Sharing the learning! 2020

We have a small group of keen gardeners and they have been given and huge responsibility from the WHAU trust. We have been given some seeds that we are germinating currently and will grow into small plants and then plant these along rivers etc in our local area. This aligns really well with the learning we have been taking here in regard to creating a more local curriculum. http://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/whau

 Room 7 have been hard at work studying their ARTIST and then trying their best to paint using watercolors. So much fun and they really did a wonderful job. These will look great on the wall and the children were able to share what they had learned about the artist. Georgia O'keeffe paints flowers, skyscrapers, landscapes. Focus on perspective and bright colours.  The children have been using all the skills they have learned. 

 What a wonderful week we are having. As a school and country, we are celebrating all things Te Reo here. The staff and children and even the parents are really trying their best when they are greeting each other and giving instructions. Teachers are asking children to use Te Reo in their writing and in their ART. On Monday we had a whole syndicate celebration with games, singing, and even a house team competition. Keep up the great work. He pai ki a maatau te whakamahi i te reo i konei i te kura, me te kaha ki te whakamahi i ia ra.

 What a  fantastic evening it was and so many helpers turned out. It really was a team effort and we managed to put all the bikes together in record time. It shows that when school and community work alongside each other great things happen This is part of the lend a hand initiative that was launch this year 2020. Thanks everyone for your help!

 A wonderful staff focus for prayer that we will have on our return after Level 3 lockdown! Mother Mary ...Pray for us.

 What a  great staff meeting it was to have all the staff on bikes and having a go. Role modeling to the children is so important and the learning that took place in this staff meeting was excellent. Loads of us just thought we would get children on bikes and away they go, however, we learned it is more than that and the games and fun you can have as a class of children on bikes is so good.  We look forward to getting all the children in every class on a  bike and enjoying our wonderful whole bike track!