The New Zealand pigeon or kererū 

By Sophie Humphries

Bottle Birds!

This term in addition to learning about why birds have different beaks, we also did some wonderful bird art. Mrs Waller started these fabulous bottle birds with Team 18 and we couldn't wait to share them with you! 

Athletics Day Results

A massive congratulations to the following superstar children for their efforts and placings in the Year Two Boys and Girls for Athletics Day.

Rhiannon Hayden-Chapelle 1st Year Two girls

Sophie Hyland 3rd Year Two girls

Isaiah Erueti 1st Year Two boys

Phillip Kagei 1st Year Two boys

Felix Griffin 3rd Year Two boys

Well done to everyone who trained really hard and participated on the day. It was wonderful to see all your progress! 

Team 18 wins again!

We knew today would be one of the last times we could win the best class trophy at syndicate singing, so we talked about team work and everybody playing their part. And what happens when you decide you want something and really work hard? 

Well sometimes ....... you get it!! #fourtimesthisterm

Poroaki goodbye song for year 6

The Junior Syndicate is currently learning this waiata for the upcoming poroaki. Have a practise at home with your whanau!

 Po Atarau

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPYeJM89Twc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJUOtDBW4Oo - with gutair but we are not singing the english part.

   Po atarau e moea iho nei,

  e haere ana, koe ki pamamao.

   Haere ra, ka hoki mai ano,

   ki i te tau e tangi  a...tu nei.

      repeat last line after twice through

   ki i te tau e tangi a...tu nei

Waiata words and videos - Hareruia

We have started learning this waiata in Room 18 so here are the words and links to the youtube clips so you can sing along. 

Hareruia

Ka koingo ka mahara

Ki te mauri o te Atua        

E te kamaka e te kaiwhakaora

Ka hahana te Manawa

Ki te ihi karanga ranga

Kei toku Atua e Hareruia

Hareruia Hareruia Hareruia

Hareruia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N49ncgvFzw (Lyric version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-cSVO0TS0A (parts video)

Information report on the wrybill (ngutuparore)

Wrybill

The wrybill is native to NZ.  There are only 5000 left in the country.

Their beak looks a bit like a spoon.  It curves to the right.  The wrybill uses its beak to get larvae out of the rocks.

I think that we should keep them safe and never kill them.  Its predators are hawks, dogs and people.  But I am not going to hurt them.

By Sophie Hyland

2 December 2015

 

Information Report on the Kiwi.

Kiwi

The kiwi is a native NZ bird. It is a bird that has tough feathers and it can not fly. Native means it only comes from a place and can’t find them anywhere else.

The kiwi is the only bird that has nostrils at the end of its beak. Their beaks chew berries and insects. The kiwis beak is a slender type. Slender means thin. Kiwis have whiskers that guide them around the forest during night. The kiwi has nostrils for sensing worms 3 cm underground . They have cells that can sense the vibration of worms. The kiwi uses their beak like a lever to get its food.

I am very sad that there are just 70,000 kiwis left in NZ and I hope we will get more kiwis in the future.

By Thomas

  

Athletics reminder

Don't forget Athletics day is tomorrow (Tuesday 17th November). Please wear appropriate clothes, footwear and sunscreen.  Parents if you want to come and have a picnic lunch with your child and watch some of the fabulous events please come along! Year 2's start with sprints at 9am. See you there! 

Police Dog Visit!

Zack from Room 19 and his Dad Sheridan arranged for their friend Brendan and Deja to come to school last Friday.  Brendan is a police officer and Deja his very well trained sidekick! It was so interesting to hear all about how he trained Deja and the work that Deja does as a police dog. Sheridan was kind enough (and brave enough) to put the special sleeve on so they could demonstrate how Deja can catch a suspect until Brendan can catch up to them.

Beak Geeks!

This Term our big idea is 'change' and the Juniors are looking specifically at how different birds have different types of beaks and why they are so different.

We are using our Junior investigation cycle PLANS to answer our questions...

P - Pick a topic
L - List what you already know
A - Ask a question
N - New learning (research)
S - Share your learning