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10 Wednesday <strong>March</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />

West Melton School hosts Science Roadshow<br />

LAST WEEK the Science<br />

Roadshow travelled to West<br />

Melton School.<br />

With two shows On the<br />

Move and Elemental Chemistry<br />

and a range of interactive<br />

exhibits, the whole school had an<br />

amazing time.<br />

The interactive exhibits had<br />

themes of:<br />

Forces – Ngā tōpana<br />

Comparisons – Ngā whakatauritenga<br />

Observations using<br />

measurements – Te mātakitaki<br />

mā te ine<br />

Patterns, grouping,<br />

classification – He tauira, he<br />

whakarōpu, he kōmakatanga<br />

Materials – Ngā matū<br />

Models – He tauira<br />

PHYSICS AND PHYSICAL: Alex on one of the exhibits.<br />

INTRIGUE: Aleks and Gredel with a hands-on exhibit.<br />

SELWYN TIMES<br />

SCHOOLS<br />

Pupils qualify<br />

AFTER AN action-packed<br />

day, five West Melton School<br />

pupils have qualified to the<br />

Canterbury Swimming<br />

Tournament.<br />

Twenty-six pupils from the<br />

school participated in the<br />

<strong>Selwyn</strong> Central Zone Swimming<br />

Tournament in Rolleston last<br />

Tuesday.<br />

The pupils who qualified were<br />

Lewi, Archie, Eleanor, Charlotte<br />

and Isablel.<br />

Left to right: Demi races to the finish in the girls freestyle event. Toby competes in the boys breaststroke. Eleanor and Toby swap<br />

roles in the mixed relay. All are year 5 pupils.<br />

PHOTOS: SHELLEY WYATT<br />

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