Unpacking the Trunk

The Fencibles travelled from England to NZ on ships taking 3 months.

These people could only come with one trunk.

We started unpacking the trunk to make a cup of tea then make a pudding. 

We did ironing and used a chamber pot.

Middle School Assembly 11 August 2017

Today the Middle School had our assembly.

Room 19 led the assembly while The Ukulele Group, Rooms 20 and 16 supported.

ARTraction 5th & 6th July 2017

As the finale of our recent arts week we had an Art Exhibition in our school  hall.   Parents an visitors we invited to look at our artwork - each class participated.  Our class focused on Hundertwasser "E tu ana taha i te taha - Standing side by side.  

Our artwork is based on the theme of many cultures standing side by side represented by the cityscape buildings.

Matariki celebrations in Rooms 16 and 20

This afternoon Rooms 16 and 20 began celebrations for Matariki or Maori New Year.  We learnt about Maori Stick Games Tititorea and Mau Rakau.

We know there are 7 whetu or stars: Waiti, Waita, Waipuna-a-rangi, Tupuanuku, Tupuarangi, Ururangi, and Matariki.  This year 2 new stars were discovered Hiwaiterangi and Pohutukawa.

Morning Karakia Wed 15 Feb 2017

https://youtu.be/sp3oVrpKbIg

I returned to school this morning and had a pleasant surprise!   Room 16 students are able to recite our morning karakia independently!  Wow impressive!

E te atua
Manakitia tenei hui
Awhinatia matou I roto
I o matou Mahi
Ki te wairua tapu
I o matou ariki
Amene

Every morning we ask for our day and our work to be blessed.

Whaea Tearani