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!

Pink Shirt Day...

... was held on the 21st May.
It is all about standing up against bullying.

We dressed in pink to show our support.

Mauri tu! Mauri Ora!

We don't bully one another.

Te Pihi has fun together!

Korero mai, Korero atu.

Speak up! Stand together!

We celebrate diversity at our school!

Paparore School values integrity and doing the right thing!

Free School Lunches!

Te Pihi children are enjoying the range of healthy lunches provided by Libelles! They arrive just before lunch time in our special class container and are given out to each child by the teacher and Teacher Aide. If the children can't eat it all, they are encouraged to take them home in their lunch box to finish after school. They are all getting used to trying new and different foods. Which lunch is your favourite so far??

Whole School Water Fun Day

 How lucky were these guys to be rewarded for their awesome work and behaviour throughout Term 1!? 

A range of fun water activities were set up one sunny afternoon and everyone loved it!