We've had a really busy week! We had class photos on Tuesday, The Manaiakalani Film Festival at Sylvia Park on Wednesday and practical parenting ideas with Pio Terei on Thursday evening.
Be sure to watch our tamarikis movies online as just a small selection was shown at Sylvia Park. They are fabulous!
Our class movie for the Manaiakalani Film Festival - 2020.
Yesterday we were lucky enough to be visited by Applied Theatre Consultants.
Everyday Theatre is an interactive programme that runs in Year 7 & 8 classes, creating a safe forum for young people to talk about family relationships through a facilitated applied theatre workshop. Since it began in 2004 the programme has worked with over 70,000 participants.
In Everyday Theatre, the audience becomes participants who work to unravel the issues of a fictitious dysfunctional family via theatre techniques framed within the safety of a video game structure.
Generally, one to two classes gather in a shared space to view a 15-minute performance. The performance tells a fictional story of a family experiencing abuse, in the format of a video game. A games master invites the students to help get through the four levels of the game. At this point, the classes go back to their home rooms and each class is led through the drama process in the video game by one or two of the teacher/actors.
At different times, the game requires the students to consider the perspectives of the victims and perpetrators of abuse, of witnesses and of bystanders. This is achieved through a range of dramatic conventions carefully stepped to reinforce understandings and to allow the participants to grow confidence in their ability to tell and analyse the story.
At each stage, participants are reminded that they are playing a video game. This is done by achieving part of a password towards the next level in the game. When they have the full password, ‘Every child has hopes and dreams’ they become games masters themselves.
The unique and engaging format has seen Everyday Theatre invited to showcase at many international conferences on applied theatre and community arts, including in the England, Eire, Australia and Singapore.
Friday mornings are synonymous with jump jam at Glen Innes School. Have a look at our Friday morning fitness routine.
This week we've been very fortunate to have Dr Thierry from The University of Auckland to lead our Genomics programme. Dr Thierry showed us how to view slides under the microscopes. Students made great observations and then clearly illustrated and labelled what they viewed.
Welcome back to term 4! It's a really short but busy term...
The photo was taken last week for Wig Wednesday. Over $600 was raised for the Cancer Society. Thank you for your support.
Enjoy your two-week break with your whanau. See you all on Monday, 12 October!
It's been so much fun learning waiata and Te Reo with Whaea Wairahi. Our pronunciation of Te Reo words has definitely improved with Whaea's guidance.
Malo e lelei Whanau! What a fantastic end to a fabulous week! We've had Tasty lūpulu, chop suey and otai yesterday and graceful Tongan dancing by the girls today! We've really been spoilt this week!
Here's a video showing how to make your own otai. With summer around the corner, we'll have an abundance of fruit available.
Reminders for next week:
To assist learning at home the following preparation has been made:
learner's in ROOMS 6-11 can collect a device from school on Monday morning the 17th of August between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thereafter the school once again be locked down as many teachers live with all the family members will fall into the vulnerable category. Students should be instructed to participate in online learning with the teachers at the scheduled times each day. Logging into the class site will provide access to additional learning material.
Learners in rooms 2-4 can collect school printed resources designed to consolidate current learning.
Please use the contact address found on the school website to communicate with any staff member if needed. If you need support in any way, please make contact.
This lockdown feels very different from the first, please exercise lots of patience with your children and note that all support agencies are there to assist if you start feeling challenged.
Stay well, be well
Jono
We've been having so much fun during our Friday hip-hop sessions. Have a look at some of our moves!
