Saxton-Lee's book review

Check out the cool story Saxton-Lee has shared on our publishing page.

TAKE 5 - CHEESE ROLLS

Today the ladies at Take 5 prepared cheese rolls for us to enjoy. Here are some snap shots of their work in progress.

DUNEDIN ADVENTURES

The countdown is on for our camp to Dunedin.... YAHOO!!!! By now you should be checking your gear list and making sure you have the necessary equipment for camp.

How exciting!!! Remember you WON"T need - lollies, cell phones or money. Mrs T will provide lots of yummy food for you.

Connor goes to Southland!

Check out our super duper Connor Harris. He's off to represent Eatsern & East Gore at Southland AThletics Sports on Saturday. Good luck Connor - you have made us very proud dude. Connor jumped 1.03 at Eastern & is hoping to better that.......

KAPAHAKA @ EAST GORE

Our senior students are very fortunate to have tutoring sessions in kapahaka. Today the boys worked on their actions and learnt the words for the haka. The girls focus was on using the poi correctly and implementing simple commands.

Thanks to Terry Stott, our tutor Charles and his helpers for their time and dedication to this programme.

TAKE 5 ROOM

A huge thanks to Donna McCullough who is up and running our wonderful Take 5 room. This facility allows Mums and members of our community to come along, have a coffee, establish frienships and participate in a variety of activities. From fitness to pampering, clothes swopping and crafts Donna has something for everybody.

If you are keen to come along and check it out pop down to East Gore School, Wednesday mornings 10am. You won't be disappointed!!!

FINDLAY WINS!!

Check out the funky Findlay kids who are enjoying fish & chips from East Gore Takeaways as part of their house prize. Thanks to Steve & Michelle for donating the delicious treat........

LIBRARY LEARNING & LEADERSHIP DAY

Mrs Hook, Rubin, Crystal, Griffen & Kayla travelled to Invercargill this week to participate in a library learning & leadership day. The kids looked at the role of a librarian, shared their knowledge of books and were lucky to explore the libraries of Waihopi, Otatara & Donovan Schools.
A big highlight was doing a "Shout Out" on the radio of Waihopi School. Thanks Mrs Hook for organising and trainsporting the kids (0:

FINDLAY WINS HOUSE CHALLENGE!!!

Well done Findlay - Mrs T's house!

Findlay are the lucky winners of our very first HOUSE challenge. Our funky Findlay kids have been working hard around the school to gather points. As a result of this Findlay kids have opted to watch a DVD on Friday and nibble on some goodies...... Go Findlay.

Here are our Findlay house captains - Mikayla & Rubin proudly displaying MAGIC bear in Findlay colours (-:

EASTERN REPS!!!

I am very proud of you - our Eastern Reps! What an achievement. You are now representing East Gore School at Eastern Athletics on Tuesday 15 March. How cool!!!
Good luck guys - aim high and achieve your best. Mrs T

Luke competing in 10 year old relay
Riley competing in 10 year old high jump, shot put, long jump & running(100m, 200m & relay)
Seth competing in 9 year old discus
Michael competing in 10 year old 100m, 200m & relay
Jesse competing in 9 year old 100m & 200m, high jump & long jump
Harlem competing in 8 year old 60m & 100m
Connor competing in 9 year old high jump
Levi competing in 10 year old 100m
Kate-Lyn competing in 10 year old long jump, 100m & shot put
Rebecca competing in 9 year old long jump, shot put & 100m



Here are our East Gore School Eastern reps (-;

Horse riding

Check out our super, duper horse riders. Charlotte, Grace and Jenny go riding every Tuesday. This helps develop their fine motor skills.

Go to our publishing page for Charlotte's interview on horse riding.

FOOTBALL SKILLS (-:

We are very grateful to Matt Short who belongs to Sport Southland. Matt joins us every Monday afternoon to share his knowledge and expertise in a variety of sports. This term our focus is football (formally known as soccer). The Kowhai kids are really enjoying his sessions.

HELPING OTHERS!

Check out Ebony, Jordan & Britney's dedication to help others. Here the girls have shown one of our 5 C's - CARE. Click on our publishing page to hear their story!

Belinda!!!

It is cool to have Belinda working with us this year. Although she is "attached" to Charlotte Belinda is helping Mrs T by taking small learning groups. Who knows Belinda even might train to be a "proper" teacher........??????

Mr Johnstone

Welcome to Mr Calum Johnstone who joins us from the College of Education. Calum will be working with Mrs T throughout this year in the wonderful Room Kowhai. We are looking forward to his new ideas and units of learning. Welcome Calum (-:

BOOK REVIEWS!!!

Check out Eve & Connor's book reviews on our publishing page. Michael Jones has his thoughts on athletics day there too..... what snazzy kids!! Nikki Gilder has also added her opinion for your enjoyment too!

SPORTS DAY!

On a very windy Wednesday 2 March 2011 East Gore School pupils showed off their athletics skills. It was so neat to see Room Kowhai kids giving 100% effort and dedication to sports day.
Red faces, yellow hair, green tights and blue hats were keeping in theme with our houses - ka pai kids!!
Mrs Dana Turnbull is very proud of the achievements of her students and thinks they are awesome. Look out for our Eastern representatives....

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

We'd love to introduce our fantastical Bible in Schools teacher Mr Meikle.
We are very fortunate to have Mr Meikle sharing his expertise and knowledge with us for 2011.