Project Energise with Matua Tupara

Project Energise with Matua Tupara

On Wednesday we had a fun Project Energise session with Matua Tupara.

We are learning to pass a netball in different ways. We are also learning to work as a team to move the ball around our team. At home you can practice passing a ball with each other. Maybe your child could show your whanau some of the games we played. Mrs Stevenson's favourite game was the sleeping cat cool down. We lay in the sun then pretended to wake up stretching out just like cats do!

We can’t wait until our next lesson with Matua Tupara!

Assembly Term 3 2020

Last Friday we had our first school assembly since Covid. For many kids this was their first assembly ever! Evie and Abi did a great job presenting our presentation, especially with the technical difficulties we were having. All the children from Maunga and Maunga Iti presented during the assembly. It was great to see such confidence to stand up in front of the whole school.

Here is a video by Maunga Iti and their sock puppet germs giving us some hygiene tips. Keep an eye on our blog for other items that we shared.

Fixing the Space Shuttle

Today we have been astronauts fixing the space station. 

We had great fun taking off the back of an old television. It had so many screws to find and undo. We guessed what might be under there. We thought we would find wires, ants, or buttons. We found lots of interesting wires of different colours. We also found different shapes and textures. We are still exploring as more pieces can be unscrewed. 

Reilly, Harry, and Kaden are using screw drivers to see what they can fix. 

Maunga and Iti Space Stories

Team Maunga and Iti have been reading and learning all about Space.  We have also been busy creating different things to turn our classroom into a space place and we are finding it all very exciting.  Here are some stories we wrote after reading different books and looking at different videos about rockets and them lifting off into space.  We were trying to use interesting words to describe the parts of our rockets.  We hope you enjoy it.

MacKenzie 30 Nights reading

This week Mackenzie earned her 30 Nights Reading certificate. We're so proud of all the reading that is happening at home in Maunga Iti.

Keep up the great reading Mackenzie!

Harry 30 Nights Reading!

Way to go Harry! 

Harry has earned his 30 nights home reading certificate. We really appreciate the support from home with daily reading.

Hawaiki Roa - 30 Nights Home Reading!

Well done Hawaiki Roa! 

Hawaiki Roa is Maunga Iti's first learner to achieve 30 nights reading at home. Each night after you read and sign the reading log at the back of their learning journal they get a sticker to help them get to their reading goal. There will be a few more earning this soon with all the wonderful reading that is happening at home. Keep up the great work!

Reading Time in the Library

Mrs C snapped these happy readers loving their time in the library today.

Just a reminder that this is our last week for issuing books this term. During the last week you can choose holiday readers to take home. Please see Mrs C or your classroom teacher if you're interested in borrowing books for the holidays.

Keep up the great reading Maunga Iti!

'Happy New Ears!'

Check out Maunga Nui and Maunga Iti's collaborative infomercial movie 'Happy New Ears!'

We worked together to design a device to help our school values. We then came up with the idea to create an infomercial to advertise our product to enter into our school's movie presentation. We looked at other infomercials and then created our own storyboard. We also designed a logo for our product. We are so proud of how well you all worked together and shared ideas!

Ki Te Maora

Whaea Jenni-Mae and Matua Ken taught us the Te Reo name for animals we
visited on the zoo trip.

'E kite ana au he makimaki' means 'I can see a monkey.'

Maunga Nui and Maunga Iti used the green screen to share our learning with you.