Today we held the final for our annual Matipo Poetry Competition. 17 students represented their year level and our guest judge Lyn Northwood from Te Atatu Intermediate had the tough job of deciding the winners.
Huge congratulations to the winners of each year level:
Eli Eisenhut from Room 2 reciting White Sheep
Arlo Manning from Room 6 reciting Snowball
Matilda Foley from Room 23 reciting Wild Wet Rain
Lylah Daros-Motta from Room 12 reciting Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face
Ruby Paapu from Room 14 reciting Dear Future Generations
Amelie Donald from Room 14 reciting Dear Future Generations
Our Finalists were:
Year 1 – Eli Eisenhut, Rosie O’Sullivan
Year 2 – Arlo Manning, Ryleigh Blyth, Brianna Wilmoth
Year 3 – Hazel Yates, Ava Page-Wood, Matilda Foley
Year 4 – Jean Schollum, Lylah Daros-Motta, Shannon Ne’emia Tawhai, Sophie McMurray
Year 5 – Hazel Masters-King, Cleo Duirs, Ruby Paapu
Year 6 – David English, Amelie Donald, Ruby Judd
