Triathlon

Some committed pupils attended an Eastern Bay of Plenty triathlon on Thursday. Quinn, Jack, Eva, Janae, Madison and Luke represented the middle school and did a fantastic job! Janae and Jack placed first in the team event. Quinn also placed first! You guys rock! Thank you to the fabulous parents who provided transport and supervision...it was greatly appreciated.

Summer Writing

Room five children have been writing some fabulous descriptions of summer. They presented them very cleverly inside sunglasses. Here is Mannat with her awesome example. Pretty spectacular work ...especially for a pupil to whom English is the second language! Well done Mannat!

School Picnic

It was fabulous to see so many families at our school picnic on Thursday. It was a wonderful community event!

Pepeha

It was awesome listening to the room 4 pupils practicing their pepeha this morning. Our immersion unit adds a special dynamic to our team. The immersion team are off to Ohope tomorrow to their noho marae. Have fun!

 

Go 4 It - Pass it

MJ has been back at Apanui, coaching us how to pass a netball effectively. We have come a long way in our skill development since our first sessions in 2011! Each middle school class will have 3-4 sessions this term to practice and refine their skills. The junior netball module has been changed to start in term one, so these drills will help our kids out when netball trials come around!

Swimming with Erin

We are lucky to have Erin here from Swim NZ. She has been putting the teachers and students through their paces, ensuring we are doing our very best at swimming! Here are room three doing some dry land exercises to improve their kicking technique...what a great abdominal workout! Remember kids...kick like Barbie!

Statistics

Statistics is one of our numeracy topics this term. Classes have been undertaking statistical investigations on a range of topics. Here are Room One finding out the most common colour of the staff cars. Teachers are also busy 'collecting data' on their classes, so that they are able to provide specific teaching and programmes that meet student needs.

What are we learning?

It was great to walk through classes today and see our students so engaged and interested in their learning. The walls are bright with student work, and pupils were desperate to share what they have been doing. What a fabulous group of learners!

 

Watermelon Day

Team Two had a fantastic Watermelon Day early on Friday. The day was full of integrated learning activities.

We had science activities – exploring why watermelons float, and predicting how far the splatter would go if we dropped one off the roof. In numeracy, we figured out the total cost of the watermelons we purchased, then estimated and weighed them. In literacy we wrote taste poems, and found facts about how they are grown, their history, and their nutritional value. In art, we looked at examples of watermelon carvings – then tried our own!

The day was a full of fun! What a delicious way to start the year!

Jump Jam

We love our Friday sessions in Jump Jam. Here are the middle team and leaders getting their groove on!

Camp Ohiwa

School Camps

This year, the middle school will be camping for two nights at Ohiwa Holiday Park.

Further details on camp will be sent home next week. Please come and see Mrs Templeton (Room 2) if you have any immediate questions or concerns.

There will be a camp meeting held at 5.30 pm on Tuesday the 4^th of March.

Yippee...we're going camping!

Meet the Team

Meet the Team

We have a large team this year, and are lucky enough to have a diverse and enthusiastic group of teachers and support staff to help cater for their needs. We welcome Miss Murray-Cawte, who is coming to us as a second year teacher from Centennial Park Primary School. We are also thrilled to welcome Mr Reade back into the middle team. Mrs Te Whata is due to extend her family later this term. She will be missed greatly during her maternity leave, but we are very fortunate to have Mrs Wylie filling her position until the end of the year. Mrs Seymour will also work regularly as a release teacher within our team. Our middle school classes are all starting with rolls of around 23-25 students. The class teachers are:

Room One -                Year 2-3          Miss Hems

Room Two -                Year 3-4         Mrs Templeton (Team Leader)

Room Three -            Year 3-4          Miss Murray-Cawte

Room Four -               Year 2-4          Whaea Katipa (Immersion Leader)

Room Five -                Year 3-4          Mrs Te Whata / Mrs Wylie

Room Six -                  Year 3-4          Mr  Reade

We also have some fabulous teacher aides working within our team. They are: Mrs Harvey, Mrs Wilson, Whaitiri Rangihika, and  Mrs  Hind.

Our Classes

Room 6

Room 2

 Room 5

 Room 1

 Room 4

 Room 3

Upcoming Events

Tomorrow we are having a team watermelon day. This will be a fun filled day full of integrated learning activities. We will post what we have been up to in the next few days...watch this space!

Welcome Mr Akroyd

It is going to be an exciting year with our new principal Mr Akroyd. We welcome him to Apanui School and hope he loves it here as much as we do! The students have been thrilled to see him out playing sports at lunchtime, and visiting the classrooms....welcome aboard!

Powhiri

On the first day of school we welcomed the new staff and pupils by having a powhiri. Thank-you to all of the community members who attended this event.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! We hope you had a safe and happy holiday. The children and staff are excited about the year ahead, and are looking forward to our partnership in educating your children. It's going to be the best year ever!