept neck and neck with the leading group for the first 5 questions, it was very exciting to watch. In the end they finished in the top third with a very respectable 75 points, which is an excellent effort.

Our Year 8 team consisted of Alessandra W, Bella G, Molly L and Max P. This team also started with a flourish and kept you with the main pack however there were some particularly tricky questions that slowed them down. They ended up with 60 points and in the top half of a very tough competition group.

Both teams did West Melton proud by beating teams from much larger schools.

Jump Jam Workshop by Daisy M

Jump Jam Workshop by Daisy M

On the 22nd of August, the Year 7&8 Jump Jamers’ and three Moa Jump Jam girls went to a Jam Jam course at Heaton Intermediate. 

In the morning session we went over the Jump Jam 2017 songs and Brett Fairweather taught us how to do the song routines properly. 

In the second session, we got taught a new routine and learnt how to lead by using hand gestures. 

It was great fun and I learnt some new things.

By Daisy M - WMS Reporter

Principal Awards - Term 3 Week 5

Principal Awards - Term 3 Week 5

Congratulations to these exceptional learners in receiving a Principal Award from Mrs Jackson today.

  

Brin S - Ti Kouka - Brin is a fabulous driver of his learning. He is resourceful and resilient and manages his time and learning tasks efficiently.  Brin is a respectful class member and he is kind to all.  Brin has a great sense of quietly understated humor.  Brin is a great thinker.  He like thinking outside the square and he attends well to detail.  Brin loves being at school and tries to make school a great place for everyone he interacts with.  Ms McKendry and Ms Sutherland love teaching Brin!

William B-S - Moa 2 - William has received this Principal's Award for an amazing attitude towards his learning and showing respect for himself and others. Mrs S and Mrs B are very proud of him!

Louis C - Kiwi - Demonstrating West Melton School's D R I V E R values in all that he does.

Finn C - Kiwi - Demonstrating West Melton School's D R I V E R values in all that he does, including being a Learning Buddy.

West Junction in action!

West Junction in action!

Our very own West Melton School band - West Junction, entertained our students at lunchtime today, as a pre-performance towards their entry into Bandquest.

Our  band members Austin, Emily, Edward, Sam, Isla and Josh did an amazing job!

Best of luck in September as you compete with other primary schools in Bandquest.

Inspirational Quotes from WMI

Inspirational Quotes from WMI

WMI were given the challenge of watching Toy Story and coming up with life lessons they felt were being taught. They then picked the life lesson that meant the most to them and create a digital poster that would be put up around the school to encourage others.

Students then wrote a "why they picked this life lesson and what it means to them". Here are some below:

Believe in who you are 

Reason: I chose the life lesson "believe in who you are" is because I have had to do that before. Somebody had told me that I couldn't do something and I was sad for a while but I had to believe in who I was and keep on trying. I think that the word "Believe" is a pretty strong word. It might be the solution to a lot of things.

In the story Woody said that Buzz was not a space ranger and that he was a toy, and he wasn't sent on a mission to save the planet. Woody also said that he could not fly. Buzz didn't believe him and even though he realised that he was a toy he proved Woody wrong and flew at the end of the movie and he said he was just "falling in style"!

I also liked how Buzz said he was falling in style. I want to try and fall in style too, but I think I will fail.

To Infinity and Beyond

I picked to Infinity and Beyond because I think that you shouldn't let someone or something get in the way of achieving your goals/dreams. That your only limit is yourself so aim high! In the movie when Buzz realised he couldn't fly he proved everybody wrong in the end and reached his goal!! I think that in the future this quote will come in very handy.

Look out for these posters around the school!

Apple Tree Planting

Apple Tree Planting

Friday 19 August 2016

Our Eco Warrior Garden Club with help from Mrs V and Mrs Smith, planted the first five apple trees around the bike track.

Holes were dug, stakes were maneuvered in and then after careful positioning the apple trees were placed in their new home.

The planting of these apple trees is the first step in our garden plan to help attract bird life, cope with the NW wind and create soft landing areas.

Discussion

Measuring

 Digging

  Staking

Thank you to Emma Smith for sharing these photos.

Wero o te Wiki - Challenge of the week

Wero o te Wiki - Challenge of the week

Here is our te reo Maori weekly update!

The Wero o te Wiki ~weekly challenge is to encourage our learners to use more te reo use around the school, especially in the playground! There will be challenges every week for the rest of the year.

This weeks phrase is: "Karawhiua - Give it heaps!"

There were fantastic videos sent in before the break. It is tau kē to hear you kōrero Māori! And the winners this week are Joel, William and Brin!  Here is their winning entry Video linked here

The new phrase to try is "Ka wani ke!" ~Awesome! Fabulous!
(You can change the "koe" to someones name if you like!)

Come on West Melton, Ākina te reo ~Give te reo a go!

Eco Warriors BoT Presentation

Eco Warriors BoT Presentation

Monday 15th August 2016

Our Eco Warriors were invited to share their Bike Track Planting Plan and Proposal to the Board of trustees.

Oliver S presented their work so far, in a folder.  They had to think about how planting will help retain the banks around the bike track and cope with NW winds and also creating soft landing areas. They also explained how they chose the plants to attract bird life.

There would also be sculptures made out corrugated iron representing each team, plus log seats carved out of tree stumps by the gate so children could wait for parents.
They would also be planting five apple trees. 

The students did an amazing job presenting their plan and the Bot were impressed with their work so far.

This has been developed as part of Liz Coster's role as an Enviro leader and towards West Melton attaining a Silver Enviro Award.

Well done Oliver, Elissa C and Sophia V!

Thank you to Emma Smith for taking these great photos!

Our very own Olympic Gold Medal Winner!!

Our very own Olympic Gold Medal Winner!!

The Kiwi team are incredibly lucky to have their own Olympic Gold Medal Winner - Elaine Thomson!!

Over the weekend Mrs Thomson won gold in the 100m sprint.

Not bad after a week of teaching!!

Mrs Thomson was gracious enough to re-enact the race, with Mr Smalley representing Great Britain, Mrs McKee as Sweden and Mrs O'Connor as Ireland.

Writers Awards - Term 3 Week 3

Writers Awards - Term 3 Week 3

Congratulations to these exceptional learners in receiving a Writers Award from Mrs Jackson today.

Jensen M - Kiwi - Her determination to succeed in reading and writing.  What an amazing reader you are becoming Jensen!

Yvette D - Piwakawaka 1 - Yvette is a star writer in Piwakawaka 1.  She always has lots of interesting ideas to include in her writing and likes to share her stories with others.

Eleanor B - Kiwi - Her determination to write clear and concise instructions and a positive writing attitude.

Kyden B - Ngaio - An outstanding effort with his writing all term.  He has done his best to finish all his work.  He even wants to finish it in his own time!@  He is on task and is improving with each new writing task.  Keep it up Kyden!

Outstanding work everyone!!

Jump Jam 4 StarJam Mufti Day

Jump Jam 4 StarJam

Friday 12th August 2016

Today we dedicated our usual Friday Jump Jam session to Jump Jam 4 StarJam.

Our students were encourage to dress up in mufti with a STAR theme.

In exchange for a gold coin donation, the students received a wristband to help raise money for young New Zealanders with disabilities, through the national charity StarJam.

StarJam provides  performance opportunities for young people with disabilities.

We are delighted to inform you that we raised $448!

Thank you!!

Numeracy Awards - Term 3 Week 3

Numeracy Awards - Term 3 Week 3

Congratulations to these exceptional learners in receiving a Numeracy Award from               Mrs Jackson today.

Ethan S - Piwakawaka 2 - Ethan is a great problem solver.  He comes up with creative solutions and communicates these effectively.

Joe H - Rimu - For enthusiasm and quick-thinking problem solving, and for trying hard to do the right things at the right time.

Well done boys!!

Y5/6 Rugby B Team Winter Tournament Photos

Y5/6 Rugby B Team Winter Tournament Photos

Thursday 11th August 2016

After two postponements our Y5/6 Rugby BTeam had a great day participating in the Lincoln Zone Winter Tournament at the Lincoln rugby grounds.

A HUGE thank you to Barry Ward and Amanda Tomlinson who took the A & B team boys for practice each week at lunchtime.  

Thank you to all our parents who had to juggle their days around to be able to help on the day.

We really appreciate your time and commitment to our sporting teams.