Term 2 Week 4 in Room 16

 This week has been busy!

First, we learnt to play Ti Uru. Ti Uru is a Maori game where we have to pass the ball to our team members and try to win a point. We win a point by passing it to a person who is standing in a hoop. When we get a point, the hoop is taken away. When all the hoops are gone, that team wins.  Ti Uru is a really fun game to play. We are learning how to catch and pass a ball, how to spread out to give more space, and how to work together as a team. We can't wait for the tournament in Week 10.

Next, we learnt about healthy drinks with Matua Tupara. We learnt that energy drinks have lots of sugar but also caffeine which makes your heart beat fast and can lead to a heart attack if you drink too much. Ribena has the most sugar in it. We should be drinking water and milk only to keep us hydrated.

And finally, today it is Gumboot day. A day to raise money and awareness for depression and mental health. Mike King says that depression is like walking through mud, which is why we wear gumboots.

Did you dress up for Gumboot Day?

 

Pink Shirt Day

 Today is Pink Shirt Day to help raise awareness for anti-bullying. Most of our kura wore pink clothes, but some dressed up really pink! They looked amazing. 

Pink Shirt Day raises money for the Mental Health Foundation.

We can show kindness by helping others, complimenting others, letting other people play our games, using nice words, including others, sharing with others, showing our 3rs (respect, responsibility, and resilience), smiling at people, and being polite. 

Every day, try to give someone a compliment and chuck them a smile if they look sad.

Happy Pink Shirt Day

Footprints of Kupe

 Excitement washed over us as we arrived at Manea - Footprints of Kupe, in Opononi on Wednesday.

Our guide took us on a walk through a garden of carved statues. She told us old stories about the gods and how they helped Kupe on his journey to Aotearoa.  Next, we went into the dark theatre where we watched a terrifying but cool show about Kupe and the Giant Wheke. We felt Te Wheke's tentacles touch our legs and some people were very scared.

We learnt that Kupe sacrificed his baby son who became a taniwha in the Hokianga. We thought this was pretty sad. There are 2 other taniwha at the entrance to the Hokianga Harbour their names are Araiteuru and Niniwa. Tumatuenga the God of war gave Kupe strength so he didn't give up on his journey. Kupe had his best friend Ngahue journey with him on the waka Tawhirirangi.

The trip was exciting and fun, even if we did get a little scared. We are enjoying learning about Kupe.

Room 16's New Students

 On Monday, four new students came into our class, and sadly, we moved three of our friends into Room 1.  Our new students are Year 1 students from Nga Rau Rito and one of them is a Year 3, new to our school altogether. 

We are excited to have them in our class and have welcomed them with kindness and lots of help so they know how we do things in Room 16. 

We look forward to working with them for the rest of the year.