Year 7 and 8 Hard Materials Technology

After careful planning, designing and adjusting we spent our first session at OBHS today.  The year 7s are making pencil boxes and the year 8s picture frames.
They are going to look sensational!

Pencil box with a sliding lid

 Some great designs for photoframes: eg jigsaw pieces, stars.

Science and Technology

Over the past week we have been busy working on Science and technology challenges.
1.  Making a stretcher to carry 8kg over obstacles.  The materials available were newspaper, string, sellotape.  Some very creative designs!

 2.  Seed flyer - design a seed dispersal system using a piece of A4 paper, ice cream sticks and straws.

                                                       More stretchers being made

 3.  Create a way for a cellphone to be recovered that has fallen 4m from where you are.  Newspapers, string, a chopstick and a plastic bag are the materials available.

The FAIR

What a great day!  Fantastic to see everyone having a super time at the school fair.  The weather was brilliant, there were plenty of things to do/see/buy.
Thanks to everyone who made sweets to sell (they sold like crazy!) and purchased the year 6 'Harbour Cone' original artwork.
A BIG thanks to the PTA for their efforts, it takes a huge amount of time and legwork to put a fair together and their efforts are very much appreciated.

2 Sleeps!

Not too long to go until the fun of the fair!!!

STILL REQUIRED for a 30 minute session on a stall.  Please sign up in the office.

Fair!!

There's not too long to go!  But we need your help to:

• help on a stall on the day - just 30 mins of your time, sign up in the office 
• spread the word about our fabulous fair!  Get your friends, whanau, ex-pupils, ex-parents and neighbours to come along
• keep your fingers crossed for great weather!