Level 3 Lockdown

Google Meets in November Lockdown 

And just like that the Far North went into lockdown again!

So on Thursday 4th November, Te Pihi went back to doing their learning from home.

They looked at our Te Whare Kiwi site to find their tasks.

Some had their iPads delivered to their homes. Some used devices they had at home.

Most did their reading on-line using their PM books that were assigned to them.

Lots did Reading Eggs and MathSeeds activities.

Each school day, we had a get together on Google Meet! 

It was so good to see that everyone was well and happy!

We shared our news, what we had been up to, chores, photos, toys, backgrounds, jokes and even had a scavenger hunt together!

We all agree that it's much better learning and playing together with our friends AT school!

Term 4 Starts

 Te Pihi starts Term 4!

We are all excited about our new sensory garden that was built during the October holidays!

Our first assembly for Term 4.

Congratulations everyone!

These three have graduated from Te Kakano.
They have grown from seeds into seedlings!

Welcome to Te Pihi Sophie, Mila and Shelby! It's great to have you with us!

Te Pihi Class Awards Week 8

 

Check out this week's awesome learners...

100 club Reading awards: 
Kyrie and Halo 200 nights of reading!
And they received their second free Duffy book to keep!
Rachael 75 nights of reading!
Well done guys, keep it up!

Class and School Awards:

Nova got one of the 'Caught Being Good' Awards for our school this week 

for being a leader of her own learning! And she also got a free Duffy book.

April got a class certificate for her confidence in te reo Maori!

Arlen got a class certificate for his happy and chatty return to school!

Thomas received our class values 'Integrity/Ngakau' award for his honesty and straight talking!

Ka rawe tamariki ma! Tino pai to mahi!

Te Pihi class awards - Term 3, 2021: Week 7

Te Pihi class awards for week 7: 

Ivy Denham - 125 nights of reading

Liam Brockbank - Lockdown School Values Award for Diversity/Rereketanga

Nova Attwood - 175 nights of reading and weekly class award for great home learning during lockdown

Austen Steed - 75 nights of reading, Caught Being Good award, class award for attending every class Google Meet during lockdown

Mia Murray - 200 nights of reading and class award for attending every class Google Meet during lockdown

Sylvie Rodger - 200 nights of readings, Pupil of the Week and class award for attending every class Google Meet during lockdown

Kyrie Manufui - 175 nights of reading, 200 nights of reading, weekly class award

Congratulations to you all for your hard work. Tino pai!

 

Gifts from the Patel whanau

Today Preet's whanau came in to give EVERY student in our school a small gift as part of a tradition in their culture to acknowledge the passing of a close family member. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts Mr & Mrs Patel as we know this must be a very sad time for you all especially not being able to get back to India because of the Covid-19 virus.

Phys Ed with Garth

It's been great to have Garth from Sport Northland back at Paparore School. He has returned to teach us all some new (and old) games. At first in Level 2, we learnt some games that allowed some social distancing.

Then this week at Level 1, we were allowed to play a bit closer together. Everyone enjoys learning new skills and practising them in a game, while being active and warming up on a chilly Winter's morning!

 Look what we can do with a                                                                                 hoop!

3 feet in a hoop

2 bottoms in a hoop

4 feet in a hoop...Uh oh!

Look out Arlen, here they come... "Freeze!"

"Who's creeping up on me?"

Week 8 School Assembly

This week our senior class, Te Kauru, ran our school assembly from a Google Hangout. Te Kakano joined us to celebrate the achievements of our children who are leaders of their own learning!
We began our assembly by all saying our school vision statement together! Say it to your whanau in English and in Te Reo Maori!
We are... Proud and passionate leaders of learning in the heart of the community! 
               Ina te tukaha, te tu maia o nga kai arataki matauranga, kei waenganui, kei te manawa o te                 iwi kainga!
Congratulations to all of our hard workers this week! Tino pai to mahi!

Te Pihi returns to class in Level 2

Well, it has been an interesting Week 6 of Term 2. We returned to school this week to a new kind of normal. Here are some of our Level 2 changes:

• Te Pihi kids were excellent at sanitising their hands as they entered the class and also as they left the class. 
• Only one person in the toilets/bathroom area at a time.
• Most came to school in cars, and were picked up by parents or grandparents in the afternoons, as the adults were encouraged to stay in their cars and not to come in to the classes. Some of our kids had to be very brave coming into class all by themselves and they did it! 
• When the parents picked up their kids, they drove around the cones on the field to the pickup point.
• The bus brought a few children to school and they had their own assigned seats. Sir was also travelling on the bus to and from school.
• School hours changed too. We started earlier at 8am, had a shorter, earlier lunch time and finished at 2pm. 
• When we arrived at school, we all did quiet colouring in instead of playing outside.
• Playtimes were divided into Junior and Senior times, so there was enough room for everyone to have plenty of space in the school playground. We had to keep a metre away from everyone else whenever we could, even when we lined up.
• Morning tea and lunch were eaten inside. Then we went outside for some fresh air and a quick play.
• Instead of all sharing the equipment like Lego and blocks, each child chose a container which they played with and then kept in their bubble for the whole day.
• We did our reading online with our i-pads, two people at a time with the teachers.
• Home reading was from our online PM readers.
• No full school assembly. We had our own class assembly on Friday afternoon.
• When we were in our class, there was no big furniture! The kids sat in their own taped 'square bubble' on the floor with a cushion, a toy, their book box and a plastic bag of their own work books, pencil, rubber, colouring pencils.

Te Pihi had a fantastic Level 2 week coming back to school with all these changes! Well done everyone, it's great to be back at last, even if things are different just for a little bit longer! We've got this!

Reading lesson with Michele

We've done 50 nights of reading!

25 nights of reading. Smile Lloyd!

75 nights of reading! Super heroes!

100 nights of reading, class certificates and values award! Tino pai!

Joron's efforts at home

Joron's Home learning