Science Project

“INCREDIBLE” WINNERS!

 Monday, 5 July, the first day of the school holidays, was a cold, windy and

 rainy day. Eight students from Peninsula Primary, supported by their parents

 and some family members, braved the weather and represented our school at

 The University of Auckland’s

2010 INCREDIBLE SCIENCE DESIGN YOUR OWN

 BOARD GAME COMPETITION.

Jayden Smith, Caitlin Lorigan, Samantha Harding, Elijah Manu, Rex Kennedy,

 Hayley Whittaker, Cross Garcia and Cress Garcia worked hard, independently

 or in pairs during Term 2, to make a board game on any Science Theme. They

 were among just under a hundred other schools from the Auckland Region

 who had to explain to the judges how they went about making their game and

 how their games are played. The range, quality and standard of all the entries

were very high and our students presented themselves to the judges very

 confidently.In the first round of the competition, out of thirty eight schools,

Peninsula Primary had three entries amongst the five finalists. In the second

round a further three finalists were chosen. From the eight finalists of the

 primary school section Peninsula Primary won three prizes. Team Cross/ Cres

 Garcia were placed Third overall, team Rex Kennedy/ Hayley Whittaker and

 team Elijah Manu, each won places in the “Highly Commended” category. This

 year’s result has been our best ever and the efforts of these students have

won the school $200 worth of books for the library. Each of the winners also

received individual prize packs.Our congratulations go to all eight students for

 taking up the challenge of participating in the competition. The school is

proud of their efforts. Special congratulations go to the winners because they

 competed with the whole of the Auckland Region and won!A special word of

 thanks goes to all the parents for their support and encouragement. Our

school has been participating in this competition since its inception in 2002

and the summary of results gives an indication of our school’s success over the

 years.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 2002-2010