Choir Visits

On Tuesday 24th of July 2012 the Huia Range School choir walked down to Central Kindergarten in the rain. It didn’t bother us because we had collected every umbrella in the school!

We sang the National Anthem, E te iwi e, Snakes and ladders, Sing the world around and a partner song, She’ll be coming around the mountain. The kindy audience enjoyed the performance and clapped loudly.  

Next their Kapa Haka group performed for us. The poi dance and haka was spectacular and we look forward to seeing them at the kapa haka festival. Finally we sung the action song, Mahunga pakihiwi, together with the kindy group. 

It was a really good experience singing and sharing our music together.

Written by Memphis Beale-Morgan, Emily Thomson and Sarah Smith.

We also went to Appleton kindergarten. There we sang, listened to their songs and then read beginner readers to them. We thoroughly enjoyed reading with the children. After a while the children showed us all their toys and activities, soon the Huia children were painting, playing kitchen and touching their turtle!
The children waved us goodbye through the fence, it was a delightful experience.

Winter Warmers

Wow! Thank-you so much to Nikki from the town library and the sponsors of the Winter Warmers Programme. Rooms 1, 5 and 7 received their book prize at assembly on Monday. Every single child in the programme completed their book reviews and won a book and a certificate.
Leniqua and Leah were lucky draw winners of rubik cubes.

Look out for the next library programme, held over the summer holidays.

Term 3 newsletter

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Term 3 looks to be jam packed with activities. Parents are asked to be really vigilant about reading the newsletter, especially the coming events calendar.

# Production Practice begins on Wednesday 18 July. All students in Tuakana Syndicate are involved in preparation of scenery, costumes, programmes or performance. Production week is Week 7. 

# National Maori Language Week begins  Monday the 23rd of July.

# The highly successful library “Winter Warmers” programme concludes in week 2.

# Parent Interviews are held in Week 3.

# Aerobics training begins for the Interschool Competition in Week 6.

# Kapa haka students are practicing for their Festival at the end of term 3.

# Reduce, reuse, recycle unit; specialist teacher visits in Week 8.

# Swim to Survive course begins, running for 10 afternoons in weeks 9, 10 and 11, held at the town swimming pool.  

In addition to this our normal learning programme continues with major emphasis on improving spelling, times tables and maths, reading and written language. The major topic studies are based around the Treasure Island Production and the Olympics.

There is homework, due on each Friday. I cannot emphasis enough how critical it is that parents and caregivers support their students in their learning. Make sure your children have a quiet time set aside for homework and that they read every day. Many pupils need new exercise books. The WBS is available at the school office for $1:50.

To promote pride in our school parents and caregivers are asked to make sure pupils wear the correct uniform. A black thermal underneath the school t-shirt is a good way to keep warm during winter. 

I look forward to seeing you at Parent Interviews. If you are unable to attend you can ring and make an alternative time with Suzie. 

Kind Regards

Lee Gibbs

Rugby Training

Mr Stone went to rugby practice and sent us these pictures of practice. A big thank you to our coaches who give their time to our students....good luck with the big game on Thursday.

Hi. Let me tell you about snakes. A snake slithered by my leg and I froze.
"Oh no! There is a snake."

I was scared. My legs were shaking badly. The snake was hisssssssing loudly. My Mum was scared like a monkey!
By Leniqua

Today we wrote using a picture as a prompt and I was really pleased with the strong visual images created.

My heart sank as I saw my beloved home ablaze. I stood for a while as the fire leapt violently to other houses. Flames ran furiously from the window and quietly, lightly, the smoke crept into the air.

It was pitch black. My house was crackling and the fire was the only light I could see.

It was terrible.

Josh

Xia wrote-

My heart sank as I saw my beloved home ablaze. I dropped to my knees. The fire blazed from each wall. It hissed and danced like it wanted me to die.

I tried to look for a way out but it was so scorching.

The walls screamed. 

Well done room 5.

Sometimes to generate wonderful writing we all do an activity first. This day we did bubbles. Zane writes...     I wish I was a bubble.
                 I would glimmer like a rainbow
                 as I meet up with my floating friends.
                 But the next minute                   POP!!!
                                         
                 That's the end of me, lucky I'm not a bubble.


I wish I was a bubble.
Floating up     UP          UP!!
'til I reach the sun.
Shimmering.
Light as a feather.
Sparkling like a rainbow.

Flying. FLYING.FLYING...      POP!!!


by Stacey