Mannequin Challenge

Staff vs. Kahurangi POD ... Who did it better?

Year 5 - 6 Interschool Athletics

Flight Pilot Tutorials.

WALT: Design and build a Kite

WALT create a parking building (SI group)

WALT CODE: 1.12.16

Have you ever wanted to create your own COMPUTER GAME? Now you CAN!!!
Here are some easy-to-follow-steps to create your very own game...
Make sure you have internet access...and go to www.scratch.mit.edu to create...

WALT Design an Iconic Building - Generate Detail Group

I think this group has done even better!

Technology Challenge

Well done to Riley Best, Maddison Brown and Greta Shepherd on creating a 'free standing flagpole' with working flag. Their flagpole was the most successful of the ones created. Awesome

VOW: Courage

Student Achievement

A big CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Kahurangi POD member Alex Willis, who has been selected to represent NZ in a squad of 100 athletes, as one of the twenty five 10-year-old boys, competing at the Trans Tasman Athletics Championship, in Sydney July 2017. 

He has been selected to compete in 4 events: 100m sprint, 200m sprint, Discus and Shotput.

Ka mau te wehi Alex!

Noho Marae Visit

Last Friday, the Kahurangi Pod and our whānau went to Te Hōtu Manawa ō Rangitane ō Manawatu marae.

When we arrived, we were welcomed onto the Marae by Whaea Ellen and Whaea Kararaina who both did the Karanga. Once inside the marae, Matua Shane did a whaikorero. Mr Radford followed with his Whaikorero and laid a kōha on our behalf to say thank-you. We then sung a waiata to support Mr Radford. To conclude our Pōwhiri, we had to hongi Mātua Shane and Whaea Kararaina.

Our marae activities for the day included: listening to the Marae history, mau rākau and poi making.

It was an awesome experience! Here is a video of us practising for the Pōwhiri and at the marae…

Integrated Mini Inquiries: Learning to code...

Why learn Coding?

Code powers our digital world. Every website, smartphone app, computer programme, calculator and even microwave relies on code in order to operate. This makes coders the architects and builders of the digital age.

Over the next 10 years it is estimated that there will be 1.4 million jobs in computer sciences and only around 400,000 graduates qualified to do them.

Jobs not directly linked to computer sciences - such as banking, medicine and journalism - will also be affected by the need for at least an understanding of programming and coding...

Integrated Mini Inquiries: Designing an Iconic Building

Our Manawatu Digi Award Finalists

We are so excited to share that we have two digi award entries that have made it through to the Manawatu Digi Award finals this year...

We are so proud of the girls that have created these entries.  A BIG Congratulations to...

Anya Jeff-Mills - Year 4-6 Digital Photograph Finalist: Sunset

Amber Baker, Aleisha Cheetham, Zoe Hemmingsen & Kate Ramshaw - Year 4-6 Mini Documentary: Our Ecosystem

Te Reo: Using locatives

Newsletters & Notices - Week One

Hi all,

Please click the links to see our term 4 newsletter and the Marae Visit Parent Help & Info notice in case you missed it via email or being sent home...

Iti Kahurangi Term 4 Newsletter

Marae Visit Parent Help & Info Notice

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Congratulations to all of our Academic Award recipients for Term 3, 2016...

Homeroom 20:
Back row: Joshua Geerlings, Jamele Mooney, Riley Best, Arsheen Dua
Front Row: Charlie O'Hara, Reagan O'Hara.



Homeroom 19:
Back row: Grace Connor, Alina Wong, Caleb Woisin, Noah Baldry
Front Row: Kaijah Fouhy



Homeroom 18
Back Row: Nicolas Neilson, Carter Fuldseth, Lily Romeril, Olivia Hillson
Front Row: Casey Robinson-Human

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Congratulations to all of our Kahurangi Silver Badge Students for 2016...

Back row: Darren Juru, Samuel Paterson, Emma Mildenhall, Axis Simon
Front row: Madeline Bevan, Kate Ramshaw, Aleisha Cheetham, Zoe Hemmingsen, Mia Johnson.

WALT Entertain - Moment of the Day Poetry

Tier 2 Homework Projects

Well done to all the Kahurangi students who completed our Tier 2 Homework Project...
Here are some awesome student examples!
Ka mau te wehi! Keep it up!

***WHAKARONGO'S GOT TALENT***

A big CONGRATULATIONS to Alina Wong (Contemporary Dance), Alex Willis (Piano), Katie Clearwater (Poetry) and Riley Best (Acting) for making the FINALS for Whakarongo's Got Talent.

We can't wait to support you all in the finals next Friday at 11.30am!
Ka mau te wehi!

Northern Cluster Kapa Haka

Tēnei te mihi ki ngā ākonga katoa i haere ana ki te Northern Cluster i tēnei pō! Wē-hī-nā! Ka tū kaha, ka tū maia, ka tū manawanui rātou katoa! E harikoa ana tāku ngākau...

A huge congratulations to all of our Kahurangi POD members from the Pakeke Kapa Haka rōpu that performed at The Northern Cluster show tonight. We are very proud of you all! What an outstanding performance!

Ka mau te wehi!

WALT Write an Animal Report...

Are you an animal lover?
Do you LOVE cute, fluffy, fierce, scary or dangerous animals?
LOOK NO FURTHER!!!

Student achievement

Lilly Payne competed at the NZ Judo Island Championship competition over the weekend. She did an outstanding job coming 2nd in her under 32kg weight division - adding yet another silver medal to her BIG medal collection!! Kia Kaha Lilly!! Kahurangi POD are very proud of you!!

Digital Photographs

This week we have been finalising our entries for the Manawatu Digi Awards.  We've been working on documentaries, short te reo Māori movies, digital photographs and photo stories.  Here are some of the fantastic digital photographs that have been produced - very creative and well thought out photography!

Stay tuned next week for some te reo Māori short movies... we've just got to do the finishing touches!

Blades by Finn

Flower by Chann

Flower by Jazmine

Old Water Fountain by Kyson

Hawaii Beach @ WS by Khushi

Sunlight by Lilly

Sunset by Anya

Winter Flower by Jada

WALT: Instruct

Have you ever wanted to know how to download an app or make butter chicken? The following slides contain a step by step guide to doing these and much more. Please enjoy.

Super 6 Sports

Tuesday 23rd August was yet another proud day for Whakarongo School. We were once again fortunate to be involved in the Super 6 sporting competition held in Paihiatua. 40 students from years 5 and 6 did the school proud with the way they conducted themselves on and off the field/court. We had some great results go our way, especially with the soccer. Although we didn’t win the competition outright we managed a very credible 4th equal. Thanks must go to the parents who came and supported us on the day, as well as those parents who helped in the preparation of the teams. Finally thank you to the students who made a day a great success.

WALT Persuade

This is what would happen if "Generate Detail" had the power to change the Olympic Games in 2020... Can they convince you?!

Year 5 Mathex Team

The Year 5 Mathex Team participated in the Palmerston North Mathex competition on Friday.  This is Riley, Caleb, Carter & Maddison in action...

Nature: Circle of Life - Independent Inquiry Documentary

Amber, Aleisha, Zoe & Kate decided to investigate the new administration block at Whakarongo School for their independent inquiries.  Take a look...

Inquiry Learning: Nature - Circle of Life Independent Inquiries

We have been learning to investigate the impact we have on our environment - our enviro-imprints.  Here are some of the first completed independent inquiries - we think they're pretty amazing!

Khushi, Lilly & Mia

Emma & Jazmine

Alex O & Darren

Ella & Madeline

Reagan

Kahurangi All-Stars: Term 2 Winners

Values Certificate Winners

Writing: WALT Entertain

Some of the kids in Kahurangi have been focusing on entertaining in their writing.  They've been creating their own hero and villain short stories.  Take a look at these fantastic examples from Alex, Axis & Nicolas... more to come soon!

Axis is still in the process of publishing his story so this has been quickly uploaded by Ms Matangi.

  

Celebrating Matariki - The Maori New Year

Ka puta Matariki ka rere Whānui.

Ko te tohu tēnā o te tau e!

Matariki reappears, Whānui starts its flight.
Being the sign of the new year!

Matariki - The Maori New Year, is a special time of the year for celebration, remembrance, culture and spirituality. 
This week we have begun our Matariki celebrations with a special storyteller, Whaea Tracy.

Whaea Tracy shared her story of Matariki with our akonga, utilising Maori instruments and traditional Maori resources such as Harakeke (flax) to support her sharing. 

We have been very fortunate to have Whaea Tracey share her taonga and knowledge with our akonga. 

Here are some photos from her time in the Kahurangi POD...

WALT Describe

In writing, some of us have been working on describing our favourite Book Character.

Here are some examples of our work... Enjoy!

Value of the Week

Values Certificates Winners

Writing: Week 5

Kahurangi Koru Art

WALT Recount

In Writing, we have been learning to Recount a Famous Leader's Life.
Here are some student examples...
Kia kaha koutou!
*Little help from Whaea Awhina with the Presentation.

Shape Poems

Please enjoy the shape poems some of the students have been doing in writing.

By Alex Willis

By Axis Simon

By Emma Mildenhall

By Madeline Bevan

By JJ Williams

By Grace Connor

By Conrad Traill

By Bridie Beveridge 

Values Certificates Winners: Weeks 1, 2 and 3

Trip to the Turitea Walkway

Last Thursday, the Kahurangi POD went on a trip to the Turitea Walkway at Massey University, to explore Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, as a part of our Inquiry Learning "Nature - The Circle Of Life". Our students conducted small-group investigations and examined the environments of many living things. We all really enjoyed the trip and look forward to sharing all about our learning in the up-and-coming weeks! A big thank-you to all our parent helpers! Trips like this would not be possible without your help! Here is a link to some of the highlights from our trip... Enjoy :)

Turitea Walkway Highlights

Mauri Tu, Mauri Ora!

Kahurangi Turitea Stream Trip

Turitea Stream Visit

Information for Students & Parents

Friday 13 May 2016

Dear Parent/Caregiver(s),

Thanks to an overwhelming amount of parent support, we are able to go ahead with this trip as planned to support our Inquiry Learning unit: Nature - The Circle of Life.  We are really looking forward to it and it will be a great opportunity to explore different ecosystems and identify the impact of humans on these environments.

Our trip is on Thursday 19 May, from 9.30am to 12.30pm.  Children will be transported by bus or car to the Turitea Stream Bledisloe Park entrance by Massey University.  Children will need to:

• Wear full school uniform, including their school polar fleece or jacket.
• Have shoes comfortable for walking (there are no hikes but sensible shoes and socks are recommended - these do not have to be normal black school shoes).
• Have a drink bottle with water and morning tea to take with them (we will have lunch back at school).
• Have a warm jacket or coat packed in their bags in case of cooler weather.
• Bring any necessary medication to their homeroom teachers e.g. asthma inhalers.  We recommend that children with hayfever or similar allergies take an antihistamine before coming to school as we will be walking through different bush areas.  

Please ensure you let your child’s homeroom teacher know if your child has any medical issues we need to be aware of prior to our trip, by Tuesday next week, as it is important we can clearly identify and support any medical concerns that may arise.

If the weather is poor, we will have to cancel the trip.  We will send notifications out via the school app, our kahurangi blog and the school website by 8.30am on the day.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Ana Matangi

Kahurangi Pod Leader

Senior Leader (Senior Management Team)

amatangi@whakarongo.school.nz

Hall of Fame Inquiry: Dance

For Inquiry, we have been working on imitating the talented ideas and skills of others in order to develop our own abilities. Here are a few Dance examples... Enjoy!

Featuring: Zoe Rook (left), Bridie Beveridge (middle) and Maddison Coenders (right). 

Featuring: Lola Romeril (left) and Ella Field (right)...

Kahurangi All-Star Award

Congratulations to Axis Simon (Left), Samuel Paterson (Middle), and Emma Mildenhall (Right) for their amazing efforts over Term One. They were voted by their Kahurangi peers as the Kahurangi All-Stars for Term One.

Ka mau te wehi!!!

Maths: End of our WALT Add & Subtract focus

Since week 4 we have been working on addition and subtraction.  Today was our last day and these two students shared their "last minute" prove its to get signed off on their last focus for the term.  Axis and Madeline did really well this term and we really like their examples and how they have explained their learning.  Ka mau te wehi to them and to all the Kahurangi students who all made great progress!

VALUE OF THE WEEK: EMPATHY
 Empathy is our new value of the week. Check out the posters the students have made below.


 

Kahurangi Writing:WALT Entertain

Over the past two weeks, a group of students in Kahurangi have been learning about alliteration and using alliteration to entertain an audience! Here are some "quirky" student examples... Let the creative poetry entertain you!

Hall of Fame Inquiry: Engage Taster Session

Last Friday all Year 5 and 6 students participated in the Engage Stage of our first inquiry for 2016.  We had four taster sessions exploring different disciplines of art and how we can imitate the talented ideas and skills or others in order to develop our own abilities.  Here's some examples of a quick 10 minute digital portrait that we did based on Pablo Picasso.

Kahurangi Writing: WALT Socialise

Some of us in Kahurangi have been learning how to socialise through writing.  We have been working on creating concise and effective invitations.  Take a look at these examples below...

(Please note - the open day is a fictional event)

Kahurangi Tier 2 Homework Projects: Weeks 3-5

Here are some examples of our homework projects that students produced and shared digitally.  We ha some other fantastic projects handed it in at school too!  Well done to all those that completed the project.

WALT use number lines to solve problems

Some of us in Kahurangi pod have been learning to use number lines to solve maths problems...  It helps us add in parts visually.  Take a look at this great example from Darren.

WALT Describe

Some of us in Kahurangi have spent the last three weeks learning to be descriptive.

Here are some great examples of our descriptive writing, where we have used our five senses to describe colour...

Week 6 Value of the Week Certificates

Excellence Certificates

Congratulations to these people who have been showing excellence in Kahurangi last week.  Ka mau te wehi - that's fantastic!

WALT Persuade: Too Much TV

Some of us in Kahurangi have spent the last three weeks learning to persuade in our writing.  Here is a great example from Finn, who has done a fantastic job of explaining his reasons and thinking about how to convince people to agree with him.

VALUE OF THE WEEK: RESPECT

Congratulations to our values certificate winners for Week 5.  Well done for showing respect in Kahurangi this week.

Homeroom 18: Aleisha Cheetham 

Homeroom 19: Lucy Cavanagh

Homeroom 20: Ella Field

Excellence is our new value of the week. Check out the posters the students have made below.

VALUE OF THE WEEK: Respect 

Congratulations to our values certificate winners for Week 4.  Well done for showing respect in Kahurangi this week.

Homeroom 18: Logan Earle

Homeroom 19: Heba Fatima

Homeroom 20: Katie Clearwater

Iti Kahurangi Whakapapa Video

Tena koutou katoa!

This term for Te Reo Maori we are focussing on Toku Turangawaewae - My Place of Belonging. Here are some special examples from our Whakapapa Unit.

Nga mihi nui ki nga akonga katoa.
Kia kaha koutou ki te whaia te matauranga maori e...

Whaea Awhina.

VALUE OF THE WEEK: Responsibility 

Congratulations to our values certificate winners for Week 3.  Well done for showing responsibility in Kahurangi this week.

Homeroom 18: Kate Ramshaw

Homeroom 19: Finn Wetherall

Homeroom 20: Emma Mildenhall

Respect is our value for next week.  Take a look at these great ideas about how to show respect...

VALUE OF THE WEEK: Responsibility

RESPONSIBILITY

Congratulations to our values certificate winners for Week 2.  Well done for showing responsibility in Kahurangi this week.

Homeroom 18: Nicolas Neilson

Homeroom 19: Kane Gartner

Homeroom 20: Kaelyn Illangana

Responsibility is our value for next week also.  Take a look at these great ideas about how to show responsibility...

By Axis & Samuel

By Carter

By Reagan

By Jamele

WALT Describe: Character Descriptions

We have spent the last few days working on descriptions of our favourite pets or cartoon characters.  We had to think about describing what they look like, their personality and actions, and unique or interesting habits.  Here are some fantastic examples...

Kahurangi Andy Warhol Style Selfie Art