It's been a busy week in Kōmingo, with Mrs Fuller and Mr Hillary's class visiting the Christchurch Museum to experience the Whenua: Our Land and the Dinosaur exhibition. And then there was Wig Wednesday and the Run/Bike/Run.

Important Dates:

Monday 12th: 

Mr Meyrick (whā) and Mrs Patten's) Tahi) classes are off to the Canterbury Museum

School assembly Yr 1,3,5,7 (1:35pm), Yr 2,4,6,8 (2:10pm)

Tuesday 13th: 

Mr Forman's class (Toru) are off to the Canterbury Museum

Wednesday 14th:

 Choir Festival rehearsal for students who will be attending the Choir Festival

Thursday 15th:

Primary Schools Winter Tournament  - Yr 5/6 Rugby team

Year 5-8 Run/Bike/Run

It did not look promising when we awoke to the sight of weather we would expect to see mid-winter. However, the weather ended up being on our side, as it cleared into an excellent day to hold our Run/Bike/Run event.

With the help of an outstanding group of senior students led by Sport leader Amelia Bunn, the course at Westlake Park was set up in record time.

After putting their bikes into the 'transition zone', completing athletes moved to the 'athletes' area to get prepared for their race. This year we raced year 5 and 6 together, with staggered starts to spread out the field.

An initial run around the pathway bordering the lake was followed by two laps cycling around the pathway of the playing fields and lake, culminating in a final leg run around the playing fields.

Competition for places was high as students fought on with both their personal challenge to finish, and the offer of places in the school team for the Canterbury Duathlon (Monday 26th September) on offer.

A wonderful day was had by all, and it was pleasing to see students doing their best, and then cheering on the other competitors.

We will be entering students into the upcoming Canterbury Duathlon to be raced at Ruapuna Raceway (Mike Pero Motorsport Park) on Monday 26th September. We are able to enter up to 12 students in year 5 and 12 in year 6.

Placings for the event, as seen in the school newsletter were:

Year 5 Boys

1. Beau Taylor

2. Jake Riach

3. Zyen Maher

4. Cooper Baxter

5. Toby Barnes

Year 5 Girls

1. Roma Fruen

2. Megan Siave

3. Skylar Pullan

4. Zara Harrison

Year 6 Boys

1. Lenny Hensley

2. Sam Foster

3. Dylan Bebbington

4. Declan Siave

5. Max Dill-Russell

Year 6 Girls

1. Brocke Baxter

2. Ella Horne

3. Maya Veendrick

4. Connagh McKenzie

5. Esther Vincent

6. Eden Stewart

Museum Visit

Last week Mrs Fuller and Mr Hillary's classes visited the Museum to learn about land use changes over time and the Dinosaur exhibition.

This Monday, Mrs Patten and Mr Meyrick's class are off to the Canterbury Museum, and Mr Forman's class are there on Tuesday. 

We will be sure to take lots of photos and get some student voice for the next Kōmingo blog.

Wig Wednesday 

On Wednesday students, teachers and staff donned their best hairdo to help raise funds for the Child Cancer Foundation. There were many interesting and colourful hairdos with a number of students making an outstanding effort to colour coordinate both their hair and their clothing.

Here are couple of photos of Kōmingo students and teachers getting into the spirit of the event.

Maths and fitness

This week we decided to combine fitness and division basic facts into a game of 'Rob the Nest'. Teams had to answer a division basic fact before they collect a tennis ball or bean bag by hopping, bounding, or crawling to another group's stash.

Here they are in action

Week 8