He waiata! (Let's Sing!)

We enjoy singing this song in class! Use this to practise the parts you find tricky :) 

Athletics

FACING THE PACK

Hesitatingly, I trek to the line,

My feet grip in the itchy grass.

I was nervous to complete the 200 metres,

I catch a glance at my eager contestants.

I seek the finish line far away, BANG!

Just then the race had started we were off.

Sprinting,speedily,heart racing,

I scampered past the others,

I dropped down to third place with my very last lap to go.

Getting close to the finish line

I sprint my heart out hoping to get a place.

THIRD!

By Megan Lind

Rowing machine

Striding up to the rowing machine

Crouching onto it.

My hands clutch onto the rope,

Staring at the screen.

GO!

Pumping, stretching, pushing, sliding,

Hands shaking like a rattle.

Arms stretching across again,

Puffing

Sweat drips down like a drink bottle leaking down my face

Legs wobbling, mouth gasping for air.

100metre comes onto the screen

Yay!

Feeling fatigued, I stumble away back to my seat.

By Emily Tapper 

Athletics

Tentatively, I crawled out of the shadows.

Shuffled up to the line.

Then clutched my vortex.

"When you’re ready," encouraged Mrs Hollier.

Sturdily, I swung my arm back

Then all of a sudden the vortex whistled through the air

4th place…

Once again I clutched another vortex.

This time, the vortex whistled like a bullet from a gun

First place.

Proud.

The winner.

By Sarah Lock

Kai Hauora

We are going to be learning all about kai hauora (healthy eating), so what better way than to learn to grow and care for plants? We all know veges are nutritious and tasty and even better when you can say you grew them yourselves. Mini Gardens have hit K7- watch this space!

Challenge: Find out the Te Reo kupu (word) for the vege you are growing :) 

Term 4

Welcome back to Term 4! We still have loads of learning and growing to do before the end of the year!
What are you all looking forward to? What are you hoping to achieve this term?

Recorder with Mrs Gribble

We were the lucky class that learnt to play the recorder during music. We sound pretty good don't you think?!

Ag Day 2016

It was pretty cute to see you all with your animals on Ag Day. Well done to those who cared for and trained for a goat, calf or lamb! Also well done to those who successfully grew a spud!

See some of this cuteness in this video made by Grace and Sarah

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