He Puna Kawenga

The mornings have been colder this week! This means we stay indoors for fitness and move our bodies through dance. We are really enjoying it - especially Footloose. It gets our hearts racing!  

We have just had our first football session! We are involved in girls football sessions where an outside expert comes in and teaches us new skills. We can't wait for the next one!

Welcome back to school! We are a bunch of girls in He Puna Kawenga. There are 26 of us and we are enjoying getting to know each other. As year 5 & 6, we have a of of extra responsibilities to do around the school. So far, we are learning to be in charge of the PE shed, have to set up for assemblies and some of us are training to be road patrollers. We are definitely looking forward to all our learning and opportunities we will face this year.

There is no better way to enjoy a sunny day than to have a... WATER FIGHT!       --> Check out our individual blogs for more photos!

We had an absolute blast! Check out our photos.

   .       Over the past 4 weeks, He Puna Pumanawa have been practicing for our school athletics day. We have had a go at... long jump, high jump, shot put, quoits, vortex, long distance running and sprints! Have a look at some of our action shots!

Working together to collect our ideas. We have been focusing on using our senses to add details to our writing. .

Already term 4! This year is flying by!  First day back at school we went on the playground to play 4 step tag! This was the hook for our writing cycle. In the second week, we made huts in the hall for writing! Can't wait to see what is next...               

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Room 3 have been learning how to use the reach technique to rescue someone who might be struggling in the water. They had to use a pool noodle to assist their buddy get to the edge of the pool and out of the water safely. We practiced this in still water and in rough water!  .      

Room 3's Calendar Art!