Celebrating 125 Years of ...

This week our town celebrated the 125th anniversary of 

public electricity in our town.

Reefton was the first place in the southern hemisphere to get a public supply of electricity, 

which was quite an achievement for a small township in 1888!

Photo panel in Reefton iSite

This weekend we have enjoyed a winter's evening light festival with food, laser lights, music, a market day, a fireworks display; 

and a visit from the Minister of Energy, Simon Bridges.

Did you take part in the celebrations?

For our visitors, does your town have a claim to fame?

Holidays are Over!

Welcome back to the third term of our 2013 school year.

We have 3 new Year 1 students in B4, who have 

moved from B5, 

and we say 'see you around' to seven Year 3 students 

who have moved into B3.

During the first week of the holidays Mrs Mckenzie enjoyed spending time with family in Christchurch and then in Nelson.

What did you do for the holidays?

Did you travel anywhere? 

What exciting games did you play with your friends?

Absolutely Not!

The Year 2 students from B4 presented their play 

at assembly.

The wily lion has his recipe book and is inviting the animals to play a hiding game in his cooking pot.

Will they get tricked into being eaten?

Absolutely not!

Absolutely Not! from Judy McKenzie on Vimeo.

Thanks to Year 3 student Olivia for the video footage.

How did we do? 

Were our voices clear and easily heard?

Repertory for Kids: 'Rain, Rain, Go Away'

Our school held its annual Repertory for Kids production 
this week.
The idea is that as part of our English and Arts programmes the students rehearse, prepare props and present 
a short play.
This year the Year 3 students from B4 presented
'Rain, Rain, Go Away'.

Reading the script to learn our words

Getting used to the stage

We hope you enjoy our play:

Rain, Rain, Go Away from Judy McKenzie on Vimeo.

How do you feel when you are on stage?
Have you ever been in a play?

Fog

Reefton had a day of thick fog  

5.30pm

and it was still foggy the next morning so out we went for a 

fog adventure!

When we came back in we read two fog poems.

Do you know them?

Fog

The fog comes


on little cat feet.



It sits looking


over harbor and city


on silent haunches


and then moves on.

Carl Sandburg

and 

 In the Fog

Stand still.


The fog wraps you up


and no one can find you.

Walk.


The fog opens up


to let you through


and closes behind you.

Lilian Moore

Here are our responses to our fog adventure:

Do you like the fog?

Which poem do you like best?

Thank you, Development West Coast

This year the Year 1-8 classes in our school were lucky enough to be part of the final roll-out of funding 

from Development West Coast to purchase 

technology equipment.

For two years our class has piloted the use of a set of devices, sharing with one other class, but now we don't have to share as all of our primary classes have a set of devices and some have new desktop computers too.

We love using apps to practice towards our goals in numeracy and literacy, 
but we also use apps to create, such as -
  finding arrays around the classroom and 
annotating in Skitch

(thanks to our friend Mrs Yollis for that great maths idea!)

also using Skitch to expand our vocabulary

 and filming our buddies explaining their learning

What is your favourite technology to use in the classroom? 

Do you have a favourite app?

Teamwork

Working as a team has its challenges, 

but the students in B4 were able to work 

co-operatively to plan and create collage pictures in art. 

What skills for teamwork are being practiced?

Tell us about the teams you belong to.