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Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Visit
Recently the APO visited. They had a mix of instruments from the Orchestra. We enjoyed guessing the TV Programmes they played for us and also the suprise appearance from the Bass Clarinet player who snuck in teh back door to play to us!
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Visit
Yesterday we were visited by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, and the crew showed us around the chopper and told us about their job.
Mike Allsop Everest Climber
Mike Allsop, who is an Air New Zealand pilot, visited our school to talk about his climb to the top of Mt Everest.
It cost him $50,000 for his share of the costs. He gave us the link to his photo gallery.
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Brass
Today the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Brass Section came to visit us.
Each person told us all about their instrument and showed us different ways of playing their instrument.
One of our favourite parts was when we found out how long each instrument was. The tuba was the longest!
Catherine Latu Visit
Last week Catherine Latu from the Northern Mystics netball team came to do a special training for our three senior netball teams. The Matipo Rubies, Mystics and Ferns enjoyed a range of netball based activities that worked on their pivoting, passing and running skills.
Te Atatu Intermediate Kapahaka Visit
The Te Atatu Intermediate kapahaka group came to our school to give us a fantastic performance. It was great to see many ex-Matipo Children amongst the group.
Dylan Elise Visit
On Monday Dylan Elise returned to our school for his drumming show. He showcased once again his many drumming skills and made the children and teachers join in too!
League Skills Day
On Thursday Mr Siaki arranged a League Skills Day for the Senior School.
We were lucky enough to have Thomas and Patrick Ah Van from the Vodafone Warriors and 3 Rutherford College students come in to assist. We learnt various league skills over 4 stations and then our session was concluded with a Skills Relay. The kids had a fabulous time!
In the afternoon the School League Team had a special training session with Thomas. The boys loved this!
Bike West
Dave Powell from Bike West came in this week to talk to the Senior School about Bike Safety. He talked to us about our Helmets to check they are Standards Approved and that we were wearing them correctly. We all took a turn trying on a helmet correctly. He also took us through a bike check to ensure our bike were up to standards too.
We look forward to our next session with Dave when we will be outside the classroom on bikes!
