Karaka whanau song

This is a snippet of our whanau song that children from room 18 composed (lyrics and tune) Tumeke Karaka whanau

Tri Kids Grand Final

On Wednesday 10.4.13 we went to the tri kids grand final at Whangarei Primary School. Angus came 2nd in all of the year 4 boys. Melanie came 2nd in all of the year 4 girls.The hard bit was the swimming because every one pushed in. Over all we came 3rd. I hope next time we win the trophy. It was an exciting and fun day.
By Angus and Melanie

Summer Sports

We were fortunate to participate in the Summer Sports Tournament. We could choose to play v ball (netball), Turbo Touch, League Tag, Fuzball (indoor soccer) or baseball. It was a beautiful day, and as the day went on our teams got better and more skilled. Fun was had by all and we look forward to the Winter Tournament.

Summer Sports - slideshows

Tri Kids

As part of Hauora we were lucky to have Mr Healey in our school to introduce us to the world of Triathlon. We had to go on a slippery slide(swimming component), bike and run. We raced each other and had a terrific time!

Tri Kids - slideshows

karaka Whanau Sports

On Friday we had a tabloid sports afternoon. Karaka whanau sports were organised by our wonderful whanau leaders- Tori, Kanoa, Amelia and Lucy. They were exciting games and fun was had by all.
Tumeke, Karaka whanau!

Karaka Whanau Sports - slideshow

Gala Day

Swimming Champs

Today Emma G, Florry and Angus represented SFX Year 4's at the Whangarei Schools swimming champs. Emma and Angus were part of the Year 4 relay team which came 3rd, Angus also came 3rd in the Year 4 boys breast stroke. Well done guys. Tumeke!!!

Hauora

What has been happening in our whanau so far.....

Our Pepeha

We read a book Child of Aotearoa and talked about how important it is to Maori to know where they come from. They do this through their pepeha where they identify the mountain, river, waka marae tribe whanau from their local area. We have our class pepeha that we want to share with you.

Keeping Ourselves Safe

We are involved in the Keeping Ourselves safe programme with Constable Jasmine. We have been talking about what situations make us feel safe and what can make us feel unsafe, confused or worried. We will be looking at ways we can deal with situations where we feel uncomfortable.

Buddy Reading

On Fridays we have buddy reading with another class from our whanau. Room 20 has buddy reading with Room 19,  a Year 2 class. Room 19 children read one of their home readers to us then we share a picture book we have got out from the library. We are encouraging a tuakana teina relationship with other children in our whanau- older children look after and awhi (help) the younger children.

Family Picnic

On Thursday we had a family picnic and children were able to show their classroom to their parents and meet the teacher. It was a lovely relaxing afternoon for all. Thank you for coming.

Shrove Tuesday

The day before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) is called Shrove Tuesday. Traditionally people would clean out their cupboards of fat, butter and eggs. They would make pancakes, pies or pastries.
We decided to make pancakes. Yum!

Kia ora! Nau mai, Haere mai. Welcome to our new blog for Room 20 2013.
We are part of Karaka whanau who are Mrs Cash- Room 18, Mrs Nicholls- Room 19 Mrs Alison- Room 21 and ourselves (Mrs Wendt- Room 20). We look forward to working closely together this year and building a sense of belonging and community within our whanau. No reira keep checking our blog where we will share some of the wonderful work we do with you all.

Snorkelling

Photos of our day at snorkelling. Enjoy!

-The highlights for me this year have been... Outdoor Education.
My best days this year were Outdoor Ed because it teaches us more about outdoor culture.
Disappointments I experienced were cross country.
Some important decisions I made.... trying to get Kaiah and Jade back together.
People who are important to me are Jade, Ariana, Kaiah and Mrs Wendt.
Achievements I am proud of are getting faster at my work.
Special memories of times with my friends.... Seeing them at school and playing with them.
Something I hope I won't have to experience again is cross country.
New interests I have developed this year are playing the guitar.
Issues I am concerned about ...not being fast enough at my work.
My hopes for the future...I hope I can see my friends.
Summing up...
This has been the best year of my life.
Jessica
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Adventure forest

Hooray the time has come.Today we are going to Adventure Forest.
It is going to be so AWESOME! We will learn so much we are so excited I think our favourite bit will be the flying foxes.
When we got there Francois told us the rules. He took us to get our harnesses on.
We did the practise levels.Then we were on to the real courses they were so much fun but they were scary too. It was a long and challenging day. The worst part was when we had to go on a very high courses.It was so scary.
On that course there was a very wobbly and scary part. It took a lot of confidence to complete these courses


By Sophie & Tiffany

Ki-o-rahi

Ki-o-rahi is a traditional Maori game based on a Maori legend. The legend is about a husband and a wife named Rahi and Ti Ara and how Rahi saved Ti Ara from the evil fairies.The balls name is Ki the pou in the middle is the rock that is called the tupu which Rahi hid under when the evil fairies cast a spell that made Rahi very hot. Just before Rahi died of heat a bird called hokoioi spurted fresh water into Rahi's mouth.Then a tuatara came and walked so fast around the rock and it made a moat.The pou in the game is the rock that saved Rahi from the tuatara. He was finally saved by walking down a pathway called an ara and into the world of the living Te Ao. In the game there are 2 teams one of them is called taniwha and the other is ki-o-ma.The team taniwha is trying to throw the Ki at the Tupu and if they hit it they score a point. If you get 5 points in a row you win automatically and if you get 10 points you also win.The other team ki-o-ma tries to score a try in the middle of the circle around the tupu. Each person has 2 rips. If a person has the ball and gets ripped they have to pass it over in less than 3 seconds and if you get your 2 rips ripped it is a handover. A try is worth more if you touch the outside pou with the ball before you run into the middle. Each pou you touch is worth one point.

By Ben Campbell and Jordan

Adventure Forest Photos

Enjoy photos of our Adventure Forest Experience

DJ's Reflection

The highlights for me this year have been... Getting a trophy at prize giving.
My best days this year were Outdoor Education because I learnt a lot.
A disappointment I experienced was getting disqualified in karate.
An important decision I made was moving to Auckland.
People who are important to me are my family and friends.
My achievement I am proud of was seeing my test results.
A special memory of a time with my friend was... Going on a huge bike ride.
Something I hope I won't have to experience again is breaking my wrist.
A new interest I have developed this year is starting a new school.
An issue I became concerned about is if I move to Auckland will I see my friends again?
My hope for the future is that I become very good at karate.
Summing up..... This year has been very interesting and I'd love to have it again.
By D'Artagnan

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