Kids Voting Results...what do you think? Post below.

Party Votes:                        Candidate Votes: National: Amy Adams 28
National    22                                                      Labour: Gordon Dickson 12 
Labour     15                                                       Greens: Peter Hill 6
Greens     9                                                         ACT: Paul Gilbert 2
Ban1080  3                                                          Maori: Sherly Gardyne 2
ACT         2                                                          NZ First: Bill Woods 2
NZ First   1                                                                 
ALCP      1 
Maori      1 
UF          1

Kids Vote!

Kids Vote! on PhotoPeach

Kauri + Rimu having fun together at Manual!

Our fun day at Manual with Kauri Class! on PhotoPeach

Do you want to win a lollipop?

Box A: Length is 20cm, Height is 8cm and Width is 8cm. 

Box B: Length is 36cm, Height is 12cm and Width is 7cm.

Can you figure out the area and the volume of both of these boxes? There is a prize for the first person who figures them out. Please post below. 

P.S. Zach posted this :P

Amy Adams visits Rimu! First comments..."man she's tall!"

Amy Adams (National MP for Selwyn) came to speak to us on Friday.
What is the one thing you took away from this talk?
Please post below. 

Election stuff...

A good article to read about the values of the 3 main parties. Have you chosen your party yet? Check out your parties website and look at their policies: these are the main issues being debated this year: Economy, Education, Healthcare, Environment, Law & Order, Maori Affairs and Taxes.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/10457765/Where-to-for-values-driven-politics

Check out this site for the main parties Education policies:

http://saveourschoolsnz.wordpress.com
Scroll down to the Sept 5th post and you'll see them all. Interesting to read!

Hockey Champs!

YMS Year 7/8 successful hockey team!