Melville Intermediate - Inter Intermediate Athletics 2012

On Tuesday 26th of November it was the Waikato Inter Intermediate Athletics competition day.  I was so lucky to be put through into the Girls Shotput, Long Jump and 4x100m Relays.  That day was very hot so it made a few events hard.  At 10:30am the first events were Shotput Y7 Girls.  I was up, seeing Girls that looked five years older than me was a bit scary, but guess what I made it into the top six out of twenty girls, for the whole of the Waikato area.
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Melville Intermediate - Narrative Writing Thursday

For today's example of Narrative writing you will be traveling to the United States of America, and locating Mr Boylens class.  You will need to go to the following URL here to connect to their main page.  From there you can select one piece of narrative writing of your choice and review it.  You will have a copy of the example that we will be looking at as a class but you will need to choose one additional piece yourself.  Remember to leave the comment in the correct format to also include our address.

Remember the criteria that we are looking at - is it a narrative? What are the features that we would expect to see of narrative writing? Don't forget that you will be again choosing to complete the following tasks, an alternate title for the piece of writing, some feedback that is positive for the author and three questions that you could ask the author about the story that they have written.

Melville Intermediate - Actiivty Week Recount Jamie

Wednesday was really fun we made one thing each block.  In the first block we made bath bombs.  Bianca and I paired up and we made bath bombs orange.  They were meant to be yellow, but I guess we put too much colour in.  We to cut two tea bags open and sprinkle the tea in.  We picked cranberry and strawberry tea.  Mrs De Waard told us to put in essence in as well, so Bianca picked lemon essence.  After we mixed it together we got a paua shell that had glad wrap around it each, as well as an egg carton each.  Both of us sprinkled our mix into the paua shells and egg cartons and left them to set overnight.  In second block everyone made a friendship bracelet each.  I took ages to get our colours and to cut them the right length.  I made a friendship bracelet called swirl and as you made it , it would create a swirl as I go.  Everyone wanted to them at morning tea time be we couldn't because we had to go outside.  In third block we made icing sculptures for our muffins the next day.  We picked our colour and first we made a rose.  It was tricky but I managed to make a really good one.   There were cutters, shapes, and knives.  We could use them to make our icing sculptures.  We had heaps of fun that day!

Melville Intermediate - Tuesdays Narrative Writing

Today in class we are continuing to look at students narrative writing from around the world as examples to get us focussed for our last unit of writing this year. Yesterday we were looking at Emily's work in the UK. Today we are looking at the work of Sam's brother from Dunedin. Sam is a student in Dunedin at St Clairs School, in Room Nine. The original post of Sams is here, and her brothers original post is here. 

Students of Melville Intermediate have to read the narrative, create a new title for the story based on the writing, continue the story for an additional paragraph and then ask the author three questions about their narrative. The questions need to be posted in the form of comments on Sams blog or her brothers original post.

Melville Intermediate - Writing from the UK

Currently we are looking at and investigating narrative writing for our literacy work.  As part of that today we looked at piece of narrative writing written by Emily entitled 'Lost'.  You can view the original piece of work here.   Students were set the task of reading the orginal piece of work, then editing it.   They then had three tasks associated with it, to retitle it with a title that reflected the style of the writing, to add a sixth paragraph to the piece of writing in the original style and finally to come up with three questions that they could ask the author of the piece of writing.  The questions were then left to the author, from Bolton in the UK here.

6D 2012-2013 Blog.

EmilyLost - slideshows

Melville Intermediate - Damiens Hip Hop Recount

Today (Friday 23rd November) I did hip hop .  Our hip hop teacher had danced with Young Money, Cash Money, Chris Brown and Justin Timberlake.  He taught us a dance.   We learnt the whole routine in and hour and a half.  It was awesome.
HipHopPartoneNov2012 from myles webb on Vimeo.
The hip hop teachers name was Eru Clarke and he'd been organised to come to Melville Intermediate School by Mrs Patterson.   Recount written by Damien from Room Five.  This video is the finished routine after an hour and a half of work, filmed by Elizabeth and Jamie from Room Five.

HipHopPartTwo from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - Clowning Around Recount

The night of September 6th 2012 we were performing 'Clowning Around' 2012 show.  Everyone was excited and ready to perform our dances and parts for the last time.  The lights were dim and pointed to stage.  Our show had begun.  First off it was Zumba dancing, everyone clapped and cheered.  This show was about bullying and how to deal with it.  Mrs Bleakin had planned this show out years ago and she was really proud to see it actually happen.  We couldn't have done it without her! Around about in the middle of the show my dancing parts came, I was in ballet and rock and roll.  Everyone's costumes were great and looked really awesome on stage.  Kyla is one of the best singers in the school so she sung at the end of the show.  Every single person in the Melville Intermediate Hall clapped and cheered until the end.  The show couldn't have been done or performed without Mrs Bleakin.  I'd like to thank her for her awesome job.  I have never had so much fun in my life.  At the end of the show everyone went up on stage and bowed.  I had a great night!

Jamie wrote this recount about out our Term Three production of Clowning Around, its been submitted to the MIS Magazine and also written for her portfolio, for those of you who want to order the DVD of the show it can be ordered through the school office.

Melville Intermediate - Waikato Tramping

For activity week we were involved in Waikato Tramping.  First day we climbed Karoi in Raglan, the second day we climbed Pirongi. the first day at Karoi was good weather bad slopes we use up most of our energy but the lookout was worth it beautiful just beautiful (wish we got to the summit). Day two we climbed Pirongai. The weather really foggy but we made it to two lookouts (but again not to the summit).  These are some of the photographs taken by Mr Willis and students during the treks. [This is Sam's recount of his activity week experience, you can also see Veronica in the Karoi picture, the students took five hours to ascend and descend on the first day! This is for the school magazine and Sam's portfolio].

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Melville Intermediate - Activity Week 2012

On the 14th of November in Term Four I went to activity week with my friends.  The activity that we were doing was indoor rock climbing, high ropes and waterworld.   We went to the first activity which was indoor rock climbing.  When we got there we had to wait for ten minutes and then a woman named Sylvia came out and invited us inside.

When we got in she told us what to do and went climbing.  It was really fun because there was lots of climbing to do.  Then at 10:30am we went outside and looked at the Eclipse.   After we watched the Eclipse we went back inside to eat our lunch.  After we ate our lunch we had a rest and went back to the climbing spot.  A few hours later Harry picked us up and then dropped us off at the lake.

We were playing sport at the lake until it rained then it turned sunny again.  A few minutes later Harry picked us up again and we went back to school at 1:30pm.  We played some more and then when it was close to home time Mrs Wilson told us to go in her room and said "We might be going bowling and laser tag instead of high ropes". After she told us the bell rang and we all went home.

After rock climbing we went to bowling and laser tag instead of high rope because it was raining. We had 2 turns of each and we went bowling first. We went to making the teams and our first game I came 3rd and at my second game I came first and Kaea coming second. After bowling we waited until we went laser tag then the teacher told us we can go to laser tag. Before we got to play we watched a video about the rules and then we got put in teams. Before the ame started we got put into teams and I was in the blue team. When the game finished I looked at the scoreboards and I came first. I had about 4,100 points. It was really fun and after we waited we went back and played again. I was in the blue team again and after the game finished I looked at the scoreboard again I came second with 5,000 points. It was really fun and then all of us got icecream and iceblocks. We had a really fun day then Harry picked us up, went back to school, watched a movie then went home.

On the last day of our activity we went to Waterworld and when we got there we got change and then went swimming. It was really fun and when we were aloud to go at the waterslide we waited in a line and then walked up the steps then lined up.  I went on the blacktube first it was really dark and you couldn't see anything but black.  After an hour and a half the Go Bus picked us up and dropped us off at Blastakarts.

Melville Intermediate - CPA at Pacifika Part Five

This is the final highlights from the CPA trip to Auckland. We are doing our Poi and we look amazing, at least thats what we think. :)

Melville Intermediate - Raglan Part Two

Camp Raglan Activity Week 2012 - Online Slideshow Maker

We all arose early on the morning of Wednesday the 14th of November the first of three adventurous days that were known as activity week 2012, the first to ever take place in Melville Intermediate history. Activities ranged from rock climbing to cooking to paintball and everything else imaginable however, the groups of students in my activity were lucky enough to be leaving Hamilton, and spending three days in Raglan paradise amongst the finest of nature. After what seemed like the trip of our lives, up whines and hills, then a steep uphill tramp carrying heavy luggage we all fell to the ground with a sigh of relief as we knew our ordeal was over. After a tour of the grounds and a quick munch we settled into our tipis. After being informed of the hour hike (each way) that we were about to take to get to the beach our faces lite up, eagerly with a surge of excitement we packed all our things and set off. Along our journey we came across gorgeous fresh water that had a beautiful cold nourishing taste (which also happened to be the water that came out of tap back at the camping grounds). The night brang a few surprises some games of spotlight were just the right way to finish our first night at Solescape came Raglan until unwanted guests entered our tipis! As the following day awoken, all of us still half asleep of coarse haled ourselves out of bed for duties and breakfast. Two whistles were blown, tents and tipis were rustled and “time to get up “was yelled out. Unsure of the days plans we all gathered in the rain to have a discussion, as soon as everybody was aware our days plans we geared up, jumped into our togs, piled into the cars and headed off to go kayaking in the pouring rain. Whilst kayaking we were taught how to get back on your kayak if you fell out, we played games a most of all had a fun time and got soaked!. Arriving back to shore we were all shivering and blue, and because it was such a nasty day we decided a trip to Waingaro Hot Springs would do us all well. “Hydro slides here we come” yelled everybody gamely “but first the long walk up the hill”. Our last bit of energy for that day went towards cooking pizzas for dinner in the mean wood fire pizza oven. Exhausted, we were all happy to get to sleep that night. Our last day didn’t hold much excitement, a big cleanup, a short trip the Raglan bowl and the harbor just chilling out having a mean feed of fish ‘n’ chips and just enjoying the last few hours of our time in Raglan. Finally we boarded the bus and set off on our long trip home. Written By: Sian

Melville Intermediate - Raglan Retreat

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Melville Intermediate - Activity Week 2012

Last week at Melville Intermediate was Activity Week.  Students were involved in a range of activites that took place in the Waikato region and beyond.  A group of 20 students were at Camp at Solscape in Raglan.  While they were there they were involved in a huge range of activites.  Dalamar took the opportunity on November 16th to take a tour of the Camp site.  Filmed by Michael.
RaglanRetreatDalanar from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - School Athletics 2012

Next Tuesday Melville Intermediate is competing in the 2012 Waikato Inter Intermediate Sports competition at Porritt Stadium.  As pre
paration for that every class has been involved in High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Cricket Ball Throw and Sprints.   The top two compeditors at each level were then put forward to the School finals.  This is highlights of the School Finals in High Jump filmed by Jamie and Bianca from Room Five.
MISHighJump2012 from myles webb on Vimeo.

Melville Intermediate - CPA in Auckland Part 4

Here we are doing our wonderful maori section at Pacifica. In the audience there isnt much people there but throught our performance more and more people start to flood in.
CPAMaoriFullPerformance from myles webb on Vimeo.