Last day of Term 3, 2020

Today is our last day for Term 3! Well done to all the students from Room 2 whanau who made it to school today - it's been a crazy term with a second lockdown in the middle. At the end of the day, the whole school sat on the field and we listened to messages from our principal, Mr Burt. He wished all safe holiday - see you back in Term 4!

KIA KAHA TE REO MĀORI - Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori - 2020

To celebrate the end of Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori, the senior kapahaka group performed in our school hall. Their items were recorded on video by Mrs Lagitupu to show to the rest of the school as part of our weekly online assembly in Level 2. 

The theme for this year was KIA KAHA TE REO MĀORI and encourages all New Zealanders to make the Māori language strong!

Members of the Room 2 whanau took part - John, Kalani, Mahoe and Sione - Ka rawe tamariki ma!

Cross Country 2020

Today, after one postponement due to lockdown #2, our annual school cross country took place. at Pt England School. Students and teachers dressed up in their house colours - Red (Te Aurere), Blue (Hinemoana), Green (Hokulea), and Yellow (Hikianalia). For the first time we were out on the field - we got to see all the race starts and cheer each other on - great weather and Mr Jacobsen as our DJ set the scene for a fun day!

Top 5 Finishers!

Yr 8 Girls:        1st Marika (Rm 4), 2nd. Tha Zin (Rm 4), 3rd Nahea (Rm 1), 4th Alison (Rm 11), 5th Toni (Rm 1)

Yr 8 Boys:        1st Devontae (Rm 3) 2nd Kohatu (Rm 4), 3rd Jacob (Rm 4), 4th Hunter (Rm 5), 5th Sione T (Rm 5)

Yr 7 Girls:        1st Madi (Rm 4), 2nd Hannah (Rm 3), 3rd Taliyah (Rm 3), 4th Sauma (Rm 4), 5th Nina (Rm 2)

Yr 7 Boys:        1st Caleb (Rm 5), 2nd Siosiua (Rm 11), 3rd Lee (Rm 4), 4th Kauri (Rm 2), 5th Rae Jae (Rm 2)

Well done to Nina, Kauri and Rae Jae for being in the TOP FIVE from our Room 2 whanau!
Ka mau te wehi tamariki ma!

Lunch Box Heroes - Healthy Eating - KAURI and CALEB

Congratulations to Kauri and Caleb for being one of this week's Lunch Box Heroes. Every week, there are 10 winners - their names are picked out by our prefects at our school assembly to celebrate students who had brought a healthy lunch to school during the week. 

Enjoy eating your fresh fruit!

Kauri (L) and Caleb (R)

FUN FRIDAY at Pt England School!

Today there was another FUN FRIDAY here at Pt England School - a day to wear mufti, pull out your best wig or bring your favourite wheels (like a bike, skateboard, rollersblades, or a scooter) to school. At lunchtime, students and teachers got the chance to ride around the school -  Kalani, Austin, Mr Jacobsen and Mrs Carter were just a few Pt Englanders out and about on their wheels!

 

Maths - Estimating Capacity - How many cups to fill a IL bottle?

We practiced using our estimation skills this week to predict the capacity (liquid volume) of different glass bottles.  We got to take turns testing out our predictions of how many cups or 1/2 cups it would take to fill each bottle. Some of our guesses were correct but others needed to be changed! Our estimation skills got better the more we practiced.

Memories - 2020 Year 8 Leadership Camp , Thames

Just in case you missed PENN today, check out the movie below for highlights from the Year 8 Leadership Camp that took place in the first week of August at the start of Term 3.  

The Kauaeranga Valley Christian Camp hosted Pt England School for 3 days and 2 nights. We appreciate how lucky we were to get to camp this year - 4 days after we got back, the Auckland region was put into Lockdown 2.0 at Level 3.

Here are special memories of what they got up to - trying out new activities, making new friends and stepping out of their comfort zones! Enjoy!