A group of Year 6 students have been looking after the feijoa tree at school!
Last week was Cook Island Language week. Takere’s family came into school to share some of their Cook Island culture with his classmates. Thank you also for the drum lesson and for giving the school a set of drums.
Other classes learnt some Cook Island Language and cultures and what makes the Cook Islands a special country.
Congratulations to Oliver, Valentina, Ella and Petra for being caring, respectful, safe & your best!
Potiki has had the most happening busy couple of weeks. The children are learning to manage self and be resilient as they go for swimming and weekly gymnastics. Our Potiki classroom transforms into a gym with equipment and mat all over on Fridays. Students had a visit from Waste Hero and they learned all about recycling. Our Cook Island’s Language Week celebrations had us all dancing to the rhythm of drums. Some children also planted ferns near the playground to celebrate Matariki. We will nurture these plants and thank god for our lovely mother earth.
On Wednesday a guy named James came into our class. He came in and taught us about what happens to our waste. He also taught us why we should take more care when we throw stuff away. He came in as a part of our goal to become more on Wednesday a guy named James came into our class. He taught us about a harmful gas that can burn through plastic that’s made when food waste and water mix.l I learnt that there used to be a bin where you could put soft plastic (e.g. chippie packets).
He was a good teacher and his raps were good too. He taught us lots of new knowledge and showed us how much of our rubbish didn’t belong there. It was good to learn this before the upcoming trips to learn more about waste. He taught us about what can not go into rubbish and recycling. He also showed us that the ants came swarming for the food.
By Oli, Jack and Jamie
Welcome to term 3. This term in Tamariki Potiki our focus is on God’ creation and us. We are looking at the nature that God has blessed us with, being respectful and responsible for it. We will continue to work on being aware of our feelings and how to handle them. During the lock-down and end of term 2, our children gave feedback on their learning interest. And, learning about Science was an overwhelming student voice that came through. So this term we are looking at the stars for Matariki and exploring space and concepts of science. Here, is a glimpse of Week 1 at Potiki. Enjoy!!
