Celebrating Matariki

We celebrated Matariki at Pt England by doing Matariki related activities.  Each student choose to do an activity such as arts and crafts, music, movies or food and then they were put into groups with each teacher taking a different activity with a group of children from teams one to five.
The group that worked in Room 16 made kites.  The older children helped the younger children research a kite design of their choice and then use the available resources to make it.  Unfortunately the weather did not let the children test most of the kites but they had a wonderful day working co operatively with children not usually in their class.

Using Your Imagination

On a wet lunch hour the children saw different possibilities when playing with the bristle bricks.  Alarmanda, Abbey and Talanoa made fidget spinners while James made a plane.

Abbey showing her fancy fidget spinner

Talanoa's spinner

Alamanda with her fidget spinner

James with his plane

Team 5 's Technology Display

Team 5 have had a very busy term thinking of ways they could improve their area - then planning, designing and implementing these ideas.   Team one visited their displays and looked at a wide range of things from a garden, cushions designed and made by the students, and lots of games.

Thank you Team 5 for sharing all your creations with us and for being wonderful guides to help us understand what you have been doing this term.

Hawaiian Hula Group

On 4 July a Hula group from a school in Hawaii visited Pt England and we were able to watch them perform several hulas.  The children appreciated their dancing and thought it was a bit like many of their pacific style of dance with soft hand movements.

"I liked the dancers.  They have beautiful hands," said Abbey.

Welcome to Room 16, James.

We have another new buddy in Room 16.  Welcome, James.

Matariki Star

Ahasi made a beautiful Matariki Star out of the magnetic triangles.

Back in da Day

The Year 5 and 6 extension group put on a performance of "Back in da Day".  They wrote the script, drew the digital backdrops, performed music which they had written, as well as choreographing and performing dances.  What an amazingly talented group - we all enjoyed the performance and look forward to seeing some of their talents in our school production next term.