Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - Take One and Take Two (Updated)

This is the updated version.  Look at how much we have improved.

Twinkle Twinkle Video Take Two (One week later)

Below is a video of us playing and singing Twinkle Twinkle.  Over the next couple of weeks we hope to improve.  Come back soon to see how we have come along.

Twinkle Twinkle Video Take One

Burwood Takahe Visit

On the 29th of July some students and teachers went out to the Burwood Takahe unit. We saw and fed the Takahe.

Helen Dodson talking to us about the incubation room.

They keep the eggs in here till they are a certain age.

They keep the eggs in here to keep them safe.

This is where they keep the Takahe when they have hatch to dry them.

This is where they use to puppet feed the Takahe chicks.  They don't do this anymore.

The stoat proof fence. Also very electric.

The Takahe coming to have their dinner. (they are the little black dots on the other side of the fence)

The Takahe eating.

Lydia, Ellie and Blake looking at the takahe eat their food.

A man talking to us about how Takahe use their beak to eat tussock.

School Song Music Video

Last term we made a music video to go along with our school song.  Enjoy!

The Kahurangi Dancers

Te Anau School were lucky enough to watch the Kahurangi Dancers.  They were a group of traditional Maori dancers that travelled all over New Zealand.  They got Mr Rush up to have a go using a traditional Maori stick, he had to copy after a dancer. There were two girls and four boys.  They had been together for a month and a half.  They performed for about 45 minutes doing really cool dances that were based on Maori legends.  They did poi dances and Maori war dancers.  It was a great show.

Written by Luke and Jonty

Polar Plunge - freezing for a reason

On the 22^nd June 2014 there was the annual Polar Plunge at Lake Te Anau.  

After registration we all got prepared for the plunge, we had to wait a while. Before we jump in photos are taken and best dressed are chosen. As our celebrity volunteers plunge we find out who earned the most amount of sponsors, which was Jessica Barnes and Samantha Powell. They got to lead the Year 6s into the freezing water. Once we were out everyone else clambered into the lake. Once we get warm we get a sausage and a hot chocolate. Then are the spot prizes.  Once this is done everyone starts going home.

By Jess B and Ellie

South Spell2014

South Spell 2014

12 students from Room 12 were selected to go to the South Spell competition. We were spilt into 3 different groups of 4. There was 42 groups overall. The spelling test was divided into 10 different categories.  We were supplied with a Mitre 10 pen, some scrap paper so we didn't shout out the answer and a piece of paper to write the right answer on. Just about every parent that came offered their vehicle. We had a blast working together as a group. We were spilt apart when we got to the desks so we couldn't cheat (although we wouldn't!!). We were about a metre away from the next group of kids. The names of the people who got through to South Spell are: Lydia, Rosie, Thomas, Connor, Jessica, Esther, Tessa, Emmerson, Luke, Samantha, Lindsay, Jake. We think it's a great opportunity and everyone should try and aim to get through to South Spell.

A huge thanks to everyone who helped us.

By Lydia and Rosie.

South Spell competition

Te Anau School Hangi

On the third of July Te Anau School had a hangi to celebrate the end of their Matariki topic. Over Term 2 we all did lots of art through out the classes. At the start of the term Room 12 was put in charge of digging the hangi. Over a few weeks we completed it. It was hard work. When the day came for our hangi it was cancelled but Redcliff restaurant kindly cooked our vegetables and Dale’s hangi team cooked the meat on BBQs. We also sang songs like at a traditional Matariki celebration.

We had some food once we sang our songs. Yum Yum. We had lots of different varieties of food like root vegetables and meat. We reckon the best one were the chops. Once we finished eating our parents looked through the classes. What a day. But it wouldn’t have been possible with out the parents, Dale’s team, the teachers, Redcliff, Kiwi Holiday Park for donating their place, Mr Rush and all the children.

Written by Thomas, Lindsay and Jayden

Rap - Unzel

On the 9^th of June 2014 NZ Playhouse came to present a show to Te Anau School called Rap-Unzel.  This was the same company who performed The Big Sad Wolf last year.  It followed the story of Rapunzel but they used New Zealand’s got talent and turned it into Far Far Aways got talent to make it fun. There were three 21 year olds that performed for us 2 boys and 1 girl. They had to audition to get the part they wanted. Simon Cow was one of the character’s names.  We think he was the funniest.

Our Hangi

Three weeks ago Room 12 began digging our school hangi for our school topic. Once our hangi is dug we will use it for our school hangi feast on Friday the 28th of June 2014. The school is preparing the food on Wednesday the 26th of June. We light the fire at 4am in the morning. We will be singing some traditional Maori songs. The parents can walk around the classes and see our Matariki projects that we’ve been doing.

By Thomas, Cory and Jessica

Southland Cross Country

Ready steady GO! On Friday the 13th of June 2014 6 children from our school went down to Southland Cross Country including Jessica Molloy, Mitchell Flynn, Thomas Larrivee, Noah Cockburn, Esther Cole and Jake Tither. The people from our class got these placings Esther got 50^th/76, Jessica got 36^th/76, Jake got 33^rd/76 and Thomas got 22^nd/76. Mitchel from Room 5 got 42^nd and Noah from Room 6 got 41^st. 

On the track it was very muddy, Esther even lost her shoe and she never found it. You got used to it though.  There was only one big hill, lots of mud holes and there were bark chips, also hay bales to run over. This day would not have been possible without Mrs Taylor and all the parents that provided transport. Thank You, you made the Cross Country a great success and you made the day for lots of speedy children.  

Written By Jake, Jessica and Thomas

Jake running hard

Story Tellers

A few weeks ago we had 2 story tellers come to our school and share some amazing stories with us.

One of the ladies was from Scotland and the other was from the USA.

The lady from Scotland told us 2 stories, one about a traveler who cut off a frozen mans feet for his boots and then tricked 2 old people out of their home because they were mean and nasty and then the man with no feet came and knocked on his door and gave him the fright of his life.

And her second story was about the creation of the fridge when a queen froze a wizard and put him in a cupboard and it stayed cold forever.

The other lady told us one story about a tribe who stopped caring and a man they called the Ancient One.  The Ancient One did care and one morning when he went to harvest his crops the kids had beat him there and had a food fight the man was furious but didn’t say anything he just went over and started planting seeds for a new crop and soon all of the kids joined in and after that they all liked him and cared.

We all liked the story tellers and hope they come again.

By Emmerson  Destinee and Taisei.