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!