Bubblegum Dance Crew visits WIS.

Last Friday the Bubblegum dance crew visited Whangarei Intermediate. The Bubblegum dance crew is aged 11-13. Thanks to the student council at WIS who paid for our entry, we got to watch this talented group of hip hop dancers perform. The money they are raising is for them to go over to Las Vegas. In Las Vegas they will represent New Zealand in the international Hip hop competition. We were also lucky enough to get the opportunity to watch the older crew (Aged 14-17) called Sorority perform. They were amazing. We entered the school hall just after our second interval. Each dance crew performed about three dances each. At the end, we got to have a dance competition between students. A few pupils went up on stage and struted their stuff. It was an amazing performance and all the students are very grateful.

Winter Sports!!

On Tuesday the 22nd of May 2012, the whole school went up to Kensington park stadium to compete/play some amazing sports. These sports were Netball, Rippa Rugby, Basketball, Table Tennis, Soccer/football and hockey. We all had fun. The whole school had a great attitude and sportsmanship. We all respected the other school students that participated as well. But that didn't stop us from playing to the best of our abilities. Every student played well, no matter what the score was. We couldn't have made it up there without the help of our wonderful parent helpers. 

Dance 4 Asthma

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Here are some talented people for the dance redo for the whole school

Flips and many more talented things

They did handstands

The Hunger Games.

Last week I finished reading the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I really enjoyed the book. It has a gripping story line. I couldn't put it down. I will shortly be reading the following book in this exciting trilogy.

Above: All three book in the series

The Hunger Games is about a fourteen year old girl named Katniss Everdeen from District 12. All up there a 12 Districts. every year, the capitol holds a event called the Hunger Games. One girl and one boy  between the age of 12-18 from each district are picked to participate in the Hunger Games. In this event, you kill each other and try to be the last person alive. If you are, you win. This story is action-packed with a twinge of romance. 

I recommend this book to 12+ as it is very detailed and gruesome. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The first book in this trilogy has just been made into a major motion picture. 

Team Whero's trip to Waitangi.

On Tuesday 8th of May 2012, Rooms 2, 3, and 4 (year 7s) went to Waitangi. They had a really good time learning about the maori culture and the signing of the treaty.

Above: Maori War Canoe

One day later, (Thursday 10th May 2012) Rooms 1 and 24 also went up to Waitangi. We had an awesome time. We learnt about the treaty. We also got to go inside the Maori Meeting house and the Treaty House. 

Above: Maori meeting house (Whare)

Our two guides, Mrs Brown and Jojo, were really nice and friendly. They told us a lot of useful information. We got to meet Mrs Busby and her children. 

When we first got there we sung our song that we learned and they sung theirs. 

 We learnt about the World record holding Waka (Maori Canoe). It has to hold at least 80 men to get it started. It weighs 6 tonne. There are some fantastic carvings on the side to represent our ancestors. 

After that we learnt about the big Kauri trees that the waka's were made out of. They were giant. 

Above: North Island Map (Waitangi) 

The carvings in the meeting house (Whare) Were really amazing. Lots of craftsmanship and hard work went into them. Each and everything meant something. 

At 1:00pm, we all had lunch. After lunch (1:30pm), we all got into our amazing parent helper's car. A lot of us fell asleep throughout the drive. We got back to school safely.

We were all exhausted after our big day out. We all had a great day. 

Above: The inside of the Maori meeting house (Whare)

Above: Treaty House at Waitangi

School Makeovers

Last week, the newly decorated and refurbished classrooms were up and ready to go. The classes lucky enough to move into these rooms are rooms 16, 14, 15, 13 and 12. We were lucky to get to talk to a student from room 16 (Jessica), about the new classrooms.

Jessica:
The colours are really bright and bubbly like a bumblebee. I like how they stand out. I also like how it attracts light, making it warmer for those cold months ahead. I like how its really big and is a great place to learn.

All of the students are enjoying the classrooms and love the size of it. Right now, Rooms 22, 21, 19, and 20 are being refurbished as well. The colours are Blue, Rainbow, Red and Green.

It isn't only the classrooms that have been/ being renovated. Our marvelous library has also had a makeover of it's own. With stylish new couch patterns, Its a hit.

Titanic 100 Years

Titanic 100 Years

This is the skecth of the RMS Titanic

Titanic Facts

The RMS Titanic was a British registered four funnelled ocean liner built for the transatlantic passenger and mail service between Southampton and New York.

Constructed at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland Titanic was, on her maiden voyage, the largest vessel afloat.

On April 10th 1912 the Titanic sailed from Southampton with 2,200 passengers and crew, four days later theTitanic collided with an iceberg and sank. 1500 people died and 700 survived. This website attempts to tell their story and that of the great ship with which their fate would be inextricably linked.

If you want the names of the people who livied the sining is on this link: People who survived the titanic

and a link for facts and what really happened on the night/morning of the sinking:What really happened????