It's Book Week!

 Week Seven is Book Week.

Today we have been lucky enough to have a visiting author, Alyse Boaz, come into our space and talk about her book,  Royal Blue.  This beautiful book is about a little starfish.

It was great to hear about how the pictures are made and then how the books are put together.

We also had 'a reading bug' come into our space this morning - we think it may have been Mrs Huriwai dressed up with antennae and special glasses, but it was great fun.  We had the story of Maisie the Butterfly read to us.

We all love hearing stories and having them read to us!

What an exciting week we are in for!

Poem this week!

 

Here is our poem for the week - and here is the activity that we completed to go with it?

We had a great lesson in learning how to use scissors? Look at the concentration when we cut out the bathtub and frog.

Have a look in the Homework book for the completed activity.

We are so proud of ourselves.

Te Ope Ruaraki Assembly - Week 8

 

Congratulations to the people that received certificates this week.  

It is always hard for the teachers to choose just a couple from their homerooms.

We have so many students worthy of a certificate.  Keep up the fantastic attitudes and the effort towards your learning.

Race Unity Week

Today Te Ope Ruaraki were the lucky recipients of ice blocks from the team at UCSA.  We were very excited to get them and really enjoyed them in the afternoon sun.

 

Our assembly winners!!

 Look at these amazing children who earned themselves a certificate at our hub assembly this morning! Keep up the wonderful work everyone. 

Tyler B - Earning over 50 'Thank You Tickets'

Duffy Book 'Thank You Ticket' draw winners

Tyler S

Vienna

Leo

Working hard in class award winners 

Emily

Tyler S

Mia-Rae 

Tyler B

Hero certificate winners

Jasper

David

Swimming

We have been swimming in the school pool. The water is sooo warm and we have been learning the pool rules.  

 Here is what we like about swimming time. 

"I like to jump in the pool, splashing." - Vienna

"I like playing with the rubber duckies." - Gavin

"I like putting my face under the water." - Emilia

"I like to dive under water." - Tyler

"I like to splash." - Taleisha

"I like to float." - Thash

"I like to play in the pool with the pool toys." - Skyrah

"I like swimming and flipping." - Zianne

"I like going under the water to get pool toys." - Liza 

Take a look at our classroom

 We have been very busy over the last couple of weeks! Take a look.

This week for maths, we learnt how to order numbers from the smallest to the biggest on our maths caterpillars. 

During our art lessons we have been learning how to draw self portraits. We drew ourselves using pencil and then coloured them in using wax crayons. Our lovely teacher Ms Norris then dyed them for us. We are super proud of our efforts!!