Sunday, 31 March 2013

powhiri practise

we are learning our roles when we welcome manuhiri (visitors) into our school.

preparing for the welcome
the principal replies for the manuhiri


the tangatawhenua wait and listen

kalani cam

can you guess who these cyclist are?
a=_____________________

b=_____________________

c=_____________________

d=_____________________

e=_____________________

f=_____________________

g=_____________________

h=_____________________
thanks for the photos kalani....we'll work on portrait shots eh :)

Saturday, 30 March 2013

fog pic

had to post this shot of the fog clearing, revealing the kaweka ranges and foothills beyond the plain
we really do live in an amazing place

Friday, 29 March 2013

bike safety #4

final practical-photos by kalani

we had some fun on our bikes today, practising the skills that we have been.....practising ;)
boys vs girls...relays

that's it

swerving through the course

the slowest rider wins this one.....

.....the winner


don’t try this on your bikes kids
 



Monday, 25 March 2013

Y4 EOTC

orienteering

task- use the map to find locations
    - at each location, record the letter which is there
    - unscramble the word to receive your treasure
checking the map

hmmmm......where is it?

are you sure it's here?

the race is on.......'wild cats' are on the field looking for their next letter

Friday, 22 March 2013

bike ride to the aquarium

it was a perfect day to bike to the aquarium

enjoy looking at the photos..warning, may cause some disorientation


























time for a break

parking up









some big kids playing tag

hawkes bay has some really cool things to see and do

the aquarium staff were great

there are a lot of penguin species

we did an activity where we sorted ..
pictures into groups of prey........


predator and.............

other





wwwwwwwowww

the tuatara stayed very still


feeding time with the penguins

can you see the penguin?

this'll be awesome in the shed eh?