Rich Task Friday - Englargment

The children had the opportunity to complete a Rich Task within their teams on Friday. Everyone had a chance to complete an individual enlargement of a whale within the classroom with the support of their peers. Then the team had to work together to enlarge the animal in the courtyard. They had to draw a grid and then draw the animal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science Fair Preparation

Today, the students that are preparing for the Science Fair in Term 3 had some guest speakers from PNINS to talk to the students about what is required for the Science Fair and provided some great examples of  Science experiments along with the process required and how they are displayed.

Inter-school Cross Country

Twenty students went to the Inter-school Cross Country at Ashhurst. It was a great day for all with all the children stepping up and putting their best foot forward.

If you family have any more photos from the Inter-school Cross Country please can you email them to Miss Salter to go up on the post. Thanks :)

Northern Cluster Swimming Competition

Eleven students from TKA and TKT went to the Freyberg Swimming Pool to compete against eight other schools in the Northern Cluster Swimming Competition. 

A great day was had by all and everyone swam their hearts out. 

Te Rangimarae Marae

A fantastic day at Te Rangimarie Marae. The children were welcomed onto the marae with a powhiri. The children had the opportunity to share their pepeha and learn about the marae and it ancestors and history. The boys learnt a haka and the girls learnt poi. The children also had the opportunity to go down to the river and collect samples with DoC.

 

 

 

National Young Leaders Day

Our Ambassadors, House Leaders and Student Councillors attending the National Young Leaders Day this term. They had some fantastic motivational talks from great New Zealanders from different walks of life sharing their story and leadership journey. For example: Hana Tapiata, Christian Gallen, Ronnie Taulafo, and Dr Lehan Stemmet. ‘Kings’ also performed for the children.


Hana Tapiata
Hana taught me that leaders need to talk to be able to grow. We all have lots of voices in ours heads and we need to think about what we are thinking. Make sure the voice inside your head is a positive one and one worth listening to because the food of leaders is conversations. By Caden









Christian Gallen
Grace - Christian inspired me when he talked about young leaders should not only think about themselves, but they should think about others too. The quote of his I really liked was “In every we there is a me but in every me there is not a we”. He really inspired me to think about other people as well as myself. By Grace

Ronnie Taulafo
Steven - I was inspired by Ronnie because he taught me to keep on trying even if you are not good at something at first. By Steven

Dr Lehan Stemmet

I was inspired by these quotes:

“People listen to what you say and what you don’t say”

“People watch what you do and what you don’t do”

This means that leaders need to be seen to be making good choices and standing up for what is right. If they don’t do this, they will be noticed, and if they do, they will be appreciated. By Mila

Kings
I was inspired to remember the golden rule: Treat people the way you want to be treated. I was also taught the Platinum rule: treat people the way they want to be treated. By Aashna

Anzac Day Honoured

Hokowhitu School held an Anzac Day Memorial Service.