WALKING WITH DINOSAURS There was much excitement at Kristin on Thursday 12 February when a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex was let loose on students from our Kindergarten to Year 8. Kids of all sizes clambered to avoid the snapping jaws and quickmoving tail of the dinosaur as it prowled the perimeter of the Roy Munn Gymnasium. The baby T-Rex is a star of Walking With Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular, which was on at Vector Arena in March. While he’s one of the smallest dinosaurs in the show, the cretaceous giant was anything but ‘baby’, standing a solid 2 metres high and 4 metres long and towering over the students. Sophie Williams (Year 6) said afterwards: “I thought it was really cool but I was scared out of my mind! It was very realistic as well. They did a really good job.” A video of the visit can be viewed on the Kristin School Facebook page: www.facebook.com/kristin.school.nz
FOOD FOR THOUGHT QUIZ NIGHT On Friday 27 March, the Prefects team transformed the Common Room into the Kristin Kitchen for the Food for Thought annual Quiz Night. At 6pm we held pre-drinks in the LIC Foyer where parents were introduced to the night’s prizes and the purpose of the event, fundraising for our Prefect Project. This year we had some of the best items yet: a Harley Davidson bike, stand-up paddleboard and two weeks’ accommodation in Canada. At 7pm the Common Room doors opened and the real festivities began. The quiz proved rather challenging for all guests and, for the first time in the school’s history, our previous year’s Prefects returned to take out 1st place! Thanks to the support of everyone who came along, we raised $21,000, which will go towards our Prefect Project. This year the team has decided to focus on healthy, sustainable food in schools. We have partnered with Favona Primary School to help them teach food literacy, nutrition and cooking skills to their students. We plan to convert a portable building into a fully functioning food technology classroom while also improving their school’s gardens. The team enjoyed themselves immensely during Quiz Night and we were surprised and humbled at the generosity of so many parents. We look forward to working with Favona and assisting them in providing their students with this valuable knowledge and set of skills. AMELIA VINCENT AND DECLAN WEIR DEPUTY HEAD PREFECTS
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