Monday, 22 April 2013

                                      I Hold In My Hands...

                           Something soft just like candy  

                       floss something nice and rare,

                    funny,beautiful,sparkly and good,

                 friendly and cute something loving ,

                       fabulous little monster

                                piece of me

                      look closely and you will see...

HOME-LEARNING HEROES!!

 Well done to our five "homework heroes" who completed their home-learning tasks every week of this first term. For their commitment to their learning Amarjit, Timara, Desrae, Karsha, and Erika got to enjoy pizza for lunch on Thursday much to envy of the rest of the class. Mr. Pratt might have had a piece too...



Thursday, 18 April 2013

                            I hold in my hands...

 I hold in my hands

a cute 

hairy 

fabulous 

loving 

spiky monster 

soft on the inside 

rough on the outside  

responsible 

colourfully bright creature

piece of me. 

Look closeley and you will see.

WHO AM I?

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

I hold in my hands

A crazy like-a-wild-thing

smart

extreme

skuxx delux

super sconic

piece of me 

look closely and you will see!!

Shine bright like a diamond.

I hold in my hands a

loving,

kind,

diamond,

delicate,

sparkly,

beauty,

cutie princess piece of me.

Look closely and you will see.

Who am I ?

 


 

 I hold in My Hands


I hold my hands 

an awesome

sporty

fun loving

caring and considerate

always smiling

cool skuxx delux

piece of  me .

Look closely and will  see. 

Who am I? 
                          I HOLD IN MY 
                               HANDS...
 A joyful
grace filled
cool
kind
shiny
caring                     
                    piece of me
             look closely and you will see...

I HOLD IN MY HANDS    

SOMETHING  UNKNOWING

PERCUSSIVE

HURTFUL BUT LOVING

CUTE AND FUNNY

DRAMATIC AND CHATTY 

STRONG AND MIGHTY

PIECE OF ME

LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU WILL SEE.......

I HOLD IN MY HANDS...

A sensitive warm clever kind

strong

delicate

lovable 

creative

brighter than a shiny diamond

 piece of me.

look closely and you will see.

Monday, 15 April 2013

                                 I Hold in my hands...

A sporty hilarious

sweet toothed

fearless

warm

meat loving

smart

sensitive

soft

piece of me

look closely and you will see.

  who am I ?

                                              I hold in my hands...
                                                                                            

A SOFT LOVING,                              

QUICK AND SPEEDY,

PROTECTIVE,

BIG CHOCOLATE EYED,
   
KIND HEARTED, 

CLEAR SPEAKING ,

CLEVER,

HAND RUBBING,

HAPPY FAMIILY ORIENTATED ,

SOFT FLUFFY HAIRED            

PIECE OF ME                             

LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU WILL SEE.

 WHO AM I?      

I HOLD IN MY HANDS...

A constructive dramatic

equally faithful

sweet loving

soft and cuddly             

sparkly hazel diamond

piece of me

Look  closely and you will see!!!   

Who am I?            

                               I HOLD IN MY HANDS...

           SOMETHING "DELICUTE" AND RARE

           SOMETHING YOU CAN SHARE

           A  DEDICATED 

           INTELLIGENT

           FLEXIBLE

           AWESOME 

           BRIGHTLY BURNING

          PIECE OF ME. 

         LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU WILL SEE!!     

           

  1.                         I hold in my hands

    An intelligent attractive harder than a rock 

    Smart

    Reliable

    Sporty

    Curly

    piece of me 

    If you look closely you will see

    WHO AM I?

I HOLD IN MY HANDS

A SPORTS LOVING

PHENOMENAL

SPARKLY BROWN DIAMANTINE

SMART

AROHANUI

RESPONSIBLE

RAPUNZEL LIKE

AMUSING

ELEGENT

ENTERTAINING

EQUALLY LOVED

PIECE OF ME

LOOK CLOSLY AND YOU WILL SEE

WHO AM I ?             


                                      I hold in my hands

I hold in my hands...

a beautiful

delicate

taller than a tree

music loving

sport loving

flexible 

party rocker

piece of me.

Who am I?

look closely and you will see!

 

          

I Hold in My Hands

A diamond shining so bright,

Sweets like candy,

Equine lover,

Adorable,

Charming,

Glowing

Piece of me.

Look closely and you will see.

Who am I ?

     

EOTC Te Papa

 WEEK 10 Te Mata O Rongokako

On Friday the Mighty Oaks overcame the challenge that is Te Mata O Rongokako. We set off from the Tauroa Road carpark and hiked through the Little Redwoods and over to the Redwoods where we had morning tea. While there, it was obvious that the long-drop was a major attraction for a number of the children!!

After morning tea, it was a small walk around the back of the peak to the start of the newly constructed Zig Zag track. As we looked up from the bottom it could be seen winding its way up the sheer side of the peak. Hearts in our hand, we trudged up the path, and after avoiding falling rocks and rampaging sheep, we made it to the top. While the day was drab and overcast, there were still amazing views to be had over the Heretaunga plains and out to sea (from Waimarama to Mahia).

We ate our lunch, rehydrated, and caught our breath before completing three activities. One was a sketch of the landscape below, one a geography task using the mosaic map on the trig station, and the other a video interview/reflection of our EPIC journey to date (we will try and upload some of these clips in the near future).

The trip down was certainly faster, and before we knew it, we were safely back at the buses ready to return to school. We all had an awesome day and left with a sense of achievement and pride, but it wouldn't have been possible without our awesome parent help. A big thanks to Kylie, Jason, Jo, Wendy, Charmaine, and Kim from all of us in Ruma Whitu :)

Neri, Shilaya, and Daniel rest on a giant Redwood.

Neri, Shilaya, Daniel, and Jordan.

Matiu and Taylin carbo loading?

Neshan sees the light

Jesharun smizing for the camera

Desrae, Shilaya, Sarag, Jesharun, and Calena with Sarah's nan Charmaine.


Desrae, Sarah, and Calena

Erika enjoying herself in the Redwoods

Azariyah and Chance happy to have made it to the top!

Karsha finding the breeze a bit cold at the top

One of the many fossils we saw - who would have thought 



Coming over the top from the Zig Zag

Lunch!!

The little Redwoods

Jordan earned his kai today


Week 11 Paddle Pedal Puddle

On Thursday the 11th of April, the Mighty Oaks traveled to Clive to undertake three separate challenges. First up for Ruma Whitu was a low key free time swim in the Clive Swimming Pools. This was followed by a challenging cycle ride along the limestone cycle ways from Clive to the Black Bridge (near Haumoana) and back with Mr, Crawford. There were a number of red faces and sweaty brows on return.

After lunch it was out turn to learn about the waka Nga Tukemata O Kahungunu - The Eyebrows of Kahungunu- from Taylin's koro Matua Jim Edwards who is the kaitiaki for the waka. Matua Jim told us all about the waka and the significance of the carvings that make up the waka. He also demonstrated how a number of traditional Maori weapons could be used in battle. When we got on the water it took some paddling to move the waka which weighs six tonne (unloaded)!! However, we worked hard as a team and in no time at all we were flying through the water. A highlight for many of us was the 'salute' with our hoe and a pukana to bystanders.

Again this activity could not have happened without the help of our awesome Mayfair whanau. We would like to thank those parents that gave up their time Kylie, Wendy, Jodi, and Jo. Also a big ups yo Mrs Renton who had to fill in for Mr Pratt in the morning while he was a way on a course. Luckily she had Kelli with her to organise a coffee from Mrs Edmonds to keep her going!!















Tuesday, 2 April 2013

The Legend of Te Mata O Rongokako - 

The Sleeping Giant 

W.A.L.T use drama to retell a local legend

On Thursday the 28th of March, Ruma Whitu were lucky enough to be able to perform our take on The Legend of Te Mata O Rongokako for Mrs Clapcott and Room 5. We were extremely nervous and excited at the same time. While Mr Pratt read the story to Room 5 we got changed into piu piu and painted moko on our faces as we got in to character.

There were four different groups who had adapted the story slightly 'making it their own'.

Room 5 were a fantastic audience and we had an awesome time. Kia ora Room 5!!

Please enjoy the videos below and make comment. Sorry there are not complete videos (and hopefully the order isn't too mucked up) but that was all that could be uploaded at any one time from the iPads :)