MP3's Visit to the Recording Studio

On Tuesday 20 August, members of the school band, MP3, visited the University of Otago's Albany St recording studio to record a CD of four original songs. This was an excellent opportunity for the children to see the recording process in action and to experience the difference in the quality of the sound that can be produced when using their state of the art equipment - the mixing desk alone is worth a million dollars! The children performed extremely well and can be very proud of the finished product. Top of the Pops here we come!!

Art Gallery Visit

On Wednesday 6 August we visited the Early Settlers Museum and the Art Gallery. At both venues our work centred around our current focus on "Food". The museum educator discussed different types of food and food preparation methods used across the ages. At the Art Gallery the children worked hard to produce 3-D fruit bowls, some of which are now featured on the art gallery's website. Here are some photos of our the children at work at the art gallery.

Milton Area Cross Country

Last Thursday we had the combined schools cross country event at Tokoiti. It was a glorious sunny day but quite muddy underfoot. Our students performed extremely well and we ended up with a large number of them qualifying for the South Otago cross country in mid-August. Congratulations to all the children for a superb effort in this event. Here are some photos of Room 5 children participating in their races.