During ‘te wiki o te reo Māori’ Tamariki Teina learnt how to play two games using te reo: Ultimate Atua and Paper, Scissors, Rock. Here is our video explaining how to play them.

Tamariki Potiki celebrated Te Reo language week. We are very fortunate to have parents volunteering their time and energy to share their culture with us. A big thank you to Esther for sharing her whakapapa with Potiki. We were enamoured by the stories and legacy we all are part of.

Year six have been planting grasses donated by Forest and Bird. We have had to clear lots of weeds away before we planted but hopefully, the grasses will keep the weeds down. We will now be Kaitiaki of these areas.

Congratulations to our Busy Bees – Serene, Sarah, Tim and Evelyn. Thank you for following the school rules and being Caring, Respectful, Safe and your best!

This week for waste heroes some of the children created a music video about protecting our water and environment. They went through a whole process to get to the finished product. Together the children wrote and recorded their song, created props, and costumes as well as choreographing dances and actions. Ka pai to all the children involved!

https://www.musicvideoeducation.com/precipitation

We wanted to support families in the community who do not have enough money to buy good food. The children prepared a video to tell everyone about the plan.

We all brought non-perishable items, like food, toothbrushes, and soap – to donate to Foodbank. Children also prepared a prayer time together to give thanks and to help us remember those in need.  Here is a video about the day.

This term Year 7 & 8s have started looking at how democratic elections work focusing especially on New Zealand.