Ski 2016

Every Friday students from Opuke and some Year 4 students travel to Mount Hutt for Ski option. We leave at 11 to be in time for a lesson at 12.30. Each student is required to take a lesson from an instructor for one and a half hours. During these lessons they learn ski technique which they can then practise during free ski time with their group and adult. We have children who range from a level one ability right up to level 6. Three teachers accompany the students each week as well as a number of parents.

Speech Competition

Term three is speech time. All term the children have been busy writing and practising their speech hes. The children were required to write a persuasive speech and everybody delivered their speech to a group of their peers. While some kids loved delivering their speech, others were very nervous but everybody was an MPS STAR .

On Wednesday this week we held our year 5 and 6 speech finals competition. We had 11 students presenting. Congratulations to  our winners:

3rd equal - Emily Watson and Hugh Redfern
2nd place - Lucy Reeve
1st place - Toby Robinson

Toby will be going on to represent us at the Rotary speech competition in Ashburton. Toby will be up against winners from other schools in out district.

Clockwise from left  Andy- why dinosaurs shouldn't be brought back to life   Hugh - why I need a holiday from my sister

Toby - why teachers should wear a uniform   Emily - why the price of lollies should be increased

Caleb - why we shouldn't wear school uniform   Jonty - why the Olympics should not be held in Rio

Genna - why we should all live on the moon    Zanthe - why we shouldn't wear school uniform

Top: Lucy- why you shouldn't trust a pigeon   Middle:  Abi- why homework should be banned  Bottom: Ben - why dairy farming is the best