Hoisting the Flag Ceremony NZ

In New Zealand there are several alternative flags to the one we have now. To celebrate our 5 options, 5 Palmerston North schools, that were around in the time our original flag was chosen came to hoist the flags. The schools there were: P.N.B.H.S., P.N.G.H.S., P.N.I.N.S., Central Normal, and ours, C.S.N.S. A few of us had to dress in Victorian Era clothes, and the six people from each school got educated in the history of our current NZ flag how it evolved from the Union Jack.

Victorian Clothes

Our Current Flag

First design: Red Peaks

Second Design: Silver Fern

Third Design: Silver Fern

Fourth Design: Koru

Fifth Design: Silver Fern

What flag do YOU want? Write 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 in the comments below

CSNS Gala Bike Winner

A huge GRi11 congratulations to Sophie for winning the mountain bike draw at our school Gala!! We can't wait to see you pop some wheelies! 

Manawatu Digi Awards Winners + SUPREME Winner

What a week we have had in GRi11!

Last night the Manawatu Digi Awards were held at the Regent. It was an amazing evening showcasing the creativity of Y1-8 children across Manawatu.

We are proud to announce that:

• Sam L won the Y4-6 Digital Photograph Section with 'A Piece of Me'
  

• Sam B and Ben H won the Y4-6 Short Movie with 'History Test'

• Tiaki won the Y4-6 Graphic Design with 'Lest We Forget'

• SAM L also won the Y4-6 SUPREME AWARD as the overall winner for Y4-6 with his digital photograph, winning a Chromebook for the school. An outstanding achievement as it is hard for a digital photograph to compete against documentaries, movies and animations. Well done Sam we are all super proud of you!

Congratulations to you all - Your entries were of a very high standard and showcase the learning we have been doing in GRi11!

Jump Jam National WINNERS!

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the C.S.N.S. Jump Jam Team who won the Open National Title for 2015!

All your hard work and dedication have paid off. We are proud of you all - but especially our GRi11ers in the team... Kama, Alyssa, Ella, Bella-Rose and Lily - who unfortunately couldn't compete on the day, but was an amazing part of the team!

Can't wait to see you back at school on Monday and to see your trophy!

The girls were on What Now - check out their performance!

Jump Jam National Finalists

Congratulations to our C.S.N.S Jump Jam Team who are off to Christchurch this weekend for the National Finals.

We are super proud of our 'GRi11ers' who are in the team (Kama, Ella, Alyssa, Bella-Rose and Lily). We got to watch their dress rehearsal this week and they were A-Mazing.

All the best for the final girls! Go For Gold!!

F.A.I.L First Attempt in Learning

We have been learning about what it means to 'F.A.I.L' or have a First Attempt in Learning. These are some of our Graphic Designs to show our understanding.

Check out these famous people who have failed but never gave up! Sometimes things are hard - that is where the learning happens.