Whainga ako: Rm 15 have been learning how to play the Angklung with Matua Brent

Play Based Learning Programme

Three tamariki have been working with Whaea Kowhai in working alongside a Programme called Play Based Learning. They have been focussing on students driving what they want to do all based around their shared book they - as a roopu choose.

GARDEN TO TABLE - Update in Term 3

       

   

Tamariki have been working hard in our ngahere with Pappy and Winston. They
have planted over 100 plants throughout our ngahere and with support have
made a native pathway and seating throughout our ngahere. This has become
such a peaceful and tranquil space for tamariki to work in.

   

Tamariki in the kitchen have been busy this term utilising vegetables, herbs and
flowers in our garden into our recipes. Some of the kai we have cooked this term has been,
herb scones, coleslaw, vege soup, stir-fry, fried rice etc

                   

Too wet to collect harakeke.  Paper strips worked just fine.  However, because
of the flexibility they kept bending. We are investigating making harakeke baskets to
use for our plants when the tupu are visible - a sustainable option instead of using plastic
containers.

WELL DONE KWS Kapa Haka Roopu

CULTURAL FESTIVAL

Another successful Cultural Festival with AMAZING support. Thank you very much to our tutors and whanau.

Cultural Festival

Rooms 12, 13 and 15 made a huge commitment to Wednesday's after school wananga for Kapa Haka. All this hard work really paid off as tamariki performed to the best of their ability. 

We want to thank our tutors Nellie, Koby (an ex KWS student), Heeni and Mikaira for all the expertise and paitence when teaching our tamariki. Watch this space - we will add our video on.

Week 6 - Waiata Concert on Tuesday 27th August 2019

Room 13 and 15 have been working hard the last 3 weeks practicing our Waiata for our KWS Concert. We are singing:

Toia

Ngoi Ngoi

Te Whare Tapu O Ngapuhi

Check out our updates for GTT - lots of ACTION happening in our maara, ngahere and kihini.

Term 3

We are in the process of planting all our Natives in our Ngahere - kindly donated by Northern Corrections. We have 500 plants donated which we have started to plant around our kura, maara and ngahere. Check out our photos to see all our updates.

Upcoming Events Coming Weeks

Waiata Concert at KWS  - 27.08.19

Cultural Concert in Week 9 at the Memorial Hall Kaikohe

We have learning about Maramataka

       In-room 15  we have been learning about Maramataka
  

Maramataka is like a circle with days that are good and bad. They also show what days are good for fishing if it is going to be a good day or a bad day when is it good for eeling getting seafood and even more. Maramataka is like a calendar that people use for the next years that are coming so they know what is going to be happening and what they can do. Maramataka is a really good thing to have all the time because if don't watch the news you can just read your Maramartara calendar or whatever you have been writing your Maramartaka.

Tamariki are learning how they connect to their own Maramataka

We are learning how to connect ourselves to our own Maramataka by observing what is happning in our kura gardens, Ngahere and hothouse. 

We are also observing what is happening at our own home environment - linking into the Maramataka.

Welcome to Wahanga Toru - take a look at our exciting Kaupapa this Term.

We also have Cross Country and a Waiata Concert coming up this term.

Keep yourself informed through our Weekly Panui.

Nau Mai Hoki Mai

Welcome to Wahanga Tuatoru 

This term our kaupapa is all around MANA WHENUA - linking into the MARAMATAKA

Whainga ako: writing about ME

   

                           My name is Akaycia I am 8 years old turning 9 years old.
                      I have been to 4 schools. I have 4 little brothers. I am in room 15.
               I started last week on Wednesday with my brother freedom. I was named after my dad
    Kaycie. My birthday is on the 12th of October 2010. My brother freedom,s birthday is the same
day as mine but he was born on the 12th of October 2012. I like learning more where ever I go but
I really like learning at school the most. I like drawing writing learning Maori doing reading playing
with slime watching  YOUTUBE doing spots. Every holiday I go down to Auckland to spend time with my dad my stepfamily and my other nan and papa

My name is Troy and I am 7 years old.  

 I like to play ki o rahi and I like helping our caretaker  Matua Pappy. My favorite colour is blue and red.    

GTT - Gardening, Cooking and Whanaungatanga

The girls planted 100 plants in our hothouse

Seeds the girls collected

                                                    

           Chopping up all the veges from our gardens - ready to cook our stir-fry.

                                                

                      

                                                     Delicious stir-fry

         

                               Whanaungatanga - eating our delicious kai together

Whainga ako: making Savoury Scones

Recipe for Scones

Mahi Tahi to make our own mixtures

Scone mixture

Our Savoury SCONES

Whainga ako: Updates on our GTT

Collecting carrots to plant in our maara.

Weeding our maara.

Cooking toasties

Mixing together our Anzac Biscuit

Deconstructed Anzac Biscuit Sundae

Nau Mai Haere Mai

Kia ora Whanau,

We would LOVE to invite you all to come and be a part of our Garden To Table Programme. This takes place every:

When: Every Friday

Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm

Where: KWS outside Rm 15

Come and be a part of our programme that consists of:

Gardening

Bookwork

Cooking

Photography

Look forward to seeing you all.

Whainga ako: kaupapa for GTT Wahanga Tuarua

Welcome to GTT Wahanga Tuarua. Lots of hot yummy kai ready to be cooked and prepared. Lots of yummy vege's ready to be weeded, planted and transfered.

Friday FUN Day

Kia ora Whanau

We welcome you all to come to our  Friday Whanau FUN Day

This is going to consist of games, prizes, swimming and a share KAI

Nau Mai Haere Mai

Kia ora Whanau,

Nau mai, haere mai

We welcome everyone to come in on Tuesday for a HUGE farewell to two kaiako who are leaving our school this term.

Whainga ako: Assessment for our KWS Recycling and GTT

This Thursday a group of tamariki will be presenting this presentation to our KWS BOT discussing the Positives and Where to Next Steps for 2019.

(Harmony, Ngaitu, Arataki, Te Kiriahi, Nathaniel, Waimarie)

NOHO Photos and Comments

Kia ora whanau

Watch this Space with all our reflections and photos of our highlights from our AMAZING NOHO last week.

A HUGE thank you to all whanau who come and supported our NOHO in anyway - we really appreciate all your awhi to make our NOHO a HUGE Success.

GTT - Photo Collage of Mahi for GTT

This Term throughout GTT we are transporting our plants from trays to pots (in our Hot House) then putting them into our Shade House and then into our Garden Beds

GARDEN TO TABLE = GTT

KIA ORA Whanau,

We welcome everyone to come every Friday and be a part of GTT Programme. It will involve cooking and gardening.

Nau Mai Haere Mai

Kia ora Whanau,

We welcome everyone to attend our Whole School Hui this Monday to discuss upcoming events and what is happening at KWS throughout Term 1.

WARRIORS will be visiting Kaikohe this Wednesday - 20 tamariki will have the opportunity to train and talk with them at Kaikohe Rugby Club.

Te Wiki 3

This week we are lucky to have Monica and Kerry back into KWS to discuss the New Digital Curriculum and what it looks like in ACTION.

Nau mai haere mai

 Whanau are welcome to come and have a look at what this is ALL about.

KWS this Thursday from 9-1pm

At Tawaraunui

Wiki 2

Mahi for Te Wiki 2

Rahina - Yr 5 and 6 Haerenga to Paihia Beach and Opua Wharf to visit a frigate.

Ratu - Learning about our Whanaungatanga Values and Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

Raapa - WAITANGI DAY

Rapare - Continuing mahi about our Whanaungatanga Values and Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

Ramere - GTT (Garden to Table Starts)

WATCH THIS SPACE

We will be organising a WHOLE SCHOOL noho for 3 days and 2 nights

Dates and days are still to be confirmed.

Nau Mai Hoki Mai ki 2019

School starts on:

Thursday 31st January 2019 

8.50am

Meeting at Tawaraunui