Melville Intermediate - Skyping wtih Appleby School

Yesterday we started our Maori Language program by using Skype to make contact with Appleby School in Nelson. They are learning about Maori Language and we had a group of students talk with them and Skype with them to help them with their pronunciation. The students really enjoyed the interaction in a creative way.

We'd like to thank Allanhk and her classroom of students at Appleby School for making us available for our first Skype contact of 2011.

We made a short video of our Skype call which you can watch by clicking on the link here. You can also make sure that you check out Appleby Schools wonderful classroom page by clicking on the link here.

Skyping with Appleby School 2011 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Woodwork Technology

Robert from 8MW created this tour of the Woodwork room so you can see what the students of Melville Intermediate who are in the Woodwork Technology are currently involved in. Filmed by Kieran on 18th February 2011.

Robert Tours Woodwork Room from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Sams Improvements Slideshow

Melville Intermediate - Technology 2011

On Fridays the students of Room Eight have Technology where they are taught in specialist classrooms in one of five subject areas. Currently we've got lessons in Music, Food Technology, Woodwork, Textile Arts and Environmental Studies. This video was created by students in the Food Technology Room, Mrs Browns famous Room, on Friday 18th February 2011. It is presented by Ben and filmed by Cullen.

Untitled from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Mihi Example

This is Mackenzie's Mihi Example for 2011.

Mackenzie's Mihi from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Maori Mihi Example

This video is Hayze's explanation of a Maori Mihi, followed by her Mihi. We have put the words in English and Maori on the screen as she says them so you can follow along. There are some key phrases that you need to be listening for in her Mihi - they are:

• Ko Taupiri te Maunga – Taupiri is my Mountain.
• Ko Waikato te Awa - Waikato is my River.
• Ko Tainui te Waka - Tainui is my Waka (Canoe).
• Ko Waenga te Whanau - Waenga is my family.
• Ko Tammy Toku Mama - Tammy is my Mother.
• Ko Robin Toku Papa - Robin is my Father.
• Ko Hayze ahau - Hayze is my name.

Just like last year and the year before if you would like help with learning of your Mihi or Maori Language in general please get in contact with our students by leaving a comment or sending us an email we have students who are willing to help with your students learning.

Hayze Mihi 2011 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Extension Cooking

While its just been the start of the year here in New Zealand some of our students have already started involving themselves in a number of exciting programs. Were currently running extension lessons with students in Music and Cooking. This video which was shot on Monday 13th February 2011 is of students in the Cooking Room. There's no script so the students are explaining their way through the activities 'on the fly' or as they go along. Really. Filmed by Bradley and Chris from Room Eight. The cake was nice too.

Extension Cooking from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Maori Mihi

A Maori Mihi is a traditional introduction that is given to other people usually on a Marae. At Melville Intermediate School all Y7 and Y8 students are required to know their own individual Mihi and be able to recite it. Last week we started working on these with our 2011 class. The first two examples are by Hayze and Mackenzie. We've deliberately left out the information in English to see just how much of the Mihi you can understand by listening. Filmed in the Room Eight ICT Lab area, Melville Intermediate School, Hamilton, Waikato on Friday 11th November 2011.

Maori Mihi 2011 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - New Entrance Way at School

Melville Intermediate - School Entrance 2011

At Melville Intermediate School we've got some major renovations at school happening, one of them is the new entrance way to the school. We've had a lot of progress in the last week, and this video demonstrates some of the progress.

Entrance 2011 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Avis Leeson Interview

Garden 2011 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Recently we had a special visitor at Melville Intermediate, a prominent local Gardener, Avis Lesson, who is attempting to have a garden in every School in Waikato. We took this opportunity for Dante and Morgan to interview and speak to her about her work. Filmed at Melville Intermediate on Thursday 10th February 2011.

Melville Intermediate - Hangatiki Collaboration 2009

This video was created by students in Room Eight in 2010. We learnt a recipe from students at Hangatiki School and then filmed a video of our students in the cooking room with Mrs Brown making the recipe! This video of the collaboration was filmed in December 2010.

Hangitiki Collaboration from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Tongan Dumplings

This video was created by a group of students from Room Eight at the end of 2010. The students read a journal story about Pacific Island meals and decided to find out about other meals. Fauiki from Room Eight is a student of Tongan decent, and so she told the other students about Tongan dumplings. Lo and behold the students searched the internet for Tongan Dumplings and found a recipe and this is the result! The tasting at the end was authentic!

Tongan Dumplings - Cooking Video from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Ben interviews the Principal!

Today Ben from Room Eight interviewed our Melville Intermediate School Principal, Mr Cooke, about one of the new features of Melville Intermediate School, the Water Feature that is outside of the School Library. Ben went with Robert to Mr Cookes office and filmed this short interview with him. Filmed at Melville Intermediate on Monday 7th February 2011. You can also view the water feature by looking at this video created last week by Shania, Kelly and Lana.

Mr Cooke Interview from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - School Canteen Prices 2011