Take a look at some of the awesome stuff Room 19 has been up to this term…and it is only week 3!
We have been discovering more about volcanoes using the science box.
Foraging and cooking delicious food in Garden to Table.
Working on our creative writing skills and designing pictures using Google Drawings to support our story.
Kauri Team were lucky enough to go to the Maritime Museum to learn about the journey of our ancestors to New Zealand and importance of looking after our ocean.
Thank you to all our parent helpers that made the trip possible.
It was a fantastic day!
The weeks are rushing by furiously and our students have been very busy! There have been the staples of Maths, Reading, And Writing, of course, but we have also experienced Social Studies (NZ History), Garden to Table, Spelling, Handwriting, Swimming with coaches, Kapa Haka, and Te Reo Māori.
Writing workshops aim to focus on one skill. In the following short pieces of writing, the focus is to use many adjectives and adverbs to create descriptive writing. This was the picture prompt for the quick write:
A little girl named Marry Nguyen was lost in the dark room. It had a dark television. She turned it on nervously and then it had a lot of mixed colour in it. She thought it was just a background and one second later the colour it starting to melt slowly and it had a smell sweetly, She tasted a little bit and it was not candy it was paint, and she feels dizzy now. [Sony, R17]
Tina opened her tired eyes and was shocked as she saw a humongous TV that was glitching. Tina was scared but shook off that feeling in her and tiptoed to the television. The TV glitched and glitched until all of a sudden this rainbow goo splashed onto the floor dripping from the inside of the TV. Tina watched as the goo dripped onto the floor of this dark room, Tina decided to be brave and touch this mysterious substance. Tina touched it softly and it gave her body a little tingle. After a while she was covered in this rainbow goo. [Bethany, R17]
He woke up lazily from his sleep. He went to the lounge five minutes later and went to the lounge to see the tv was colourful and the colours were dripping quickly. He went to get a ginormous bucket to clean up the super big mess. [Trinity, R16]
48 year old Sophia came from the giant rainbow TV and saw the most beautiful world in the universe that her eyes lit up with the colour of a rainbow. The rainbow dripped lazily in a daze but the TV leaked on Sophia’s clothes and Sophia said “I don’t want to be here” and the TV put her back in the real world. [Dylan R16]
Here are some photos of The Pod in Action:
Please help your child to remember their togs everyday.
Kauri students can also enjoy the pool during their assigned break times.
Year 6 students had an amazing day at Pt Erin Pool yesterday.
They bravely flung themselves off diving boards, hurtled down slides, bounced off the inflatable confidence course, soaked in the hot tub, enjoyed spending time in the playgrounds and in each other’s company.
Thank you to the parents and caregivers who were able to come along and join the fun!
What was your favorite activity at the pool yesterday?
Kia ora bloggers,
Last week we had our Family Fun Night where all our fabulous culture groups performed on the school stage. The atmosphere was electric and the hall was bursting with proud parents and excited students. And, of course, all were amazing! A huge well done to all Kauri students. Here are a few pictures from the night.
Have you ever performed on a stage in front of hundreds of people? Please comment below and tell us what you did and how you felt.
Kia ora bloggers,
Tomorrow, many of our Kauri students will be representing Ōwairaka School at the Eden/Albert Zone Athletics. We wish them all the best and know they will make us proud!
Here are a few photos from our school athletics day, showing students from the Hive who showed manaakitanga and sportsmanship.
The Den had a fantastic time at The Maritime Museum on Tuesday! The weather was perfect, and our sailing trips took us under the Auckland Harbour Bridge, where we saw bungee jumpers leaping off the bridge which added to our excitement.
At the museum we learnt about the migration of people throughout the world, and how Aotearoa was the last landmass to be populated. People are still choosing to come to New Zealand to live, as it is such an amazing place.
Check out our day in pictures….
We also got to count down the cannon that is fired at the museum every day at 12noon. The museum staff were VERY impressed when we did this in Te Reo Maori!
Can you count down backwards from ten in Te Reo?
Kia ora bloggers
On Friday the 15th of September the Hive went to the Maritime Museum. Unfortunately, it was too windy to sail on the Ted Ashby, an old-fashioned sailing boat, but we still had a great time.
Here are the three top things we learned:
Number 1 – Sailing is hard work!
Number 2 – The Polynesians were incredible navigators!
Number 3: Class distinctions were very clear on the immigrant sailing ships that
arrived in New Zealand during the 1800’s. If you were rich you would travel in style. You would have some space above the deck and better food.
If you were poorer, you would only have a bunk bed below deck which was dark and stuffy with little room to move. Often you had to share this with another member of your family. Food often went rotten and there wasn’t much fresh drinking water.
Would you have had the strength to travel like this to New Zealand in the 1800’s?
Blog you later!
Kia ora Kauri Team families
Ōwairaka School are contributing to the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week over the next two weeks.
As a reminder here are the days and times the different Kauri teams will be out doing their bit in the community:
The Den (Rooms 21/22) – Tuesday 12 September, 1.45 – 2.45pm
The Pod (Rooms 16/17) – Thursday 14 September, 1.45 – 2.45pm
The Hive (Rooms 19/20) – Monday 18 September, 1.45 – 2.45pm
Children will need:
Thank you to all of the whanau members who will be helping out.