Our Seagull Art

Just in case you were so busy watching our 'seagull dance' that you missed our wonderful art on the backdrop. 

Term 3 school holiday video

 

What a wonderful time our tamariki had during the term 3 school holidays. 

Thanks for sharing your photos with us! 

Te Karoro Karoro - The Seagull's Chatter

On Tuesday the 27th and Wednesday the 28th of September Rongo-mā-tāne performed in the Rāwhiti School production 'Te Karoro Karoro - The Seagull's Chatter'. 

Check out what some of our dancers had to say below.

"I liked our dance moves. I felt nervous when I saw the people." Aria - 6 years old

"I was really shy and I couldn't stop smiling. It was really fun." Olivia - 7 years old 

"I liked doing the clicking. I felt happy." Crüe - 5 years old 

"It was the first time I've been on stage. My family came and I was excited. I knew the dancing all by myself." Mason P - 5 years old 

Teddy Bears Picnic

"If you go down to the school today, you're sure of a big surprise
If you go down to the school today, you'd better go in disguise
For every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain

Because today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic..."

On Friday the 12th of August Rongo-mā-tāne earned their marble jar reward and we chose to have a teddy bear picnic. Whānau were invited to come and share in the fun and the children were encouraged to bring their teddy bears and also a wee treat in their lunchbox. 

There was lots of excited chatter as the children shared their teddy bears with each other. We ate on the turf and then had a play on our playground, Hikihiki.

   

    

 "It was pretty good because someone shared their M&Ms and Cheeseballs with me." Lucas - 6 years old

"I liked it because we got to bring our teddy." Aria - 6 years old

"I liked it because I brought my teddy and Mum brought some brownies to eat." Logan - 6 years old

Kelly Sports

On Thursday, each kaiāwhina group had a session with the Kelly Sports team. Here are some pics of Tī Kōuka's session. We played games and practised skills for both tennis and rugby. "I played with the tennis racquet in the hall," said Avalon.

Find out about the after school sessions that Kelly Sport offer - https://kellysports.co.nz

Art by Georgia G

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Traditional instruments

 Today Bob Bickerton came to Rāwhiti school to demonstrate Tonga Puroro, the traditional instruments of Māori. 

We enjoyed watching him play various instruments that told the stories of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. 

Victoria's last week

This is Victoria's last week in Rongo-mā-tāne. To celebrate she brought her children in to perform a special traditional dance. 

We were all super lucky and enjoyed eating the yummy cupcakes that Victoria made for us! 

We are going to miss having Victoria at Rāwhiti School and wish her all the best for her teaching career. 

Choice and Challenge Time!

Every Friday we have 'choice and challenge' in Rongō'-mā-tāne. Tamariki had a choice between playing at the loose parts shed or the hill or playing soccer/outdoor games and the bike track. 

Here are some photos of us at choice and challenge today! It was great to see our tamariki using their rise values like resilience and teamwork when creating at the loose parts shed and playing soccer. 

#resilience #success #teamwork 

Rongo-mā-tāne Signing Pepeha

During 'Red Level' we haven't been allowed to sing inside in our studio. Instead, we have been learning how to sign SIX60's 'Pepeha' waiata in New Zealand Sign Language. We have enjoyed this new challenge and have been learning new kupu each day.

Click on this link to view the YouTube link if you want to practise at home. 

Junior School Triathlon

 Congratulations to all our tamariki who participated in the junior triathlon today. It was great to see everyone trying their best! 

Here are a few photos from the event. 

Our Best Holiday Moments

 Here is our 'Best Holiday Moments' movie. You may need to pause it to read some of our writing... it goes pretty fast. :-)

Football Sessions

This week on Wednesday, Gary from Coastal Football came to Rāwhiti School to teach us some skills. 

We learned how to dribble and control the ball. We practised dribbling with our eyes up so we could see other players around us. Together we had heaps of fun!