Why it is great to be a Year 7 and 8 at Huapai is outlined below:
Your child will be involved in one of the 3 following programmes:
1) Technology at Taupaki School
Covering soft technology (sewing), food technology, and hard technology (wood and metal work).In Yr 7 you cover all three of the options. In Yr 8 you select two to specialise in.
Students attend on a Wednesday - a bus takes students at 9.00am and brings them back at 2.30pm.
If a student is not at technology they are taking part in our alternative Wednesday programme, music, art, drama and dance outlined below.
2) Music
Students work with our music tutors Paul and Steven to develop an understanding of music, learn how to play instruments and form a band. Each year group attends music for half a wednesday over two terms while not attending technology at Taupaki.
The bands perform at a concert at the end of each term - usually the last week at 2pm on the Wednesday. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to come along.
3) Wednesday Academies -
Visual art extension - Ms Fairchild
Drama - Mrs Shaw
Dance - Mrs Leslie
4) What can you do at lunchtimes:
Paying: We currently offer soccer and chess coaching at lunchtimes, taken by external professionals.
Free: Visit the library 9seniors only on friday), skateboard, lunchtime house sport, Nor - west zone sport practice, drama (friday), badminton and table tennis in the hall, PE gear from the PE shed, stilts, and much more...
Lookout for the Yr 7 and 8 run tuckshop coming Term 3 2010.
5) Outdoor education experiences:
Every year our Yr 7 and 8 students attend a camp. We also do day trips
out of school in-relation to our concept topic.
Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Even Years - we offer Great Barrier
Odd Years - we offer Tongariro
This is a restricted camp, students apply to go and we take a limited number.
Other camps:
We offer any of the following:
Motutapu Island, Shakespeare Bay Leadership Camp, Aongatete Camp or somewhere else...
For example 2010 offered:
Shakespeare Leadership Camp, OPC Great Barrier, Motutapu Island.
6) Music Lessons:
We also offer guitar and piano lessons on Friday.
7) Cultural
We offer choir on a Thursday.
Kapa haka and Maurakau on a Friday. Kapa Haka is complusory for Yr 8 students as they put a performance together to farewell the school. Students are able to participate in both options.
8) Leadership
Yr 7 and 8 students have the opportunity to step up and be leaders through the following:
Road Patrol
Assembly Leadership
House Captains
Sports Leadership
