Tag: Community

Ākonga Sharing – Fishing, Chickens, WWII Treasures and Mortar Shells

We love hearing about life outside of kura so when ākonga want to share, it is always encouraged.

Jackson loves fishing and talks to us about his fishing adventures. It was fabulous to hear about his latest adventures and see some pictures of his wonderful fish.

Isla has been telling us about her chickens and especially Chuckles, the clever hen who has just started laying. What a gorgeous pair they make!

Billie Jean, Leah and Mila have shared treasures from home that are related to our ANZAC day learning though are quite different.

Billie Jean shared stories from her whānau and a copper pot and an antique pocket watch that dated back to World War II.

Leah shared treasures from her whānau who took part in World War I and II. It was lovely to listen to Leah share her granny’s stories shared. We felt so lucky to have seen these special items.

Mila shared the mortar shells from WW2 that were found on her farm as it was the Waipapakauri Air Field during World War II. Her big brother Jamie found them when they were cleaning out a shed just before Easter. They rang the police and the army EOD specialists went out to their place where they xrayed the bombs and then exploded them. How exciting! Mila brought the pieces that were left into school to show us. It was very exciting to hear all about it and to see the explosion on a video.

 

Term 2 Week 2 Assembly

Another week has flown by. At this weeks assembly our students received the following certificates:

Congrats to Mila and Harmony for receiving their 50 nights reading certificates (Maringi and Leah will receive theirs on Monday). Congratulations to Alani for receiving her 75 nights of reading.

Billie-Jean, Alex and Sylvie are our first 100 Nights Readers – WOW! Haramai ngā kōtiro.

Aali and Mila received our class certs and Anahera was awarded our Excellence values certificate.

Congratulations to Kyrie and Ngawai for receiving a values chocolate 🙌 💯! Second week in a row for lucky Ngawai!

Term 2 Week 1 Assembly

Our first week has whizzed by and today we had our first assembly of the term 😁.

Congrats to Alani, Aali, Tairua, Sophie and Lykan for receiving their 50 nights reading certificates. Congratulations to Isla, Jackson B, Alex and Layla for receiving their 75 nights of reading. Tairua and Lykan received our class certs and Harmony was awarded our Excellence values certificate. Congratulations to Jackson B for receiving our Caught Being Good Award for all the effort and care he is putting into his learning. Also well done to Ngawai, Aali and Austen for getting a values chocolate 🙌 💯

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Rippa Rugby

Today we took part in Rippa Rugby sessions with Bodean and Tamara from Northland Rugby. Te Tinana joined us and we had a fantastic time. The students played some fun warm up games then took part in lots of fun skill based activities to learn more rugby skills. There was running, dodging, spinning, laughing, the students had so much energy! We can hardly wait to do it all again and we are definately taking the rips out to our camp next week. Ngā mihi Bodean and Tamara!

Jackson vs Bodean

 

Music with Whaea Jen

We are lucky to have our music teacher Whaea Jen at Paparore School. She encourages a love for music, making each lesson an enjoyable and interactive hands on experience for the students. Our class not only learn valuable musical skills but also develop a deep appreciation for the beauty of different types of music that sheintroduces them too. We all look forward to Wednesday with Whaea Jen!

Celebrating Puanga and Matariki!

We have been learning all about Puanga and Matariki.

In Te Tai Tokerau, Puanga signals the turning of the year – a time of remembrance and reflection, a time to celebrate the present and to plan for the year ahead.

Puanga is the Māori name for the star Rigel in the Orion constellation. Puanga is a star which is seen first in some locations around New Zealand before the cluster of Matariki. This is because Puanga is a 1st magnitude star – meaning it is of the brightest magnitude. The Matariki constellation is a 6th magnitude constellation so it is fainter.

Puanga and Matariki are a time to celebrate the preparation of the māhinga (garden), growing, and harvesting and is also a time for wānanga (learning), reflecting, and sharing hākari (feast) with friends and whānau. We enjoyed a hākari in Te Manga to celebrate Matariki and Puanga. Ngā mihi to Whaea Kiran, Whaea Reyna, Nana Pearl and Nana Angela for helping us on the day and celebrating with us.

Puanga and Matariki are also a time to share pūrākau (stories) with your whānau and friends. The students in the reading group Tikumu read and retold the story of Maui and the Sun.

Click on the link to our class site to find out more.

Cultivating Kaitiakitanga: Paparore School’s Arbor Day Event at Lake Ngatu

Te Runanga o NgaiTakoto – 14th June 2023

Cultivating Kaitiakitanga: Paparore School’s Arbor Day Event at Lake Ngatu

Today Paparore School’s annual Arbor Day event at Lake Ngatu showcased their deep commitment to our environment. Year after year, they continue to plant native trees and plants, demonstrating their dedication as caretakers/kaitiaki of our taiao. With an impressive tally of approximately 40,000 trees planted since 1999, Paparore School is making a significant impact.

Working together with Ngāi Takoto Taiao Kaimahi, Summit Forest, and the Bushlands Trust, Paparore School undertook a big task today, planting over 1400 native trees. This effort perfectly aligns with the schools core values of Porihanga (community) and Kaitiakitanga (environmental stewardship) while enriching their local community curriculum.

Lake Ngatu holds immense significance within the community, and Paparore School wholeheartedly embraces the role of kaitiaki, or guardians, of this precious environment. The day’s activities were made even more meaningful with the invaluable support of their whānau, including parents, siblings, and grandparents.

Through their continuous efforts, they inspire and empower future generations to manaaki and tiaki our natural environment, our taiao.

“Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, haere whakamua.”

If we take care of the earth, if we take care of the people, we will take care of the future.

Keep up the amazing mahi Paparore

Te Runanga o NgaiTakoto

Te Ahuru the Turtle (honu)

Did you know there are 7 species of sea turtle around the world and five of those species of turtle are visitors to New Zealand waters. Green, Logger Head, and Leatherback turtles are the most common species to visit the Far North. The Māori word for turtle is honu. We have been learning all about the types of turtles that are in NZ, what dangers they face and how we can help. Click on this link to see our learning on the class site.

Our kura was invited to the release of Te Ahuru the honu. Te Ahuru washed up in Houhora last year. He has been rehabilitating at SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s for the last few months and is now well enough to be released back into the wild. Te Ahuru was released at Kaimaumau. We gathered with Waiharara School, Ngai Takoto, the Department of Conservation (DOC – Te Papa Atawhai) and Kelly Tarltons to support the release of Te Ahuru back into the moana. We  heard stories, sang waiata and celebrated being part of this amazing experience.  We all shared a kai afterwards and reflected on a wonderful day!

Farewell Te Ahuru, Kia kaha, Kia māia, Kia manawanui – Be strong, be brave, be steadfast.

 

 

Booooooooooooooo it’s Halloweennnnnnnnnn

Today our class was transformed into a zany group of witches, skeletons and even a mad butcher! The students looked fabulous and had a lot of fun. We did athletics today and it was quite a sight to see witches, wizards, ghosts and skeletons doing shot put, discus, high jump, long jump and sprints!!!!!