Christmas Stories

Picture and story by Anne Marie

Picture and story by Maria

Picture and story by Fateh

Picture and story by Chevelle

Picture and story by Nate

More Young Ocean Explorers Stories

"Steve talked about the ocean and he saw a turtle.  He saw a shark and he took a picture."  By Maria

"I saw a shark."  By Pene

More Ducks At School Stories

Story and picture by Mariposa

"I saw the ducklings on the field.  I like the ducklings."  Story and picture by Chevelle



"I saw the duck and the ducklings too.  The seagull was going to stand on the duckling when the Mother Duck was looking away so the ducks and the ducklings went back to the creek."  Story and picture by Samson

"The duck is on the field and he can fly.  The little ducklings can't fly."  Story and picture by Alazye

Team Assembly Certificates

Anne Marie has been putting in effort with her learning so she was awarded a Team Assembly certificate.   Mariposa is always an enthusiastic member of Room 16 so he was also a recipient of a team certificate.  Chevelle always has a great positive attitude towards her learning, quietly getting on with her work.  Well done Chevelle.

Anne Marie and Mariposa

Chevelle with her Team Assembly certificate

Team Assembly Certificates in Week 4 and 5

During Team Assembly Chevelle received her birthday certificate as she has turned 6.  Happy birthday Chevelle!  Logan has been helping others during maths to solve problems so he was the other certificate winner from Room 16.

In week 5 Chevelle was awarded another certificate for her acting in our class movie.  She did a good job listening to what she needed to do. Tupou has been trying hard to use the Pt England Way.  You have been kind to others Tupou which helps others be kind too.

Logan and Chevelle at Team Assembly. (Logan is 4th from the right and Chevelle 5th.)

Tupou (2nd from left) and Chevelle (3rd from left)  

Chevelle's Harold Story

Chevelle's Amazing Body Story.

"The brain had to be protected."  By Chevelle

We have been learning about our amazing body.  Harold show us the digestive system and what happens to our food but we wanted to find out why some of our body felt squishy and some parts felt hard.  We learnt that we have a skeleton made up of 206 bones and that some of these bones help protect the vital organs underneath them.  Chevelle did a great job of illustrating a skeleton with the details of the ribs and skull and remembering that the brain needs to be protected. 

Our Fog Stories

Today it was rather foggy when the children arrived at school.  They looked across the playground and commented that the playground had disappeared so we used a photo I took as motivation for their writing.  There was some great ideas expressed.

"I can not see the playground because it is foggy today.  It is like the clouds have come down low" 

By Logan

"I can see a lot of fog all the way around the sun.  It looks like a ghost."

By Samson

"The fog has camouflaged the playground."

By Chevelle

"I can see the fog.  It is blocking the sun."

By Feiloaki

Our New Duffy Books

The children were very lucky to receive a new Duffy Book each just in time for the holidays.  They enjoyed sharing them with each other and look forward to sharing them with their whanau.

Nate, Joshua, Alexandra and Maria enjoying their new Duffy books

Alexandra, Maria, Chevelle and Alazye busy reading

Samson, Nate, Feiloaki and Logan engrossed in their books

Planning and Constructing A Marble Run

On the last day of term the children had fun using what they had learnt during Term 2 Inquiry to build a marble run.  They were soon busy planning and building, cutting and taping up boxes and bits and pieces.  The fun part was testing out the marble runs and looking at what other groups had made and getting the other groups to explain how they had made their marble run.  It was a fun end to our simple machines inquiry.

Many hands make light work - Chevelle, Anne Marie and Alazye 

Samson busy cutting up cardboard.

Maria making some tubes

Samson's finished marble run.

Anne Marie, Logan and Maggie with their marble run

 Anne

Siulua with her marble run

Testing the marble run

Rewards For Their Good Efforts.

Chevelle and Feiloaki were awarded the Room 16 Team One Assembly certificates for their efforts with their work.  Chevelle knows how to get on with tasks and she complete them. Feiloaki has been using a more positive "I can" attitude with his writing and reading.  Keep up the good work Chevelle and Feiloaki.

This is one of Feiloaki's stories about rippa rugby.

Chevelle's Rock and Roll Dance

Chevelle (far right) with the rock and Roll group.

Fiafia 2018

For several weeks last term, the whole school was practising cultural and dance routines to preform on the stage for our whanau and community.  Every two years all the children in the school choose a cultural or dance group to join and everyone is expected to get up on the stage and share part of their culture.  The children were very excited to participating in their first Fiafia and even though the weather was against us they all had a wonderful experience.  Video clips can be seen on the link on the Pt England School web site.

Chevelle already in her Rock'n Roll costume.

Aliana getting her face paint on

Nate ready to dance with the Jump Jam group

Nuiean group

Alazye ready to participate with the Niuean group

Alazye with some of her Niuean dancing group

Easter StoriesI

By Mariposa

Easter eggs picture by Alazye

"In the Easter holidays I got a big Easter egg.  I shared it with my Mum and my baby."  By Pene


"In the Easter holidays I had a chocolate Easter egg.  It was delicious."  By Anne Marie

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In the Easter holidays I went to the park with my family.  I went on the swings."  By Chevelle

Our Stories

By Chevelle

"In the weekend I went to get my nails painted.  They are purple and white."  By Ann Maire

By Alazye

Another Lunch Box Hero

Chevelle had her name drawn out of the lunch box hero box.  She chose a box of Weetbix from the cupboard.  "I like Weetbix for breakfast," said Chevelle.

Sausages For Lunch!

The seniors held a sausage sizzle to fundraise for their camp.  The children enjoyed having a yummy treat for lunch.

Tupou, Nate and Mariposa tucking into their sausages.

Anne Maire and Chevelle enjoying a sausage for lunch.

Chevelle's Story

Chevelle wrote her weekend story by herself and illustrated it.

Chevelle