Warrington Blog

This is the start of the Warrington School blogging journey....

There has been an outbreak of Steam Punk fever around the school this week with the senior students arriving back from camp with this highly contagious disease caught in Oamaru. The symptoms are an interest in Victoriana Punk apparel with the addition of sci-fi styled weaponry. There has also been a mutation of the fever with the addition of wacky wheeled vehicles whizzing around the school – thanks to thoughtful adults who have kindly donated pushchairs, motor mowers and tools. We are working closely with Ministry officials to contain this outbreak as there is a worry that our ERO visitors next week may come into contact with the contagious pathogens and pass it onto other schools.   

Otago to Otara collaboration has begun. Room 1 are blogging about their recent activities after being encouraged by students from Bairds Mainfreight Primary School in Otara who have heard about what we are doing. The BMPS students created a video on how to blog and posted it on their class blog for us. The BMPS class aim to use the skills of room 1 students to install an Ubuntu computer in their classroom early in 2011. In the meantime the BMPS students are assisting our school with learning how to blog, distance is proving no barrier to collaborative learning in this digital age. Room 1 pupils are also now teaching the staff how to blog and with the creation of the Warrington School blog site....