We are getting prepared for the winter months by introducing some new things to do.  We have got some old broken down gear that we’re allowed to pull apart to get a closer look at all the interesting things inside.
“I have got it fully apart,” Hamish explained!
“I love these silvery, wired pieces that must relay information,” Steffi told us.
“I need to use the Phillips head. May I please?” asked Hannah.

The conversation and the learning was very cool in the short time I snuck over to get these photos.
The gear has been checked over by an electrician and all safe.  The children have been asked to ‘manage self’ while playing as there will be sharp pieces.  If any one has any old things they don’t mind been pulled apart and that doesn’t include any oil or grease then we would love to see them.

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Thank you all for an amazing Term 1. Enjoy the quality moments with family and friends during the holidays.
Thank you to all the students and adults for personally challenging yourselves, tramping up to the Mt Fyffe hut and/or walking our beautiful Kaikoura peninsula on the last day of term. These experiences you’ll remember for life.
Term 2 has many highlights awaiting and the first will be to see where our students take us with the final 5 weeks of our first Inquiry unit, ‘Sustaining Me.’
See you all on Monday 23 April:)

The school year starts on Monday 30 January at 9am with a fun filled curriculum. We are looking forward to seeing the friendly faces of our Fyffe Force learners and all our new students for 2012.
The staff have just returned from a Palmerston North conference and are very enthusiastic with some great new ideas that will enhance and grow our learning.
Stationary lists are available at Kaikoura Paper Plus and uniforms at Postie Plus.
Any other enquiries please feel free to call us at school or come and see us.
We are all looking forward to another stunning year.
M Spencer
Principal

Merry Christmas to all our families and to the wider community. Another year has passed which has left us valuing our school values that we believe make us life long learners. We warmly welcomed many friends from Christchurch and then another unique event, our school was closed due to snow.
We had many opportunities to celebrate throughout the year: 3 very successful inquiry units – technology, Planet Earth and Beyond and the third Globalisation, 5 fully trained teaching staff and 2 teacher aides to support and grow the learning of our children, cultural and sporting successes and a group of stunning students whose achievement levels continue to grow.
We look forward to 2012 continuing with the same staffing, getting started with introducing Multiple Intelligence and discovering ways to become a sustainable learner/person/athlete/thinker, discussion with Ministry of Education with options re new space and many cultural activities.
If any new families would like to contact the school please feel free to email or phone and leave a message.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas to you all.

Congratulations to all on a great day at Kaikoura’s inter school athletics day. Following are the overall champions in each of the year groups.

Kaikoura District Primary Schools’ Athletics Sports, held on Monday 14 November, 2011
1st, 2nd and 3rd placings in year groups

Year 1 girls:
1st Madacin Archbold, St J (23 points), 2nd Maia Kahu, KPS (14), 3rd Kelis Rarere, Hapuku (10).

Year 1 boys:
1st Akeem Saidy, Sub (10), 2nd= Tane Hippolite-Poharama , Hap, & Issiah Niblett, St J (9)

Year 2 girls:
1st Alice Fissenden, St J (16), 2nd Siara Harmon, St J (11), 3rd Minami Te Moananui, St J (9)

Year 2 boys:
1st Ethan Walker, LD (23), 2nd= Nakutera Kahu, KPS, Oliver Burra, Sub, Blake Timms, Sub, & Alex Roberts, Sub (6)

Year 3 girls:
1st Samantha Irvine, Sub (25), 2nd Anna Schmidgall, Sub (8), 3rd Tyliah Tawha-Falwasser, KPS (6)

Year 3 boys:
1st Jacob Ferris, KPS (17), 2nd Gus Perkins, LD (10), 3rd Reuben Lyons, Sub (8)

Year 4 girls:
1st Annalise Graham, LD (22), 2nd Shayvaria Sullivan, Hap (11), 3rd Alexis Harmon , St J (10)
Year 4 boys:
1st Jaden McHerron, St J (20), 2nd Ben Norton, KPS (10), 3rd Kayden Hole-Manawatu, KPS (8)

Year 5 girls:
1st Samantha Fissenden, St J (16), 2nd= Grace Fissenden, St J & Jade Hole, KPS (11)
Year 5 boys:
1st Karn Marshall, KPS (26), 2nd Grayson Flavell, KPS (18), 3rd Dartell Rarere, Hap (10)

Year 6 girls:
1st Savannah Hole-Manawatu, KPS (12), 2nd Zoe Reader, Sub (11), 3rd Dakota Frisby-Rawson, KPS (10)
Year 6 boys:
1st Adam Ford, St J (15), 2nd Broc O’Connor, St J (14), 3rd Tuhawaiki McDonald, KPS (8)