We have been learning about what makes us special and unique.  In writing we have focussed on the I can sentence structures.  Check out our awesome slides of what Kura Pounamu students can do. We are awesome!                    

Last week we were celebrating our amazing support staff in our school. In Te Ara Whakatau we decided to celebrate those that help up every single day. So we had a celebration for our wonderful support staff on Friday. Check out the video we made below!

As we are unable to have assemblies at the moment. We held our class awards within our hub. Check out all of these awesome new students and class award winners for the month of May. We have such an incredible bunch of students we work with each day. Keep up the amazing work Te Ara Whakatau! A big warm welcome to all of our new students in Kura Pounamu Oliva McKenzie, Josias Waugh & Christopher Chang                             A big warm welcome to all of our new students in Auaha Ra-ryu (Ra) Rewha-Braxton  & Kino Coleman Kura Pounamu Class awards: Fish Awards: Leyla Haines & Carter Riordan Duffy Awards: Jake Vivek & Jack Baker Teacher Awards: Mei Salele & Christopher Chang Wawata Class awards: Fish Awards: Dylan Sansom & Harley Allen Duffy Awards: Isabellah Mahoney & Sopich Lim Teacher Awards: Thomas Batt & Sana Amiri Auaha Class awards: Fish Aawards: Adara Loper & Ian Bedford Duffy Awards: James Munsey & Ra 

Last week at Kapa Haka Matua Anton brought Azariah up to the front to give it a go being a leader. She did a fantastic job and it was so great to see her confidence grow and how proud she was! The smile on her face said it all! Ka rawe Azariah!