Melville Intermediate - Hekia Parata visits Melville Intermediate School

Hekia Parata Visits MIS 2/8/13 on PhotoPeach

Melville Intermediate - Challenge for Minister of Education

On Friday 2nd of August Melvlle Intermediate had a very special visitor to our school, the Minsiter of Education, Hekia Parata.   The whole school welcome her for her very special visit which included a wero (challenge) at the entrace to Melville Intermediate School, which was made by Matua Tutu and the Boys from Room One.   This video was filmed by Manish and Nathan H from Room Five.
Hekia Parata Visit 2/8/13 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Wiremu wrote this about his involvement in the Wero:
'When Hekia Parata arrived my stomach instantly felt all funny.  I was scared that I might get something wrong.  But in the end I overcame my fear and done everything right'.

Tre wrote this about his involvement:
'I was nervous and scared when I spotted her in the car along the street.  One of the teachers gave me the go sign and I went with my mean as taiaha'

Melville Intermediate - Managed Learning Network Announcement from Hekia Parata

The Minister of Education Hekia Parata came to visit our school today after lunch and she talked about a new managed network learning programme for all schools.  As part of the announcement she said that there would be:

• Uncapped data for all schools
• Shared portal for apps
• shared teaching and learning with other schools across New Zealand
• $700 million dollar managed network

We welcomed her with a Whakatau, and we recorded her welcome and also her speech.  We then edited her speech to include the announcement about the new network and posted it on our class page.  The video below is her annoucement - filmed this afternoon at Melville Intermediate on Friday 2nd August by Nathan H and Manish from Melville Intermediate School.  Edited by Josh and Manish from Room Five.
Managed Learning Network Annoucement from myles webb on Vimeo.