Community 2, Term 4, Week 4.

Week 4 has come to a close and we are all still feeling a little bit tired from an amazing Athletics Day! We hope that the students came home and shared all of their stories about being an athlete. All of the teachers were very impressed with the respect and care each child showed their fellow competitors on the day. 

Later in the week the students  had an opportunity to brainstorm, share and write down their stories of the day and also the different things that made them an athlete. Have a look at some of the quotes from our community 2 students;

"I am an athlete because I work hard to get better."

 "An athlete is someone who practices to make progress not perfection!"

"When you are an athlete you know that it is ok not to win. When you don't win you get to cheer on your other friends!"

"My favourite part of athletics day was running as a fast as a cheetah!"

This term we have all been enjoying the sunshine when it peeks through the clouds. The students have especially been enjoying time during lunch to come together and share stories under the big shady trees. However; we are all having to also remember that it is time to be sun safe and have a hat on! 

We can not believe we are so far through the last term already. We want to extend a big thank you to you all for your continuous support to keep the students organised and ready to learn. Although it has been busy year, the learners in community 2 are still showing focus and striving to be A.C.T.I.V.E learners. 

We have an exciting few weeks ahead with the upcoming flower show, walkathon and disco! We are looking forward to seeing you all next week! 

-Community 2 Teachers

Week 9... Conversations, Book Characters, Production Preparation and Learning throughout!

 We seem to say this every week, but...WOW! What a week it has been. 

This week we enjoyed watching the students during Parent Student Conversations take their beloved adults around the community, proudly showing off their favourite pieces of work. It was really lovely to see the enjoyment that came from the discussion about their different subjects and of course the laughs at the 'How well do you know your child?', quiz table. 

We were fortunate enough to welcome Whaea Sandra into our community for Māori Language week. Whaea Sandra spent time teaching us about the different family terms in Māori . The students got to create their own whānau tree's with finger paint faces. 

The students got to dress up as their favourite book character. Due to weather conditions the parade was minimised and completed in the community, however; the students strutted their stuff none the less. It was great to see the students dressed up in many different ways! 

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 It was amazing to see the clever ideas and homemade designs! Check out this costume representing 'The Very Itchy Bear', Eliza designed and made this one herself. All the costumes deserved their applause!  

This week was full of exciting different events that left everyone smiling but also ready for rest. We hope you have a restful weekend and come to Week 10 ready for learning and also our school JUNGLE BOOK PERFORMANCE!

Week Eight

What a beautiful week it has been. The weather has turned around and the sun was shining so we decided to take a break from production and play a few games. 202 went out and played a fun game of T-Ball. We saw some amazing striking and fielding. Some of us even learnt how to share and work together as a team. 201 and 204 went out and practised their soccer skills. There was a lot of laughter and fun all over the field. 

We had some amazing pieces of writing this week too. Here is a wonderful piece of writing by the wonderful Isaac. 

Don't forget to book in for your Student Led Conference next week. 

We have been busy creating our Calendar Art for you all to purchase as well! 

Welcome Back!

 Hi everyone, 

Wow! What a week we have had. I am sure just like us teachers the children are feeling tired after this week back at school. 

We got straight back into our learning and towards the end of the week it was like the children had never been away. 

Below are some pictures of them waiting to go on stage and practising. Also, a sneak peak at our beautiful production background that has been designed and drawn by Janelle Herrick. 

Next week we will be getting ready for our learning conversations that are happening on 16 and 17 September.

Please go to https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code?z=TB14k5 to book!

Don't forget!! 

Our annual book fair will be held during the week commencing 14 September, culminating in the much anticipated Book Character Day on the Friday, when students may come to school dressed as a character from a favourite book. More information will come home shortly.

Week Three

What an exciting week 3 we have had. This week some of community two's students went to the A and P show grounds to Interschool Cross Country where they competed against other schools around our local area. Here are some photos of them giving their best:

Well done to all those who were involved!

 Motuhake Show:

We were also lucky enough to attend the Motuhake Show. This shows has an important message about how to be resilient, caring, and share with others. This is shown through a unique performing arts act. Motuhake promote that, “We all have our own unique special gift. We must support each other to find and share these talents”

Some of our learners were lucky enough to take part in this show. 

Tuakana Teina:

This afternoon we collaborated with community 5 and we came together to sing, dance and read with each. It was so much fun! Here are some photos of us reading with our older buddy:

Have a great weekend. We will see you all next week for week 4.

Reminders:

1. Please have base costumes in a named bag by Friday next week (14th August).