Extra Curricular

Extension Programmes

Students who show academic and social excellence can be extended by the following activities:

ePro8	CODING	MUSIC	MATHEX TEAMS	KIDS LIT QUIZ
Technology and engineering based skills are fostered through our ePro8 club. This is a lunch time activity and also includes competition days.	Computer Science Coding Club will be run on a Monday lunchtime for senior students.	A range of musical instruments are available to the students.	Students who excel in maths are invited to join a mathex team and compete against other schools in the region.	Students who excel in literacy are invited to join this team, the competition runs early in the year.
ENVIRO CREW	ROBOTICS	KAINUI CLUSTER	AGRI - KIDS	CAM
We are an Enviro School and learners opt into our Enviro Crew. This includes learning with Pou Heidi, running our worm farms, looking after our veggie gardens and projects around our school.	Two robotics kits are available for an extension opportunity for those students who are interested.	The Kainui Cluster offers students a range of sporting, cultural and academic extension opportunities. These include, cross country, winter tournament, swimming, athletics, speech making, science and others.	Agri - kids is a fun filled agricultural skills - based competition that operates under the Young Farmer of the Year umbrella. Children with strengths / interests in this area are chosen to represent Hiwinui School in teams of three.	Centre for Assessment and Monitoring (CAM) provides high quality entrance testing, value-added assessments and surveys for New Zealand schools. It also runs the annual Kiwi Science, Mathematics, English and Spelling competitions.

 

Music

Our qualified instructors offer students the opportunity to learn the following instruments at school, during school hours. In addition to the instruments below we also offer the ukulele and recorder.

GUITAR	DRUMS	PIANO
Our students are taught guitar through the Epic Music Academy. If you are interested in getting your child involved, please contact the school office.	Our students are taught drums through the Epic Music Academy. If you are interested in lessons, please contact the school office.	Our students are taught by Rachel and Tanya, both of whom are experienced piano players. Lessons are on Wednesday and Friday. If you are interested in getting your child involved, please contact the school office.