More Island builders!

Wow! Fletcher and Emma made an island too! They were so proud sharing their island ideas with us. Tumeke Fletcher and Emma, we are proud of you too.

Who is the 'fairest of them all?'

This special Playhouse presentation has got us thinking about putting on our own play!

Our Cross Country goals

Most of our goals are about not giving up and trying our hardest!!

Kakapo researchers visit us

Adding to our pool of knowledge on kakapo. Thanks Lilly, Jonty, Annabelle and Chloe. Can't wait until Room 6 share their learning with us again.

ARE WE READY!

Yes we are! What a great day for a Ripper Cross Country!!

Using doubles to solve other number problems.

Sensational spelling!

Tegan found the word exciting on our word wall and then she turned it into excited! Tumeke Tegan.

Really Messy Maths!

We used paint to make doubles today. We can show you how we did this when we get home tonight 😀

The Kokako reading group are sharing

Kokako group retold the story of The Swan Family and then answered questions about the story.

Amazing acrostic poems

Wow! Just amazing what everyone thought of our first ever Enviro Week at school.  These are a snippet of all the poems shared this morning. Tumeke Adventurers!! These ideas will be presented at assembly on Friday. Finlay and Mackenzie will read their whole acrostic poem at assembly as well.

ENVIRO WEEK

Enviro week was awesome

Enviro week was super fun

New kowhai trees planted at Kowhai Reach

Noting ideas

Vision Map made by the whole school

Very busy colouring the kakapo

In the nature to see bird houses and bird feeders

In House groups

Really fun learning about Mrs Le

Roses made from egg cartons by upcycling

Our visitors were amazed by the Kowhai Shelter

Outside at Kowhai Reach looking for kowhai seeds

We baked up a storm in the Pavilion

We learnt why Kowhai Reach is special to our school

Every week should be Enviro Week!

Empowered Students

Everyone wrote on a kakapo feather

Everyone had fun

Keep New Zealand clean

and keep on baking those fortune cookies!!!!!

Co-operative games

This is a time we can practise working together as a team by listening to each other.

Lior is really happy

Can you see why Lior is happy? His handwriting is amazing, look at the difference! Well done Lior. Your extra practice at home was a big success. Ka pai!

Camo Kids

Now you see us ...

Now you don't !

SOLO thinking in action

We are connecting our ideas so that we can organise our thinking better.

Tom presents his holiday research project

Tom presented a project on the Benmore Dam with lots of interesting facts. Tom's grandad has a farm right beside this dam. Awesome work Tom. Very neatly presented!