The day flew past, and we had a brilliant time.

Last Friday six teams of year 5&6 kids competed in the sustainability challenge at Long Bay Regional Park, run by Auckland council and Lactic Turkey. There were over 100 year 5-8 teams competing. Kids raced to find checkpoints and complete challenges, having to read a map and plan a strategy to get there. They learned about ways to care for the environment, while enjoying a day at a beautiful park. Well done to Whangaparaoa Maomao - Harry, Liam, Jake and Tyler - who came in 5th place for the year 5&6's! Thanks to the parents who came to transport and shadow the teams.

Congratulations to our teams who entered the 'Vector EPro8' competition against other schools. EPro8 stands for Engineering, Problem Solving, Innovation. This year our school hosted the event. Teams from year 5/6 are given a choice of challenges to complete, in a limited time with set materials. Our teams came second, third, sixth and eighth. Team 'Mechanical Maniacs volume 3' (Elsdon, Jamie, Zach, Oliver) and team ‘Insert Team Name’ (Skip, Jaidan, Toma, Charlie) qualified for the semi-finals. Great job teams - lots of great skills learned along the way for all.

Thanks to you we raised $6500 for our School Hall refurbishment

If you would like to share your child's success at an event or competition please send a photo and a few words to jgrace@wgp.school.nz.

As Term 4 rolls out and 2020 comes closer, we want to be able to celebrate as many things as we can with our parent community. Please note the following dates and events:

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