End of Term One

Today was the last day of term one. Room 19 successfully filled their marble jar, so as a way to celebrate this Miss Brownsey brought in cupcakes for everyone.

 

 

 

 

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holidays, and I will see you all next term.

Fair testing!!!

 

Fair Testing Science!

Purpose- Describe what is needed in a fair test.

We watched a scientific variable video to answer a set of questions, about all the different variables you can have in a science experiment.

First there is a independent variable, in order for a experiment to be fair we can only change ONE thing.

Next there is the controlled variable, the things in the experiment that need to be the same are the controlled variables.

Then there is the Dependent variable, the things in the experiment you are trying to measure are called the Dependent variable.

 

 

We used this video clip to help us prepare for the upcoming science fair

Mufti day

On Tuesday the 15th of April our school had a mufti day but this was no ordinary mufti day, it was a no cost no theme mufti. The P.T.S.A (Parent Teacher Student Association) thought that our performance on the cultural festival was spectacular and they awarded us a no cost, no theme mufti day which meant we could dress up in whatever we wanted to wear; as long as it was appropriate. The day went fabulously and almost everyone participated. It was great to see what everyone decided to wear.   

- By Portia Baylis

Award of Merit - Week Eleven

Tino Pai Michelle!

This weeks Award of Merit went to Michelle for her positive attitude and enthusiasm towards her learning.

Cultural Festival

On Wednesday the 9th of April our school had a Cultural Festival to celebrate the diversity here at Howick Intermediate. About 3-4 weeks before that our school started sending each student to a culture they chose to learn more about to practice. Every weekday  at 12:00pm the students will go off to their practice around the schools. 
Some groups had whanau of students come in and some teachers worked together. On the day of our dress rehersal at 11:00am all the students got dressed-up, makeup on and dance moves ready to perform in front of the rest of the school and staff. As each Cultural festival group went by Mrs Koroua directed them and helped them to be a bit more pleasant. It was really interesting watching the dances and seeing what each group had came up with. On the night of Cultural festival everyone was ready to perform and the hall just kept getting fuller and fuller.
The night was great nobody wanted it to end and the dances were full of energy.

By Portia Baylis

Award of Merit Week 10

Tino Pai Tristyn! Tristyn received this weeks Award of Merit for being a kind and considerate class member who is always willing to help out others.

Mathletics

For the rest of Term 1 Howick Intermediate has a trial for all students to be involved in Mathletics. Each child has a username and password to access the site through. On this the children are able to compete against others from around the world as well as practice and revise what we have been doing in the classroom.

http://www.mathletics.co.nz/

 

Have a go.

Yr 8 girls self-defence course

On Monday the 31st of March the year 8 girls from Room's 19, 20 and 21 took part in a self-defence course that teaches young girls how to keep themselves and their bodies safe. We went straight after assembly to the multi-purpose room where Rana our self-defence teacher was waiting. To start off she introduced herself and we all got to know who and what we will be working on. We set down the ground rules and we talked about being safe, and "confidentiality".

First we learnt our stance, we spread our legs apart and one in front of the other with the back one slightly angled out yelling "BACK OFF".

Then we started with kicks practicing on foam pads such as:
-shin kick: you bring out your knee up and flick your legs lick a whip of a towel with your toes flexed to hit the shin
-knee kick: similar to the shin kick but higher and stronger to the knee
-ballerina kick: you point your toes and swing your leg to the groin and hit with the top of your foot
-stamp: if they're behind stamp back on to the top of their foot using their heel braking their foot bones also front
-knee to groin: if their close grab their waist or shoulders, bring them closer and pop your knee into their groin turning your head for safety

On Tuesday we moved on to punches. To do a proper punch your fingers must be folded over with your thumb ON TOP of your fingers securing them tight with your wrist strong.
The punches we did were:
-nose: punch the nose to make it bleed
-neck: aim for the Adams apple and punch real hard
-guts: punch towards and just above the bellybutton
-nuts: punch to the nuts
-hammer: with the side of your fist punch to the side or on top of the nose

Types of elbowing:these practically explain themselves
elbow to:
-guts
-nose
-chest
-nuts: bob down and elbow down there.

Remember don't be afraid to confront them publicly by telling them off !!!

Overall we had a great time, lots of fun, and at the end of the course we received a certificate, pencil, wrist band and poster.