Ruapotaka's Year 7's and 8's visit The NZ Breakers

Yesterday I took 10 very lucky year 7 and 8's to the NZ  Breakers basketball team training facility on the North Shore.

The boys and myself were impressed with how hard they trained every day.

Then, we got to play some B-ball and do some skills and drills with the team. Aydrian can't believe how tall some of the players are!

We had an amazing day with the Breakers.

Mr Reid

Woodtech Masterpieces By the woodtech group.

Check out some of the students' work they created at woodtech classes at Tamaki College. Good work Quros, Anavea, Maranatha, Sophie-Isabella, Mele, Tyla, Jamaine, Popi and Aydrian.

Second at Interschool netball!

On Wednesday our year 7 and 8 netball team came second overall out of 11 teams. We only lost to Sylvia Park School in the final. Quros and Heilala from R11 were in the team and played exceptionally well. 

Miria from R12 was an outstanding captain and Chance from R12 earned a well deserved player of the day award. We are proud of our Y7/8's and they were great representatives of Ruapotaka School 

The King Of Stingers-By Quros

It all started off small when I took my pet Scorpion for a walk. Just one day can change everything.

I took my Scorpion for a walk to the Zoo to see the other Scorpions. As I went to the Scorpion section the alarm went off... OOOOOHHHH! OOOOOHHHH!

There was a man on the speaker saying “Alert! Alert! The Scorpions have cracked the glass window with their stingers. Oh and they have a new species called Alphatraz. It’s a species that can turn you into a Scorpion. Get out of here now people!” I was terrified.

The doors closed on me, I was trapped in the SCORPION SECTION. All the Scorpions chased me around and around until I got stung by 40 of them. I was screaming for help as loud as I could. 4 days later, BOOM! I was a Scorpion. A Scorpion that chased other people and was dangerous. I was enjoying being bad. It was a lot of fun chasing these people around.

I thought this would never end but 24 hours later I turned back into a boy again. BOOOOOOOOO!

By Quros.

Mechanical Man-By Quros

I would like to learn how to be a mechanic.

I would like to be a mechanic when I’m a bit older so I can make new inventions. Being a mechanic will be very cool because if my car or motorbike breaks down I can get my own tools and fix it. There’re all kinds of mechanics.

But, I want to be an Auto-mechanic. I shall make family's lifestyle eco-friendly by inventing cars that run on water instead of petrol. I shall be the only one in the world that can fix these cars and I will be rich.

By Quros