Strike Musical Show

Today Strike Percussion NZ came to perform at our school with their drums and marimba. 

And one of the band members played an electric violin (a stringed instrument). 

It was an amazing, interactive, high energy show and at times it was very loud!

Sir and Mr Masters had a "teacher drum battle" (a competition).

Some of our students got to have a turn at playing the instruments too.

Who knew that a flame-thrower could be turned into a musical instrument?!!!!!!!

 

Te Whare Kiwi's Assembly - Week 7

Today we celebrate the success of our learners in Te Whare Kiwi!

Our school values draw - Sophie, Aria, Alex W, Tairua, Anahera T and Halo.

Our Caught Being Good book winners - Prisha from Te Kakano and Shelby from Te Pihi.

Our weekly values recipients - Alex W and Halo.

Our weekly class certificates - Sophie, Viva, Macey, Gilbert and Nova.

Our 100 nights reading club awards - Brax, Arlen, Anahera T and Jackson Br.

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: Term 3, Week 9 2021

Check out this week's awesome learners!

Rachael got a class award certificate for her hard work in reading.

Halo got a class award certificate for always doing the right thing at the right time; and for her kindness to others.

Mia got a certificate for 225 nights of home reading.

Arlen got a certificate for 125 nights of home reading.

And Jackson got a Duffy book and a certificate for 100 nights of home reading. He also got our school values award (Community & Partnerships) for learning and playing co-operatively with his peers in Te Pihi.

Ka pai to mahi!

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!

 

Te Whare Kiwi's Assembly

 Our Dance Interpretation of our school pou.

We have been learning about our two school pou which are on the front of the main entrance to the office.

One is the East pou, one is the West pou. The pou were carved especially for Paparore School. Every item on the pou has some significance to our school and the local area.

Each class performed a dance about a different part of the pou. Our dances and costumes were cleverly designed by Miss Koland. We really enjoyed practicing our dances every week. Lots of whanau came to watch us and our assembly performances were outstanding!!

Te Kakano's dance was about the wheke from the Rangaunu Harbour, who turned into Puwheke Maunga.

Te Pihi's dance was about the godwit's annual migration to Alaska to breed.

Te Putake's dance was about the ancestor Tuwhakatere, and his son Hoka sneaking off to battle.

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!

Week 7 School Assembly

Te Kakano and Te Pihi met together in Te Pihi for our first school assembly for term 2 via Google Hangout! Sir spoke to everyone from his laptop in the Whare where he announced the certificate winners and drew our monster raffle. Congratulations to Toby for his "Pupil of the Week" award, Cameron, Indi, Nathanael, Miya, Joseph and Bostin for their Weekly Award Certificates and Levi and Halo for their School Values Awards. Congratulations also to Halo and Connor 's whanau for winning 1st and 2nd prize respectively.