Art/ Te Reo

During Te Reo we have been learning to ask and answer about mokai (pets) and kararehi (animals). 

He aha tenei kararehe?

(What animal is this?)

He _____ tenei karahehe.

(This animal is a _____.)

Interschool Cross Country

Thankfully, the rain held out for cross country this afternoon and boy were there were some awesome runners!

How many of you managed to push on to the top of that big hill without stopping?! 

Book Fair

After weeks of hard work, it was pretty exciting to see our Book Fair displays come together! Well done to those who received commended or highly commended ribbons for your effort! 

Ka pai to mahi Kahikatea! 

 Reading and peer assessing one another's work!

Book Character Day

Great effort Kahikatea! Your costumes all looked fantastical! We had Book Character day as part of our book week to not only celebrate the wonderful world of books, but  also to fundraise for our sponsor children Navin, from Cambodia and Michael and Tanzania. Who can you spot in our class picture? 

Visit from Dawn McMillan

We were lucky to have a visit from a wonderful NZ author, Dawn McMillan. She has written fun books such as Why do Dog's Sniff Bottoms? and Woolly Wally and more serious books such as Holy Socks and The Harmonica

Dawn read to us, answered our many questions and shared some extremely useful tips for writing. 

Comment below with the helpful tips you remember!

First Aid with Rachel from Red Cross

Room 7 & 8 students are officially People Savers after completing a First Aid course on Monday! We completed lots of different hands on activities to practise skills that could be useful if we were ever faced with an emergency. We learnt about DRSABC(d) and what to do with burns, breaks and poisons. What useful tips do you remember?

Rio Olympics 2016!

We are all enjoying the watching and discussing the Olympic Games at the moment! We have heard some amazing stories of incredible athletes who push their limits and in doing so, inspire us to be our very best too. This clip was produced in support of the NZ Olympics team for this years Rio Olympics. Which NZ athletes can you spot training in this clip? What values do you think they would need to display in order for them to reach this level of skill? List your thoughts in the comments below...

Emily T's Paradise

My Paradise

Seagulls chirp boisterously flying over the bay.

Kids appreciate the fun they are having leaping around on the fresh grass.

Parents unwind on the decks of the beach houses in their snug bean bags.

Beach houses watch everyone have a great time in the water and out.

The grass screams “Ouch, ouch” as people dash across it having fun.

My new made friends and I explore above our beach house in the long grass.

Fresh, green, grass

Waikauri Bay

My Paradise

By Emily T

Emma's Paradise

My Paradise 

Calves moo loudly, hiding in the corners of the shed.

Spiders jump into action, crawling into the dark.

Sunlight shines through the dirty glass window.

Tiny bits of shattered bark fly pass me as the strong wind carry them away.

Leaves scatter over the damp ground making it very slippery.

The slightest wind whispers “Come and play with me…”

A family of calves block the entrance energetically as I try and rush my way in.

Hollow fences covered with moss holding the cows in.

Every second a new calf is being born.

Water slams down to the ground making big puddles to jump into.

Lush, quiet, enjoyable.

My paradise.

By Emma .

Ranfurly Shield!

The Ranfurly Shield came to visit yesterday! Who is going to the Waikato vs King Country game this weekend?? 

Market Day!

How much fun was Market Day today?! Ka pai to mahi everybody, I was so impressed by how you worked together as a team (or as business partners!) to create a product or service to sell to people! Loads of Hinni Dollars were made and lots of treats were enjoyed!

Market Day

How much fun was Market Day today?! Ka pai to mahi everybody, I was so impressed by how you worked together as a team (or as business partners!) to create a product or service to sell to people! Loads of Hinni Dollars were made and lots of treats were enjoyed!

Pepi's Health Check

Elephant Toothpaste

Yesterday K7 became LAB 7- the scientific laboratory of Animal Dental Hygiene Scientists!  We received a and letter and package from the zoo asking for our help.... 

Some of the ingredients they included was yeast, dishing washing liquid, hydrogen peroxide and blue food colouring! Watch the video to see what we came up with...

Why did this happen?! Why did it fizz and foam?? Do you think the elephants will be happy with our recipe?

K7 Drummers

We are enjoying music with Mrs Gribble so far this term and have learnt about keeping beats and rhythms going. We have our own drum kit each week and love banging away. Has anyone made their own drum kit at home??