Tag: School Values

Music with Whaea Jen – Dance Monkey

Music with Whaea Jen is like magic. Every student takes part in the overall musical piece whether they are playing an instrument or using their beautiful vocals. The class have been working on the music Dance Monkey. Some of the students are on keyboards and drums, others are on violins, cello’s and there is even a bass guitar. We even have vocalists. Each students has been working hard to perform their part in time with the group. It has been very impressive to view the students getting the most out of their 45 minute music time with Whaea Jen. We have a very talented class indeed.

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!

Te Whare Kuaka’s Taupo Bay Camp

We had a fabulous time out at Taupo Bay with 72 keen and enthusiastic students supported by a wonderful crew of whānau and staff. The focus of the camp was Whakawhānaungatanga and it was clear to see that the students and whānau enjoyed spending time together outside of the classroom. It was an excellent opportunity for the tamariki to spend time with students from other classes and for whānau to meet each other. The students were absolutely wonderful and their enthusiasm for giving things a go was impressive. Tau ana!

Scroll down to check out some of our camp photos and read our camp writing.

Our Camp Writing

I had a terrific time at Taupo Bay.  The greatest activity was surfing. I was surprised I could surf across the waves. Kayaking was hard but I gave it a shot, when a wave came right towards me! I tipped the kayak over in the gigantic wave, then I saw stingrays!! After all the fun we had lunch, then had more fun. 

G Jack

Our whole group liked our camp. I was surprised about kayaking because I went with Sophia and we had a race on the kayak. We raced Aaraitangaand Layla. We fell off then they fell off, it was funny! We went surfing too, it was amazing because I almost fell off but then I stood up!

Aria

I had a  terrific time at Taupo Bay. I loved surfing because it was my first time. I was surprised because I stood up. I got splashed in the face with waves because when we were kayaking me and Billie-Jean got in a kayak together and I was at the front. 

Alani

Last week I had a great time at Taupo Bay. I felt scared to go surfing but my mum was helping me so I didn’t feel so scared. I was so impressed that I could stand up on the surfboard. 

Mila

Camp was fantastic. I liked kayaking because we could catch the waves. We even flipped the kayak. I wasn’t scared because there were 2 people in the kayak. I was surprised I stood up on the surfboard because I have never stood up on a surfboard before. Nana hopped in the water with me when we were surfing. 

Austen

We had a terrific time at Taupo Bay camp. I loved surfing because I almost stood up  and the waves pushed me all the way to the shore. 

Nikki

Last week I had a brilliant time at Taupo Bay. I  was really surprised that I was able to kayak with stingrays. I enjoyed kayaking the most because I didn’t flip over and you were taking care of me and Alani, so I wasn’t scared.

Billie-Jean

Last week I had a fantastic time at camp.  I enjoyed surfing the mostI was surprised I could stand upon my first try surfing. Liked Nachos for dinner and they were delicious. I was worried about the kayaks because they flipped over 3 times. I picked up some rubbish on the creek walk where there was heaps.

Alex

I had a terrific time at Taupo Bay. You were very helpful.  I was surprised that I could stand up on my surf board which has beautiful stripes. I felt very nervous when I got my surfboard. I really liked kayaking because I got pushed into the deep and then the waves hit me over and over and it overflowed!! I also got to catch a wave in my kayak. 

Jackson B 

Last week I had a lovely time at Taupo Bay. I enjoyed surfing. It was my favorite. I was scared that I would fall when I was standing up! Our whole group was brave enough to go kayaking. We flipped in the salt water. A big wave came and our kayak flipped over again. The kayak was full of water! Our kayak was heavy.

Maringinoa

I enjoyed surfing, Narchos, ice cream sandwiches and playing in the park and then the creek walk. I was really scared at night because I thought there was thunder and rain and it was really cold. I was ok though because I had my friends surrounding me. I  was surprised that I walked up Te Pu o Te Wheke! 

Leah

Thankyou for taking the kayaks to Taupo Bay. I liked the big walk up Te Pu o Te Wheke. When I got to Taupo Bay my eyes were happy! I loved the camp ground and we were so hot. But my most favorite part was surfing because I got to stand up.

Aali

Our whole group  loved Taupo Bay camp. I  enjoyed kayaking because the waves were small so the waves did not flip me. I also enjoyed surfing in the big waves but I was a bit bad at it. I was surprised that Ngawais’ kayak sank and she tried to get into my kayak. This camp made me feel braver at surfing.

Anahera

I had a terrific time at Taupo Bay. I was worried about kayaking. I thought I would get tipped into the sea. So I didn’t go on them.I enjoyed the creekwalk because I love to build dams like a beaver. I felt fantastic at camp.

Sophie

I had a brilliant time at Taupo Bay. I enjoyed surfing so much. I was so surprised that I could go on my feet for the first time. I was so happy and the waves were big.  I was so scared that I would fall off and get hurt.  I was closing my eyes.

Harmony

Last week I had an amazing time at Taupo Bay. I enjoyed kayaking and surfing! I felt terrific. It was a fantastic time. My favorite thing was the walk. I was surprised I could stand up on the surfboard and that I knew how to surf.  When I was kayaking I thought I would fall out because I always fall out when I go kayaking, I freaked out because of the stingrays in there!

Shelby

I enjoyed it when I flipped over on the kayak lots of times. I was surprised when Whaea Deb said to me that the cookie pie was amazing! ( I was so happy when she said that to me) she pleaded with me for the recipe for the cookie pie and I told her! I was surprised when Shelby said to me that there was stingrays in the water by her kayak.

Layla

Last week we had a brilliant time at Taupo Bay. Nothing was boring or not fun. The funniest thing was surfing and the creek walk. Surfing was fun because I stood up 1 time.I could most likely stand up but the surfboard was too big and the waves were too small. Also the reason why I liked the creek walk was because I made a fishing rod Lloyd and Xavier found a big thick long log which is how we made the rod. 

Lykan

Last week I had a terrific time at camp. I enjoyed the creek walk and I loved surfing. It was difficult to kayak because the waves were hitting my face and my nose and I did not like it at all! I did not know that I liked surfing. I did not know how it got so dark so quickly.

Isla

Last week I had a terrific time at Taupo Bay camp. First when we got there we took our bags and then we went into our tent. I felt so excited! Then we went to the beach. Whenwe got there it was pretty rough. We weren’t allowed to go kayaking but we were allowed to go swimming! I was surprised that I could go kayaking in the sea!

Kyrie

My favorite food at camp was spaghetti because that’s my favorite food. And the breakfast I loved the milo I was sad on the last day because I had so much fun.

Tairua

 

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!

Tuakana Teina Day

Today we had a tuakana teina day as the junior school teachers were all taking part in some learning in the whare. A tuakana class teamed up with a teina class and we had a lot of fun supporting each other and learning in different environements throughout the day. Click on the link to check out some of the learning that took place on the day.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

During our reading session today, the students teamed up to complete an information scavenger hunt focused on The Treaty of Waitangi. Working in pairs, they searched for information around the classroom to learn more about the treaty. Click on the link to check out our Treaty of Waitangi learning on the class site.

Introducing Te Manga 2024

Introducing Te Manga 2024

We have 24 keen, enthusiastic and positive students, ready to embark on their next learning journey. Independence and self-management are key focus areas in our classroom environment. In Te Manga we work to the best of our ability everyday, make positive choices in our learning and we follow our school values!

2023 Te Manga Film Festival

For the past 4 weeks, the students have been very busy making movies. The students came up with different ideas for movies and decided on making three. The students chose which movie they wanted to be part of and got straight into it.

Each group had to decide the ‘where, who and what’ of their movie; setting, characters, plot! This was a huge task which the students did really well. Everyone worked together to come up with (and agree) on what their movie would look like and then got started on the script, introducing dialogue and actions for the actors! A huge task!

Then the next step was creating and producing each movie in a short time frame. The students had the chance to act, direct, instruct, operate the camera and think about all the things that happen behind the scene to make a movie. Everyone had a lot of fun and are looking forward to entering the Manaiakalani Film Festival next year.

Check out Te Kauru’s film that was entered into the Manaiakalani Film Festival Click on this link to check out the Manaiakalani Film Festival 2023

Te Manga Film Festival

Movie 1 – Level Up

Idea and concept – Alex

Crew and Cast – Alex, Pranshi, Liam, Te Miringa, Azalea, Te Reinga, Aaraitanga and Indi

Roger is a gamer, hates school and doesn’t have any friends. He plays tricks on his teacher and always gets into trouble. One day Roger decides that he needs needs to change his ways! What will he do?

Level Up Movie Script

 

Movie 2 – Believe in Yourself

Idea and concept – Whole Group

Crew and Cast – Arlen, Nathanael, Toby, Harley-James, Grayson, Bostin, Cameron and Thomas

Ritchie is new to rugby and his team mates don’t think he has what it takes to play in the big game. Will Ritchie believe in himself?

(Guest appearance from some of the Te Kauru Boys – Ashton, Jaxon N, Garielle, Kieran, Ryan, Daniel and Jesse)

Believe in Yourself  Movie Script

Movie 3 – No More Plastic

Idea and concept – Whole Group

Crew and Cast – Halo, Nova, Alyssa, Tahli, April, Mia, Shaylyn and Sophia

The kids from Te Manga care about the environment. They discover a turtle when they are doing a beach clean up. Their discovery helps the environment more than they ever could have imagined!

(Guest appearance Te Ahuru the Honu)

No More Plastic Movie Script

‘Introduction to Science’

Today we started our Science journey. The students discussed the questions ‘What is SCIENCE? and ‘What do you know about SCIENCE?’

The students brainstormed in their groups and shared their ideas such as; nature, dinosaurs, explosions and space. After discussion, the students decided that science is all around us.

There are many areas to learn about within Science and this year we are going to be learning within three of the main areas of science. The students had to look in the three mystery bags and discuss what those areas of science might be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After lots of debate and discussion the students worked out BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY but it was Alex who helped everyone with the tricky mystery bag which was PHYSICS.

After all the korero it was time to have some chemistry fun so we headed outside and did some hands on learning. You can have a look at the instructions on our class site. The students combined vinegar, dishwashing liquid, food colouring and baking soda. They discussed what they thought would happen before getting started. The reaction was fantastic and the students enjoyed the experiment however there was an unexpected reaction that will help us in our future learning. You can ask your child what that was!

Whaea Deb