Feb 26, 2020 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
Shared News is the perfect opportunity for our students to share their world with us and improve their oral language skills. Through the sharing of News, we learn how to be a good audience, how to ask questions and we improve our listening skills. We had an...
Feb 21, 2020 | Piwakawaka - Year 1 Blog
On Thursday, Year 1 and 2 were lucky enough to visit Mr Donovan’s house to experience up close, the wonder that is the beautiful Honey Bee. They children observed the worker bees collecting nectar from the abundance of Bottle Brush which line the garden. They...
Feb 21, 2020 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
On Thursday Year 1 and 2 were lucky enough to go to Mr D’s house to see a beehive. We learned about Worker Bees, the Queen Bee and even Guard Bees. We saw how Mr D calmed the bees by using a special ‘smoke’ machine and we even saw the busy, buzzy...
Feb 20, 2020 | Katipo - Year 3 blog
The Katipo class has discovered that we all have worry monsters and that they all look different and come invade our heads at different times and places. Some even found that their worry monster can change form and follow them around. We have been discussing how we...
Feb 14, 2020 | Wētā - Year 4 blog
Hi Parents, It’s been a great start to the 2020 school year. Class Mascot In Art, we have been learning to design characters. The students drew their own creations for our Wētā character and then shared with us why they chose certain design features. We narrowed...
Feb 13, 2020 | Tui - Year 2 blog
Welcome to the Year 2 Blog! The Tui Class are exploring Light and Dark during Science time this term and have been looking at how shadows are made. We went outside and tried to make the BIGGEST shadows, the smallest shadows, the funniest shadows and the longest...
Feb 11, 2020 | Mātātā - Year 5 blog
Welcome all Parents, Families and Students to the Year 5 2020 Blog. Our class this year is called the Mātātā Class. We have had a wonderful start to the year. The class have settled back into school life incredibly well. This term we welcome Sabine and Jude into the...
Feb 7, 2020 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
Thursday 6th of February is Waitangi Day. Our Year 1 and 2 friends joined classes to discuss the significance of this special day for New Zealand. We discussed the signing of the Treaty and we even created our very own Te Tiriti o Wentworth. Our 5 and 6 year old...