Hui Awards Week 5

Joel, Oscar, Saffron, Rosy, Lucy, Jacob, Liam 

Awesome work!

Tigers in the jungle

Tigers in the jungle

As part of our PBL we have been studying endangered animals, 

so some of the year threes have created these awesome tigers.

Firstly we painted two pieces of paper  - one red and one green. 

Then we used pastels to draw our tigers and created leaves.

Then we collaged our parts together 

to create our tigers in the jungle!

Don't they look great!!!

The Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt Show

Today the children enjoyed a show called Treasure Hunt by Perform Education. This was part of Book Week 2019 which celebrates the best New Zealand Children's books of 2019. The message was to look after the environment by working together. 

Orana Park

Orana Park

The children enjoyed a great trip to Orana Park this week as part of their Project Based learning on Animals. While at the park the children were given a tour by the zoo teachers and learned a lot about the many animals at the park. There was a particular emphasis on endangered and vulnerable animals in the world and what we can do to help stop this.
A big thanks to all our parent helpers as we would not be able to do this without them.
Several people took photos on the day  Click here to view the folder. 

Bullying Free Week

This week is Bullying Free Week.
At St Francis we have a focus of #bekind for 2019 and so today our whanau groups met and our Year 8 Special Character Leaders organised activities about treating each other kindly.
Around the school we have statements to help us remember how to treat each other.

Maths

This week in our problem solving we have been looking at patterns.

Pattens in numbers, colours and shapes.

Here we are exploring, making conjectures and getting creative to solve today's problem. 

Can you work it out???

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing Mums and Grandmas. We hope that you have had a fantastic day. From The Paiaka Hub.

New Zealand Sign Language Week

New Zealand Sign Language Week

The children have enjoyed learning some new words they can sign during New Zealand Sign Language Week. Some children chose to share information about themselves for their autobiography  using sign language.

Private vs Public Information - Think before you Share

Today in Cybersmart we have been learning what is alright to share online and what things we need to keep private. Check out our image below for what you should keep private and what could be shared publically.

Some things we learnt were

• Definitely, do not share your full name and phone number 
• Also, do not share the date of birth and address
• If you share your personal information other people might pretend to be you and change your stuff
• Do not share your password with anyone except your parents
• Once things are online they are there forever

Hui Awards Term two Week one

Congratulations to

Julia, Mia B, Eva W, Christian, Nia, Chydale and Seb

The New Zealand Playhouse

The Tortoise and the Hare

On Thursday afternoon Paiaka Hub enjoyed the adventurous and interactive adaptation of Aesop's beloved fable The Tortoise and the Hare.  We spent the afternoon laughing and learning about diversity, kindness and how to be a real winner.

Cross Country

It was lovely weather for being outside and for the St Francis of Assisi Cross Country. Students in the Paiaka Hub have been practising their long distance running through Term One and were ready for the day.

Click here to see Paiaka Cross Country Photos