Commonwealth Games

At the beginning of term 3 we learnt about the countries of the Commonwealth and what the Commonwealth games stand for. We were randomly put into teams and decided on a country we would like to learn about to be our team. We then took part in our own mini Commonwealth games. We had several events to compete in as a team. Check out who won gold

Taking Responsible Risks: Trying new Tastes

Technology Challenge: Egg Drop

Pod Trip to Motat

Room 29 Master Chef

Our Awesome Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Book Week Entry

Chanel, Aashi and Ashly worked very hard on this awesome diorama for book week. Well done guys - its very clever 

Making Healthy Biscuits with Room 27

Mother's Day and Abigail's origami

For mother's day we made our mum's cards and lolly cake which we wrapped in origami paper cup boxes. Abigail , the origami ninja took workshops to teach people how to make these amazing origami roses to put on top of the boxes - they looked fantastic! Thanks Abigail 

Poi

As part of our learning about Maori culture, we have learnt about poi. Poi skills are practiced by both males and females to improve agility. We worked together to make our own poi and to choreograph and perform poi dance sequences

Making rewena paraoa and butter

We have been learning about what life was like for Maori and early European pioneers in New Zealand over 200 years ago. Life was a lot harder then. New Zealand was no paradise. There were no towns or roads, and hardly any shops. It was mostly just bush and huts. Many settlers arrived with almost nothing. Everything had to be done by hand and there weren't many tools to help. Foods like butter and bread had to made by hand. We enjoyed making rewena bread using a 'potato bug' and churning cream in to butter to put on it - it was YUM!

Harakeke - weaving flowers

We have been learning about customs that make Maori culture unique and special. We have learnt about the tikanga of flax weaving, and the protocols of harvesting flax. Flax was very important to Maori and was used to weave kete (bags), ropes, sails, clothes and fishing lines. 

We found the process of weaving to be a real lesson in perseverance - it's a lot harder than it looks! 

 And finally..... success!

Cricket Skills Sessions

We've been enjoying cricket sessions with Sid from Auckland cricket. We've been learning learning catching, passing and bowling skills. 

Abigail's Home Learning

Abigail learnt about the art of Warren Pohatu, a local artist and author. She has produced this beautiful picture using pastels which follows the style of Warren's artworks.

Aniela's Home-learning: The Summerland Values Monsters

Excellence in the Arts: Check out the fantastic powerpoint Aniela created. Watch how her values monsters learn to use the Summerland values!

Camp Bentzon 2014

We had an awesome time at Camp Bentzon. We got to do heaps of activities like bushcraft, kayaking, yachting, raft building, a confidence course and freaky night-time burma trail.  It was an amazing experience - we had a blast