Hukanui Marae

The whole school went to the Hukanui Marae.

We had a very special time there.

We were welcomed with a powhiri.

Then we went into the wharenui and listened to stories about the marae and its history.

The butterfly hatched today.!

We were excited this morning when we got to school because the chrysalis was black.
We could see the butterfly's wings.

At lunchtime the butterfly hatched out of the chrysalis.

At hometime the butterfly was opening and closing its wings to dry them so it can fly.

 

After school we took it outside to fly away. 

The New Classrooms - ready for the roof.

Ari said,
The builders are working on the roof.

They were cutting the wood.
They were hammering the nails in the wood.
Louie said,
The builders are working on the roof.
They were hammering on bits of wood.
They put the wood on the beams.
They cut the wood so it would fit.

Nike said,

The builders are working on the roof.
They were high up on the scaffolding.
It looked scary !

Swimming

We wore life jackets and we practiced water safety skills with the swimming instructors.

Mahir said,
"I saw Room 14 swimming.
They were falling in the pool holding their life jackets.
I was watching them.
It was amazing."
Nixon said,
"I was floating in the pool with my life jacket on."

Our Chrysalis.

We were so excited when we saw our caterpillar had turned into a chrysalis.
It changed while we were learning our maths.
When we came to school the caterpillar was hanging upside down like a 'J'.
Ayla said,
"Our caterpillar was hanging from the leaf.
I saw it taking its skin off.
It magically turned into a chrysalis."
Panna said,
"We saw a caterpillar make a chrysalis.
It made a letter 'J'.
Then it wriggled and it took its skin  off."