Putting on a show

On Wednesday 4th November some of the students from the Year 7/8 Kapa Haka Roopu went to Days Bay Playcentre to perform to the adults and children. This was a great way for the group to relax after a number of high expectation performances. It also allowed the year 7/8 students to relax and form closer bonds with the community.

A whole lot of running, jumping and throwing

Athletics day information:

• It is Thursday (all day) 11th November with the following Monday (pp day) 15th November.
• It is different to previous years as it is to be held at the Petone Rec and not the Eastbourne Rec.
• We will kick start the first of 6 rotations at 9:45am and finish with relay events between 2-2:30pm.
• We are traveling by bus to and from.
  
• We’ll be returning to school at 2:45pm.

	1 LONG JUMP	2 DISCUS	3 SHOT PUT	4 SPRINTS	5 HIGH JUMP	6 VORTEX	7 FREE
9:30 – 9:40	Buses arrive, Teachers take students to assembly area directly in front of grandstand for debrief. Event leaders to lead groups to first event.
9:45 – 10:15	Year 3A (29)	Year 3B (30)	Year 4 (49)	Year 5 (42)	Year 6 (49)	Year 7 (48)	Year 8 (33)
10:15 – 10:45	Year 8 (33)	Year 3A (29)	Year 3B (30)	Year 4 (49)	Year 5 (42)	Year 6 (49)	Year 7 (48)
10:45 – 11:15	Year 7 (48)	Year 8 (33)	Year 3A (29)	Year 3B (30)	Year 4 (49)	Year 5 (42)	Year 6 (49)
11:15 – 11:45	Year 6 (49)	Year 7 (48)	Year 8 (33)	Year 3A (29)	Year 3B (30)	Year 4 (49)	Year 5 (42)
11:45 – 12:15	Year 5 (42)	Year 6 (49)	Year 7 (48)	Year 8 (33)	Year 3A (29)	Year 3B (30)	Year 4 (49)
Lunch break (12:15 – 12:30pm)
12:30 – 1:00	Year 4 (49)	Year 5 (42)	Year 6 (49)	Year 7 (48)	Year 8 (33)	Year 3A (29)	Year 3B (30)
1:00 – 1:30	Year 3B (30)	Year 4 (49)	Year 5 (42)	Year 6 (49)	Year 7 (48)	Year 8 (33)	Year 3A (29)
Small break as we pack up each individual event and organise relay teams
1:40 – 2:15	Class and House Relays

I spy with my little eye...

On Tuesday Jason from Industrial Research Ltd came in to speak to us, as part of our current unit. Jason is at the cutting edge of new research.


He first gave a brief overview of insulin, what it is, why we need it and outlined why some people don’t have the gene.


Then he talked about other animal sources that people used to get insulin, about genetic engineering, putting insulin gene into bacteria to make it. He discussed gene therapy for people to add insulin gene.


Then basically showed the progression from using natural products from animals to genetic engineering bacteria to genetic engineering people.


We also got to look at bacteria under microscope, what bacteria looks like on agar and small centrifuge to spin down cells.