Year 7 news - June and July 2015

This term the children of Year 7 are learning all about the body and change and ways to cope with change. 

All pupils have visited the Anatomy Museum to look more in-depth about  body systems.  This trip is very special as the museum is not open to the public and I know all pupils asked some well thought out and creative questions to widen their knowledge about the body. 

Classes have started their visits to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery where the workshops have varied from looking at art works and creating art with a healthy eating focus, emotional portraits and a sculpture challenge.  It is always amazing to see the art work they create in such short amounts of time. 

All classes are training for this week's cross country with many extending their training to run the children's marathon.   We have been marking on a map on the Dunedin marathon course every time we run for fitness and the goal is to  run 40km by September 13th.  The children involved will run the final 2.2km around Logan Park and finish up at Forsyth Barr Stadium on the day of the Dunedin marathon.  It is an exciting event to be involved in  - well done to all those children who have taken up this opportunity. 

We have trips to Long Beach for rock climbing coming up in the next few weeks.  The rock climbing is run by Dave Brash and the team at Dunedin Rock climbing LTD.  This is a highlight for the Year 7 children as they challenge themselves to complete something they often have never done before and the sense of achievement and success they feel.  

As always, thank you for your ongoing support of the Year 7 team.

Beth Downie 

Congratulations to the following Year 7s who have achieved success in their extra curricula activities. 

Yun Sung Chang; Jack McFarlane; Harry Major - Otago Blue Football Team, 12th Grade

Jack Parker - Metro Gold Rugby Team, U38kg

Kallan Buchanan - Otago Hockey U13 Development Team

Grace Southby; Brooke Callon - Otago B Basketball U13 and Dunedin Year 7 A Netball Team

Winston Ward - Metro Blue Rugby Team U38kg

Maia Hunter - Dunedin Year 7 A Netball Team

Jonathan Burnside - Metro Gold Rugby Team, U65kg and Otago Metro U12 Team.

Ashleigh Allum: jazz exam with honours

Felix Hill: Otago Surf Life saving, first in Under 12

Tayla Campbell: Marching team competed at Nationals

Ben Paku - Under 48kg Metro Rugby Team

Josh Sammut - Under 38kg Metro Rugby Team /Otago Science Fair prizewinner

Jack Cayford - Karting, South Island champion, member of Balmacewen karting team which won the National Championships

Zishen Fu - Under 13 Otago Table Tennis team / 1st equal in Otago U13 chess division at Otago Under 20 championship

Fletcher McConnachie - Under 48kg Otago Metro Rugby Team, Under 13 Otago Town Rugby Team

Florence Marshall - Representing Otago in Rhythmic Gymnastics at Nationals

Kate Hanna - 12th Grade Otago Representative Football team

Callum Hill - Under 38kg Otago Metro and Otago Town Rugby teams / Otago Athletics team

Benji Freeman - Under 65kg Otago Metro Rugby team / Otago Under 13 Basketball Team

Zac Baird Hodge 11th Grade Otago Representative Football team

Angus Dagg 11th Grade Otago Representative Football team

Oliver Colloty 12th Grade Otago Representative Football team,

Mia Parsons Dunedin Y7 Netball Representative team

Iyla Rowland-Weatherall Otago Supreme Equestrian Champion

Ashton Booth Under 38kg Otago Metro rugby team

Jacob Cumming - Under 38kg Otago Metro Rugby/Year 7-8 Otago Hatch Cup Hockey Team.

Isabella Henderson - Otago Under 13 Girls ‘A’ Basketball.

Rua Haggie - Otago Under 13 Boys ‘A’ Basketball/Under 65kg Otago Metro Rugby.

Regan Turner - Motocross, South Island Cross Country Champion - Under 16.

Josh Reeves - Otago Under 13 Boys ‘A’ Basketball/Under 48kg Otago Metro Rugby.

Jack Malcolm 12th Grade Otago Representative Football team.

Paris Griffin - 3rd Otago/Southland Surf Champs Under 12.

Sam Donaldson - Under 38kg Otago Metro Rugby.

Alex Patrick - 2015 2nd place NZ - Vortex Mini-Rok Under 13 Karting.

Sam Hedges

- Under 12 Otago Metro Rugby

Luke Williams

- 12th Grade Otago Representative Football team

Tyler Muir

- 12th Grade Otago Representative Football team

- 12 Grade South Island Federation

Sammy Johnson

- Under 13 Otago development Hockey Team

Atticus Cooper- Jaggard

- 11th Grade Otago Representative Football Team

Harry Mason

- Hatch cup Under 13 Otago Hockey

- Trailing for under 13 South Island Hockey Team

Libby Briggs

- Under 13 Otago Basketball

Cassady Barclay

Winner of Taieri Tennis Tournament

Megan Muir 

Otago Under 12 Girls Football Reps

Winning Regional Hip hop Dance Champs

Bronte Allen 

Passing Piano Theory exam with distinction

Helena Fitzgerald -

Under 13 Badminton reps

Bronwyn Tunster -

Otago under 12 Girls Football Team

Nancy Nui -

Piano exam distinction

Elizabeth Purvis -

Second in Dunedin for St John Cadets.

Lucy Hayward -

2nd in the South Island Rhythmic Gymnastics qualifying for the Nationals

Neisha Fuller - Otago Collier Under 13 Hockey Team

Riley MacDonald - Otago Collier Under 13 Hockey Team / Otago Under 13 Basketball Team

Becky de la Harpe - Queens Birthday Swimming Competition 1st in 50m freestyle, 1st 50m backstroke

Isaac Dolan - Metro Rugby Under 12 Team