Congratulations: Kaitlyn Crafts

Kaitlyn was really proud of her recent achievement in gymnastics and wanted to share it with all of you!  Congratulations, Kaitlyn!

Great chapter chat activities: Week 6, Term 3

Well done to Anita who has been working with real focus and care in her Chapter Chat activities at school and home.  Take a look at her fantastic invitation to the Party Truce!  Ka mau te wehi, Anita - AWESOME work!  I love how you've used the real images, considered your font carefully to match the theme of the book and

Rataka o te Wa: What's on for Week 4 (Term 3, 2018)

Rataka o te Wa: What's on for week 4

Check out Slide 3 below for Rataka o te Wiki: Week 4, Term 3

Kia ora parents, students and whānau,

• A reminder that on Wednesday, the school is closed due to teacher strike action.  Please ensure you've made other arrangements for child this day and we greatly appreciate your support with this.
• Don't forget to remind your child to make sure their devices are fully charged at the start of the day and to bring their chargers every day please.
• The field remains wet and muddy, despite the fine weather over the weekend.  Please remind your child that if they're playing on the field at play times, they should bring a spare change of clothes so they can return to class clean and dry.
• Today was our last sessions for Badminton and Tennis... it's been great to see the kids enjoying themselves as they learnt to get out there and volley.  Next week we will start a new focus for PE, around Winter Sports, so please make sure students have a change of clothes and spare shoes on Mondays from now on.
• Please also remember that Monday is now our homework day and homework books need to come to school every Monday.
• Last week we launched the Epic reading app... we are currently working through some issues around this and use of it at home.  Please be patient and stay tuned for updates!
• Students: don't forget to check the timetables below (and in the whānau rooms) to see what workshops are on each day and make sure you're booking in for these!

Our Visit From a Police Officer

Steve Rumney came in a shared a great presentation about how technological advancements have changed the way he does his job as a scene of crime officer. We really enjoyed being able to ask him questions about his job and hearing his police stories.

Scene of crime officers lift fingerprints from crime scenes and assess potential forensic items such as blood-stained clothing or weapons. They lift, preserve and package evidence.

Scene of crime officers:

• attend crime scenes and gather, preserve, package and document evidence to help in the investigation of the crime
• dust for fingerprints, shoeprints, collect trace evidence and DNA.

Our First Guest Speaker for Technological Advances

On Thursday this week, we were lucky to have Corrin Hulls come and talk to us. He was able to show us some great examples of how advances in technology have made things easier in his job.

A fun way to prove how good the advances were was the race we had between the original blood pressure tester (sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope) and the newer automated sphygmomanometer.

There was a huge difference in the time each method took!

Posting Guidelines for SeeSaw

Term 3 Timetables

Fuel Your Body Sharing Session

Fuel Your Body Blogs

Birthday Celebrations: Week 8

Pae Tamariki: Full Ropu Teina Performance

Pae Tamariki: Ropu Teina Kapa Haka Snapshots of their Performance Today!

Well Done Everyone!  We are so proud of you all and you should be really proud of all your efforts towards your performance today: Ka mau te wehi!

Celebrating our Fuel Your Body Meal Challenge

It's taken a week to put this altogether but here's a sneak peek at some of our sharing for our Haepapa Assembly this week: a slideshow of all the pics that were sent through to Ms Matangi from our Fuel Your Body Meal Challenge... as you can see: everyone did really well in thinking about how to create meals that fit the healthy food plate (1/2 fruit/veg; 1/4 protein; 1/4 grains/starchy veg and a side of dairy)... and as you can see: we couldn't have done it without all the fantastic parents that came and helped us (and Mr Broodryk: official taste tester!).

Enjoy...

Birthday Celebrations: Week 7 - Term 2, 2018

Rataka o te Wa: What's on for week 7

Check out Slide 3 below for Rataka o te Wiki: Week 7, Term 2

Kia ora parents and whānau,

• This week we are starting a new big idea for our Maths: Solving Problems with Data.
• This week we are starting our inquiries and working towards our big task for Fuel Your Body... so please check in with your child about what they are going to do to inform whānau and community about how to keep their bodies the healthiest they can be.
• On Wednesday it is the PTA Pizza Lunch.
• Also on Wednesday this week is the Year 5/6 Interschool Cross Country.  Please check with your child to see if they are attending as notices have been sent home with those selected today.
• On Friday, our Year 5s in Kapa Haka will be heading to Pae Tamariki at the Regent.  Please don't forget that they need to dropped off at the Regent by 8.20am.  If you have any questions, please contact Pou Becs or Mr Hobbs.
• On Friday Haepapa will be hosting our assembly for term 2... we look forward to seeing you all there.
• Don't forget to remind your child to make sure their devices are fully charged at the start of the day and to bring their device chargers every day please.
• Also below is our weekly Maths homework task (in colour so it makes sense)...

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Bike Safety Programme

Rātaka o te Wā: What's on for week 6...

Check out Slide 3 below for Rataka o te Wiki: Week 5, Term 2

Kia ora parents and whānau,

We hope you all had an enjoyable long weekend!

• Thanks so much to all of those parents that supported with our Cycle Safety Road Ride and our Healthy Meal challenge last week - it was very much appreciated.  Thanks to all for supporting kids to get their bikes to school each day.
• It may be a good idea to bring a change of clothes to wear especially for fitness each day and for those kids wanting to play games on the field which is still very muddy.
• School Cross Country is on this Friday at the Ashhurst Domain.  Children should come to school in school uniform, with a change of clothes and shoes (including house t-shirts if students wish) to change into for running.  Children may also bring extra warm clothing.  Students should have a packed lunch and water bottle.   Please also see below for more details...
• Don't forget to remind your child to make sure their devices are fully charged at the start of the day and to bring their device chargers every day please.

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Birthday Celebrations - Week 6, Term 2

Rataka o te Wa: What's on for Week 5...

Check out Slide 3 below for Rataka o te Wiki: Week 5, Term 2

Kia ora parents and whānau,

• Please remember that students need to have their bikes and bike helmets each day this week.  Bikes can be left at school and will be stored either next to homeroom 21 in the foyer area or just inside the atrium by homeroom 22 overnight.  Bikes will be in the bike stands during the day.
• This week we are holding a cycle and road safety skills meeting, run by Sport Manawatu, on Wednesday at 6.30pm.  Please let Ana know if you want to attend.
• This week, on Thursday, each homeroom (weather permitting) is having their road rides for cycle safety.  We still require more parent help for homeroom 22... please contact Andrew or Ana asap if you can help!
• Homeroom 13 - 9am
• Homeroom 21 - 11.30am
• Homeroom 22 - 1.30pm
• Also this Thursday, as part of FOOD FUELS YOUR BODY, we are creating our own healthy meals... if you wish to come along and assist, we would love your help so please let us know if you can support us.  Cooking and creating begins at these approximate times:
• Homeroom 21 - 9am
• Homeroom 22 - 10.00am
• Homeroom 13 - 11.30 am
• Don't forget to remind your child to make sure their devices are fully charged at the start of the day and to bring their device chargers every day please.
• It may be a good idea to bring a change of clothes to wear especially for fitness each day and for those kids wanting to play games on the field which is still very muddy.
• This Friday is a Teacher Only day.  We hope you all enjoy the long weekend!

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Maths Homework Problem - Week 5

Fuel Your Body - Fat Testing

Rātaka o te Wā: Week 3, Term 2

Check out Slide 3 below for Rataka o te Wiki: Week 3, Term 2

Kia ora parents and whānau,

• Ms Matangi is away at a course on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  Please see Mrs Marshall if you have any concerns.
• Please read the document below carefully about the Cycle Skills Programme that our pod will be participating in from Monday 28th - Thursday 31st May.  
• Don't forget to remind your child to make sure their devices are fully charged at the start of the day and to bring their device chargers every day please.
• Please also make sure you see the parent information notice about our upcoming School Cross Country - this is available on this blog and has also been sent via See Saw.
• Clubs are back on for Term 2.  Please encourage your child to take part in one...
• Monday - Jump Jam (in the Atrium)
• Tuesday - Robotics (in Homeroom 22) or Science Club (in the Navigator Centre)
• Wednesday - Calmness Club (Tautoko)
• Thursday - Speed Stacking (in Kahurangi Pod)
• Friday - Garden Club

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Birthday Celebrations: Week 3, Term 2

School Cross Country: Parent Information

Pae Tamariki: Year 5 Kapa Haka Performance Material

Birthday Celebrations: Week 2

Rataka o te Wiki: Week One, Term 2

Term 2 Newsletter

Week 1, Term 2: Birthday Celebrations

Water Supply and Conservation

We have been focusing on water supply and conservation. This was relevant to us because of the recent drought in Palmerston North.

Our Stem challenge was to research, design, create and refine a water tower. Our tower needed to hold rainwater and have a valve so that we can release water from the tank.

Sphero Design STEM Challenge

We have been learning about the problem with plastic pollution in our waters and the sea. Students have been designing and testing ways to use a Sphero robot to collect rubbish in the water. We made our first prototype and tested it, then we were able to make changes to our design and test our Mark 2 prototypes another day. There are some great examples of student creativity here and our understanding floatation has really increased!

Congratulations to our Haepapa ePro 8 team members

Today the Year 5 ePro 8 teams competed in the annual competition.  We want to say a big congratulations to Aidan and Lejla, our Haepapa students (as well as Prya and Charlotte from Kahurangi) who participated today and came 4th!

We also want to congratulate the Year 6, 7 and 8 teams who did fantastically well and are into the finals!

Rataka o te Wiki: What's on this week - Week 9

Check out Slide 3 below for Rataka o te Wiki: Week 9

Kia ora parents and whānau,

• Parent Interviews are on this week (Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday).  We still have a few parents that have not booked in.  Bookings online have now closed but if you still wish to make a time for an interview, please don't hesitate to email your child's homeroom teacher as soon as possible so we can arrange a time.
• Don't forget that swimming at Ashhurst is on tomorrow morning. 
• Weekly homework is due in tomorrow (not the optional creative task) and we also have our library day tomorrow.
• This week is a short week.  School will finish at 3pm on Thursday for the week and we will be back on Wednesday next week.  We hope you all have a lovely Easter Break and safe travels if you're heading away for the long weekend.

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Week 9, Term 1: Birthday Celebrations

The Manawatu Gorge: Exploring Erosion

This week we have started three different STEM based units exploring ideas around water and its impact.  One group is looking at the Manawatu Gorge and the erosion and landslips caused by torrential rain and unstable ground.  Take a look at our experiments to create a model of how the erosion occurred...

Rataka o te Wiki: Update on what's on this week

Check out Slide 3 below for Rataka o te Wiki: What's on this Week...

• YEAR 5 Competitive Swimming: A reminder that tomorrow those Year 5 students who had entered into competitive swimming sports will be heading to Ashhurst Pool in the morning to participate in their events.  All those students should be dressed in school uniform and have their togs with them.   You can find out if your child is entered in a competitive event here.
• This Friday, weather permitting, is the senior wheels day for our Year 5 students.
• We are starting mini STEM exploration units of learning this week.  Students will rotate over the next few weeks through 3 different themes around water.  Please take time to chat with your child about the new things they are exploring in their learning.

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Week 8, Term 1: Birthday Celebrations this week...

Birthday Celebrations: Week 7, Term 1

Bullying Billboards

As part of our exploration about bullying and how to put a stop to bullying, we've been creating bullying billboards.  Here are three great examples from Emma, Corey and Charlotte...

Rataka o te Wiki - What's on this week: Week 6

Check out Slide 3 below for Rataka o te Wiki: What's on this Week...

This week is a busy week with separate swimming sports for our Year 4 and 5 students.  Some things to remember this week:

• Tomorrow we have swimming at Ashhurst.  Please make sure children have their togs, towel and goggles, if needed (Make sure all of these are named and in a bag).  
• Tomorrow morning is our library day.
• Homework is due back tomorrow.  Don't forget to come with your homework books.  Please note the optional creative task is due back on Tuesday 13 March.
• YEAR 4 SWIMMING SPORTS: This is at Makino Pool from 9.30 - 11.30am (approximately).  Students should have togs on already with their school clothes over the top... they may wear their house t-shirts.  They should have their school hats and school shoes as well  - their school jersey or jacket is recommended in case they get cold between events.  Please make sure they have sunscreen on.  All students will leave from school at 9am and travel by bus so please make sure students are at school before 9am.  Mr Mildenhall will be accompanying our Year 4 students to this.
• YEAR 5 SWIMMING SPORTS: All students should be dressed in school uniform.  All students should have their hats, sunscreen on and school shoes - their school jersey or jacket is recommended in case they get cold between events.   You can find out where students are entered - non-competitive or competitive.
• COMPETITIVE SWIMMING SPORTS - FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO ENTER COMPETITIVE EVENTS:  Students will be at Makino Pool from 9am - 12pm (approximately).  Students should also bring a packed lunch and water bottle.  Students will leave at 9am from school so please ensure they are at school by 8.45am.  Ms Matangi will be accompanying our Year 5 students in competitive events to this. 
• NON-COMPETITIVE SWIMMING SPORTS - FOR ALL OTHER YEAR 5 STUDENTS: Students will be at Makino Pool 12.30pm to 2.30pm (approximately).  Mr Mildenhall and Mrs Marshall will be accompanying our Year 5 students participating in this.
• It is our turn to host assembly this week.  See you there: Friday 9 March - 2.15pm. 

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Year 5 Swimming Sports

These children are entered into the competitive swimming sports on Thursday (9am-12pm):

Boys		Girls
Ashton Dorn		Charlotte Cheetham
Aidan Harris		Emma Needham
Sam Collins		Libby Harris
Jack Rees		Lejla Arnatovic-Wootton
Bailey Baker		Jess Williams
Liam Woisin
Neiko Bowater
Mason Osbourne
Connor Gilmour
Cameron Donald

These children are entered into the non - competitive swimming sports on Thursday (12pm-2.30pm):

Year 5/6 Boys		Year 5/6 Girls
Kruz Parker-Munn		Mia Radford
Harrison Eden		Anna Keaskin
Cole Johansen		Mynika Davenport
William Donaldson		Chloe Michie
Xavier Paraone-dyer		Kaitlin Shortall
Jayden Field		Sienna Lim
Ethan Holmes		Aaliyah Iwikau
Louis Lim		Ruby Shepherd
Bryson Kingsford		Brianna Mabbitt
Callum Thompson		Monique Bright
Weston Morrah		Lucy Neill
Jordan Gulliver		Jayden Morgan-Toby
Armani Whitehead-Wilson		Katie Hockly
Ben Richards		Anita Anish
Mason Brown		Jessica Flint
Hunter Browne		Krystal Thorne
Corey Ward		Jessica Young
Thomas Sidey
Daniel McHaffie
Emerson Harrop
Riley Lockyer
Endre Dickson
Keri Traill
Cruize Rarere
Jake Johnston
Ronald Sun
Noah Mokalei
Kyle Mudgway
Cohen Dickson

Birthday Celebrations: Week 6, Term 1

Diversity Posters

Last week, as part of our introduction to Kia Kaha and understanding bullying, we began by exploring what diversity is and how it is great to be unique!

Here are some fantastic examples of posters about Diversity from our Haepapa students...

Week 5, Term 1: Rātaka o te wiki

Check out Slide 2 below for Rataka o te Wiki: What's on this Week...

Some things to remember this week:

• Often in our learning students are listening to or watching video and audio files to support what we are doing in class.  It would be great if students could bring their own headphones (named) to keep in their trays to help them focus.  Any headphones or ear buds such as what they get with their devices are acceptable (as long as they work).  
• We have house meetings this Wednesday at 2.30pm.  Students will be released from there.
• Tomorrow we have swimming at Ashhurst.  Please make sure children have their togs, towel and goggles, if needed (Make sure all of these are named and in a bag).  
• Tomorrow morning is also our library day.
• Homework is due back tomorrow.  Don't forget to come with your homework books.
• The optional lunchtime swim on Wednesday will be weather dependent.
• Assembly this Friday is hosted by Kahurangi.

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Birthday Celebrations: Week 5, Term 1

Week 4, Term 1: What's on this week

Check out Slide 2 below for Rataka o te Wiki: What's on this Week...

Some things to remember this week:

• We are introducing a new mathematics game as part of our programme.  It is called Prodigy and is a fantastic, free, online resource for engaging students in maths through an interactive journey.  Mr Mildenhall emailed all students with the links to get this set up today so students just need to check their school emails to do this.  There is an app available for this, though the game can be accessed through Safari or Chrome.
• We still have a few students who have not yet signed up for See Saw.  This is a really useful platform for sharing learning with home.  Those students who do not yet have it, need to download the free app as soon as possible: Seesaw Class (Learning Journal), sign in using their google account and enter this code: DKUF PYIX.
• Tomorrow we have swimming at Ashhurst.  Please make sure children have their togs, towel and goggles, if needed (Make sure all of these are named and in a bag).  
• Tomorrow morning is also our library day.
• Homework went home on Friday (this will normally be on Tuesdays but we wanted more time to prepare the students for this week).  This week's homework will be due on Tuesday 27th.  The creative project is due on Tuesday in week 6 (This is OPTIONAL).
• We have our optional lunchtime swim on Wednesday again this week.
• There is no assembly this week.  Pono Pod's assembly will now be in week 10.
• Also, for our Year 5 School Council members, don't forget there is a trip on Thursday with Mr Hobbs and Mrs Mayston.

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Birthday Celebrations: Week 4, Term 1

Thinking around shapes...

Today was the last day of our exploratory maths rotations...  Whānau 22 were developing their thinking around shapes and how if we believe in ourselves, and keep trying, we can be successful (and our math brains will grow)!

Groups of four were challenged to build a perfect rectangle, a square and a star with a piece of string.  All the groups have done so well with this over the last few weeks and today, one group succeeded in building the most difficult shape: a star.  Well done to this fantastic group of girls and to all our students who have been learning to think deeply, persevere, and believe in themselves in maths!

Number Visuals

One of the things we have been learning about in maths this term is Number Visuals. We are learning how visualising patterns in numbers helps our brain make connections better. Our students are getting really good at spotting these patterns!

Week 3, Term 1: What's happening this week...

Check out Slide 2 below for Rataka o te Wiki: What's on this Week...

Some things to remember this week:

• Tomorrow is our first day of swimming at Ashhurst.  Please make sure children have their togs towel and goggles, if needed (Make sure these are named and in a bag).  
• Tomorrow morning is also our library day.
• Mrs Marshall is still away tomorrow.  If you have any pressing concerns, please see or contact Ana.
• Our first homework project is due on Friday this week: An A4 or A3 poster about how children are special or unique.
• We still have a couple of children without hats... school hats are compulsory in terms 1 and 4.  If your child still does not have a school hat, please remedy this as soon as possible.
• We have our optional lunchtime swim on Wednesday again this week.
• This Friday our school assembly, hosted by the Aroha Pod.
• All our lunchtime clubs are underway this week. There is a different club each day that all students can participate in if they wish:
• Monday - Graphic Design (Ms Matangi)
• Tuesday - Robotics (Mr Mildenhall)
• Wednesday - Literary Quiz (Mrs Thompson)
• Thursday - IT Techie Training (Mrs Hornell)
• Friday - Garden Club (Mrs Mayston & Mrs Cobham)

Nga mihi,
Haepapa Pod Teachers

Birthdays this week: Week 3, Term 1

Happy Birthday to Neiko!

Birthdays this week: Week 2, Term 1

Happy Birthday from all of Haepapa Pod!  We hope you have a fantastic day!

Week 2 - Term 1: What's happening this week...

Check out Slide 2 below for Rātaka o te wiki: What's on this week...

Some things to remember:

• We have an optional lunchtime swim on Wednesday this week.
• Don't forget to sign up for See Saw if you haven't already.  You need to ensure your child has signed up first using their Whakarongo student email account.  Students will not appear on the class list for See Saw until they have signed up.  Once they're all done, then parents can sign up.  If you have any questions, please see your child's homeroom teacher.
• This Friday is our first school assembly, hosted by the Navigator Centre.
• We still have a few children without school hats.  These need to be organised by the end of this week please - just pop into the school office: Year 5 students can purchase the school caps.  Year 4 students wear the bucket hats still.
• A reminder that all school clothing, including hats, shoes and swimming gear, should be named.  This is especially important at this time of year with swimming.
• Our lunchtime clubs are starting up this week.  There is a different club each day that all students can participate in if they wish:
• Monday - Graphic Design (Ms Matangi)
• Tuesday - Robotics (Mr Mildenhall)
• Wednesday - Literary Quiz (Mrs Thompson)
• Thursday - IT Techie Training (Mrs Hornell)
• Friday - Garden Club (Mrs Mayston & Mrs Cobham)

We hope you all enjoy an extra day off and have a lovely day with whānau and friends on Waitangi Day this Tuesday, and we hope you all have a lovely week.

Nga mihi,

Haepapa Pod Teachers

Avatar Art

What a great start to the year we have had! Haepapa students have been working on Avatar artworks and learning about blending colours with pastels. These are going to look great when we have finished.

Advice about Social Media Accounts

Term One Newsletter

Haepapa Student Tray Labels

Tray labels are now ready for students to add avatars too!  Click here or open in the email sharing the slides.

See you all soon!

Welcome to Haepapa 2018!

Nau Mai, Haere Mai to all our Students and Whānau...

We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year, and are enjoying your holiday breaks so far!

It's not long until school is back.  Here's some reminders and things to look out for:

• Between now and school starting, please make sure your device is ready:
• Check that there is plenty of storage - delete old photos, videos and files that are not needed.
• Check that you have the apps you need, especially Explain Everything, Google Drive, Google Slides, Google Docs, Mathletics, QR Reader, Pic Collage, and SeeSaw Class.  Please see this link on our school website for more detailed information for apps for senior school students.
• Make sure you have your device named and in a protective case.  Also check you have a working charger to bring to school with you each day. 
• Friday 17 January - Teachers will share tray name labels for students to add their own avatars to so they can personalise them.   Students - Please complete these as soon as you are able once this has been sent to you!  
• Monday 29 January - 
• Welcome Back Afternoon.  We look forward to seeing you all between 1.30 and 4.30pm.
• Our first Pod Newsletter for 2018 will be emailed to you.
• Tuesday 30 January - First Day Back for 2018!