Trip to Pt Chev beach

We had a fabulous day with wonderful activities.  See the pictures below. We also got in the water which the kids loved but unfortunately no photos of that as I was in the water too!

Walk up Owairaka Maunga

We had a great walk up to the top of Owairaka. Once at the top we said our school Pepeha. The journey up on the paths was a challenge for some and everyone gave it a go! We also made maps when we came back to school.

Certificate winners

Congratulations to our Certificate winners!

Litter Blitz

The whole school picked up rubbish all around our neighbourhood. We picked up 200 kg altogether.

Here we are insepcting the rubbish we collected. 6 lucky people found golden tickets and won a t-shirt.

Beach Education

We have been learning a few games that we can play for our Beach Day at Pt Chev beach.

Making Muffins

We had fun making some banana and chocolate muffins.  This was before they were cooked. They were delicious. So much so that the leftover mysteriously disappeared.

Mazes and bees

This week we used the context of bees finding pollen in a maze to practice computational thinking. Computational thinking in Year 2 is giving instructions.

The students gave directions for the bee to move through the maze collecting pollen on the way. They had to be careful to give clear and precise instructions. Many students had trouble remembering which way was left and which way was right!

I was very proud of the students and how they perserved.  If they made a mistake with the directions they went back to fix up their instructions.

Certificates & Discovery

Well done to Rafin who got the class Manawanuitanga certificate at assembly today. Also congratulations to Luke whose ticket was chosen out of the Rimu box.

At Discovery Time today we did some Rongoli patterns with chalk for Diwali and made some storage boxes and other arts and crafts.

Kiwi Tag Term 4 Week 1

We were lucky to have some people come in and show us how to play Kiwi Tag. We had lots of fun and Congratulations to our winners Pepetua and Sibley.

Orchestras and athletics Term 4 Week 2

What an exciting Monday.  We started off with an amazing performance from the Clarence High School Band from Australia.

We were treated to songs such as September by Earth, Wind and Fire, the Time Warp from the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Sweet Child of Mine by Guns and Roses, Star Wars and Dr Who. To finish we had a revised version of Cinderella with fantastic musical accompaniment.





In the afternoon the Rimu team started our Athletics practice and  we thoroughly enjoyed trying out the different activities.

Art Exhibition

We had a fabulous time making our art and also visiting the art exhibition. It was amazing to see all the art work that had been created across the school.  Here are some photos of Room 14's art.





and here is some more of the art from other classes.

Book Character Day

Everyone looked fantastic and the amazing costumes filled up the hall during book character day assembly. All the classes went on the stage to show off our costumes. Thanks to everyone who helped make it such a fun occasion.  Please see Room 14 costumes below - we had such a great range of characters.

Book week events

See the slides below to see what's happening:
 

We made pikelets!!!

Today Room 14 and Toki made pikelets at school because we got a prize for filling up the pom-pom jar.

We used eggs, flour, sugar, milk, white sugar, salt and baking powder and mixed them together. After cooking them we put on butter and jam and ate them outside under the Pohutukawa tree.

Unfortunately we were so busy making and eating that we (I!!) forgot to take any photos. Please see the recipe below to make these at home.

I have given the class 'homework' which is for you to comment at home on this post.

Thanks for reading!

Meg and Mog

This week we read some Meg and Mog stories. We looked at how they were written and we had a try at writing one ourselves. Here is the slideshow with more detail:

Tae Kwon Do

Room 14 have been learning some Tae Kwon Do this term. So far we have had 4 lessons and we have 5 more lessons to go. We are really enjoying it. We have to follow instructions and listen carefully to the instructor.  Did you know Tae means foot, Kwon means fist and Do means the way of. So altogether it means the way of the fist and foot.

Here are some photos:

Kia orana - Cook Island Language week

This week we have learnt some facts and words from the Cook Islands. Did you know that the 15 stars on the Cook Island flag represent the 15 different islands of the Cook Islands?








Here is a song we learnt to help us remember how to count in Cook Island Maori. Do you notice the similarities and differences between the two languages?

We also had Hamida and some helpers talk to us about the Cook Island language and show us some instruments and dance moves.  Check out the photos below:

Making 43 and other numbers

Today we used different materials to make 43. Then we added 10, subtracted 10, added 100, to make different numbers.

Green week

This week we were learning about native NZ birds. We did some reading and writing about the Piwakawaka (Fantail). We also had a visit from Miss Best (an ex-teacher who now is a park ranger) and she put in some stuffed birds and talked about their different features. At Green Day assembly we saw what all the other classes had been learning about.

Fantails:

- Live for 3 years
- Are small (maximum 16cm)
- Get their name from the shape of their tails
- Eat insects such as flies, ants and even wasps!

100 day celebration

We had a great day for our 100th day at school. We bought in 100 things and then counted them.  The counting was in 2's, 5's 10's. 20's 25's and 50's. Then our buddy class and the other Year 2 classes came and visited and looked at what we had done.

There also was time for sharing food and we really enjoyed everything that was bought in. A big thank you to all the parents!!!

Green Week Term 2

During Green Week we were learning about our rubbish and where it all goes. At Owairaka we have separate rubbish for landfill (yellow), milk, paper and compost.

Congratulations to Kingi for his Kaitiakitanga in cleaning up the classroom and helping with the bins.

Cross Country 2019 Rimu Team

Parents clapped and cheered as the students ran by.  Congratulations to everyone who was part of the cross country. You all did so well. Below are a couple of photos of the events including the place getters in Room 14 - please check it out!!!  Congratulations to Pepetua, Leonidas, Jack D, Kason & Sibley.

Samoan Language week

Week 5 at Owairaka was Samoan Language week. We celebrated by learning some Samoan songs, doing some art and having a special Samoan assembly. Please check out the photos below.

Cross Country - Rimu team

We have all been training super hard for Cross Country.

We do this before lunch time each day as long as it hasn't been raining!

Seven year olds run twice around the school (starting by the junior playground, around the classrooms and back to the junior courts). Six year olds can choose to run once or twice. Finally the five year olds run once around the school.

Cross country day is on Wednesday 19th June with a rain day of 20th June.

Road Safety Week

This week is Road Safety Week.  We encourage students and families to be safe on their way to and from school.  Please comment on our blog with your safety message. Thank you!

The Sun Term 2 Week 1

We all enjoyed our first week back. Room 14 have started learning about Space. This week we learnt a lot of things about the Sun. For example the Earth can fit in the Sun 1 million times!!! We also learnt that we couldn't live without the Sun as it gives us heat and light.

Little Splash April 2nd

Little Splash was great fun. Despite cooler temperatures and a little drizzle we all enjoyed the experience. Students swum three widths of the pool doing a combination of walking, using noodles and flutter boards and freestyle. Check out the photos below.

Discovery March 29th

We had a new addition to Discovery today.  A big thank you to Kingi's dad who came in and showed us how to hammer in a nail, and take it out again.  We also continue to love building our marble runs!

Green week Week 6 Term 1

Room 14 learnt some interesting things about sea birds and how they make their nets on land. We all loved dressing up for Blue/Green day.

Congratulations to Malachi and Taanish who both got green day prizes!

Cultural Unity Day March 22

Everyone looked amazing and we all really enjoyed sharing food. It was a great way to celebrate all our students at Owairaka.

Painted Stones

Room 14 have painted some stones for decorating one of the paths at school.  Haven't they done a fabulous job?

Maths - using tens and ones

We have been learning to make numbers using tens and ones.

Certificates - Ibrahim and Eleanor

Congratulations to Ibrahim and Eleanor who were awarded the Caught Being Good Certificates last week.

Self Portraits

This week we did some portraits using vivid and dye. Look at our amazing work!

Week 5 & 6 Swimming

We have been busy swimming with instructors these last two weeks, learning "survivial" swimming. How we can float, turn on to our backs, signal for help and much more.