Dancing with the Stars

Mr Tony Scragg can be seen around our school fixing up all our computer problems.  Well on Saturday night he took his talents to the dance floor.  Have a look at this great dance routine. Special mention to another Central parent and PSG legend, Mr Dougal Watts,  A super disco performance. Gisborne Herald article A big congratulations to Mr Matt Skuse, a BOT member and parent of Central students Holly and Jed.  Mr Skuse took out first place.  He sure did have the time of his life. 

Where on earth is Ulaanbaatar?

  

Today Ms Gaertner taught us about Mongolia.  She had recently returned from volunteering at an orphanage.  We found out about the nomadic people who live in a Ger, a traditional portable dwelling (a very flash tent!).

Thank you Ms Gaertner we really enjoyed your interesting presentation.  By the way Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia!

Ms Gaertner took this photo of Mongolian girls in their traditional costume.

The ceiling inside of a Ger.

Poetry

Look on the writing page to read student's poetry.

JPK

On Monday night, 5:15pm  the 30th July in Room 13 will be the first ever JPK (Junior Pecha Kucha)

 Pecha Kucha is Japanese for  chit-chat.  It is  is a presentation methodology in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each (six minutes, 40 seconds in total). The format, which keeps presentations concise and fast-paced.  They are very entertaining nights.

We will be hosting the first JPK night and are lucky to have three special guests:  Pene Walsh, Sarah Cleave and Darryl Monteith.  They will select a winner to speak at the next Pecha Kucha night.

What a great evening! Congratulations to all 8 participants. Your presentations were entertaining, informative and very well constructed, and your deliveries confident beyond your years.


 After due deliberation, the judges announced that Rata Simperingham would be invited to repeat her presentation at the next meeting of the Gisborne Pecha Kucha group. Rata was a popular winner, her Samoan Holiday presentation having taken us (albeit briefly) from a miserably cold and wet night in Gisborne, to a sun drenched tropical paradise. Well done Rata. We know you'll do Central School and yourself proud when you mix it with the adult PKers. 


Thanks to all those who came along to support this event and for your donations of canned food, which will be passed on to the Salvation Army Food Bank. Thanks must go, too, to all the children involved and to Ms Young for organising another great 'first' for Central School. 


I must apologise for the quality of the photographs: I decided against using a flash, as I didn't want to distract the speakers - not my cleverest decision ever.