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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! 

Our Rāhui Bubble Adventures

Our Rāhui Bubble Adventures

 

2021 was another extraordinary year! We reflected on our favourite parts of Rāhui. We drew pictures and wrote about them. Some of us shared photos of what our whānau got up to. We invite you to watch our Rāhui movie to see the adventures we had. 

Our Favourite Places in Brighton Ōrua Paeroa

Watch our movie to find out where our favourite places are in our school's suburb. What's your favourite place? 

Our Trip to the Beach

On Friday we walked to New Brighton Beach. We saw a dead stingray. We could see its mouth and its teeth. I thought I could hear a sea creature.... I think it was a whale but we couldn't see it. We learnt 'No plastics at the beach!' You're not allowed them, otherwise the sea creatures will die like the poor stingray. Put your plastics in the rubbish, you know. Be kind to the whales and the stingrays and the crabs. We are supposed to put our rubbish in the rubbish bin... the nearest one. Hold onto it very tight! If there isn't a rubbish bin, take it home in your car. By Bella 

Wig Wednesday

On Wednesday the 15th of September, we had a wig or wacky hair day at school. The aim was to raise money for the Child Cancer Foundation. Everyone had a great time donning their favourite wig, or doing their hair in crazy ways. 

Check out our video below to see these silly styles. 

Which is your favourite?

The Bubble Shop

Someone from Rongo-mā-tāne is famous! They are in the new Itty Bitty Beats music video. Kei reira katoa! How fabulous! Look out for them on the dance floor...

Book Character Dress Up Day

Due to Lockdown, our school didn't get to have a Book Character Dress Up Day. Luckily we are so adaptable and we got to dress up at home instead. Kei reira katoa, Rongo-mā-tāne! What a fabulous job you did of your costumes. We've also been learning colours in Te Reo Māori, so you can sing along with Itty Bitty Beats as you watch our movie. 

Traditional Māori Games with Kelly Sport

Rongo-mā-tāne learnt so much through their sessions with Kelly Sport. Mahina taught us Nga Tae - a game to learn the colours in Te Reo Māori. We had to run to different coloured cones and it was great fun. Then we experimented with poi and rakau. Here are some movies of Tī kōuka's session. 

Here are some pictures that we drew on Seesaw to share our learning with our whānau.