Book Week

 

This week we had Book Week at Ahipara School. On Monday we designed a Book Paddle for the library. On Tuesday we completed a Nursery Rhyme quiz. On Wednesday we had "Stop, Drop and Read." On Thursday we had 'Swap a Pukapuka' and Friday was dress up day. This is a picture of some of us dressed up.

Te Hiku Film Festival 2020

 

Te Hiku Manaiakalani Outreach 2 Film Festival 2020

Our theme for the movies this year was “Life in Lockdown” The movies have been played on the big screen at the Te Ahu Cinema in Kaitaia on Monday 19 October 2020. This is one of the lucky movies to be chosen from our school. Congratulations to everyone involved in the production of this movie. Please click on the link to view other Manaiakalani Film Festival movies. Please enjoy and feel free to leave a positive, thoughtful and helpful comment below for the students.

Road Safety

 

This morning Constable Matt from Kaitaia Police came to talk to us about Road Safety. We learnt the kerb drill and how to walk safely on country roads. We also learnt how to travel safely in cars and buses. We asked him loads of questions about his work with the Police.

Daffodil Day

 

Today at school we had a mufti day to fundraise for Daffodil Day. Lots of people in Room 11 dressed up in yellow. Our student councillors came and judged and gave out prizes. Congratulations to Maikee and Nikau who were the winners from our class.

Buddy Reading with Room 1

Last Friday we did buddy reading with our buddy class - Room 1. We read lots of books to each other just before lunch. It was great to meet the new students in our school.

Ahipara School Speech Festival

On Wednesday we held our annual Ahipara School speech competition over at Rarawa Clubrooms. We had three finalists from our class taking part. Congratulations to Mana, Layla and Ashlyn for representing Year 5 in this competition. Layla and Ashlyn competed in the English section and Mana competed in the Te Reo Maori section. Special congratulations to Layla for winning the Year 5 competition!

New Zealand lockdown COVID-19

This is Mana's persuasive writing about Lockdown:


New Zealand lockdown
        COVID-19
I think that New Zealand should have gone into lockdown.

The first reason that I think is because we might get the Coronavirus!! because we could die or be very very sick.

Next reason is I think we should have a food caravan only open because of the Coronavirus!! because someone could touch and we might get the Coronavirus!!

Next reason is I think that we should do shopping online so we don't touch other people.


These are the reasons why New Zealand should have gone into lockdown.

Lochlan's Lockdown Life

Get NZ Writing

Get NZ Writing

Today we finished our poster and postcards for Get NZ Writing. We enjoyed writing the Sestina poems but found the Plan Your Path activity a bit challenging because this was the first time we have used Google Maps. We put the glasses on so we could decode the message on the poster.  We are looking forward to receiving our parcel from our buddy class in Taranaki.

Sea Week

Sea Week

This week Room 11 have been assigned to make some recycled sea creatures. It was a lot of hard work but it was worth it, the sea creatures are really cool and creative. There is a Japanese spider crab, a blue penguin, a jellyfish, a moray eel, a turtle and a crab. There are also two sharks and a polluted ocean. They look really awesome and neat. Here is a picture of some of the kids and their sea creatures. 

We looked at a website called the Deep Sea. Click on this link to have a look!

Water Safety With Matua Caleb

Today we went swimming with Matua Caleb. We learnt how to save people when they are having difficulty in the water. We used noodles and ropes. It was so much fun. 

Tennis with Wendy