Stepping up with Leadership

Friday Winter Sports at Hornby High School

One of our new Whakarua class members is playing hockey for the very first time. Erika, from Punui-o-toka, took the time to show Joanne how to hold her stick and hit the ball. It was fantastic to see her taking the initiative to be there for a new South Hornby Hero!

My Audience

Being Cybersmart is COOL!

We often share personal information when we are online. The people we share with could be our friends and family or people we don't know. We need to make smart decisions about what personal information we share online.

S.T.E.M. Bridges

For the last 2 weeks our task was to design a bridge that would hold 340g of weight for 20 seconds. The materials allowed were - 30 straws per group and a teacher’s (Mrs Jack’s) handful of playdough. Scissors, a metre of string, 4 paper clips and masking tape.

We had to remember what a bridge was and work together collaboratively to complete the task. First we designed 3 different types of bridges. We picked one to create and test.

We were very successful. Nearly all of the designs worked and held the weight for the amount of time.

Working With Mr Maddren

Working With Mr Maddren

We are learning to create a positive digital footprint.
We often share personal information when we are on line. The people we share with could be our friends, our family or people we don't know. We need to make smart decisions about what personal information about what we share on line.

We are also learning to identify our audience when we are creating blog posts.