Our Film is a song about Practicing peaceful play. This film aims to encourage children to play peacefully because playing is all about having fun and fitness. We have composed this song ourselves and hope you enjoy it.
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Friday, 23 October 2015
Terrarium
Today Room 5 made terrariums. It's like a little garden in a jar that you can keep inside the house. It is easy to look after a terrarium because succulents do not need lots of spray. They like to get sprayed once or twice a week. Our terrariums remind us of the beach because it is made up of sand, shells, tiny rocks and lots of moss. It could also be a lovely home for a pet beetle or a spider... if you fancy.
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Monday, 12 October 2015
Making Rockets at School
Today Room 5 made amazing straw rockets as a part of our Big Reveal for our topic 'Planet Earth and Beyond'. First we coloured our rockets. We had to colour them really bright so that we could spot our rockets amongst the several others flying. It was great fun. Please visit this blog again to see how to make straw rockets which will be posted soon.
Friday, 18 September 2015
Visit to the Marae
Yesterday, Kia Toa Team went to Ruapotaka Marae. It was an enriching experience for our students.
We learnt a lot about the history of Panmure, Glen Innes and Mt. Wellington. We also learnt the importance of Harakeke and how to make flax flowers. Older girls learnt skills like sewing. It was a great experience to participate in Powhiri. The best bit was when our students captured the attention of the locals through their wonderful singing.
We learnt a lot about the history of Panmure, Glen Innes and Mt. Wellington. We also learnt the importance of Harakeke and how to make flax flowers. Older girls learnt skills like sewing. It was a great experience to participate in Powhiri. The best bit was when our students captured the attention of the locals through their wonderful singing.
Monday, 7 September 2015
Tongan language week
Celebrating Tongan
Language week within our Team was a great experience. All my students enjoyed
participating in it. We learnt how to sing and greet and count in Tongan. It
was a very rich experience, Thanks to Mrs. Tafea who is a Tongan and could
easily translate everything for us in Tongan and then in English again. It was
great to see Tongan Parents cooking and participating with us on our Friday
shared Tongan lunch. Celebrating cultures is always a great way to get people
together and this could not be felt less where our Tongan students and parents
were freely talking in their mother tongue. Lots of laughter, food, songs,
Tuavala, pictures and language learning for us.
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