Back to School

It is the last weekend before Term 2 starts. I hope everyone has had a good holiday and are ready to go, go, go for the next 9 weeks. Yes folks, this term is only 9 weeks. We start on Monday and finish on Friday July 4, 2014...If you are wondering about the various events and activities that will be happening throughout this term, please have a look at the tab "Term 2 Forward Dates" just above. The BIG event for term 2 will be our Taupo Trip in Week 7 from Wed June 18 to Fri June 20. There will be a panui going out in the first week. Nga mihi nui!

We will be staying at Pukawa marae by lake Taupo
and will be visiting Mt Ruapehu too

Matariki is coming

Next term folks our overall topic will be MATARIKI. We will have many interesting adventures and learning experiences. It will be full on with the mahi. Students will be setting their goals to reach higher levels in math, reading, writing, sports, inquiry learning, Te Reo Maori me ona Tikanga. Mauri ora ki a koutou katoa!

Ka kite ano whaea Ana

It is hard to say goodbye, but tomorrow will be whaea Ana's last day with Pukeko Class. We have thoroughly enjoyed having you in our class and teaching us many things. Our class room looks magnificient with all the fabulous art work. We appreciate how you taught us about fractions too. We all know which fractions match which pictures. There are many more things you have taught us and we are so grateful and wish you all the best in the future. Nga mihi nui ki a koe whaea Ana!

Here are some pictures of our farewell presentation and kai. Our girls did the karanga to welcome whaea into the whare nui and sang some lovely waiata after our many speeches. Those that spoke included Calais, Luanne, Puna, Shannon, John, Dallas, Shaniqua and Merani. Later, the boys did some haka and we were then called into the kitchen for kai. Big thanks to our pakeke for supporting us too. They were Christina, Te Awhina, Eva and Matariki. You gals and guys ROCK! Mauri ora!

Our girls replying to the karanga welcome 

Coming into Te Whare Awhina

Nga Kaikaranga o Te Whanau Awhina

Haka Powhiri with John leading

Giving thanks and insights of her journey with Pukeko Class

Haka tautoko

Presented with gifts and cards from Pukeko Class

Kai time in the whare kai - Te Korowai aroha a Rahera

A big THANK YOU to all the parents that supported our kaupapa today and provided some delicious kai for whaea Ana's farewell. Mauri ora ki a koutou katoa!

Rory doing the MAHI with Whaea Rebecca and Whaea Carol

Watch how Rory interacts with the lovely staff in Pukeko class. He is learning the story of how Manurewa got its name. In the story, there are the Maori chiefs Tamapahure and Tamapahore and the sacred mountains Matukutureia and Matukutururu. The original name for Manurewa is Te Manurewa o Tamapahore - The drifted away kite of Manurewa.