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Haka Practice

2/28/2019

The students from the Investigating Learning Community joined with the the Aspiring Learning Community students to practice the Haka.
Beau McKay, in his role as Head Student of Arts and Culture, has been slowly teaching each class the Haka in preparation for events.
The first event where we will get to demonstrate what we have learned will be CASAfest at the end of this term.

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CCHS Swimming Championships

2/26/2019

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On Tuesday 26th February we took a strong team of 26 swimmers through to Rangiora for the CCHS Swimming Championships.
This event is the follow on from our school's Year 8-13 Swimming Sports.
It was great to have so many swimmers involved this year and competing to a high level gaining multiple placings across the board.
A big thank you to the parents who helped with transport, timing, and marshalling during the day, without you we would not have been able to take so many students. Congratulations to all those who swam and I look forward to taking a big team again in 2020.

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Year 1-7 Swimming Sports

2/19/2019

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This year the Year 1-7 Swimming Sports were held in ideal conditions. Participation was high and we had a large number of water confident swimmers, as well as some very able and competitive swimmers who pushed themselves to enter in either the one length or two length competitive races. For the first time in a number of years we did not have a large pool display. The swimming ability of our young children was impressive. This year as a final event for the Discovery Learning Community we again ran the width relays and these were followed by the closely contested house and parent/teacher/student length relays. The children always enjoy these races and it is a great way to finish the day. Thank you to all our parent volunteers who helped out on the day. We could not run this event without you and your help was much appreciated. Thankyou also to the large number of parent and extended family supporters who took the time out of their day to attend this event. Your presence and support was also much appreciated.

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Hurunui College Year 8-13 Swimming Sports

2/14/2019

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The annual Secondary Swimming Sports were a big success with an absolute cracking day in the 30's.
A massive thank you and congratulations to all students that participated. It was great to see such high participation levels this year and the students taking the event seriously both as competitors and as supporters.
There was a lot of positive House moral and great leadership on display by the captains throughout the day. It was great to see such a positive, competitive, and fun environment.
There were a number of people who did every race possible even if it wasn't their strongest event; well done!
A huge congratulations to Josh Gunn for breaking 5 records, one in each stroke for the U14 age group, Charlotte Cassidy for breaking two records, in 2 Length Freestyle and Backstroke, Hannah Evans in U16 2 Length Butterfly and Open Butterfly, and Katie Gunn U15 2 Length Butterfly.
At the end of the day with all the points tallied up Sumner came out on top with a huge lead taking out 1st place, followed by Sheppard in 2nd place, Mason in 3rd and right on their tail was Taylor finishing in 4th.

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Discovery Fitness

2/12/2019

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Organised fitness is a daily activity in Discovery. The students all start fitness together which is a great way for the students to get to know and trust each other as well as creating opportunities to help one another. Many skills are developed in these sessions including catching, spatial awareness and working as a team. By Year 3 and 4 the intensity and expectation is increased markedly with the aim of building strength, stamina and confidence.

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Discovery Science

2/12/2019

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We encourage our curious learners to ask questions, investigate their interests and get them involved in a number of Science activities. At Hurunui College the Discovery learning community are lucky enough to have access to the Science Department and the skills and resources of the staff there. The Year 3 and 4's attended the Science Roadshow which was an enthralling experience and stimulated great discussions and queries from the students.

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Discovery Construction

2/12/2019

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With our 'Learning Through Play' philosophy students are encouraged to be creative using a variety of different mediums of their choosing. This is scaffolded initially by the teachers and gradually moves to independent and collaborative projects with their peers. We are often astounded at the sophisticated and imaginative outcomes created by our students. Opportunities are provided to students that have a particular interest or passion.

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Head Students 2019

2/5/2019

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Welcome to Tessa Allan, Beau McKay and Abigail Merry, Head Students of Hurunui College for 2019. The three hold the roles of Sport, Arts & Culture and Wellbeing. They form a vital role working with Leadership, staff and students, sitting on the student council, sports committee and attending weekly meetings with senior leadership.

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Tabloid Sports

2/5/2019

On Tuesday 5th February we had the annual Tabloids Sports. This event brings all the students together to compete in the first house event for the year.
It was a great day, with the sun shining. The temperature was up and the fire hose was an attractive option to cool off.
All the students participated well and it was great to see so many of them in house colours and working together. Sportsmanship was high on the agenda too with teams getting high points for fairplay.
As the 8 rounds of events came to a close the points were close and final positions were hanging in the balance especially the close battle for 3rd. I look forward to seeing the house spirit continue throughout the year.
Results 1st Mason 532.5 points, 2nd Sumner 519 points, 3rd Taylor 488 points, 4th Sheppard 484.5 points. B Ferguson

Haka Practice

CCHS Swimming Championships

Year 1-7 Swimming Sports

Hurunui College Year 8-13 Swimming Sports

Discovery Fitness

Discovery Science

Discovery Construction

Head Students 2019

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