Highlands Intermediate Daily Notices

Launch starts at 9am today with Room 25

• Runners will call for people with rockets from your class when it is your turn
• Only those with rockets will be able to be outside watching.
• Come with your rocket to the bleachers in front of the hub, with water already in your bottle
• Mr Bridgeman and Mr King will be launching the rockets. Once your rocket has been launched, you will then retrieve your rocket, and then go and see Mr Swanson to record your rocket’s height. You will then go straight back to class
• You are responsible for disposing of your rocket correctly
• The top rockets will qualify for the Taranaki Science Fair competition at Boys’ High in 2 weeks time.
• There will be a catch-up for those students who were away next Friday
• If we are not finished by interval, we will continue after interval
• For health and safety reason we do not want ANY spectators out there today sorry!
• Points will be signed off next Friday by Mr Swanson

There will be NO Seed to Table Group today

There will be NO Marine Studies Group today

If found please return immediately and carefully to the office. May have been misplaced in the Te Hēnui corridor or surrounding areas or on the main field.

Mr Kershaw will provide reward if found today!

CHOIR & MOUNTAIN MUSIC have been cancelled for today (Friday 14th August).

Any students interested in performing in the Taranaki Puanga Festival this year please come to a very important meeting in Room 6 on MONDAY 17th @ Lunchtime to find out more!!!

If you are unable to attend this meeting but are interested please come and see Mrs Tariau in room 6

There will be no Marine Studies tomorrow

Mr Swanson

Starting at 9am tomorrow we will be launching the rockets! We will call you class by class. Make sure they are ready to go – with water already in them! You decide how much water to use. The field will be out of bounds until we finish the launch. Please also stay away from the launch area!

Mr Swanson

Wonder Rocket Club is NOT on today, but if you want to finish your rocket to fly tomorrow, come to the lab at interval or lunchtime today or tomorrow

Mr Swanson

Mountain Music Friday 12:30 (til lunchtime) in the hall

Choir 12:50 in the hall (yes at lunch time) in the hallPlease show your commitment by attending the correct sessions and bring CV cards for me to sign off your points.

Thank you Mrs Farrow

“TAKE A CHANCE AND EARN A ​CULTURAL/ ARTS​ POINT FOR YOUR CV!”

​WEEK:​ 7 ​TERM:​ 32020
ENTRIES CLOSE:​ Monday 1 September PERFORMANCE DATE: ​Thursday 3 September

​‘HIGHLANDS WOW! (​World of Wearable Arts)

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR OF ALL THE HEY YOU PROJECTS. IT INVOLVES TEAMWORK, CREATIVITY, STYLE AND PAZAZZ!

YOU ARE TO DESIGN AND MAKE A GARMENT/CLOTHING IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

1.​ ​News Paper Art​ – ​“Off to a Party!”​ ​Any form of paper medium, wallpaper, paper mache, magazines, sweet wrappings, cardboard,

newspaper, any type of paper. Fabric may be used to make the garment stronger, but must be at least 70% paper.

2.​ ​Off the Wall​ ​– ​‘Out there!’​ ​Any medium of choice. Let your imagination take wings and be as creative as you wish.

3.​ Sparkle, Flash, & Fluro​ – Any medium, materials that shine, metallic Type fabrics can be painted, mirrored, glass, beads, glitter, tinsel, silver, gold, or metallic hardware, led lights and can show up under Black light if needed.

4.​ 5.

​Springtime Naturals- ​Any natural medium of any kind using e.g ferns, flax, leaves, fibre, wool, flowers etc Let your imagination run wild!

​Recycled Creations​- ​Any medium/materials made from waste or throw away rubbish-plastics, twine, tin, bottle tops, ties, cans, glasses, phones, cartridges, packaging etc Use your imagination and get scavenging and create amazing costumes. Must be 70%+ use of Recycled Materials

Attention to detail is very important:

You will require a model to wear your finished creation on the ‘Cat Walk’ and the Designer will have to have a brief explanation of what the model is wearing and what/ how the art was made. The announcer will read this out, so ensure it is written very clearly. ​You can only have 2 students max in your group! I You and your model if required. The model must be a Highlands Student. You can model your own items.

Judging Criteria

• ·  Showing a novel use of material and attention to detail
• ·  Modelling of the garment as a model would (Movement on the catwalk)
• ·  Meeting the requirements of each category
• ·  A written brief to the announcer (40 seconds or less) REMEMBER TO GET YOUR ENTRY FORM TO Mrs Hooper C.V Marking

1 point for making and designing the garment st​

2 points for coming 1​ in a ​section
3 points for overall winning of Highlands WOW!

Any queries/problems, see Mrs Hooper