Duffy role model assembly

We had a fantastic Duffy role model assembly today. We had a special visit from Daniel Faitaua, a newsreader and reporter for TVNZ. He spoke to us about the importance of reading and about how reading has helped him in his life. He presented William and Mikayla with cerificates for 100 nights reading. Next  we received our special Duffy box filled with books for us to keep. Finally, and best of all, we got to settle down and read our brand new books. Thanks Duffy!!

Our decorated boxes at assembly.

Mikayla and William receive their certificates

Diving in to our new books!

Great new books to read.

Happy readers pleased with their book choices.

Congratulations Mehmet!

Well done Mehmet for working hard to improve your reading. Enjoy reading your book prize and keep up the good work! 

😨 CRAZY HAIR DAY 😨

Owairaka celebrated Crazy Hair Day today to support the 'shave for a cure' fundraiser. We raised money to support the leukemia and blood cancer foundation. We all dressed our hair up in crazy ways. We held a special assembly where four teachers had their heads shaved! We did some fun crazy hair day artworks too. Thanks to everyone for getting involved and supporting a great cause!

Our outrageous crazy hair styles.

Having fun with our crazy hair artworks.

Our outrageous crazy hair art.

Congratulations to Hamiora and Tui

Well done Hamiora who has been working hard with reading and received a certificate and a book prize. And well done Tui who received a special certificate for 'kaitiakitanga' - being a guardian of the environment.  

Hami and his book prize.

Tui - a proud kaitiaki!

🌏 Green and Blue day ~ hooray! 🌏

We finished Seaweek with a fun 'blue and green' day. At Owairaka we have a green day each term, but this term we made it green and blue day to celebrate Seaweek. We all dressed in blue or green. We made posters to show people how to care for the oceans and the creatures that live in it. We did shell art. We went to the library to read books about the ocean. We had a visit from Tui's dad who is a fisheries officer. We did a big tidy up in our school gardens. We had fun!

Franny, Madalin and Jake painted their faces.

We dressed up in blue and green.

 

Reading books about sea creatures in our school library.

Our clever shell sketches.

We did a fantastic job of tidying our school gardens.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Matilda who earned a certificate and a book prize 

for always being organised and ready to learn. Great stuff!

'Seaweek' 2018

This week is 'Seaweek' across the country. We were lucky to have Steve Hathaway, an undrwater cameraman, visit us at a special assembly. He showed us how amazing New Zealand's underwater world is and told some really interesting stories. He has also developed an informative, interactive website called 'Young Ocean  Explorers'. Check it out! http://www.youngoceanexplorers.com/

Steve Hathaway spoke to us about the importance of protecting our oceans and the creatures that live in it.

Anyone want to swim with a shark?

Congratulations Zac!

Well done Zac who received a certificate at assembly for showing

 'manawanuitanga' - a love of learning! 邏

Keep working hard room 16! 

💦 SWIMMING! 💦

We are loving having our school pool during term one. We are also very lucky to have lessons with special swim instructors each week. We are learning lots about how to swim and stay safe in the water. We are also able to cool down on hot days. Remember to bring your togs and towel each day. We have swimming lessons on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We can also have a free swim on Tuesday and Friday lunchtimes. Cool!