IB CHALLENGE

Woodend School has just started a new home-work program, this is called the IB challenge. It is optional whether you do it or not so we call it home learning. There are 4 sections. They are: thinking, self-managing, team-players and creators. There are 24 challenges all together, that makes 6 in each group. Lots of people have decided to do it and I am one of them. It is lots of fun. Some people have already done some. When we finish all five (or more for the seniors) you get a badge that says you have done it. By Ashleigh.

TERM 3

Term 2 has been great! Lots of kids are looking forward to Term 3. The reason is we are starting with a "POP" "WIZ" "BANG" as we are learning about science and chemistry. The fun doesn't end there, every class will be going on a trip to Clip 'n' Climb in the morning and Science Alive in the afternoon. When our class first found out, we were so excited we were screaming! Our class will be going on Thursday in week 2. Everyone can't wait and I hope we have lots of fun.

By Ashleigh

Kaiapoi Music Festival (Choir)

On Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd of June was the Kaiapoi Music Festival at Kaiapoi Bourough school. It was AWESOME! The Woodend instrumental group came to play some music as well. After the concert we got chocolate fish & lollies. On Monday Mr Barber (principal of Woodend School) came to do some speaking and on Tuesday the principal of Kaiapoi North School came to do some speaking too. We sang: Proud Mary, Taku Papawira, Six Months in a Leaky Boat, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Daisy Bell, This Train, Chatanooga Choo Choo, Row Row Row Your Boat, Yellow Submarine, Up Up and Away, Sailing, Little Deuce Coupe and the National Anthem.The other schools got to sing at least two songs of their own. Also the Kaiapoi North School instrumental group got to perform as well. It was a lot of memorizing, but it was the most funnest thing I've ever experienced in my life!!!!

By Jessica

Sporty Day!

Last Wednesday was a busy, sporty day at Woodend.

In the morning, all the students participated in the Cross Country. I was so impressed with how everyone joined in and gave it their best, whether they were running as part of a relay team or in the individual races.

Special congratulations to the following Room 13 students who did outstandingly in their age groups: Jenna (1st), Sammi (3rd) and Karl (1st) and Nic (3rd). They are all off to run at Kaiapoi tomorrow and Jenna will be competing in the Zones also. Awesome!

Later, in the afteroon, we all went to watch the senior soccer team play against Kaiapoi. A special TV crew were there to film it and we got to practise our awesome cheerleading skills!

Cookie

Author : Jaqueline Wilson

Illustrator : Nick Sharratt

Publisher : Corgi Pups

Four words to describe this book are : sad,friendly,fun and cool

This book is special because : It is about a girl who has a mean dad. She dreams of having a pet rabbit.

Two new words I learned from reading this book are : conjuror ,a magician,lavished ,to give or spend generoursly.

My favourite part of the story is :When Beauty and her mum leave Beauty's mean dad after he lets Beauty's rabbit out and it dies.

By Ashleigh