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During the week that James Hargest College will be at O.I.S, we will compete in sports such as swimming, rugby, soccer, netball, basketball and volleyball. There are also some other sports and activities- such as chess and literacy quizzes.
The students who compete in the sports are going to have to have billets from James Hargest for the Wednesday and Thursday nights of the exchange. After the exchange, I will update again with the results.
By Abbey
On the 21st of May we had 10 students attend the young leader’s day in Dunedin. The young leader’s day is a day held at the Regent theatre annually. Students that look like promising students are sent to this day. This includes various inspirational speakers. With motivating messages for the students. The students who attended are bound to have a lot of messages to share with the big wide world and look out for my interview with Tyler coming soon.
By Samuel
For two weeks, we have the life education bus here at school. The year 7 program is ‘Warrant of Fitness’ and the year 8 program is ‘From the Shadows’. In Warrant of Fitness, the year sevens learn about eating healthy, keeping fit and learning about their bodies’ needs. They will sing songs, watch videos and play games in the life education bus. In From the Shadows the year eight’s will learn about drugs, and what they do to our body. They will also learn about the seven steps to adulthood.
Josef and I spent the start of the morning interviewing Jacki, who teaches us Life Education.Our interview with Jacki
By Abbey.
Last week the fundraising for the year 8 school camp started. The students can choose from a range of fundraising like lollie selling, garage sale, raffle tickets, Lotto tickets and Bowling. The reason for year 8 fundraising is so that children can raise money for their own camp fees and pay them off fully if they raise enough money.
So if any students come to you asking if you want to buy Tickets, or lollies of any sort, ask if they are doing it for their camp and if you have some spare change lying around, buy some – it will be worth it and we will be very thankful.
By Tyler
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Our school is currently undergoing some improvements that will make it safer and up to current standards. These are; the art room and a couple of section of tarmac. The art room is being done up because it really needs it. And the tarmac that was being torn up was dangerous and a safety hazard.
By Josef
At the end of term 1, we had our annual chocolate assembly. The first name pulled out was Charmaine from Room 9 who got her choice of the prizes. The next two called were the schools top sellers- Ayla from Room 10, and Reegan from room 6.the variety of prizes ranged from bikes and ipods, right through to books and Easter eggs.
By Abbey
Thursday the 26th of March was the first Oamaru Intermediate School Duffy assembly of 2009. This assembly was to present 2 students from each class with their Duffy Books, given to them by a guest speaker. Our guest speaker was Anna Richards from the Black Ferns women’s rugby team. Anna told us some of her stories from when traveling playing rugby and did a quiz on us about rugby teams from around the world.
Abbey.
Mr Brown has started a writer’s club at lunchtimes on a Thursday. This is an opportunity for those students who have a passion for and a strength in writing – to share this as a group.
Have a listen to Lucy – a Year 7 from Room 12 – who shares her colourful piece of writing in the following audio. Don’t forget to give her your feedback!
. . . and here is Allyson’s piece titled ‘A Memory to Last’
Hi my name is Brad. I am a new student this year and I am a year 8. There aren’t many New Year 8s this year actually. I have come from the West Coast but do not really live in Oamaru I am boarding at a High School just across the road from OIS. Being a new year 8 is kind of hard because you have to learn every thing from the start. Not being at OIS for a year already, means I have to try and catch up to the other students working pace. I think OIS is a great school and I am learning bit by bit how every thing works .I miss home and my old school but OIS is awesome and I am enjoying it here in Oamaru .The things I really enjoy about this school is the canteen which has really good food. I also like doing tech and modules which I never did at my old school. OIS is a lot different than my old school which only had an entire school roll of 18.
By Brad
