Clever movie makers Drew, Charlie, Kai and Gabriel.

The dino boys telling us some dino news! Dino news from Drew, Charlie, Kai and Gabriel by cathmooo on GoAnimate

Come and watch our amazing dino movie!

An amazing movie by Joel D, Mason and Brody. Dino facts by Joel D, Mason and Brody. by cathmooo on GoAnimate

Having fun on Reading Eggs.

During reading time we have fun on Reading Eggs. We learn letter sounds and new words and like to dress up our little Reading Eggs friend. Imogen said "it is so much fun" and Maia said "I like to go into the playhouse". Have you tried Reading Eggs at home yet?

Poeiti makes a fantastic picture!

Poeiti showed out school value of perseverance during reading time the other day. She spent a long time thinking about her hammer and nails picture, selecting her colours and shapes carefully and making sure she didn't hammer her thumb. Ka pai Poeiti, we are so proud of you!

Treemendous Makeover.

In the weekend we came to school to plant some trees for our new Enviro Centre. There were 1000 trees to plant and it was a rainy day. Lots of people came to help so it didn't take long to get all the plants in and afterwards there was a drink and a sausage sizzle to warm us up. What a tremendous time we had!

Fun times at gymnastics.

Today we went into New Plymouth to gymnastics. It was fun there because we got to crawl through a tunnel, jump of high things and we got to jump over the rope. Bryan our coach helped us and so did Jody. We are going to gymnastics each Monday until the end of term. Thanks to our parent drivers for your help.

The Kawakawa Tree (Pepper Tree).

Today Ms Butt brought in some branches off her Kawakawa tree for Mrs Cooper and the Gecko children. This is a special tree in New Zealand and some people use the leaves to help them feel better. We made a tea from the leaves by boiling them in water and straining the tea ready to drink. Some of us thought it tasted delicious and others thought it was yuck! It was supposed to make our tummies and sore throats feel better. Stella J said "it tasted like water and was yummy" William C "it tasted like leaves and I feel ok now", even our Principal enjoyed tasting our tea. You are able to eat the leaves off the Kawakawa tree and Gecko room loved tasting them. They tasted quite hot and peppery in our mouths. This is a special way that we use trees.