Emma and Lucy: Mystery Movie

This movie is a bit scary, so we suggest you view it first, before showing to younger children.

In class we have been making short mystery movies, making sure that we leave the viewer guessing what will happen next.

Our movie is about a murderer at school. (Don't worry though, because it doesn't happen in real life!)

The Team Venture Times

This term a group student has been focusing on producing a class magazine of interesting school events. Click on the image above to view the magazine online. Or download it here.

Book Week Story Teller

Liz Weir the story teller visited Springston School to perform stories
and telling us how important reading is.

Book Award Winning Author Visits Springston

Today James Norcliffe visited Springston School and shared his new award winning book - 'Loblolly Boy' with us.

Sharing a Story

Here is Brook sharing a story with Chloe in the Library.

You are a Springston A+ Learner Brook!

The invention of Hugo Cabret Book review

This book is called The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Inside the book you have to use your imagination as there are 284 pages of original drawings. The book is 530 pages long. The story line is about a boy called Hugo Cabret who lives in an extremely busy train station in Paris. As his father had been killed and his mother died at his birth, his uncle has to take him in as he is Hugo’s only living relative. Hugo’s uncle’s job was to fix the clocks in the train station and Hugo helps his uncle to look after the clock. His uncle keeps leaving Hugo in the train station, but one time he doesn’t come back. There for, Hugo is an orphan with no food or money so he needs to steal to stay alive. Hugo has a secret, a very important secret that no one else knows about. But when he meets a bookish girl and a grumpy old man who runs a toy booth, his secret is revealed and finds there are other strange mysteries that no one knows about, he needs help to find out the strange mysteries. But where will he go? I read this book in one night because it was so great. The things I liked about it are the story line and all the illustrations. I would recommend it for people 9+ for boys and girls. I would rate it 9/10.

Book week dress up

Mollie, Hannah L, Philippa, Libby B, Jahna, James, Josh,
Alex, Chloe, Emily B and Johnielle

Book week dress up

Emma-Rose, Lucy, Brook, Georgia, Megan, Morgan,
Tessa, Kachina and Libby

Book week dress up

Courtney, Emily, Hannah, Nick, Nic, Jack,
Matthew, Ana, Cory, Sinead, and Katy

Wellington Fundraiser

On Wednesday 25 May it was pouring down with rain, but that didn’t stop the Year 8 students going out, getting drenched and delivering as many phamplets as they could around the Selwyn area.

In November this year the Year 8 students are going to Wellington. It was lucky that Liz was able to organise this fundraiser but she didn't count on the bad weather. Hopefully they will raise $2000 for their trip.

By Hannah and Courtney

10 Minute Writing

Our family lived on the edge of an old town. I was the youngest of six children but this does not mean I was the one who was the scariest. No I was the strongest and most curious. It was Sunday, late afternoon and our whole family was bickering over who had broken mum’s best plate. I liked to keep out of these things. So I walked out of the house and headed for the woods. I was the only one who dared to go in those dark gloomy woods. Dusk was creeping in so I started to pick up the pace and run to the biggest tree and sprint back. I reached the tree all right but now it was pretty dark. I started to head back wondering if I did know these woods back to front. Suddenly whoosh a big owl swooped right over my head. Man did I get a fright. I fell completely over and face planted into the ground and I couldn’t believe it. The forest probably had 6 puddles in it on average and I had to face plant straight into one! I think it’s my bad day today!

10 Minute Writing

I soared above the forest. Above the tallest tree as rain pelted down around me. The freezing eerie blackness of night closed in. I am an owl the biggest and the best with pearly black eyes, soft brown feathers and long sharp talons. I fly lower now dodging trees as I go then. Tuwoo, Tuwoo! The noise shatters the peaceful silence of the night - the cry of my kind. Now I must eat. I swoop down and snatch birds out of their nests as I speed toward the horizon where the sun is appearing knowing that it will prolong the darkness. The stars are only pinpricks of light in the dark that blankets the earth.

Student Council Application

Dear Student Council,

Hi, I’m Emma and I would love to be a member of our school’s student council.

I think that I am the best person for the job and seeing as I am a Yr 8 this year I definitely have all of the Springston A+ Characteristics.

I am organized and self managing, and I always hand my work in on time so you don’t have to worry about me not completing something by the deadline.

I am really good with words and I can talk confidently everywhere so I guess this means that I am Articulate.

Now, I know that if you are on the student council you have to be Adaptable and I am very Adaptable so I wont mind if we suddenly have to change our plan.

I am very Adventurous, I love to try new things and I am also Accepting. I love to make new friends no matter where they come from.

I think that I will bring valuable ideas to the student council that you otherwise might not have. I think that you should give me a chance to be on the student council because I will contribute satisfactorily. Please give me a chance, I have never been on the student council before,

Yours Sincerely,

Emma-Rose