Ngati Kahungunu Primary Kapa Haka Festival

Our seniors performed so well! Very proud to watch them today. All their hard work and effort paid off - they were amazing! Big thanks to Miss Smith, Chantze, Harlem, and Te Ara.

Rewindable Learning for One-Point Perspective Art

This Term the children have been learning to draw using one-point perspective. They've managed to produce some amazing artworks to brighten up the classroom.

For our latest piece of art we used technology to help draw a more complicated piece. Technology helped them to go through the stages step by step and also gave the children the opportunity to pause the steps when they needed to and also rewind the steps when they weren't sure. The result was greater learner confidence, and fantastic artwork showing a one-point perspective looking up at city skyscrapers.

Taonga from our Kids, to our Kids

Our children pulled together and planted our native garden today. It was a Team effort and the result of their inquiry learning into the diminishing number of native and endemic birds in New Zealand.

The inquiry was inspired from our visit to Zealandia, Wellington, earlier in the year, where the children learnt about the efforts of the Sanctuary to preserve our unique wildlife.

Our children prepared design proposals (shared earlier) and worked together with the rest of Team 3. The native garden is a special taonga for Mahora School; and our children hope to return in years to come and see the endemic wildlife that their garden attracts.

Big thanks to our PTA for their support, Steve Cave from HB Regional Council for his expertise, the Native Plant Nursery Taupo for supplying the plants, and to Bernie and Jasmine for their help with planting today.

Pics from our Native Planting Day

Black Caps Assembly

During Term 1 our Year 6s worked hard to earn their Black Cap. This included carrying out their duties in the playground and around the school. It also meant that they needed to show that they were great role models for others at Mahora.

As Black Caps, they will be called upon to do different jobs of responsibility.

Congratulations to you all! We are very proud of you and are grateful for the positive contributions you make to our School. Piki Haere!

We are a Waka

We compared the Dream Team to a waka and made some great comparisons. We are a "waka" is a metaphor.  We then created our own paddle that represented our family. The manawa down the centre of our paddle joined us all together.

  

Cairo and Reicoe drawing their waka paddle

Dakota, Shona and Courtney

Welcome to the Dream Team - Preview into 2015!

Welcome to the Dream Team 2015 from Room 13 Dream Team on Vimeo.

How Full is your Bucket?

The way we treat people not only affects them, but also ourselves.

In the Dream Team, we go the extra distance to make sure everyone is included and everyone is accepted for who they are.

The Dream Team - You were born to be awesome!

Here's a powerful message from Kid President - he wants to give us a pep talk. He wants us to get excited about who we are and the special talents that make us each unique. Listen to his message and let it light the fire in your bellies and put a dream in your hearts! We already knew you are awesome but now we want the world to know. Watch this space...  Piki Haere Dream Team!

Welcome to 2015!

Welcome back to school. I hope you've had a well-deserved break and are looking forward to a fabulous year in 'The Dream Team'!

This is our new class blog for 2015. It is your space to share your wonderful learning with your parents, whanau and the rest of the world! It is also a space where they can communicate with you too, about your work.

We have an exciting start to the year planned. More details will be given shortly.

In the meantime, let your mum, dad or whanau know that stationery can be bought from the office now so you are all ready to begin on Day 1.

Enjoy the last few days of your holidays, and I'll see you all real soon.

From Mrs Maloney :)