Film Making - Outlook for Someday

As part of the Outlook for Someday film competition, five Year 7 students attended a film making workshop in Napier. These students came back bubbling with enthusiasm and some real film know how. As a result Room 7 have completed four films which have been entered in the competition.

The byline for the competition is Young People + Film + Sustainability and the link is below if you would like to know more:

http://www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/

We looked into script development, types of camera shots and filming techniques. It's great to see we have so many natural actors in the class. This is something we would definitely like to develop further! Students signed waiver forms as part of the image rights for the competition. The videos are on Youtube but unlisted for privacy. Parents and students can access them here or via the class site.

Statistical Investigations

Room 7 were able to enter a large number of scale drawings and statistical investigations into the HB Mathletics Championships and we have heard back about our medal haul. More competing schools have entered this year so the competition has never been tougher. Congratulations to all Twyford students selected to represent Twyford School.

Results as follows:

SCALE DRAWINGS
Year 7
Emma Hope (Silver)
Hannah Evans (Bronze)
Ella Hope (Bronze)

Year 8
Lexi Trotter (Gold)
Renee Saunders (Silver)
Jacob Harrison (Bronze)

STATISTICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Year 7
Hannah Evans (Gold)
Shamrock Huff (Silver)
LJ Henderson-Ereatara (Silver)
Ella Hope (Bronze)

Year 8
Lexi Trotter (Silver
Adam Brookes (Silver)
Paytrah Manaena (Silver)
Naomi Lloyd-Jones (Bronze)

PROBLEM SOLVING
Mr John Fullwood has also been in helping us prep for the problem solving competitions we have two teams entered in both the Year 7 & 8 events. We have had extension sessions with Mr Fullwood on Friday mornings each week and he has kept us on our toes with tactics and team work.

Good luck to those selected and remember Year Sevens are competing on 16th September and the Year Eights are on the 22nd.

Cross Country

Fantastic effort from all of Room 7 at cross country. Thank you to Mr Race for introducing us to Tebata fitness. The Race for Survival and our 12 minute runs also helped us get plenty of miles under our belts. Results are below:

Year 7
First
Thomas Kay & Hannah Evans Second
Max Harris & Amiria Tamati Third
LJ Henderson-Ereatara & Elise Adamson
Year 8 
First
Zac Brooker & Amee Shaw
Second
Adam Brookes & Naomi Lloyd-Jones Third
Jacob Harrison &Paytrah Manaena

Technology Challenge

Room 7 competed in a fiercely contested technology challenge earlier in the term. Jonzy, Jace, Alex and Hannah were selected to represent us at the HB Science Fair Challenge. Honourable mentions to Adam, Thomas, Lexi and Olivia.

Photos below show the in class task and regional challenge. In class we had to support as many dice as possible with bonus points for height. Hannah and Alex headed the leader board briefly at the HB event. Jonzy and Jace finished a commendable fourth.