Winter Fun!

 Jack Frost comes to visit!!

Hey, why is our playground white?

Is it snow?

We found ice!

Our hands are freezing!

C'mon guys!

It's Jack Frost!!

We crunched the frost!

Lucky we have warm winter clothes on!

Thank you Emirates Team NZ

During Term 1, Te Pihi wrote letters of congratulations to Emirates Team New Zealand for their awesome efforts in winning the America's Cup.

In Term 2 we were thrilled to receive a mystery parcel sent to us! 

In the parcel was a lovely letter to thank us for our letters and a huge poster signed by all the 2021 team! You can check it out on the corridor wall outside our classroom door. 

There was also a quality Team NZ cap for every child in the class! We were so stoked that we wore them all day!!

Thank you Emirates Team New Zealand!

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.

Planting Day at Lake Ngatu

One of our school values at Paparore School is "Community and Partnerships".

This morning we joined some community organisations like DOC, Bushlands Trust, Summit Forests and Ngai Takato for planting at Lake Ngatu. Some of our parents joined in as well. The adults dug the holes and the students planted the small trees. Then we got to have a barbecue lunch. It was lots of fun and we learnt how to work as a team.

Learning about precious rocks!

Sylvie's reading group read a journal story called "Rock Doc". A rock doctor's job is called a geologist. Sylvie brought an amethyst to school (like the one in her story). We got to touch it. It felt rough and spiky.

Warm Winter Beanies!

 Mrs Brydon's Mum kindly knitted beanies for everyone in Te Pihi!

We wore them all day... even inside!

These are ours to keep forever!

We got to choose the colour we liked.

Colourful, cute and cosy!

What a great way to start winter.

We all wrote thank you letters and made a huge card!

Thank you Mrs Berghan!

Junior Kapa Haka

Each week Te Whare Kiwi practices our waiata-a-ringa!

 

Taringa, kanohi, ihu, mangai...

One Day a Taniwha...

Te Hope Hope

Tena koe, Hello to one!

Tutira Mai Nga Iwi

Kia Ngawari!

Ka rawe ta matou waiata!