This term students will be learning to play Ki O Rahi. The game of Ki O Rahi is based on the Purakau (legend) of Rahitutakahina and the rescue of his wife Tiarakurapakewai. The tākaro is a reflection of Tupuna story telling at its best, as well as provides an insight into the way in which they would explain and design Tākaro to reflect their unique "world view". The Papa Tākaro (field) layout of Ki o Rahi and the way the Tākaro is played is a perfect example of this. All lessons are on Wednesday after morning tea, feel free to pop by and play along!
Reminders:
28 October - Labour Day - school is closed
29 October - Road patrol training with Constable Holly
30 October - Ear Clinic onsite
31 October - Year 5 parents sign-up meeting with Noel Leeming
1 November - $5 sausage sale with coleslaw and potato salad (please order and pay at the front office)
Welcome to our last, but arguably busiest term!
We had a trip to Te Kohanga School in the Waikato today. It was very exciting to visit a rural school and experience their Ag Day. Our students got to pet the goats, lambs and chooks.
Some firm friendships were made and a good time was had by all!
We've come to the end of term 3! Have a rest and come back refreshed and ready to tackle arguably the busiest term of the year. See you on the 14th October!
Yesterday was a very special Duffy Assembly- we had Robert Rakete from The Breeze Radio Station. Robert told us about his childhood, growing up in Otara and about his job. The students especially loved it when he did Jump Jam with them. Thank you, Robert!
A big THANK YOU goes out to our volunteers for helping to prepare our delicious lunch. Our students did not have to bring lunch on Tuesday as it was provided and prepared for by members of Rotary Club - kia ora!
Ms Crystal was kind enough to bring her new fur baby to school to share cuddles with the students. Izzy is a 3 month old Siberian Husky and has the most stunning blue eyes!
For the past fortnight we have been focussing on creating good paragraphs in our writing. We have used the hamburger method to achieve this. Have a chat with your tamariki and get them to explain how we create amazing paragraphs!
Reminders:
Wednesday - Walking to Te Oro to see 'The boy whose mother was a pirate'
Thursday - NED Show after lunch
Friday: Teacher-only day. No school for students today
We were really fortunate this week and we got to see 'Story Studio Live'. This production explored the concepts of culture and identity and what this means for Aotearoa, featuring the powerful and imaginative ideas and words of some of Wellington’s young people.
This experience has strong links to the New Zealand Curriculum through The Arts and English. Tauira will experience, consider, and respond to different forms of drama and theatre, actively engaging and interacting throughout the performance. They will see how sound, action and words are combined for a range of purposes, recognising connections between oral and visual language.
Reminders for next week:
'Reading Together' starts next Wednesday. Please pop into the office or have a chat with Ms Webster if you need further info.
