Saturday sports started with a roar last weekend, and we have lots of Te Manga kids participating in netball, soccer, and rugby on Saturdays. We also have students who play darts, take part in gymnastics, dance, and play basketball. They are a very active group. Congratulations to all the tamariki and their wonderful supporters who make sure they get to practice and games, plus all the in-between running about.
What a fun day we had on the last day of term finishing off mahi then making Easter Baskets. The Easter Bunny dropped off some treats and everyone went home ready for a restful holiday break! Look after yourselves and your whānau over the holidays and enjoy!
Today we were treated to sweet birthday delights from Kyle and Josiah. Kyle brought in delicious chocolate chippie cookies and Josiah brought in delicious cupcakes and easter eggs as they have birthdays at the beginning of the school holidays. Ngā mihi nui to them and their whānau for sharing their treats with us, especially on the last day of Term 1. Hari Huritau ngā tama!
This term, we read Tangaroa’s Gift as part of our Seaweek learning. We started with chalk to create swirly waves. Then we used pastels and paper towels to blend our colours. Next came the green and yellow pastel for the seaweed, then the blue dye to create the underwater scene. The paua was another process. We added designs to our paua, coloured them in, then scrunched up tissue paper to add effect and volume to our artwork. Finally, we added beads, and Whaea Deb added a sprinkle of glitter to finish them off. Our paua nestled amongst the seaweed under the ocean make our classroom look like an undersea garden. Tino pai to pikitia ngā tamariki!
Today, we had Cathy and Whaea Jen visit our class to talk about the problem with Plastic in our oceans and alternatives that we could use instead of plastic. The tamariki talked about Glad Wrap in their lunch boxes, and Cathy showed the class beeswax re-usable wraps. The tamariki were so excited to make their own using cloth, fabric pens, and then dipped in beeswax. We had a few bees try and come to see what was happening but we managed to get through the session without one bee sting. The class are looking forward to using their wraps ASAP!
Ngā mihi nui to Cathy and Whaea Jen from CBEC for coming to share there learning with us and to Whaea Jade and Mrs Stevenson for organising this cool kaupapa for Te Manga!
We celebrated Mrs Dane’s special birthday today with a fantastic assembly. It was really lovely for all of us to be part of her special day, and the tamariki wrote very sweet messages for her card. I think she will have a great birthday if she even gets half of what Te Manga are offering!
What an awesome day of Rippa Rugby at Arnold Rae Park! With 57 enthusiastic tamariki from Te Manga and Te Tinana spread across six teams, the action was non-stop. Each team played five exciting games, showing off their speed, skills, and teamwork.
The whānau support was incredible, creating a wonderful atmosphere for our players. It was fantastic to hear so many positive comments from referees and supporters about the great behaviour and sportsmanship on display. The tamariki gave it their all, and their hard work and dedication shone through in every match.
A huge ngā mihi nui to the organisers for putting together such a fantastic event. Ka mau te wehi, everyone! 🏉👏
We are learning about the ocean for Sea Week and the problem of plastic in our oceans. This is the link to our learning if you’d like to take a look – Learning LINK .
We are taking part in the Young Ocean Explorers class challenge with schools throughout NZ. The challenge is for everyone to pick up at least one piece of plastic rubbish each day. The tamariki have a brown paper bag for collecting this rubbbish each day. As part of the challenge we log our rubbish and watch the national graph rise. The tamariki have been amazed at just how much plastic rubbish is around if you really look.
We have been collecting for 16 days and so far we have gathered 1170 pieces of plastic rubbish!
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Mikayla turned 8 today!!! She shared delicious cupcakes and goody bags for her birthday. Ngā mihi nui to Mikayla and her whānau for the special sweet treats.
