Kelly Sport Fun day!

 Today the whole kura participated in a variety of fun and exciting team building/cooperative ngā kēmu (games). After morning tea it was Pūriri teams turn. 

We played so many kēmu that it was hard to remember all of the names for them. Here are some ngā pikitia and descriptions on how to play them.

We really like to use our heads in Ruma 22. For this kēmu, we had to work in rōpū to transport the paoro (ball) from one cone to another. The only rule was we had to use equipment such as hockey sticks and other parts of our tinana (body), we were not allowed to use our hands.

 

The last kēmu we played was called, Floor is lava. In teams, we had to use the Lilly pads to make our way to the toys. When we picked up a toy we then had to make it back to our cone. If we touched the lava (grass) we had to start again.    

Ngā mihi nui to all of the Kelly Sport coaches and everyone else involved in 

organising this awesome day for us!

Super reader!

 Congratulations to Maddy for completing a 
100 nights of reading. 

He whetū koe! You're a star!

Te wera hoki- Hot stuff

Today for Pūtaiao we learnt about ENERGY. 

Did you know that;

• Energy is the ability to do work
• energy is in everything
• we use energy for everything that we do
• There are many forms of energy
• There are two main types of energy
• Kinetic - energy that is in motion
• Potential - stored energy.

One activity was to match ngā kāri (cards). One set of kāri named the different type of energy, the other had ngā pikitia (pictures) of images with the form of energy.

              

We came together, and confirmed our thinking. One was tricky, chemical energy - pākā (burger).

We then had to decide what type of energy they each were.

K = Kinetic - energy that is in motion

P = Potential - stored energy.

We now have a very good understanding of energy and the many different forms it comes in.

Taonga tākaro- Toys

 Today Pūriri tīma visited MOTAT- Museum Of Transport And Technology. It was an amazing day and we learnt a lot about toys from the past. It was fun to interact with some of the toys from the past. Some of them were nearly 100 years old, so we could only look at those.

We learnt that in the past, rich people could have porcelain dolls made in their likeness and even have that persons hair on the doll.

Toys like Sunny Jim were made out of material and you couldn't buy them. You had to buy Forge Flakes- breakfast cereal and cut out the tokens, and post them to the company to get your toy.

Did you know that the original Mr Potato head, was really just sharp ended pieces of arms and legs etc. You had to stick them into a real potato to make your Mr Potato head. Children kept sticking themselves with the sharp pieces, so now they make him out of plastic.

It was very interesting for our whānau that helped us today. Some of the toys brought back fond memories of their childhoods. Games such as Knuckle bones and Elastics, were just a couple of  my favourites.

What are or were some of your favourite toys? Please write a comment about this, tell us as much information about the toy and how you played with it.

A very big THANK YOU to our whānau for helping us today and to Maria for organising this awesome educational experience!

Kaipara (Athletics) 2022

Yesterday the Pūriri and Kauri team ngā ākonga (students) walked to Lovelock track to participate in our Kaipara event. Despite the rain near the end of our time at the track, all of the ngā ākonga and whānau had a great day.

Ngā mihi nui to all of the whānau that came along to āwhina (support) us, by walking with us and helping at events.

Check out Hosanna doing Tūpeke (High Jump)

Pablo running in the 100 meters

Super runners!!!

   

Whakamihi to all of the tamariki who participated in the events!

Rā wīra! Wheels day!

Bring along your papawīra (skateboard), paihikara (bike), kutarere (scooter) or your retireti (skates) to kura this Rāmere for Rā wīra.

Don't forget to bring your pōtae mārō (helmet) and your raka (lock) to secure your paihikara or kutarere. 

Caught Being Good!

Congratulations to Frankie and Ishita for receiving our Caught being Good certificates and a Duffy pukapuka this week.

Tēnā kōrua! Thank you girls for being wonderful role models of Manawanuitanga!

Kirikiti- Cricket

Over the next 3 days we will be learning the skills of kirikiti. Today we had two ngā kaiwhakaako (coaches), Coach Matthew and Coach Nisheeth from Auckland Cricket.

We learnt the skills of bowling and batting.

For bowling, we used the Starfish stance and learnt that our bowling arm should always be straight when bowling the paoro (ball). In our small rōpū (group), we took turns to bowl and try to hit the wīkiti (wicket).

For batting we practised gently hitting the paoro of the tee, aiming for it to go between two cones to our partner down the other end of the court.

Ka pai tō mahi toi! Ōwairaka School Art Exhibition!

To celebrate our term focus on Super Hero artists, our kura is having an Art Exhibition. It opened on Rāapa and will close at 11:30 am today.

This term we learned about New Zealand artists and based our mahi toi on their style. The artist that we focused on was Ayesha Green. 

Ngā mihi nui to Virginia for being the kaiako in charge of creating our mahi toi.

Here is our mahi toi.

 

Hui-a-kura-Whole school Assembly

 Yesterday, we were finally able to gather as a whole school for an assembly. It was wonderful to come together and celebrate by giving out some certificates and making a prize draw from our Values draws.

Whakamihi to all of the ngā ākonga who received a certificate or chose a prize. From our ruma, whakamihi to Shuaib and Brooklyn, for receiving our Merit certificates. 

Well done Frankie, Hosanna, Clemence and Israel for being chosen out of our Values boxes.

Always remember and strive to live by our 3 school values; Manaakitanga, Manawanuitanga and Kaitiakitanga.

Ko tēnei te wiki o te reo Māori!

 This wiki our akomanga hosted our Pūriri tīma hui. It was a fantastic way to celebrate and encourage the use of te Reo Māori across our kura (school), whānau (family, extended whānau etc) and hapori whānui (wider whānau, community).

Here are some phrases that you can use everyday. Click on the audio button to hear an ākonga pronounce it.

Whakamihi- Congratulations!

 Well done to both Milo and Maddy from our ruma this week. They have both been great role models of focusing on their mahi and sharing great thoughts during our reading group discussions. 

 

Garden To Table- in the māra.

 This term Pūriri Whā are having Garden To Table sessions. This is a fantastic opportunity for the tamariki to learn about the māra (garden) and skills in the kīhini (kitchen). Here is a video of the huarākau rōpu learning how to control a huripara (wheelbarrow).

It definitely isn't easy to control a huripara, especially when you have to go up or over a bump. Virginia put a bucket of water in to each huripara so that the tamariki could see how much water was left after everyone had a turn going through the obstacle course.

I will post some ngā pikitia (photos) of the mahi in the kīhini next week.

Our visit to Auckland Art Gallery- Toi o Tāmaki.

 Today we visited the Auckland Art Gallery- Toi o Tāmaki. It is truly a beautiful place to visit and learn about mahi toi (art work). We began our day learning about sculptures. Our sculptures were inspired by the amazing artist Yona Lee. 

                   

                 

It was really hard not to touch the majority of the art work, but Yona Lee's installation allowed us to interact with her art and physically explore it. 

We had a really great day and did so many fun activities. Ngā mihi nui to all of the whānau, staff and kaiako who helped us today.

Mātauranga Pūtaiao- Science

 All throughout this term we have been learning about Pūtaiao. This week we have been very lucky to have some guest speakers share with us their mātauranga pūtaiao (scientific skills and knowledge) with us.

On Rāhina, Stuart and Becky spoke to us about Forensic science. We learnt about DNA and how to read evidence such as shoeprints and tyre tread marks.

             

Today, Sally shared her expertise with us about being a Naval scientist. Some of us were lucky enough to try on the survival gear, that she has to wear while aboard the ship. Sally also told us about her visit to the Antarctic, her favourite trip.

Ngā mihi nui to Stuart,  Becky and Sally for sharing your mātauranga (knowledge) with us.

Mātai Ahupūngao Pīngore- Flexi physics

During weeks 7 and 8, we have been learning about energy. Ngā Dropper Poppers was our first activity and our Whāinga (goal) was to learn about; 

• Gravitational potential energy
• Elastic potential energy
• Conversion of elastic energy.

Needless to say we had heaps of fun! This experiment required us to practise our manawanuitanga, as it took a while for us to master our dropping technique.

Never heard of  a Dropper Popper before? Watch this ataata (video) to learn more about it.

Samoan Language Week 2022

 Everyday this week, Fay has been sharing her beautiful culture with us.

Yesterday she has taught us how to say colours in Samoan, we are still practising them. 

We also learnt how to ask "What is your name"? in Samoan- "O ai lou igoa"?

To reply you would say "O lou igoa o............." you say your name at the end of that sentence.

                                     

Today Fay allowed us to see and touch some of her belongings such as Siapo cloth, earings, necklaces, bracelets etc.

Lots of the jewelry is made out of coconut shell and shells from the Island. 

Fa'afetai tele lava Fay!

Pink Shirt Day 2022- Kia tūpore! Be kind!

 All week we have been thinking about our value of Manaakitanga and kindness.

Our whāinga (goal) for this week was to find a way to promote kindness. Please enjoy looking through our slide presentation at our creations.

Road Safety Week- Be a Road Safety Superhero!

This week is Road Safety Week!  Here are some ways we can be road safety superheroes:

• always use the school crossing

• walk, bike or scooter to and from school 

• scooter at a safe speed and keep a look out for cars going in and out of driveways

• wear a helmet when you are on your bike or scooter

• be SAFE in cars - Seatbelts Are For Everyone!

Small things make a big difference - stay safe Owairaka!

 

Wiki anana! Wow week!

 This term our Pakirehua (Inquiry) is all about Pūtaiao (Science). We are striving to think like a scientist and learn kupu hou (new words) that relate to Pūtaiao. To begin our term, we are having a Wow week.

We will be doing a whakamātau (experiment) everyday. Yesterday we learnt about Mātai ahupūngao (Physics), by creating a catapult.

  

                                                       

Crack the code! Meka matua (Basic facts)

 This wiki we have been learning about Tohorā (whales) and how we can be kaitiaki (guardians) of our moana (ocean). For Pāngarau (maths), we have been cracking codes and creating our own for each other to solve. The slide show below contains the codes we created. 

Can you crack our codes? 

                      

Find the Kiwi- A Book week competition

 To encourage ākonga to know their way around the Whare Mātauranga, we had a special Find the Kiwi competition this wiki.

From our class, Lilou was a lucky winner.

"The competition was fun and you never know, you could win"!

 

Dress Up as your favourite book character day.

 Can you guess what book characters we have dressed up as today? 

Type in a comment all of the book characters you can identify?

Wiki Pukapuka- Book Week 2022

 All of this week we have been engaging in activities that encourage us to celebrate pukapuka and pānui.

    

       

Who is your favourite book character?

Who is your favourite person to read with?

Which Book day selfie characters would you draw?

Have you ever written a book review before?

Share your thoughts in a comment!!!

Super selfies! Abstract art.

 

3, 2, 1 ...... Kua rewa! (Lift Off!)

 During the last two weeks we have been doing some Pūtaiao (Science). There is an expression  "It's not rocket science", well in our case it was.

We engaged in 3 different experiments; Tākirirangi Pahu (Puff rocket), Ngā Tākirirangi Poihau (Balloon rockets) and Ngā Tākirirangi Gazoom (Gazoom rockets).

Tākirirangi Pahu (Puff rocket)  

In pairs we constructed our puff rocket. Then took turns using our own straws and our own puff to make the rocket fly.

We learnt that:

•  a force is needed to make a rocket fly      
• a puff or push or thrust is a force.  

                         

Ngā Tākirirangi Poihau (Balloon rockets) 

In pairs we worked together to blow up three different types of balloons; round balloon, rocket balloon and a skinny balloon. We then had to let them go, carefully watching and recording their flight path.

We learnt that:

• a force is needed to make a rocket fly
• a thrust is a force
• stability of a rocket in flight is required to keep it on its intended flight path.

It was really hard to follow the balloons as they went in many crazy directions.

Ngā Tākirirangi Gazoom (Gazoom rockets)

In pairs we worked together to carefully read the ngā tohutohu (instructions) and fill our rockets with the correct amount of water and secure our Alka Seltzer tablet using Blu tack to our canister lid. Of course, safety is important so we had to wear safety goggles.

We learnt that:

• unbalanced forces cause a change in the motion of an object.

So when the Alka Seltzer tablet was added to the water a chemical reaction occurred. As more CO2 is produced, the pressure in the canister builds up until the seal of the lid is broken. The pressure provides the 'push' that launches the rocket.

We had some success and we had some failures. Most important thing, is that we all had fun and showed manawanuitanga during both of those times.

Caught Being Good! Certificates and pukapuka!

Every Rāmere, I get to choose two amazing ākonga (students) and award them an Caught Being Good certificate. Certificates can be earned for many reasons and are strongly connected to our 3 school values. This wiki (week), I had to acknowledge four ākonga because I was away last wiki. One recipient was away today, so they will be receive their certificate next wiki.

Congratulations to these 3 amazing ākonga.

Shuaib for always showing great manawanuitanga during class games.

 

Madeline for her fantastic manawanuitanga during tuhituhi (writing) time.

 

Vivek for being super focused on his work.

Puriri Whā learning at home.