Mosaic art

Young master chefs

 Lucy has been cooking up a storm at home as part of her passion project hours.  In fact many students have been keeping their families well fed and sharing their amazing food photos with me. Lucy has made butterscotch fingers, sponge cakes, custard squares, slices and sausage rolls. It all looks delicious Lucy.  Iris has also been trying out new recipes and cooking for her family.

Keep up the great work Young chefs! What a great skill to have.

Passion project...ultimate learning from home

Room 4 students have been out and about, keeping busy with learning opportunities from home. I have loved seeing the amazing passion project work as students are utilising this time at home to complete their project hours. From horse riding to carving, cooking, art

and welding, crutching, woodwork and animal training and handling; our students are out there, doing it and learning life long skills on the way.

Kia Kaha tonu...keep up the amazing work Room 4!

Passion projects - William Pike challenge

 This time at home is an excellent opportunity for Room 4 students to spend time on their individual passion projects.  Todays post is a shout out to James Redpath who has completed his passion project hours. I am super proud of the work James has spent on his project; he is a passionate young farmer who decided to dedicate his hours, training a young heading dog. 

James instigated some help from a local woman, Sam Shaw,  who is an accomplished dog trialist.  He spent two sessions working with her getting valuable tips on working a young dog, giving clear demands and getting good firm control.  He has been helping out with yard work and mustering on his farm, taking what he learnt into his training hours.   Amazing work James.

Other room 4 students are chipping away at their projects learning some amazing life skills such as welding, butchering, gaining confidence with horse riding, crutching sheep, fencing, wood work, carving, learning sign language, training pets, growing native seedlings, knitting and cooking.

Keep up the awesome mahi Room 4.

William Pike Challenge 2021

 The William Pike challenge is well underway in Room 4 with our first outdoor education trip and community service work.

Last week our class cycled 50km of rugged back country roads. Gnarly hills and rough terrain, challenged our students to persevere, set goals and work hard. Camping overnight beside the McLachlans woolshed provided rest and excitement with a bonfire, spot light and a swim in their dam (for those brave enough!)

A real highlight for me was watching the determination of our students as they pushed hard to get to the top of our 4km climb. It was neat to share our highlights around the campfire and hear that for many this was the most rewarding part of their day.