In week 6, term 4 the whole school enjoyed a fun sports day organised by Mrs. McClay and Miss De Waal and the Year 6 students. The children competed in their house groups and participated in a range of fun activities; throw the gum boot, egg and spoon, three legged races and sack races. We […]
Epro8 Last week our Year 5 and 6 classes participated in the Epro8 challenge. EPro8 is an inter-school science and engineering competition. Every year over 35,000 students from throughout New Zealand take part. Students participate in a series of events: firstly, within their school and then inter-school. These events are designed to promote science, […]
On 2nd September Mt Carmel opened our doors to a Science Expo. Parents, friends and family came to see the incredible learning the students had worked on over the term. It was a lovely evening and a chance for the children to show off their work, explain their findings and also the steps they went […]
Winterfield sports is a chance for Mt Carmel school to compete against other local schools. Despite the inclement weather all sports went ahead this year. Mt Carmel entered teams in Football, Hockey and Netball. The children showed fantastic resilience in the bad weather and were really good sports. Thank you to all the parents that […]
On Thursday 21st August there was huge excitement at Mt Carmel as the children were treated to a visit from the Police Helicopter which landed on the lower field, sirens wailing ! The students listened to the talk from the police air support Eagle unit officer and were able to have a look inside the […]
On Thursday 21st August Mt Carmel had a Mufti Day in support of the wonderful work our Emergency Service workers do. We donated all money collected to St John Ambulance Service who rely on fundraising and donations to top up their funding, enabling them to provide essential first response services in emergencies. Children came to […]
On Wednesday 13th August, the sun came out for our Mt Carmel cross country competition. The children showed fantastic effort and sportsmanship running around the school competing in their year groups. Lots of parents came to support and it was a lovely chance to catch up with our school community.
On Monday 11th August our Year 4 student visited MOTAT where they had the opportunity to explore the new Science and Technology centre. In the science space, the students explored science through interactive experiences about light and energy. They learned about force, and technologies that shape our everyday lives and heard about stories of innovators and […]
On Thursday 24th July, our all-weather net ball court was transformed into a loose parts play environment. The team from Junky Monkey came in with all sorts of junk to facilitate some loose play. The children had fun playing with items otherwise destined for landfill. This led to conversations about waste minimisation and, encouraged them […]
On Thursday 17th July, the Junior School (Years 0-3) celebrated our 100th day at school this year. As part of our celebrations, the children had a fancy dress mufti day with the theme of “dress up as someone who looks 100 years old”. We saw a wonderful array of outfits
