May 24, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
Our two week swimming programme has come to an end and our Hihi class are confident and competent swimmers. The progress made over these 8 sessions has been significant. We are so super proud of how our children coped with what has been two VERY busy...
May 18, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
The Hihi Class have been thoroughly enjoying dipping their wings into the pool at the Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre. Monday to Thursday our Hihi class have been seen frolicking in the water performing dives, ‘arm circle’ swimming, bubble blowing and expert...
May 13, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
The sun was shining and the Hihi birds were singing! We had a fantastic trip to Tiritiri Matangi last week. The stunning weather enabled us to see some beautiful New Zealand birds. Our highlight was seeing the Hihi – we were thrilled to spot both a...
Apr 16, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
It has been a very long but very fun Term 1. I can’t believe that it has come to an end. I want to wish the Hihi class a wonderful and safe holiday break and I look forward to seeing you all in Term 2!
Apr 16, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
On our last day of term our entire school gathered together to make poppies in remembrance of our ANZAC heroes. Our challenge was to make the tallest poppy possible using only 20 sheets of newspaper, 4 sheets of red paper, one sheet of black paper, string, sellotape...
Apr 16, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
We certainly missed our Year 4, 5 and 6 friends when they went to camp but we were determined not to miss out on the fun! On Friday 29th March we had our very own MINI-CAMP here at school. The weather was not on our friend so we pitched our tents inside. We made...
Apr 5, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
Today’s Teddy Bear picnic was fantastic fun! The school was over-run with fluffy, cuddly friends….. and there were lots of soft toys too! Our teddies had a shared morning tea, they played outside and they even did some school work. At the...
Mar 15, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
Beautiful singing welcomed our Dad’s and families into school this morning. We then showed our Dad’s some of the fun we have in a day. We played with feathers, fly swats, ping pong balls and our parachute. A huge thank you to all for being a part of such a...
Mar 14, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
In Art we have been investigating facial proportions and experimenting with pencil sketches, crayon drawing and iPad art. Have a look at us creating our self-portraits on the iPads!
Mar 13, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
We all had a fantastic day at the Beach last week! We have started to paint some beach landscapes to display our writing. We will let you know when they are finished so that you can come in and check them out!
Feb 25, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
We have been so lucky to have Harold, the Giraffe, and his friend Chris visit us from Life Education Trust. Harold has been helping us to recognise and acknowledge feelings such as sadness, happiness and anger. Harold reminded us of the important qualities of...
Feb 5, 2019 | Kiwi – Year 1 Blog
Today we discussed Waitangi Day. The Hihi class acted out the role of the tangata whenua (Maori) of New Zealand, whilst our Ruru friends were the British settlers. We explored the need to create a Treaty to ensure that we are all protected by fair rules, which we all...