Year 8 camp Day 2
The highlight of day 2 was definitely the mudslide!
Team makes EPro 8 semi-final
Our EPro 8 Team of Rory Quiding, Lucas Cooper, Ben Botting and Kaitlin Eustaquio did us proud, placing third out of the 12 schools that took part, qualifying for the semi-finals.
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Year 8 camp underway
It may have been a little chilly and damp so far this week but Year 8 camp is off to a great start. Here are some photos of the crate challenge, islands in the sky and the climbing wall.
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Prestigious award for Niamh and Chris
Congratulations to Niamh Walsh and Chris Dee who gained the prestigious award of Delf B2. This is an international qualification which shows employers their competency in French and allows them to enter a university in France or a French speaking country without needing to sit a language competency exam. Fantastique!
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Land or heritage? Year 12 History learning about Waikato War perspectives
Last Thursday saw our Year 12 history students at school bright and early. The reason? A trip to the Waikato region to visit the sites of various significant battle during the Waikato War from 1863-64. The students were able to see sites first-hand such as the remains of the Queen’s Redoubt, the Rangiriri Pa and the site of Orakau. This trip was organised to help the Year 12 students better understand the perspectives of both the Maori and British on the Waikato War for their current NCEA assessment.
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Pink Breakfast this Friday
This coming Friday, 28 September, you are invited to our Pink Breakfast in the staffroom. Breakfast will be served from 7.00am to 7.45am.
Come along and enjoy bagels, hash-browns and juice, coffee or tea.
Tickets are $20 – please pay at College cashier before Friday so we know numbers.
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Sancta Maria Chef 2018
Anticipation ran high within the staff contestants in this year’s hotly contested Sancta gastronomic extravaganza.
What would be in their ingredients kit and what could they bring as a special ingredient to combine to create the winning dish? The challenges were layered, teams had to master a savory dish, produce a stunning classic kiwi sponge and make three special coffees (exactly which coffees was only revealed on the day).
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Primo Ensemble bring home a bronze award
In their first competitive musical outing, our Primo Ensemble (which comprises of Year 7 and 8 music students, most of whom have only started learning their instruments this year) performed at the Lewis Eady Junior Music Contest, which was held at Ponsonby Primary School.
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Preparing for camp
“It’s going to be exciting. It’s going to be fun to try new things and to conquer our fears. A great time to bond with others and to get out of our comfort zone – overall, it will just be a great time.” Jayden Lai, year 8.
“I admit I’m excited to go to camp and leave my annoying younger siblings (but I do love them), though they’ll probably go through my room. I am also excited to spend more time with my friends from other classes, I think we will be better friends when we come back because we can hang out more,” says Ella Dickens, a Year 8.
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Jazz Night in the groove
The sweet sound of jazz filled the air on Friday evening as the inaugural Sancta Maria College Jazz Night swung into action. And did it swing! From jazz standards like ‘Take the A train’ to Jenna Aspeling’s original composition ‘Moody’ every tune was played to perfection to an appreciative audience. The sweet sound of
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