Contributions and Achievements

Merit Mentions x4 ( Two from Mrs. Pearson and Two from Mr. Sibbley)

Term 1

School Swimming
Swimming Carnival
School Photographer
Year 8 Camp

Term 2

2009 World Vision Famine
Coca Cola netball
Chocolate Fundraiser
Zone A Netball Team
Aims Netball Team
Maui's Dolphins Keynote Presentation

Hard Materials

Every Day 5 during P3 and 4, half of room 23 go to hard materials, with Mr Sibbley. He has taught us all of the safety rules and much more. So far into the term we have made a wooden animal or something that has wheels, a wooden Box, a Plastic Keyring and are currently making a childs toy.

We are enjoying hard Materials and are very lucky to have this experience.

Science Fair 2009

This year Pukekohe Intermediate has held a science fair. The Pukekohe Intermediate school since fair is being held in week 2, term 3. All of the entries had to be handed in by Friday 26th of June, to take part in the competition. Students were aloud to enter in pairs. The categories that you could chose from were:

Scientific Investigation

Scientific Photography

Model

Research Science Board

The categories that Me and Jorgia entered into was Research Science Board. Our topic that we chose was tides. Our overall score was 70/100. Some information that we learnt was: What causes a tide? Tides are the rising of the earth’s ocean surface, caused by the tidal forces of the moon and the sun. We learnt alot of new information and had alot of enjoyment working on this project.

Tapuae Report

Week 1, Term 2 Pukekohe Intermediate School held a school wide Tapuae competition. Dominique Hancock, Sports Co-ordinater from Room 45 was the organizer for this competition.

The teams were entered as buddy classes for the competition, and a maximum of 16 team players were able to take the court at once. Lupe Soapi of Room 23, and Abi Chapman of Room 36 were our team captains.

Students from the 2 teams played a number of games against a lot of challenging classes, playing a total of 3 games, making it into the quarter finals! In this game we went up against Room 13 & 45 and successfully came out with victory, which then took us into the Semi-finals.

Our first semi-final game was on Tuesday 16th on June and versed the same 2 classes. We had a really tough game and the weather was really rough, but even though we had to put up with that, Room 23 & 36 still came out with a win.

Wednesday 17th of June we played against Room 28 & 45. It was a very tough competition. But we pulled through with a win.

Our class made it into the finials, and bet Room 3 & their buddy class. In full school assembly, our two captains went up to collect our certificate.

2009 40 hour Famine

This year, Pukekohe Intermediate got involved and supported the 40 Hour Famine. This was optional for students at Pukekohe Intermediate. Many students got involved and raised money for kids in need. I took part in the 40 Hour Famine. It was a very awesome experience to live life like kids in need. I raised $75.00 all together. The Famine is awesome and I cant wait to do it again next year.

Exposition - Surf Life Saving

Being a surf lifeguard is voluntary, they do not get paid, they need your help, to buy the equipment needed, to save lives. Get involved.

There are a number of simple ways that you, your family and friends, can help out. Think about joining a surf life saving club, get your school involved or simply make a donation. Every little bit of support makes a difference.

Surf lifesavers risk their own lives, to save people. To fully train and equip one lifeguard, it costs around $2,600. This money is well worth it, surf lifesavers are the true hero’s of the surf.

Lifeguards put out red and yellow flags. They do this for a reason. That reason is for your safety. So swim between the flags. At the beach there are a lot of rocks. If you are exploring or fishing, be safe, rocks get slippery and very dangerous. Being sun smart is another tip. If you follow these tips, you will have a fun and enjoyable time at the beach.

So the next time you are swimming, surfing and having a good time at the beach, think about the lifeguards. They are just ordinary people who do extraordinary things.

Maui's Dolphins Mural

Room 23 at Pukekohe Intermediate, have been researching the endangered Maui"s Dolphins. Our class room has been looking at ways that we can help save these animals. Our class has decided to paint a mural about the Maui's dolphins. Vanessa Graham is the artist that is currently painting the mural. Our class room has worked very hard to get to this stage of the mural. During Week 9 of Term 2 our classroom made a keynote presentation on the Maui's Dolphins to show the rest of Pukekohe Intermediate how endangered the dolphins are. We also showed them how they can help the Maui's. A group of students in our class organized for a black, white and Grey mufti day. Every student that wears the mufti will bring a gold coin donation. The money that we raise will go towards special equipment to help the Maui's dolphin survive.