Yesterday was the dawn ceremony in which our senior block was officially blessed and opened. We were lucky to have Whaea Trish and her father leading the ceremony. Kapa haka students and school councillors also attended.
The new block has been named Nga Rau o te Miro.
On another positive note Room 24 and 25 have had our walls completely covered in Vertiface. The new colour scheme and layout has made a huge difference. To families that haven't been up to see it yet, please come and visit us. It is amazing.
Our new Waiata which corresponds to the name of the building is....
Te kai o te Miro
Te Manu (echo)
E kai ana (echo)
I te Miro
Nona te ngahere
Nona te ngahere
Te Manu (echo)
K Kai ana (echo)
I te matauranga
Nona te ao
Nona te ao
Nona te ao
Which translates to the bird that eats from the Miro tree, will never go hungry, and rules the forest.
The bird who eats from the tree of knowledge rules the world.
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Woohoo, ice skating was awesome!!!!!
A few words from the participants.
Ice skating was today. I wore skating boots, gloves and a green shirt. I was terrified at the beginning because I thought I was going to be really hurt. But soon enough I got confident enough to let go of the edge. I fell over a lot and I also crashed into people but it was still fun, especially with the bubbles and the music. I loved it. I was soon like a professional. Victoria
We had to wear gloves. We popped bubbles. Marco
I had a good time with Georgia teaching us. It was fun. I like ice skating. It got me excited. It's like I want to do it at home but I can't because there's no ice. I got the hang of it. I skated round the middle. When I got the hang of it I let go of the wall. There were people falling down. It felt like I didn't want to do it but now I am better at it. Tatiana
For me it was awesome but it can be hard. Some people helped all of us. I thought it was easy but no, it was not. Aryan
I found it hard but it was also fun. I have never been ice skating. Arman
I fell over a lot but I enjoyed every minute of our time in the ring. I was zooming past everyone but then I would fall over and hurt myself but I would get up and keep trying anyway. Jessica and Bianca
It has been the funnest time I have had in a long time. When I got on it was the hardest thing to do but I got used to it and it got really easy. Diya
Lots of people got hurt doing ice skating. It was the funniest at the end when the girls were getting off and Eva kept falling over. Ryan
I loved the experience but it had its down sides like when people crashed and got hurt. Otherwise it was really fun. I realised that the ice was actually made out of plastic and wax. Kairyn
The plastic was not slippery at all. The lady that helped me was nice. It felt weird because it was not real ice. Eva
I enjoyed ice skating. It was a fun and exciting thing to do. I did not want to leave. Keira-Lee
Ice skating was fun but it hurt when I fell over. When it was time to go I didn't want to go. Sariah
I enjoyed it. Sara
What I liked about ice skating was that I had to try not to fall. I kept on falling over. That was the best part. Brooklyn
It was my third time doing ice skating. It was really fun because there were bubbles and people falling over. Alex
Ice skating was today. I wore skating boots, gloves and a green shirt. I was terrified at the beginning because I thought I was going to be really hurt. But soon enough I got confident enough to let go of the edge. I fell over a lot and I also crashed into people but it was still fun, especially with the bubbles and the music. I loved it. I was soon like a professional. Victoria
We had to wear gloves. We popped bubbles. Marco
I had a good time with Georgia teaching us. It was fun. I like ice skating. It got me excited. It's like I want to do it at home but I can't because there's no ice. I got the hang of it. I skated round the middle. When I got the hang of it I let go of the wall. There were people falling down. It felt like I didn't want to do it but now I am better at it. Tatiana
For me it was awesome but it can be hard. Some people helped all of us. I thought it was easy but no, it was not. Aryan
I found it hard but it was also fun. I have never been ice skating. Arman
I fell over a lot but I enjoyed every minute of our time in the ring. I was zooming past everyone but then I would fall over and hurt myself but I would get up and keep trying anyway. Jessica and Bianca
It has been the funnest time I have had in a long time. When I got on it was the hardest thing to do but I got used to it and it got really easy. Diya
Lots of people got hurt doing ice skating. It was the funniest at the end when the girls were getting off and Eva kept falling over. Ryan
I loved the experience but it had its down sides like when people crashed and got hurt. Otherwise it was really fun. I realised that the ice was actually made out of plastic and wax. Kairyn
The plastic was not slippery at all. The lady that helped me was nice. It felt weird because it was not real ice. Eva
I enjoyed ice skating. It was a fun and exciting thing to do. I did not want to leave. Keira-Lee
Ice skating was fun but it hurt when I fell over. When it was time to go I didn't want to go. Sariah
I enjoyed it. Sara
What I liked about ice skating was that I had to try not to fall. I kept on falling over. That was the best part. Brooklyn
It was my third time doing ice skating. It was really fun because there were bubbles and people falling over. Alex
Running a country
We have recently begun a new inquiry unit, learning about what we would need to do to run a country of our own.
After some discussion about what we needed to know, we've split up into small groups to research a component we selected.
Some of us are looking at government, taxes/ money, building and waste, transport, water sources, food sources and prisons and laws.
The first step was working out what knowledge we already had and then we decided what we still needed to know.
Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.
After some discussion about what we needed to know, we've split up into small groups to research a component we selected.
Some of us are looking at government, taxes/ money, building and waste, transport, water sources, food sources and prisons and laws.
The first step was working out what knowledge we already had and then we decided what we still needed to know.
Stay tuned for more updates on our progress.
Making pikelets
A wee while ago we decided to try out the new kitchen and make pikelets. We researched what we would need to provide enough pikelets for Room 24 and 25 and the steps we would have to take in order to make them.
We also decided to have a go at making some gluten free pikelets with buckwheat flour so that everyone, including gluten free children, had the chance of tasting something.
We also decided to have a go at making some gluten free pikelets with buckwheat flour so that everyone, including gluten free children, had the chance of tasting something.
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