Whole School Assembly Fri 25 November 2016

RWe are fast approaching the end of this school year, we only have 3 weeks left!!!

Well done our Lauren, Auralie, and   for their wonderful tap dance.

Well done Aarav a well deserved certificate for improved Basic Facts.  Kapai Aarav.

The Auckland Library told us about it's competition starting soon. 12 children from our class took part in their bean bag competition.

Our 7th Enviro Day with Mrs Daniel

Today was our 7th Enviro Day with Mrs Daniel. We kicked the day off with a scavenger hunt in the native bush walk. While the rest of the class hunted, Kamden, Joshua, Henry, Leon, Sophie & Lauren volunteered to plant new tussock plants and weed around the native bush walk.

Kamden, Joshua & Leon showed awesome team work and perserverence digging the holes for the tussock and tucking them in with nutrient rich potting mix.

Joshua said, "It was fun and hard work. I was proud of myself". Kamden liked putting the soil in best because he likes to get his hands dirty. We look forward to seeing the tussock grow bigger and bigger.

Badminton

Kevin from Auckland Badminton will be teaching us about how to play badminton. 

We learnt about how to hold the racket and shuttlecock.

Kevin showed us some trick shots that we could practice.

Thank you Kevin can't wait to have another go!

It was FUN!!!!

Whole School Assembly Fri 9 September

This is our last assembly for the term.

Mrs Driver gave out cups to the speech winners.

Rajeev and Lily got certificates for placing in the Auckland Regional Gymnastic Competitions - Kapai you both.

Well done to Lauren - Winner of the Huff N Puff Prize Draw.

Also well done to Max for being awarded this week's Principals Certificate for trying really hard in mathematics both in class and with Mrs Madden.

Back to School

Good morning everyone today is our first day back at school for Term 3 2016.

Firstly we had 5 children celebrating their 8th birthdays during the holidays Lauren Rajeev Ian Leo Stella Happy Birthday! 

We have 1 Chicken Pox case and an  Appendix.  Also 1 child in China 2 children in Samoa - Wow Room 16 what an exciting holiday break.

We are now ready for a learning filled term.

Explaining How 1st July

This morning Mrs Driver came to Room 16 to see our Nga Manu paintings that are inspired by Janine and Charles Williams.  Andreas and Joshua explained all the steps we took to paint our manu.  We have worked on our art all term as part of our Eye on the World NZ artists.

Visit to Bairds Mainfreight Primary School 19 May 2016

On Thursday 19 May 2016 nine Room 16 children, Aden (Lauren's Dad), Whaea and some Room 20, Mrs Trembath and Mrs Venville visited Room 8 Bairds Mainfreight Primary School.  Room 8 are a Year 5 class and were excellent hosts.  We all wished we had more time to spend with each other.  We went to see Room 8's wonderful art work that was created for their Arts Unit focusing on New Zealand Artists, Charles and Janine Williams.

Room 20 and 16 have chosen to focus on Charles and Janine Williams art as part of our Syndicate Term 2 Art Inquiry.

The lucky room 16 children were: Rajeev, Lauren, Stella, Sophie, Sanajan, Leo, Kobi, Sebastian and Ian.

                                         Stella and Sebastian with their big Room 8 buddies

                                                       Mrs Bedford and Room 8 BMPS

                                                                         Sophie

                                                                      Our questions

                                          Sophie and Rajeev with their big Room 8 buddies

We learnt how Room 8 created their pieces of art.  We had prepared questions to ask so that when we started our own art work we knew how to do it.

Since the trip we have written to Room 8 and thanked them for having us and quality commented on the art work and the Power Point Presentation that they presented to us.

Room 16 are now practicing sketching our house birds; Tui, Kea, Hoiho and Takahe.

Mrs Bedford has emailed Whaea:

Hi Tearani!

Thanks for organising the visit and for the very lovely letters (which I just received and will share with the class on Monday). 

It was such a neat buzz to have another school visit ours. Your children we just gorgeous! It was a great idea to buddy them up and let them chat together. 

Schools really should be interacting with each other in this way more often. Thank you for inspiring me to look for more ways I can connect with other schools in the future. 

I'm sure our paths will cross again, and I am really looking forward to seeing the art your children come up with. 

All the best!

Hi Everyone

I am so so proud of the all the children of  Room 16 who have learnt their mihi and karakia so early in the term!  The children have done so well that some were chosen to tautoko(help or support) other classes in the school both in the morning and end of school to help their classes learn the karakia..

A big thank you to the following children:

Andreas and Sanajan

Rajeev and Ian

Lily and Sophie

Stella and Lauren

He Karakia Timata

E te atua

Manakitia tenei hui

Awhinatia matou

I roto i o matou mahi

Ki te Wairua tapu

To matou Ariki

Amene

(a loose translation of this karakia is that we ae asking for blessings, help and support in our work (learning) for the day)

He Karakia Whakamutuenga

Kia tau kia tatou katoa

Te atawhai o to tatou

Ariki

A ihu Karaiti

Me te aroha o te Atua

Me te whiwhinga tahi tanga

Ki te Wairua Tapu

Amene

(a loose translation or purpose of this karakia is that we are giving thanks for the blessings,love and support that we have received and bring closure to our day/work (learning))

Well done Lily, Sophie, Andreas, Sanajan, Lauren, Stella, Rajeev and Ian.  Whaea is so proud of you!!!

Whaea Tearani

Kiwisport Thursday

What strategies can we use to be a team?

"You have to talk to each other and call mine" said Rajeev.

"We held hands and hit it with our hands and our heads" said Stella.

How did it make you feel and your team did the right thing?

"Really good" said Lauren

"Awesome" said Aarav.

Middle School Swimming Carnival Practice

The Middle School had its first carnival practice today.

The weather was fantastic swimming weather, the students enthusiastic about swimming and the teachers wishing they could jump into the pool too, overall a logistical feat achieved by us all.

Way to go Middle School!!

Parents please come and watch us and see what we have learnt on Wednesday 2nd March 2016 - the SWIMMING EVENT of the year.