Introducing Elise

Introducing Annālida

8B's Art Walk - Wongi

Mr Montejo took 8B and 7G on an Art walk through Christchurch to see the graffiti walls in the CBD.
On the walk we meet Wongi who did a graffiti wall of a book that represented a scrapbook because graffiti artists use scrapbooks to draw ideas that they might flick through later and think, 'That's a great idea! I shall paint that on my next wall/canvas.'

Post-quake creativity

Mr Montejo took 8B and 7G on an Art Walk through the CBD to view all of the great art that has appeared in our city amongst the rubble. 

Introducing Charli

Introducing Georgia

Sewlyn House School Fair

The Selwyn House School Fair is a fun way to enjoy a Saturday. The Year 8s will be making fun Arts and Crafts to sell. Some highlights from past years have been SnoCones, the Haunted House, the rides and throwing the sponge at the teachers.

What makes a good leader?

During our Leadership Week every student completed research about a brilliant leader. We had a great range from Martin Luther King, Malala Yousafzai and even PewdiePie. The girls were asked to list 5 adjectives to describe their chosen leader. We made a Wordle from the list - did you think these words would be the most important attributes?

Holly and Evelyn introduce themselves

Introducing 8B 2014!!

Over the next week or so, all of 8B will introduce themselves through a blog post. First up are Victoria and Amber:

Bucket Drumming Flash Mob!

Today the Year 8 girls surprised the rest of the school at lunch time with a bucket drumming Flash Mob. Learning bucket drumming has been part of Leadership Week and it has helped to build leadership skills and attitudes like collaboration, communication, planning and enthusiasm.

Year 8 Leadership Week

This week all Year 8 girls take part in workshops to help build Leadership Skills. The day started with kiwi cricketer, Rachel Candy, talking to us about leadership in sports. She told us about the importance of commitment, listening, teamwork, charisma and being there for others. In the afternoon Roanna Funcke introduced us to Bucket Drumming. This will help us to work as a team, build confidence and take risks.

Inspirational Start to the Year

Welcome back to 8B for 2014.

We started the year with an inspirational speaker at Assembly. Melissa Pritchard was teaching in Barcelona when she decided she wanted to bike around the world. So far she has been through Europe and Asia. She is slowly making her way back to her home in Canada. Melissa's message to us is to follow your passions and then you will be happy 99% of the time. It was fascinating to hear some of the stories from her journey.