Bang Bang Dance for Poppa Clive!

Hi Poppa Clive, we love this song and thank you for answering all our questions, Whaea is sorry they did not all publish so she has found a better technology to use and that won't happen again :)

Ra Whaanau ki a koe, Happy Birthday!

We celebrated these children's birthdays this month... thank-you to the Biddle whaanau for Punawhakaata's delicious cake!  That was so kind and generous :)

Harold and Life Education

This term we visited Harold the Giraffee on the Life Education Truck, we even took our favourite puppet Skippyjon Jones to meet him!  The lessons were centered around our 'uniqueness' and personal safety out in the community...

Each of us we chosen to add an essential to Health on this poster, from love to oxygen, food, sleep and exercise.

Harold came out to greet us and sing a song, we sang "Aroha is Love" back to him.... then we all got to tickle him under his chin!

Harold's Whaanau

"Be with a trusted adult, wear your safety helmet on your bike" says Harold

"Have a trusted adult watching you on the playground, take turns and be patient."  says Harold

"Wear safety pads and helmets at the skatepark and have a trusted adult there to make sure you are safe and to help you if you fall."  Says Harold

"Keep together, manaaki each other."

"Play near a trusted adult, be kind, enthusiastic, a good team member."  Says Harold

Our favourite part was waking Harold up when he was snoring against a tree on the big screen.  He had to go finish his writing/tuhituhi like us before he could go play with his friends.  We LOVED taking all the puppets for a safe 'pretend' walk around the school and laying down inside the truck to stare at the stars in the van ceiling, I want those in Room 3!

Thank-you Harold :)  See you next year!

Promise demonstrates her Jujitsu

Matua Tau spoke at Assembly last week and congratulated his SOUTHERN#TRIBES# TUWHARETOA#JUJITSU# Team who have done exceptionally well, they are the highest ranked in Aotearoa.

   Ka rawe Promise, thank you for showing us your medal and one of your moves today!

Pakiwaiatara/Storytelling for Matariki

This Term our storywriting has been inspired by the traditional Maori Legends of Maui Tiki-tiki a Taranga, Ngatoroirangi- guide of Ngati Tuwharetoa, Hatupatu, Papatuanuku and Ranginui, their children.... the guardians of the sea, forests, storms and more...

Here we are at our drawing table, learning kowhaiwhai and other Maori patterns like koru.  We like to draw Taniwha, Maui, Uenuku and other characters from the pakiwaitara we have shared.

We have celebrated Matariki-the Maori New Year with a concert for Whaanau this morning and performed our Matariki Jump Jam Waiata.  

Thank you to all whanau who contributed delicious kai for our shared lunch!

 "Me and Maui got a big fish, we pulled it up.  It was big.  The Fish, Me and Maui showed the Maori King.  We yelled out to the King and he was happy!"  By Amelia

"Maui Tikitiki a Taranga is trying to get the volcano to get his jawbone because Ngatoroirangi's sisters fixed it.  Te Ika-A-Maui broke it and he needs it to catch Te Ika-a-Maui again."  By Dean

"I am Maui and I love catching Tangaroa."  By Dean

"I am going to the sea, the God of the sea because I am a Taniwha."  By Dean

"I am going to the God of the storms (Tawhirimatea)."  By Dean

"I am Maui, the mountain saved him."  By Dean

"I am going to the God and I go to the supermarket."  Dean

"Maui is catching the shark." James

"Tangaroa is eating Whaea Janine."  Promise

"Maui and his Dad met each other."  By Promise

 "Ngatoroirangi was makariri, he yelled to his sisters and they sent fire."  By Promise

"I am with my friends and I play with my friends and play with Karlos.  We play with the Taniwha."  By Adam

"The Birdwoman is dead, we went to the volcano, we went to the big rock, to hide in the rock.  The Birdwoman is eating the cow.  She ran and she is a Birdwoman and she likes eating cows."  By Adam

"Matariki went to the forest, to his house.  "I like meat" said Matariki, he went to Adam's house and he went to Owen's house, he ate Owen."   By Adam

"Maui caught a shark.  The shark ate Maui.  The Dad shark is dead and the baby shark is dead and Adam is Maui.  I can run like Maui, I went home."  By Adam

"Maui caught the fish."  By James

"The Taniwha is eating the puffer fish."  By Cole

"I am Maui and the Gruffalo is saving me."  By Reihana

"Papatuanuku is crying because she misses Rangi."  By Reihana

"Me and Whaea Janine are the guardians of the forest, we are trees."  By Reihana

"Me and Whaea Janine are in the sea."  By Reihana

"Ngatoroirangi and Reihana are going to meet the Firewoman."  By James

"I am a Taniwha and Whaea Janine is a Taniwha and Te Ika a Maui is the King.  Esther-Marie is the Queen, Kataraina and Heleina are Taniwhas too.  I am a rainbow Taniwha and Kataraina is a green Taniwha."  By Owen

"We are playing hide and seek.  I hid in Hatupatu's rock in the water and Whaea Janine too.  We played Taniwha tag and I ran away from Whaea Janine."  By Owen

"Me and Esther-Marie  and Owen and Dean and James are going to the beach then we went to the Warehouse.  we were getting in the car then we went to the pools.  It was hot, it made me feel warm.  The End."   By Heleina