Year 8 News
By Terry Tarapi | Posted: Thursday September 26, 2024
Wow! Where has the time gone? Another action packed 10 weeks has raced by. All year 8 staff would like to thank our Year 8 families and community for your continued support in the running of all our programmes this term.
The students have had a busy end to the term working on their Challenge PBL. This has seen each class investigate a number of challenges that Year 8 students face. Each class member has then contributed a page to the making of a class magazine, which will be shared with you.
Highlights from the term included…
The Olympics Integrated Unit
Watching Inside Out 2 to kick start our PBL unit
The skills and drills extravaganza with the Otago Polytechnic sport and exercise students
Looking forward to next term, our integrated unit of study is called “Kaitiakitanga.” The students will be investigating a number of environmental issues and Identify the impact their actions have.
The major units of work for next term include…
Working with Rowan Cooke (Enviro Waste) to solve a real world problem around our new recycling scheme
Learning a variety of formal dances for our Year 8 Social
Creating and performing a class lip sync
The year 8 staff wish all students an enjoyable and relaxing school break.
Nga Mihi
Year 8 Teachers