Room Seven

Room 7 News

 Last term as part of our “Who we are and where we come from” unit we all made a mask. First we put Vaseline on our faces and a lot on our eyebrows!

Next we got Miss Hadwin to plaster our faces. We looked like mummies! Some of us thought it was itchy, some thought it was funny, and some kids were nervous. We watched a slide show of masks from different cultures and countries. When our masks were dry we painted them with a design that suited us and then sprayed them with clear varnish to make them shine. Everyone ended up with different looking masks -  which shows that we are all different. They all look very cool.

Paihia school students were invited by Club Paihia to enter a competition with the aim of promoting the native bird habitat and the various types of birds at Club Paihia. As part of their homework Room 7 researched and created posters giving information about a native bird and designed and made bird feeders which we set up around the boardwalk at Club Paihia to encourage more birds. We go up once a week to refill the bird feeders.

1st Prize: Aniwa Parekura                        1 week in a 2 bedroom unit sleeps 6

2nd Prize: Jazmine Van Der Moolen          1 week in a 1 bedroom unit sleeps 4

3rd Prize:    Jahzaea Hapurona                 1 week in a studio unit sleeps 2

The class also won a lunch at Club Paihia.

STUDENTS DIVE, DELVE SEA LIFE MEASURES

Paihia School students are learning firsthand the importance of management in the survival of fish stocks and the marine environment.

Recently a school group snorkelled at Long Beach in Russell and at Urupukapuka Island in the company of Samara Sutherland of the Experiencing Marine Reserves Programme, then spent a day exploring the Whangarei Harbour reserve. They compared the different environments and learned why marine reserves are important

Under a resultant action plan the students contacted the 'Fish Forever' Group , whose representative, Julie Kidman, made a presentation to the school, explaining the group’s aim to establish a marine reserve in the Bay of Islands.

The students then wrote to Members of Parliament and local political candidates expressing interest in the concept of marine reserves. Click here to see the reply. In response, Tai Tokerau’s National party candidate, Mike Sabin, visited the school on 31 May to hear their views and to listen to a presentation by Samara Sutherland.

CAPTION: Mike Sabin (centre rear) and Samara Sutherland pictured with Paihia Primary students heading their school’s exploration of marine life preservation.