Melville Intermediate - Inter-Intermediate Cross Country.

Last week Melville Intermediate's Cross Country team competed at Porrit Stadium in the Waikato Inter-Intermediate Cross Country Competition. It was a challenging day for our students highlighted by Blair's 6th place finish and Kaleb from Room 8 making 33rd. It was a wonderful day for the students and Kaleb wrote this report:

The cross country was held at Porrit Stadium on the 21st of August 21, 2009. There was lots of different schools such as Te Awamutu Intermediate , Cambridge Intermediate , Berkley, Peachgrove Intermediate, Fairfield Intermediate and a lot more of them .

I think that it was great work for Melville. We did great work climbing those hills and going through those giant lakes that were up to my knees. It was great fun. I’m really proud of myself and others. I think that Blair did the best because he never gave up even though he had a very sore hamstring he came 6th. I came 33rd it was a great day for us all. It was hard work so it was great fun and we all had a good time.

By Kaleb, Room 8

Melville Intermediate - Melville:Survivor - Promo 2

In Room 8 we have students working in teams on various projects that are broadcast. We currently have a group of students who are preparing for a TV show for the school network. They've been working this week on filming and creating a 'promotional' video for the internal network program. This is their second effort, filmed at Melville Intermediate School on Thursday 20th August 2009.

Melville Intermediate - Recycling at School

Room 8 has two enviroagents at School. Keegan has been working on a proposal for School wide recycling of plastics. To prove his point today he went with Kalem and Jamie to a school rubbish bin after interval. Armed with plastic gloves he was out to prove that there's waste that could be recycled. This video shows his findings. Filmed at Melville Intermediate on Thursday 20th August 2009 by Jamie.

Melville Intermediate - Top Ten New Zealand Rivers

We are currently researching and learning about the Waikato River. The top ten Rivers in New Zealand.
1 - Waikato River - 425 km.
2 - Clutha River - 322 km
3 - Wanganui River - 290 km
4 - Taieri River - 288 km
5 - Rangitikei River - 241 km
6 - Matamata River - 240 km
7 - Clarence River - 209 km
8 - Waiou River - 207 km
9 - Waitaki River - 206 km
10 - Oreti River 203 km

Melville Intermediate - Powder Toy

Students in Room 8 have had a new program that's had them very excited in the past few days. It has been so exciting that Kalem has produced a report about it.

'It's a really cool game and its not a virus. We're going to show you what it looks like by putting a screen shot up. You can go to google and google "powder toy". You need to click on the first listed powder toy and you need to download it.

I enjoy it because its really fun. You use metal and then draw an object. You then put things into it like gunpowder in the middle, then mix it with fire and lava! You can then watch it blow up.'

Powder Toy can be downloaded from here.

Melville Intermediate - Melville: Survivor

This is two students promo for a project that they're working on primarily for the in-school tv station, but also highlights of which may screen on the internet. This is their second version, with the emphasis on facial expression and conveying a message without speaking. Filmed on location at Melville Intermediate on Tueday 18th August 2009. Filmed by Nick from Room 8 and written and produced by Bailey and Raukawa.

Melville Intermediate - Y8 Prep

Today was very exciting at Melville Intermediate the Y8 students got to bid on their Prep sites for next weeks market day. Prep unit is an economic one where the students go and produce goods for sale to others to buy using MISMs (Melville Intermediate School Money). Next week the students will be attempting to make as much profit as they can by selling as much as they can. Will Melville Intermediate's blog site by there? But of course! Stay tuned!

Melville Intermediate - Singing Group

This video shows the Melville Intermediate Singing Group performing at the local Methodist Church. They are singing "Take Me Home - County Road" by John Denver. Mr Bell the music teacher is leading the Singing Group.

Melville Intermediate - Technology Challenge

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This montage of photographs is from Friday's technology Challenge. The task was simple - use 40 straws to construct a tower, on top of that tower place a plate, flat side up, and then on top of the plate place a round gumball that had to remain stationary. Highest tower where the gumball didn't fall off would win! There were some great ideas put forward (including Janice's group who suspended their gumball in straw but still had it touching the plate but once the judging had been completed team Molinda were declared the winners with a tower that stood 54cm high! Well done team!

Melville Intermediate - The Digital Online Process

This slide of photo's shows the display at the front of the classroom which is the digital process - students refer to this before they create something for the blog. We are particularly careful to pay attention to the audience and the reviewing of work after it is published. The back wall has a world map that contains a badge or flag for every different country that has visited our class page - its nearly at 60! We've also stickered every location where we've had visits in line with what's been happening on our Clustermap - the more visits the bigger the sticker.

Melville Intermediate - CPA at Stanley Avenue

Our CPA are busy perfecting their show. These are just some of the photographs from their Stanley Avenue show in Te Aroha. The CPA is currently now practising twice a week as well as once in the weekends. Shortly we will be having a festival for the contributing Primary Schools to Melville Intermediate. Highlights of this will of course go online.

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Melville Intermediate - CPA at Stanley Avenue

This video shows footage of our CPA Group - Melville Intermediate Schools Cultural Performing Arts Group performing at Stanley Avenue School in Te Aroha. This was filmed on Friday 7th August 2009 by Bradyn and Prashant from Room 8.

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Melville Intermediate - Recycling and the Environment

The teacher instruts the students to come up with a task that reflects postiviely on the school. Keegan decided to look at the issue of recycling. He took Kalem as cameraman and filmed and filed the following report about the issue of Recycling at Melville Intermediate School.