This week, students in Rooms 4 and 5 participated in the Internal Schools EPro8 Challenge, with the main objective of the challenge being to construct a Dunking Machine. This required teams to work together effectively, following specific criteria in order to complete the challenge.

Today was a little disruptive with the strike action being called off at quite a late notice; this meant that we only had a few students in M4 today. What a great chance to get some good teamwork happening!

Year 12 student Finn has a passion for computer programming and automation. He is fortunate to attend Meridian Energy as part of his Gateway experience and sit alongside programmers and automation engineers to see what his interest looks like in the real world.

Head and Deputy Head students Monique and Emily look forward to the end of term. They also have some reminders to share about tomorrow's Non-Uniform Day and the Area Schools sausage sizzle.

Last week's Junior Assembly was a bumper edition with two students awarded their Awhinataka WAKA badge, and three more awarded their Ārahi badge. What an effort! 👍

Footballers from Twizel Area School, Arowhenua Māori School, and West End AFC played in the world's most beautiful game of football. ⚽️ 🏔️

Middle School ākonga have been diving into the world of physics, focussing on force. They have been exploring force-related phenomena and conducting some pretty cool experiments!

The Junior class trips to the Dark Sky Project in Tekapo continued this week with Room 8 students learning about the night sky in Te Manahuna. 🌌

Head and Deputy Head students Billy and Fred have a reminder about Home Rostering as we near the end of Term Two, and a look forward to next week's Non-Uniform Day, organised by the Student Council.

A reminder as we look forward to 2024 about the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy adopted by Twizel Area School for students in years 7-13. 💻

Room 9 students' math lessons took an exciting turn this week as they shifted their focus from fractions to the captivating realm of probability! 🧮

Junior classes (with the help of some fabulous Middle Schoolers) have been learning about the purakau (story) of the creation of Aoraki Mount Cook, and other local landscape features. 🏔️

In conjunction with Connexis, Meridian held its annual Girls in Hi-Vis Day last Thursday. The event is national wide and allows female students to gain hands-on experience, hear from inspirational women in the industry and learn what a career in the infrastructure's civil, energy, telco and water industries can offer.

Junior students had an unforgettable experience in Tekapo this week at the Dark Sky Project, immersing themselves in the fascinating world of space, stars, and Matariki. 🌌

National Area Schools recently held its highly anticipated training day, a spirited event that brought together students from the Otago region to showcase their athletic ability. 🏀 🏃🏼‍♂️

The Student Council has news of next week's Non-Uniform Day, as well as their plans for next term, thinking about sustainability and our environment.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Twizel Area School hosted Marianne Marot, from the Department of Conservation (DoC), who talked to various classes about animal traps.

Head and Deputy Students Monique and Emily welcome the winter weather, have a reminder about the Formal photos, and look forward to our next Non-Uniform Day!

In Room 9 this week, ākonga have been working on their sounds and spelling, finding lots of fun ways to learn their spelling words!

This week, the students of Room 5 had an exciting opportunity to collaborate with Jenny Heng, a local resident of Twizel who works as an engineer at BECA. Jenny served as our esteemed Wonder Project STEM ambassador, guiding us through our first practical session.🚀