Melville Intermediate - CPA 31st October

Today the Melville Intermediate School CPA (Cultural Performing Arts) group had an incredibly busy day. They started off with a performance at the front of Melville Intermediate School for a group of special guests that are at Melville Intermediate School today and tomorrow. Then it was straight onto the bus, in costume for performances at two early childhood centers! The first performance, part of the Maori section is captured here which is the opening Maori section of the performance. Then it was onto the bus again for the next show. Part of that is shown here, which is the Samoan section of the performance. These events were all filmed by Joey from Room Five on Wednesday 31st of October 2012.

Melville Intermediate - Poi Tutorial for Japan.

This video was filmed on Tuesday 30th October 2012. Its Elizabeth, Room Five and Melville Intermediate School Cultural Performing Arts (CPA) teaching two Japanese Exchange students who are currently with us at Melville Intermediate moves with Maori Poi. Filmed and humming by Jamie Room Five, this is the second part of the same video, filmed outside Room Five, on Tuesday 30th October 2012. Elizabeth created this on the fly without a script!

Melville Intermediate - Survivor Melville: Episode One!

Today it finally kicked off! The highly anticipated 2012 series of Survivor:Melville. The two teams for 2012 are Whero (Red) and Parauri (Brown). Weather was variable for the first challenge forcing the teams inside for a 2011 series favourite 'The Tower of Doom'.

Each team nominated one player who threw four dice, the dice were turned over to the 'six' side before a cup placed on top would determine the winner. The first team to score five points would claim immunity and more importantly would send the other team straight to elimination! With only ten competitors this year the first elimination was vitally important. No-one would want to have the distinction of going out first. Filmed by Reanna from Room One, presented by Veronica from Room Five, this is Survivor:Melville!

Melvlle Intermediate - CPA at Te Pahu Primary

Our hands were sweating, our teeth were chattering, it was almost time to perform to Te Pahu Primary School. We were all standing on the stage in our Maori costumes, waiting to unleash our pukana. Simon bursted out the command that started our entire performance, and that's when it all begun!

  We all went from nervous to excited. From then on, we were all strong in our performance. When we finished our Maori section, we rushed off stage to zoom into our Samoan costumes. The girls performed their Siva and then the boys came on and we all performed the sasa. We finished our Samoan section, and had to once again zoom into our Hawaiian Costumes. During our short changing times, our Hawaiian teacher, performed a few dances of her own. It was time to go on stage again. Our first dance of the section, was a big hit, but the second was even bigger! We exited the stage with a round of applause from Te Pahu primary.

By Elizabeth and Rebekah

Melville Intermediate - PrEP Market Day Highlights

Melville Intermediate - PrEP 2012 Market Day

Melville Intermediate - PrEP 2012 Part Three.

PrEP 2012 - Part Three on PhotoPeach

Melville Intermediate - PrEP 2012 Part Two

PrEP 2012 - Part Two - flash slideshow

Melville Intermediate - Prep 2012 Part One

On Friday Melville Intermediate School had their 2012 PrEP (Primary Enterprise Program) Market Day.   Students from Melville Intermediate had nearly seventy business stalls operating for the evening of Friday 26th October.  We had a huge number of the general public come and visit Melville Intermediate and spend money.  The students did an amazing job on the evening and this series of photographs is the first in the series of highlights.  Photographs taken by Matua Peter on the evening.
PrEP 2012 - Part One on PhotoPeach

Melville Intermediate - Preparation for PrEP!

Melville Intermediate - PrEP Build Up Continues!

Melville Intermediate - PrEP nearly here

Melville Intermediate - PrEP Market Day: This Friday

Unbelievably its here already, one of the biggest days of the year for Melville Intermediate School, the annual PrEP Market Day. This year the market day is taking place on Friday, that's Friday 26th October from 4:30pm-6:00pm. All the students of Melville Intermediate School have been preparing for the past three weeks, working on producing a product or service for the event. This Friday RM5@Melville Intermediate School will of course have a huge amount of footage and pictures. This video shot on Friday 19th of October by Jay from Room Five. Jay is one of the members of 'Paper Cuts' and this is an explanation of the business and what they are producing.

Melville Intermediate - Paper Cuts Real Estate Contract

For PrEP 2012 each business had to bid on a site during the real estate auction held on Tuesday.  Following that the real estate workers came around and signed extensive contracts with each group.  Paper Cuts from Room Five were busy preparing a test run for their 2012 fudge product and Jay taking the initiative decided to record the signing of the contract so that his group had a record of it.  He is also writing an explanation of what it means for his group to have signed and detailed.
 

Melville Intermediate - Levi's Ski Recount

On the last day of school on Friday night me and my family went to Rarotonga.  It was freezing cold when we left New Zealand.  The plane ride was three and a half hours long and we arrived at Rarotonga at 10:40pm.  Once we got off the plane it was very warm.  In the airport we had to go through customs and then go to a backpackers for the night.  That morning my friend and I got up and went for a swim straight away.  We took a bus to our resort and went to our rooms.  Once we had unloaded our bags we went for a swim again.  The pool at the resort had a water slide.  Then we went to get our three scooters and our one car.  Riding on a scooter is so much fun.  In the car you don't have to wear a seatbelt and you can sit on the back of the car.  For the next three days we snorkelled everyday.  On Sunday, which is New Zealand's Monday we went on Captain Tama's cruise.  It was really awesome.  On Monday we went to the markets.  There were a lot of things to buy.  On Tuesday there we went snorkelling again and then on Wednesday we went on an island safari.  We went up giant mountains and down big slopes.   Friday was a sleepy day and at quarter to one we left Rarotonga to take a four hour plane ride to return to New Zealand.

As part of our Term Four work, each student in Room Five has to write a recount for their portfolio about an activity that they were involved with for the Term Three holiday break.