Kia ora whanau

It's been a couple of weeks since I last sent out an update, the weeks fly bye don't they?

Our shared book has been "The three little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig.  We are comparing the story with the Three little Pigs and the big and Wolf.  Discussing characters and differences.

Topic has been Wolves:  finding and writing facts about wolves.

Maths - Algeba.   Codes and ordinal numbers. 1st 2nd etc.

Phonics - "ur", "er" and "scr"

Grammar- using commas in a series, e.g  I like brown, black, and blue.

Vocabulary- Wheelbarrow, secure, scent, sway, grunt.

Remember, we have our trip to Girls College on the 25th.  We will be travelling by bus.  You are welcome to join us.

Bronwyn

Kia ora whānau,

We've had a look at the long-term weather forecast and we’ve locked in our new date for Athletics: this Friday, 13th November.

We plan to start at 9:30 am with the field events (High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put, and Discus) before moving on to the track events (Sprints and Relays).

Students will be in their hapū groups and are encouraged to wear their hapū colours. They will need to wear a hat and bring a water bottle.

Results will be recorded for all events, but our main focus is on the students being involved, showing whakawhetai | gratitude and manawaroa | resilience, and developing their taha tinana | physical wellbeing.

Morena whanau,

Rippa Draw for Thursday 12th November 2026.

Year 1 & 2 - 4pm Field 4A vs WB Matuku Moana

Year 3 & 4 - 4.30pm Field 5A vs St Mary's Tagging Tigers

Year 5 & 6 - 6pm Field 4 vs GP Taniwha

Good luck teams.