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!

Matariki Celebrations 2020

Today our whole school celebrated Matariki, the Maori New Year. We started with a school assembly. Students from Room 2 were part of the performances - John and Sione on guitar and Nevaeh and Nina as part of the choir singing the Matariki song from Rahera Davies.

From L to R: Pisirina, John, Nevaeh, Kitione, Nina, John, Eternity and Sione

After assembly we split into different groups across the school - in Room 2 with the help of Miss Vili, our group used paper, glue, wool and cardboard to make star cards to represent Matariki and her six daughters, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Waipunarangi, Waitī and Waitā, and Ururangi.

Check out the artwork that Valessa and Kauri made using pastels in their workshop session with Mr Goodwin.

VALESSA

Today on Friday 26 of June it was matariki fun day and we were about to see which activities we were about to do for the whole 6 hours of school! There was Cooking , arts and crafts , Sports , Movie making and I was put in arts and craft , My class I was in was room 7 and the teacher was Mr Goodwin For art we had to create a galaxy kind of art , Here is my art I made it didn't take long took maybe a hour or less to make this . 

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KAURI

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What did/will you and your class/school do to celebrate Matariki this year?

School Assembly - ANZAC Day - Lest We Forget

ANZAC Day, the 25th of April is an important date in New Zealand history. It marks the day in 1915 when soldiers from Australia and New Zealand landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. This is a special day to remember all the New Zealanders who have served our country in wars in times gone by.

This year, ANZAC Day will be a little different. People will not be able to come together to pay their respects because of the Level 4 COVID19 Lockdown. Instead we are being asked to 'stand together, apart' in your living room or at the end of the driveways and take part in a virtual dawn service.

Pt England School marked this important date with a special assembly that was streamed online.
Check it out below:

LEST WE FORGET...