Seaweek - Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Beach Clean

Last Friday our classes went to Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē to do a beach clean as part of our Seaweek learning. We split into 2 groups and walked approx 2km either side of the ramp, picking up any rubbish that we could see. We picked up a variety of plastic rubbish including clothing, lighters, cigarette butts, lots of pieces of foam along with some alkathene pipe and a car part.  

We were pleasantly surprised to only gather 1 bag of rubbish over that 4km distance however when this is put into perspective, NZ has 15,000 kms of coastline. If we were to pick up a bag of rubbish every 4kms, that would be 3,750 bags of rubbish. Something to think about! 

A huge thank you to our whanau who supported us on the day with supervision and transportation and to the students who were fabulous 'Sea Cleaners'. The students certainly enjoyed their time outside the classroom and as an added bonus, they saw Miss Kolland too!

Seaweek - Waiari Beach Trip

Last week Te Manga and Te Puawai had a fantastic day out at Waiari as part of our Seaweek activities. It was a little rough but the students made the most of the beautiful surroundings and fun beach activities including kayaking, snorkelling, visiting the rock pools and swimming!

Thank you to Sir and Mrs Windleborn and our lovely whanau for supporting us on the day. 

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Writing Drafts

Xavier - On Friday we went to Waiari on the  bus. When we got  there we had 3 grods and . My group had Maz and me.we were the only ones from our class we did snorkeling.We  saw a.BIG rocks and there was lots of seaweed and then we went to the rockpools .And we raced off to the  rocks we found some seaweed we went a around we jumes in the water . 

Then I saw two massive coconuts and a sea urchin. There were so many shells and there were rocks. Toby had the biggest seahorse that I saw in my life then I had  my luach and I had my popcorn and my chocolate . We went kayaking. I was the 2nd one to go kayaking. I went very deep and there was lots of seaweed and there were massive waves and there was water flooding .My chake and then I kept my life jacket on and I jumped into the water. Then out of nowhere a massive wave swallowed seaweed grabbed my leg  and I saw a chuued wave I felt like I was knocked out. 

Tia - Last friday our class and Te puawai went to waiari.my favorite activity was rock exploring because I was the first in the water the rocks were jagged and slimy.we found a coconut, a dead crab and a seahorse we went to waiari for sea week Isla me and her nan found prite white rocks.I found 3 big swole rocks. Ava Isla and Carter were in my group.At the rock pool the wave Swung us around and dumped on as like it was like a roller Coaster .The crab was up side down.And the sea horse Was spindly. lslas nan opened  the kina and coconut it reeked.After I felt amazing our group couldn't go snorkeling Because the waves were too big.

EOTC Activity - Day 3 - Friday Funday

Today we had a super fun day at school. School was transformed into a mini gala with bouncy castles, a water slide, tug of war and an ice cream truck. The students enjoyed taking part in all the fun festivities!

A huge thank you again to all our whanau who supported us during the day and especially to Channy for bringing her ice cream truck along to really make it the best Friday ever for every child in the school. What a lovely legend!

EOTC Activity - Day 2 - Waiari

Today we went out to Sir's Waiari on the Karikari Penisula. It is a beautiful spot and we were very lucky to go there. The students had a great day; swimming, snorkelling, kayaking, exploring rock pools and playing the tug of war with Sir's encouragement! They especially loved the burgers! 

Thank you to Sir, Mrs Windleborn, Mrs Davan and all our whanau, who came to support us on the day! 

Ryan - My favorite day was at Waiari. I liked kayaking, snorkeling and swimming. Me, Jackson and Whaea Deb saw four snapper when we were snorkeling. When I got out of the water I was like an ice block, I was a lot warmer when I put dry clothes on. I really enjoyed the delicious burgers.

EOTC Activity - Day 1 - Forestry Walk to Lake Ngatu

We had a fantastic start to our EOTC activities today at Lake Ngatu. We walked from 90 Mile Beach through the forestry to the Lake which took about an hour, the students were great (only a few complaints near the end). They certainly appreciated the lake and their lunch boxes when we got there. There was lots of swimming, chilling and eating! Our day ended with a special ice block treat from Margy Job which was absolutely lovely and just what we needed before walking back to school. 

Thank you to all the whanau who took time to come and support us on the day. We appreciate you all!

Te Whare Tui Camp 2020 - Coopers Beach

WOW ... what a spectacular 3 days we had on the Te Whare Tui Camp at Coopers Beach. The students in Te Tinana and Te Manga were amazing campers who took part in all activities with enthusiasm. 

The students on our camp were aged from 7-9 years old and they conducted themselves in such an awesome manner. Some of these students had never been away from home without their whanau. They each showed our Paparore School Values of Hiranga (Excellence), Rereketanga (Diversity), Ngakau (Integrity), Porihanga (Community and Partnership) and  Kaitiakitanga (Caring for the Environment) in everyway. 

The students took part in all the camp activities; giant water slide, confidence course, slippy hockey and kayaking. There was also good old camp activities like table tennis, trampolines, board games and court games plus we all got to spend our afternoons at Coopers Beach. The students were able to swim, build dams, sand castles, use the playground and chill out with each other.

Our school camps are such a pleasure to be part of and these would not happen without the support of our school whanau, staff and our BOT. We were so well supported on camp with a great group of parents and staff. Thank you so much to all of you for everything you all did.

A super special thank you to Mrs Davan and Hannah for being our 'Camp Chefs'. You both did such a great job running our camp kitchen with all the great help too! Also thank you to Sir and our BOT for paying the full costs for our camp as we were unable to fundraise. We all really appreciate this. 

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Paddle Boarding at Lake Ngatu with SUP Bros - Scotty and Jo

Paddle Boarding with Scotty and Jo from SUP BROs was fantastic. Our class had the best time with over at Lake Ngatu with Te Tinana. The students took turns in their groups to negotiate the giant paddle boards around Lake Ngatu and were well and truly rewarded with a beautiful outlook from a different lake perspective. The students were challenged physically when they were paddling into the wind and it was great to see the resilience and perseverance shown (not one complaint!) There was a paddle wobble comp and lots of sweet bombs off the boards! Lots of laughs, lots of fun, we want to do it all over again! Come back soon Scotty and Jo!

Te Whare Tui Camp 2019 - 11th November to 13th November

Te Whare Tui's camp was an absolute delight from beginning to end. We had 43 Year 3 and 4 students who came to school on Monday full of excitement and ready to go. 

The students took part in a heap of wet action activity on Day 1 with the 80m water slide and 20 kayaks in full use. We were lucky to get a weather break and enjoyed some chilled out time at the beach before heading back to the camp for a delicious dinner.

Day 2 offered better weather and the students were able to use the obstacle course, slippy hockey, water slide and kayaks on 2 great big fun rotations. We sure had a lot of tired but happy kids that night!! 

Day 3 was clean up and move out, but not before heading down to beautiful Coopers Beach for some sand fun, Capture the Flag and a sand sculpting competition then back to school for a sausage sizzle and a surprise scoop of hot chips from the Craig whanau.

Our students were a credit to themselves and their whanau, they were an absolute pleasure to have on camp. We were very lucky to have such a wonderful whanau group who made the camp a positive experience for all our students. Our Coopers Beach Camp was a huge success thanks to our wonderful campers and supportive parents. 

Finally a huge thanks to Krystal Rose and Kiran who were our 'Kitchen Queens' who made the kitchen run smoothly and fed us all delicious meals. Thank you to Yvette and Jada for supporting the staff and students as they always do and Mrs Stevenson who helped make it all happen. You all ROCK!!!!!!