Ending term 3

 

I am so proud of the hard work ROom 1 has put despite all the challenges of being online. Well done!!

Father's day

 

For father's day we read Greg O'Connells poem about his Grandad's hands. Here are Room 1's interpretation.

Conservation and Tongan language week

 

Malo e lelei, this week we celebrated Tongan language week. Learning lots of new words and phrases which you can check out in these posters by Sunipa and Aleki. We also took the opportunity to look on the Department of Conservation site and learn about the native endangered species that we need to look after. 

Whales

 Kia Ora whanau, this week the students learnt some Biology. More specifically about the features and behaviours of whales. Did you know, that whales cannot breath underwater? Well the students of Room 1 can certainly answer that for you. They then had an opportunity to make their own whales from recycled material at home. Check out Charles blog about his whale. We have been looking at whales as we started the whale rider novel before lockdown and were a bit sad that we couldn't continue just yet. Check out Mrs Ellen's whales below.

Joy

 It was a joyous occasion to meet with Room 1 again, albeit it be online. Going into lockdown was no big surprise and I am glad to say the students settled in at home and then jump right into their learning. Look at those jovial faces.

Tokyo, the Olympic host city

 If money was no object and you were in Tokyo right now during the Olympics, what sights would you see? Oh and this is pre internet time, so you can't social media your awesome pictures and your camera uses film that will need to be developed once you return to New Zealand. How do you communicate to your family? Lets write a postcard.

Ki o Rahi training

 The year 7 and 8s really enjoy being outdoors and getting into their sports. This term we will be playing Ki-O-Rahi. After a few minutes the students got into the game like pros. But practice makes perfect so they will keep at it.