Wow! What a Show

WOW WHAT A SHOW

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At the Kapa Haka Minifest there were a lot of schools from around Stoke. 

When we got up on stage it was a bit scary because 

everyone was looking at you. All the school's tried there best  

at the Kapa Haka Minifest. At the end of the performances there was shared kai, but there was none left for the polite birchwood school children unfortunately. We even managed to get our photo in the newspaper.

by Chloe & Adam

TOUCH

In the weekend I attended a touch tournament at Tahuna and my team came fourth. I had a great time as I scored a try. I had such a good time I will try to get into the team next year but hopefully will get in the girls team not the mixed!

By Hunta

Creative Learners

Our Principal's Challenge this term is all about being a creative learner.

We have been talking about what it means to be creative, and how we have already shown this.

Our thinking so far:

I think being creative is about by thinking outside the box. Maria    

Creative is using your imagination. I showed I am creative completing my homework, where I made a three times larger tomato sauce can, which looks exactly the same and really nice. Hunta    

Being creative is being arty and crafty. My calendar showed my creative side and showed the past, present and future we predict of New Zealand if we don't help our environment. Brooklyn W

To be creative you must come up with interesting and original ideas. This term I have been creative by doing lots of abstract art and drawings at home. Emily

Having good ideas for planning new fun games is thinking outside the box. Adam 

To be creative you have to try new sports or a new game or activity. By Chloe

I think a creative thinker is someone who has a great imagination and uses it and someone who thinks alot about creative things and has lots of fun and they are also sensible and they are on task alot and love using their imagination just enough!!!

By Kiaya

I Think A Creative Thinker Is Someone Who Uses There Imagination and Is Not

Boring And Loves to Have Fun. But They Are Also Sensible With Their Choices

And Use Brainstorms So That Their Task Is Full Of Imagination But Just Enough To 

Make It Interesting.

By Jabez

Being creative means you use your imagination when doing writing, 

Maths, art, reading and computer work. It means you think for yourself and don’t copy others work. I was creative when I wrote my revolting recipe

and when I made my kiwiana item because knowone else used paint to make it look like there was real marmite in the jar.

by Breanna

A creative thinker is someone who can think about it in a very Imaginative way or do something differently to others.

jobs like being an Artist or a Painter are very good at this. 

They can share their ideas, and they enjoy making things. 

By Ruby

Being a creative  learner is when you think outside of the box!!! And when you create new things (and not just coping someone else)One part of being creative is doing something NEW and inspireing other people (like famous Artists,Singers & Actors)

By Mia (:

athletics day

Wow what a day! Yesterday the school had the athetics day. There was long jump/jumping practice with discus/nerf throwing, high jump/hurdles, gumboot toss/bean bag toss and last of all the sprints. There was the 80 meter race and the 100 meter race. Everyone enjoyed it and can’t wait till next years athletics day.

Caleb

Fuzion Performs at Birchwood

Fuzion

Recently the HipHop group Fuzion came to perform at our school.
I am part of that group and we actually came to get votes for a 
competition we entered. We ended up coming about 4th in the 
competition.The group is mixed up with Year 6' 7' 8. They
also recently entered a HipHop competition run by Gemma Laing
Fuzion's Tutor. They came 1st. The comp was called Shakedown
and have also been very successful through the year.

By Ruby

SCOOTER BOYS

By Niko & Brayden

We have been practising for the how bizarre show on our scooters. It will look cool because we are good at scootering.Don't miss the show on Thursday the 29 Be there!

KAPA HAKA

The whole school has been working hard on KAPA HAKA.

We have learned lots of songs with Matua Tom.

In addition, Matua Tom and Mrs Wilson also picked out 11 girls to go to Lake Rotoiti  to perform a powhiri as a welcome to the principals conference. After the powhiri we had lunch on the grass and watched the eels in the lake. It was an extremely early start. We had to meet at Stoke School carpark at 7.00am! We had a great time!!!

The following girls were included in the group; Emily, Hunta, Ella, Indianna, Katie, Jordan, Mahina, Tia, Sinead, Yui, and Katelin.

By Emily & Matthew