On the 31st of October we had a mufti day, sausage sizzle and bake sale. The money raised will be donated to an ex Wentworth Primary student who is sadly very unwell at the moment. Our Year 0 and Year 1 class embraced the Halloween theme and a wonderful day was had by...
Come on guys………Get Firewise! We were so lucky to have the fire fighters visit us early in September. We talked about how to keep safe around fire and then we were allowed to look in the fire truck and use the HOSE! Space food! One of our lovely Hihi...
Today we were invited to attend the Living Museum held at the College by the Year 7 classes. The Year 7 students chose a character from Ancient History and they became that person. They dressed up and shared their knowledge about the significant life events of their...
Our Global Foods shared lunch was a wonderful opportunity for us all to not only try new foods, but to also get to know more about the friends in our class. We ate Russian Pancakes, Chinese Mooncakes, Dutch Licorice, English Cornish Pasties and many Kiwi classics such...
Daffodil Day was a wonderful opportunity for our students to dress up in mufti and support the Cancer Society. Thank you for your generous donations! Our Hihi class joined forces with the Kereru class to make Japanese Koi inspired art. After discovering the...
Our annual cross-country race is a school calendar highlight. The whole school participates and it is wonderful to see our students living the Wentworth Values as they persevere to finish the race. The way in which students will each other towards the finish line is...
Wentworth Primary turned into Hogwarts on Wednesday when we held our annual Students vs Parents Maths Competition. Much fun was had and I’m sure that I saw some flying spells help parents take flight on trampolines!
Our recent trip to the Auckland Museum saw us explore Myths and Legends. We listened to a new story about the Rat and the Octopus and we learned why the Pacific Island fishermen used shell and rope lures to catch an octopus. We then had free time to explore the...
Our Year 7 friends came to visit us on Friday. They had written some wonderful stories about endangered birds and we were lucky enough to have them read to us. We also got to share our writing with Year 7. We can’t wait until they visit us again!...
With the Rugby World Cup taking place in Japan, we decided to learn a little about Japanese Art. We had a look at photos of Japan and were astonished by the beauty of the Cherry Blossom trees (桜の花 – Sakura no hana).We decided to make our own Sakura trees out of...
We have been learning about Measurement in Mathematics. We have been learning to measure by direct comparison and we have begun to choose, and use, non-standard units to measure everyday items around our classroom. Using blocks to measure items also helps us to...
We often tell our students that books are ‘treasures’ and this message was reinforced in the recent performance of Treasure Hunt. The Hihi class were taken on an adventure, told through the tales found in stories written by New Zealand authors. The actors...
