We found out that school in thePast was very different from school in the present.

We needed to write on chalk boards and use ink , and a dipping pen to write with, being careful to blot it first.

We learnt that the teachers in the past were very different as well.

It was a great day had by all.

I had to write about things I hadn’t done in the holidays and one thing I did do.  My picture and favourite sentence was about the carrots. My sentences were hard to write and I found it hard to write long words.

I didn’t go to Greymouth to see Dad.

I didn’t go to the swimming pools for a swim.

I didn’t go to my grandma’s house for a walk.

I didn’t play games on my XBox.

I didn’t go to school to learn.

I didn’t fly to the moon for a visit.

I didn’t eat oranges for every meal.

I did eat all of my carrots for tea.

We wanted to show all our lovely Mum’s just how special they are and to make them a card for Mother’s Day.

We used an outline of our hand and made some flowers for our hand to hold on to. We chose the colour card and painted our nails a colour that we knew our mum’s would like.

We were very proud of what we had made and very excited about giving them to our Mum’s on Sunday.

For our writing during the week we wrote a story about Mum.

Happy Mother’s Day to you all!

Our senior students were lucky to have the Kahurangi Dance Company visit the school this week.

Based in the North Island the dance company toured the West Coast teaching students Kapa Haka skills.

We warmed up with Te Rakau before splitting into two groups. the boys focused on haka and the girls learnt E Rere Taku Poi.

   We can take the skills we have learned into our Kapa Haka performance.

At the end of the lesson, the Dance Company performed a waiata. We responded with our school song before Isal and Harmony thanked them for coming. It was a very inspirational hour of te ao kori.

I have been writing the stuff that I haven’t been doing in the holidays.  I enjoyed writing because I got to think about what I didn’t do.  My favourite bit was the end sentence about what I did in the holidays.

I  didn’t go to the swimming pool and jump in the swimming pool. 

I didn’t go to my grandmas house and I didn’t have a sleepover.

I didn’t go to school.

I didn’t go to my mum and dad’s work on Saturday and Sunday.

I didn’t go to Christchurch and see my cousins.

I didn’t go to Dundiun and go to smuggle and a restaurant.

I didn’t go to Christchurch and go to the mall.

I did visit Natalya in the weekend and played with her on the playground.

I have been writing about things I didn’t do in the holidays.  I liked making the picture because we goto to do it on a Chromebook.  My favourite sentence is the last one. 

I didn’t go to the park.

I didn’t go to America.

I didn’t go to Christchurch Bowling Centre with Joel,  Tyler, Lukas and Harvey.

I didn’t go to school with Joel, Tyler and Harvey.

I didn’t go into class Dojo. 

I didn’t float on a cloud to Australia.

I didn’t go to space.

I did go have a play date with Harvey.

I have been writing sentences about things I didn’t do in the holidays.  I enjoyed writing the sentences because it was fun writing a lot of sentences.  My picture is me catching an eel.

I didn’t ride an elephant to school.

I didn’t fly to America.

I didn’t go to my Aunties.

I didn’t go to school with Lochy.

I didn’t go to the Greymouth swimming pool.

I didn’t go to the movie Theave.

I didn’t go to Canada with Lochy and Joel.

I didn’t see school for ever.

I did catch an eel.

We have been writing about things we didn’t do in the holidays.  My favourite sentence was about me not seeing my brother in the holidays.  I really enjoyed the roller skating.  My picture is about my sentence about my brother.  Here is my writing and my picture.

 I didn’t go to the glow worms to see them glow.

I didn’t go to Christchurch to see my brother.

I didn’t go to school and do work.

I didn’t go to Christchurch to get new clothes.

I didn’t go to Lachlan’s and Giaan’s house to have a play date.

I didn’t go to the zoo to feed the giraffes.

I didn’t go to the pirate park to play with my friends.

I didn’t go on a plane to fly to Christchurch and go to Smiggles.

I did go to the roller skating place and learn to skate.

I have been writing about what I didn’t do in the holidays.  I liked writing because I like figuring out new words.  It was fun doing the picture.  It is a picture of me going fo a walk.

I didn’t go to the end of the world to ride a unicorn. I didn’t go through the forest to hunt bears.  I didn’t fly a plane to my auntie’s house in Nelson. I didn’t go to Christchurch to go shopping.  I didn’t go to the moon to see an alien.  I didn’t go to my Nanas to get lollies in my lolly jar. I didn’t go for a walk to the creek. I didn’t go to a shooting star to see it shine.  I did do photos and it was very boring.

We have been writing about what we didn’t do in the holidays.  I liked writing about what I didn’t do because I like writing.  This is a picture of me swimming in the Hokitika Pool.

 I didn’t go to London on a unicorn.  

I didn’t go to the Greymouth pool. 

I didn’t go to fairyland. 

I didn’t go to Disneyland. 

I didn’t go to see the snow. 

I didn’t see a unicorn in the pool. 

I didn’t go to see my Auntie in Christchurch.

I didn’t go to Auckland and see the Sky Tower. 

I did go to Christchurch and shop.

I didn’t float on a cloud to England. I didn’t ride an elephant to school. I didn’t go to school and I didn’t write. I didn’t go on a ship. I didn’t go into space and see the world. I didn’t go to Africa. I didn’t watch tv all day. I didn’t go to my dad’s work and I didn’t get to eat a biscuit.  I did go to the Greymouth swimming pool and went on the hyrdoslides.

We have been writing about what we didn’t do in the holidays.  This is me riding an elephant to school.  It was easy to write about what I did do in the holidays.

In Week 1, we have been learning about 2 dimensional shapes and their attributes. We have created shape pictures, sorted and identified shapes and are in the process of creating our own shape art.  We have also learnt about different types of triangles (isoceles, equlliateral and scalene).

We will be moving on to 3 dimesional shapes for week 2 and 3.

We are trying to see how far we can travel on our rockets from the sun with the amount of words we can write. This was our first effort to see how many words we could write in 10 minutes. Mrs Scott was really impressed with us all and she told us with practise and with more great learning it will become easier and we will travel further. We are planning to do this once a week. We have 2 medals we can earn to take home for the week. One medal says ‘I wrote the most words’ and the other medal says ‘I made the most progress’.

Congratulations to Lexi who wrote the most words this time. She wrote 42 words in 10 minutes.

In her hand she is holding a medal which says ……

Keep an eye out for our next Rocket Writing post to see where the medals go next time.

And we are back! What a wonderful two weeks it was.
From what I have been told, the tamariki were very busy, enjoying their 2 weeks of ‘freedom’. Whether it be, flying to Australia, driving to Christchurch or having 4 sleepovers in a row… they all came back refreshed and ready for another term of new experiences, fun and learning.
The main events that I have been asked to report back on from tamariki were Ngā Tipu Tōtara(cactus) and Rōpū Sports.

The tamariki had the best session yet during Ngā Tipu Tōtara as they were doing strength and team building activities. This involved stretchers, weight sausages and piggy back rides!
Kererū never cease to amaze me with their communication and relationships they have formed as a year group. It was shining during this session and was commented on many times. Proud of you Kererū!

We had our first session of Rōpū Sports for Term 2 and boy was it a success!
The tamariki have a new system for their instructions and rotations for the Rōpū teachers and it has been a lifesaver. Not only this, but they were well organised, prepped and took all of the little factors into consideration when planning.
They ensure the games were accessible for all ages, they were easy to explain and could be played in a time-slot of 10 minutes with great progress.
It is wonderful to see the rōpū leaders growing within their roles and how the rest of the seniors are guiding and supporting the tamariki within their rōpū.

All in all Kererū are living up to their roles of seniors within the school and are doing so proudly and successfully.
What a great start to Term 2, I cannot wait to see where the term goes!

Ngā Mihi Nui
Miss Lang

Well, Term 1 was busy and seems to have passed quickly. Here is a chance to reflect on an action-packed term

Today is Monday. It is the 1st day of school for Term 2. We now have 11 children in Weka Iti. We have 7 boys and 4 girls in our class. We are all looking forward to a great term ahead.

Kia Ora!

What a fantastic term it has been. I feel like the term has flown by! I cannot wait for term 2 to start so we can begin some new and exciting learning.
Enjoy this video of Rūma Kererū throughout term 1. It features a lot of the fantastic activities we have been doing so far this year.

Have a great holiday!
Ngā Mihi Nui
Miss Lang

What a busy term we have had in class.  We have been really lucky to have Mrs Allen in class for 5 weeks.  During the term we have had Top Team, rugby skills, athletics, as well as getting lots of learning done.

Check out the video of some of the things we have done this term.

It has been a case of making the most of the gaps between showers. Today we went out into the fort to count the tree rings on the stumps in the fort. Despite the rain, we have been able to get out.

We spent time observing the rings, noting that those rings near the centre are spaced wider than those near the edges. We wondered what that was all about. Some rings further out were also closer In class discussion, we came up with some interesting ideas about the amount of light and sun available to the plant and the tree age. Looks like a bit of an investigation coming up.

The oldest stump we could find we counted to be eighty years old. When we got back to class we calculated when it was planted.