Google Hangout Scavenger Hunt

During our Google Hangouts we have been having a lot of fun participating in scavenger hunts. One day Mr Masters gave us a letter and we had to find something beginning with that letter. Even Sir joined in! One of the letters we had to find was 'H'. As we went through all the things that everyone found that started with the letter 'H' we had to laugh when it got to Mason T. He found a 'Harry'. We all laughed!

Here is Mason with the 'Harry' he found:

Cricket Festival Day

WALT: We are learning how to play cricket, using the correct techniques.

We were very fortunate to participate in Cricket sessions with Kea from Northland Cricket, last year. Unfortunately we did not get the opportunity to have our Cricket Festival Day last year, so we had our own Cricket Festival Day today. The kids enjoyed the few minutes we got to enjoy playing cricket until it started to rain. We all ran for cover and decided to plan another cricket day in the near future.

Surfing

Today Te Puawai and Te Kauru were lucky enough to take part in the 'have a go surfing' day at Ahipara, hosted by Far North Surf Bros. The students had an awesome time learning how to surf and learning about water safety. Here are some photos of the day:

Cross Country

On Tuesday we competed against 5 other schools in our annual Cross Country. Overall it was a fantastic day and great weather. As a joint writing activity Te Puawai and Te Kauru came up with some descriptive sentences to describe how their experiences at the Cross Country. Take a look at what they came up with:

The contestants blanketed the grass like fresh, blue snow - Bailey.

I spotted a massive hill and sighed to myself - Serenade.

Finally, I could see the finish line but I was sinking in the stinky mud. Wait, that's not mud, its cow pats.
Disgusting!!!  Frano

My heart thumped nervously as we warmed up, ready to start - ?

I rolled down the hill like it was a huge wave of water and ended up squeaky clean at the end - Leah.

Everyone burst off the line in seconds, leaving Sir in the dust - Dylan.

Oh no……… a humongous, undodgeable mud pit was in the way - Serena.

I gallop through the gate getting a lucky start nearly hitting Tawa in the face - Harlen.

The oozing mud squelched between my toes - Aria.

I collapsed, feeling triumphant but unfortunately, I didn’t make the top ten - Paige.

We shot off like a bullet, into the distance - Yug.

I waited anxiously at the beginning with a tense grin - June.

As I was pushing my way to the top of the steep hill, I thought “yes, nearly there” - Charlize.

Go! Sir shouted, then everybody hurtled forward like a stampede - Jake.

I could see the rough, curved track with a lot of dried up cow pats - Isabella.

My heart was pounding, my legs felt like jelly but I knew I couldn’t give up, so I pushed

myself to keep going - Jasmine.

All competitors waited nervously for Mr Windelborn to break the awful news, begin the run - Elly.

I could hear the crowd slowly silencing, then there was nothing except the sound of thumping

feet down the hill - Darius.

As I ran down the hill, the wind flowed through my hair, giving me a refreshing breeze - Manaia.

Hill after hill! Finally a flat surface for me to run on, so I sprinted as hard as I could to get in the

top ten - Eva.

Halfway through the course, feeling quite dehydrated and puffing frequently - Lyrik.

The sound of mud oozing through my feet, squelching as the sludge got thicker - Izaak.

As I’m running I catch sight of Lake Ngatu, looking as flat as glass - Layton.

It was exhausting! I could see my rivals staggering behind me, trying to keep up - Caedance.

 After the race I was really thirsty and dehydrated - Tianah.

Before my race I was somewhat confident, but as soon as I had to go to the starting

line my legs started trembling and my heart started pounding - Bobby.

I started pumping my legs as hard as I could - Damon.

 I had been waiting for so long that I had become extremely nervous - Isaac J.

When it was my turn to race I got a bit nervous, especially because I thought I had

no chance against this many people - Kara.

We stretched & stretched until sir said, On your marks, get set, Go!! - Lincoln.

“Ok, focus on sprinting. Sprint, sprint, sprint” - Timo.

I was speechless, but at the same time I was so happy - Kalani.

Dad told me not to let the nerves take over - Lucas

When I finished my legs were dead! - Harry.

Every time an age group went, it got closer to my turn. I was getting nervous - Aurora.

It was nerve-racking and I was steaming hot - Hazel-Rose.

It was time to go home for a rest - Tristan.

League Fun Day:

Last week 36 children traveled to Kaitaia to participate in the League Fun Day. Our students represented Paparore School well and again received praise from the event organisers and referees. It was a fabulous and the kids had a lot of fun. Well done Paparore!