Hola

Hola! In Room 5 and 6 we are learning to speak Spanish ...and it’s going well! I still know how to say hi in Spanish! So far we have learnt how to say all of the different greetings, the alphabet, ask people how they are and to respond with how we are feeling. We are now starting on learning the numbers.

Libby said “I like their accent” Hmm, nice comment Libby.

I think it’s been going great. We were given folders to keep our work neat and make it easy to find for reviewing what we have learnt so far.

"Hmmmm I think it is a great opportunity to learn a new lauguage as well as learning about another culture," Jade says.(Room 6. Me too Jade. I also think it's a great thing to learn a different language! Maybe this term we can have a pinata! (Hint, hint teachers!)

Trip to Prince Caspian

On Tuesday the 21st of July, the Senior Syndicate of Mapua School went to the Motueka State Cinema to watch Prince Caspian. Prince Caspian is the latest Narnia movie, but the fourth in the Narnia series by CS Lewis. A trip to movies wouldn't be complete without a few treats so everyone was able to buy one refreshment (including combos!).

The movie was quite long (two and a half hours) but it was action packed with loads of fighting so there was no time to get bored.

Some of our favourite characters in the movie were Reepacheep (a sword fighting mouse), Trumpkin, other wise known as DLF (Dear Little Friend), Aslan, Trufflehunter and of course Prince Caspian himself. The majority of the people who went enjoyed it and thought that it was much better than The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
By Libby

Yay! The disco's been and gone. Everyone was really excited during the build up to this popular event.

But before we put on our dancing shoes, (this disco was not just any ordinary dance) had to be organised and be prepared so that everyone could have a good time. But who, you may ask, took on this challenge? Well the House Leaders of course. The House Leaders did a tremendous job at getting everything organised. From music to decorations. Wow! It would be so cool to be a House Leader and help organise everything. We all helped and pitched in - all of the students in the different rooms helped by bringing in music.