Our theme for Term 4 is "Mana Tū MITEY You".
We will be using the Mana Model (from MITEY - the Sir John Kirwan Foundation) to help us draw on feelings, emotions and who we are as individuals, peers, friends and family members. It is going to be a fun term of learning for us. It's all about using finding the right strategies to help us control our feelings and emotions.
Check out the video our teachers put together during the holidays for 'Mana Tū, MITEY You'.
Team 4 had another fun day this term. We have had such a full on term that our teachers decided to give us something fun to do for a day.
Some of the activities included an inflatable obstacle course, bike track, karaoke and ice-creams, inflatable jousting, multisports and dodgeball.
We had so much fun and Room 6 want to say a huge thank you to everyone that helped on the day, as well as our teachers who planned something super fun for us to do.
This term we have been learning the waiata 'E Papa'. Whaea Kiri decided to make it fun and added in some tī tī tōrea to make this learning process more interesting. Our team even got to share this item in our school assembly.
Thank you Whaea Kiri for making Te Reo Māori so fun!
Our theme for Term 3 is "Art Works".
We will be focussing on different aspects of art, including visual art, sculptures, dancing and drama. It is going to be a fun term of learning for us. It's all about using our emotions to help us be more creative, so get ready for a creative and art-filled term!
Check out the video our teachers put together during the holidays for 'Art Works'.
Last week on Friday, Room 6 went to MOTAT for the day. We had a group from KPMG volunteer their time so they could help us out, as well as two staff members from Pt England (You can check individual blogs to see their letters to their helpers).
Room 6 and Team 4 want to say a huge thank you to the KPMG volunteers - Mary and Rebecca. We appreciate the help! Hopefully we have another trip that you can come along to.
We also want to say a huge thank you to Mr Samuels and Miss Haare, who found out the day before that they were coming with us. Thank you for going with the flow! Check out the presentations from the children in their groups!
Mr Samuels:
Team 4 was given the opportunity to take part in the EPro8 Challenge. Room 6 got to have their turn in Week 6. Our task was to construct a scarecrow that could stand at 1.6 metres tall, have realistic proportions and could move at least 2 metres. Miss Tuiā added some other specs that we could work with. We even had to come up with our own backstory, giving our scarecrow their own name and life.
Our class had to get into groups of 4. We tried to mix the groups up as much as we could. We worked very hard to construct these scarecrows. There were poles, nuts, bolts, ropes, coloured joiners, gears, axles, wheels and tools that we could use to construct our very own scarecrow.
The different groups were JHKW, Sentinel, Blue Gyals, NLB, Scarecrow 2000 and Spy Barbies. We had heaps of fun, working together as groups and getting to experiment with the different tools and equipment.
Our theme for Term 2 is "We Know the Way".
We will be focussing on directions, maps, and knowing our way around the community and wider world. It is going to be a fun term of learning for us. It's all about navigation, so get ready to find your learning!
Check out the video our teachers put together during the holidays for 'We Know the Way'.
Te Reo Māori is starting back. We had our first lesson on Wednesday morning, and we had heaps of fun. Whaea Kiri talked us through the school Karakia, and then pointed out the different keywords in the karakia that she wanted us to know. She quizzed us on it, and it was so fun because we got tokens if we got the answer right.
We can't wait for next week's lesson!
Team 4 was lucky enough to have a fun day, especially because they got to have two activity days earlier in the term. There were so many things that our class got to do - there was an inflatable obstacle course, we got to ride on our school bikes around the bike track, played inflatable soccer darts, played multisports, inflatable jousting, and we even got to watch a movie! It was a day packed full of fun, and we were all so glad that we could all spend the day together. Thank you to our teachers for our juicies at the end of the day, it was a great way to end all of the fun!
On Thursday and Friday in Week 6, Team 4 had activity days. There were different teams. There were Tui, Kea, Pukeko and the best one ever, Weka. I was in Weka. We had our own leaders and teachers. My teacher was Miss Tuiā and my leaders were Ciannah and Willy. All of Team 4 were put into different groups. Team 4 were meant to have Year 5 and 6 camp, but because of Covid19 we couldn’t so we had to have these activities.
The first rotation my group did was Slip n Slide. A Slip n Slide is when there is a long plastic sheet that is sprayed with water and soap. While the slide was getting soaped up and wet, my group put their togs on. Some of us weren’t sliding because we didn't have togs or we had a note. Before we started on the slide, our teacher made us warm up by making us run to the gate and back. My group went on the slide and then after a few minutes, we played a game with a cone. It’s when you have the challenge to get the cone in the middle of two people. Then after that, most of our group went on the slide again and again. We played the game with the cone to dry up in the sun a bit, and then we went back for another round on the slide. We finally finished on the slide, and made our way back to class with everyone else to have morning tea.
The next rotation my team did was Multisport. Multisport is when you play different sports at the same time and have separate groups. Our groups were A, B, C and D. I was in Group C, and we had a to challenge Group A. It was so fun. Group B and D challenged each other in soccer and Group A and C challenged each other in volleyball. Then we switched over to soccer. When we played soccer, half of my group left and there was only me, my friends and one boy. The other team had about 2 people and so one of our players had to go on their team. We played for a long time and the keeper kept beating us. Ke kept on losing until one of our players kicked the ball from far and I kicked it and scored a goal. We kept playing soccer for a few more minutes and then the bell went for us to have lunch. A part of our lunch was ice cream from one of the teachers, but we could only have it if we finished all of our lunch food. Then we were allowed to go play.
After lunch we played Cyclo-Soccer. Cyclo-Soccer is when you have a bike, a big yoga ball, and you have to try to hit the ball with your wheel to your goal. We, of course, needed a helmet for this game. Our group got split into 2 different teams and coloured bands. I was in green and the other group was blue. Mr Jacobsen called a number and that's how many people had to go out on the field. It was just like soccer but if we put our feet on the ground, we had to ride away. We were also not allowed to kick the ball with our feet. It is a really really fun game but kind of dangerous for some people. After that it was home time.
On Friday, the next day, we carried on with our activities. The teachers told us where our next activity was. My group was on scooters and skateboards with different games like ping pong. I stayed on the skateboards most of the time because I like skateboards. My friends were on the scooters or inside. I decided to go inside and play ping pong, and look at the other games. Then I went back outside and played on the skateboards. The bell rang so we had our morning tea.
We had our lunch because the teachers told us we were going to have something special for lunch - pizza and fizzy drinks. We got split up into groups again so that we could watch a movie. There were two groups in each room. I was with Tui and we were watching a movie called Encanto. Before we had the pizza and fizzy, we watched a little bit of the movie. Then the teacher told us to line up and get our pizza and fizzy drink. We went outside to eat so we didn't make a mess on the carpet .We had the pizza and drinks and then when we were finished we went back inside and started watching the movie . We started from the part we were on . Then in a couple minutes we went to go and play and help the teacher put some things away .We went out and played for our break. When we came back we watched it again but from the part we were on.The teachers started giving out lollipops and lollies. The movie ended, and then it was home time.
Team 4 Activity Days were so fun. I enjoyed being with my friends and doing different activities at school. I can’t wait until Year 6 Camp at the end of the year.
We are so excited for what this year has planned for us. Some of us are new to the school, new to Team 4, and the rest of us new to the 678 area.
Our theme this year is 'Kua Riro Māu - Responsibility, It's Up To You'. We will be learning about what it takes to be responsible, what we are responsible for and how we can be responsible. There are so many things that we can do to show everyone that we are responsible citizens, and we can't wait!
Because of Covid19, the annual events that we have this year will be a bit different. Some of the things we are looking forward to this year is Year 5 and 6 Camp, Swimming, Manaiakalani Film Festival, PES Sports, Year 6 Camp, and many more events.
Make sure to check out our class blog, as well as our individual blogs that you will find along the side. Feel free to leave positive comments.
