Healthy Lunches!

We are very lucky to have yummy, healthy, free lunches delivered to our school every day. We are trying new foods and discovering new tastes.

We wrote to Libelle [the catering company] and Jacinda Adern to thank them for the lunches. 

Five little speckled frogs!

Mrs Brydon taught in our class for the day. She introduced us to a new math's song called, 'Five little speckled frogs.' We had lots of fun being frogs and doing 'frog maths.'

We were learning about subtraction. When we take away 1 the number is 1 less. Watch the video and sing along. Get some sticks and leaves from the garden and make a pretend pond. Draw and cut out 5 speckled frogs. Have fun!

Term 2 has begun!

 Meet our larger Te Kakano class! Sunny days and smiling faces!

Here we are outside enjoying the lovely sunshine!

We extend a big welcome to our new students and their whanau. 

Tena koe Alex!

Kia ora Roimata!

Tena koe Lykan!

Kia ora Shelby!

Tena koe R. J.

Te Whare Kiwi's Kapa haka extravaganza

 Our assembly with Te Pihi and Te Putake students.

Brax, Patrick, Ahinui - Tama
Mila, Sophie and Aali - Kotiro

Team Te Whare Kiwi

The students impressed the audience with their mihi, koreo, waiata, action songs and poi. They looked like professionals with their costumes, Ta moko and stage presence. Ka pai to mahi!!

Easter is coming up.

 Easter Fun!

Bunnies on the move!

Surprise SIR!!

Bunnies in the garden with chocolate treats.

The Easter Bunny 

Once I saw the Easter Bunny   

Come hop, hop, hop.

So I cried, “Dear Bunny,

Will you stop, stop, stop?”

I ran to the window

To say, “how do you do?”

But he shook his fluffy tail,

And said, “Happy Easter to YOU!”

"Happy Easter Whanau," from Te Kakano.

Te Kakano class's March Moments to Remember.

 Here are some memorable moments from the last weeks.

Water Fun afternoon because we have been such great students who have shown our five school values of Excellence/Hiranga, Diversity/Rereketanga, Integrity/Ngakau, Community and Partnership/Porihanga and Caring for the Environment/Kaitiakitanga.

Pirate Day!

We have been learning that originally there were no people in Aotearoa New Zealand. First the Maori explorers arrived in their waka and many hundreds of years later people arrived from England in tall ships. Some pakeha people from England did not obey the law and there were wars. An agreement was written so that life would be fair for both Maori and pakeha. This agreement is remembered every year on Waitangi Day. The Treaty of Waitangi is very important to the people of New Zealand. 

 We read a book called 'The Tree Hut Treaty' and talked about solving problems, agreeing and making promises.

We all agreed on some promises for our class and then signed our class treaty.