St Johns with Jo

 Today we had a visit from a lovely teacher called Jo from St Johns. The ASB St John in Schools programme aims to develop confident young Kiwi kids who care for the health and wellbeing of their communities. The sessions deliver positive learning experiences to empower children to prevent injuries and respond to emergencies.

Jo spoke to the class about the number of children who are hospitalised each week in NZ due to being cut, burns, poisons, wheel related accidents, falling off things at home, in the community and at school. Jo talked to the students about the ways that they can keep themselves safe and out of hospital.

The students then had the chance take turns to clean a 'pretend' wound with water and gauze then bandage up an injury. They were so interested and engaged throughout the session and we can't wait to learn more from Jo next time she visits.

Olympics Day

Today we had a fantastic OIympic Day. Lots of our students and teachers dressed up for the occasion.

Our day started with a very special visitor, Trevor Manning who is an Olympic Gold Medalist. He was the hockey goalkeeper from 1976 Montreal Olympic Games and a three time Olympian. Trevor spoke to us about his experiences and what it means to be an Olympian. 

Then we had a whole school Olympic Sports activities hour. The students got to have a go at; soccer, basketball, standing long jump, sprints, gumboot throw, shotput and the tug of war. Everyone had a fantastic time and an ice block treat to finish off the day. Thanks to Sir for organising!

Term 3 Week 1 - It's going to be a busy term!

It was great to get back to school this week to catch up with everyone and hear all about the holiday fun! 

This week we welcomed Whaea Saroya into our class. Saroya is in her third year of her teaching degree through the University of Waikato and will be in class all term.

The class have enjoyed learning about the Olympics this week and following our kiwi athletes as they go for gold. We have enjoyed watching different events live on our smart board. The students are already thinking of how they could compete at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane!

Today we joined with Te Tinana for our first 'Funday Friday'. We will be working with Te Tinana every Friday this term. Initially we will be learning about film making as Paparore School has the opportunity to enter two films into the Te Hiku film festival. The theme for the movies this year are 'VALUES'. We are going to have a Paparore Film Festival on 2nd September and will select two films to go through to the Te Hiku Film Festival on 16th September. 

Check out the 2020 Te Hiku Film Festival highlights! 

There is so much to look forward to this term!

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! 

Our class have been reading 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' this term and have thoroughly enjoyed it. Every day after lunch the students have looked forward to finding out what will happen next with much enthusiam! There was so much to love about this book, we decided to have a Harry Potter Dress Up Day.

Our classroom became Hogwarts and the students became witches and wizards for the day. The class made Hogwarts Student ID cards, wordfinds and wands plus we finished our book and watched the movie (with pop corn and treats). It was a magical day and a wonderful end to the term.

We had lots of lovely visitors to our classroom today!

Mahuika - Goddess of Fire Art

Earlier this term we went to Niwa to watch the Auckland Theatre company perform a show about Mahuika, the goddess of fire. We created art about Mahuika and her flaming fingernails using crayon, dye and sharpies. We enjoyed our art and how they have brightened up our classroom walls.

JK Rowling - Matariki Facts

 The JK Rowling reading group have been reading a book about Matariki.

We wanted to share what we learnt about Matariki using a jamboard. We think we will be able to teach our class a lot about Matariki.