Sunday, June 28, 2015

Matariki

Everyone at Yendarra School is busy celebrating Matariki, the Maori new year.  
It is a fantastic time of the year to celebrate the Maori culture and use the beautiful Te Reo language.
10 very lucky students from our school were invited to visit the Otara Library to celebrate Matariki with students from other schools in our area. They travelled in our Yendarra School van. 
The children loved learning about the Pacific Islands and how people came from these islands on a waka. They couldn't believe that it might takes months to get to New Zealand! All the Yendarra students loved listening to stories and seeing artifacts from the Pacific Islands. They had heaps of fun doing the hula and swaying their hips.
It was great to come back to school and share all of their new learning with their classmates! 
Happy Matariki to everyone! 

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Room 22 Presents... Alligator Alley!

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On Tuesday Rm 22 had an assembly. We performed a play called Alligator Alley in the wharehui. When the children walked in I felt so nervous that I got butterflies in my stomach. I was the reader with Joyful and I was trying to read with expression. When our assembly finished I felt proud of myself because I was using a loud voice. I saw the kids happy so I knew they thought the play was excellent. Josey.
 Josey and Joyful as the readers and Mykyll as Mrs O’Malley.

Room 22 performed a play and it was called Alligator Alley. We did the play in the wharehui. When we started I felt really confident. I was Mrs O’Malley and she was the main character who went walking down by Alligator Alley. When we finished I was very proud of myself because I was not too shy. I went and hugged my mum and she was very proud of me too. Mykyll.
Savannah, Daniel, Tamanui and Javaan as the frogs.

Last Tuesday we performed a play at the wharehui. I was a frog and the play was called Alligator Alley. The parents arrived first. Then Rm 13 was the first class to show up. I was feeling pretty confident. Suddenly all the classes came. It was time for our play. “Alligator Alley,” said Joyful and Josey. The frogs, (me, Tamanui, Savannah and Torah) said “Beware! Beware! Don’t stop, don’t stare, don’t dilly-dally in Alligator Alley.” Finally it was the end and I just felt like hugging my mum. Daniel.
Mafi, Hope, Ellen-Rose and Johnny as the snakes.
Waimarino, Kristina, Kay-Lee and Dejunay as the birds.

Rm 22 were performing a play at assembly and it was called Alligator Alley. I was a bird. When the guests arrived I was feeling like I was going to explode with happiness! I was excited and I felt like I was going to be sick but I wasn’t because it already started. I wasn’t shy anymore because nobody laughed at me. At the end I felt free! Kristina.
Senituli and Cedrikz as the alligators.

We enjoyed performing to an audience and would like to thank all the families that came along to watch us.

Monday, June 22, 2015

Room 22's Weaving

We would like to share some more of our tukutuku weavings with you.

This taniko pattern represents one of the main weaving styles.

This pattern represents the separation of Papatuanuku (Earth Mother) and Ranginui (Sky Father).

We really enjoyed creating our weavings and look forward to showing you our next art works.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Inspired by NZ Artist – Valerie Beale

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This term we studied the artwork of the talented Valerie Beale.
This is our response to Mrs Beale’s artwork:
With this in mind, we set out to create our own VB inspired art using pastel and dye. We focused on space, balance and colour choices.
Under the Mango Tree – By Serenity
Sea Turtle – By Tayla
The Tourist – By Fogavai
The Church - By Grace
Your turn to study our artwork. What can you see? What do you think of our artwork? How does our artwork make you feel?
We would love to hear your feedback.

Yendarra Gospel Choir Take the Stage



Check out our amazing gospel singers performing at the Rolling Stones Tribute. We are so proud of you!


Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Week 8 Attendance Results

Congratulations to the following classrooms for achieving BEST attendance..
 Room 18 with 91%

Room 23 with 91%

Who will be the winners for week 9?

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Basketball

Senior students have been lucky enough to have basketball coaching this term with Coach Manu and Aja.  We focussed on skills such as running, changing direction, pivoting, throwing and catching as well as shooting.  The coaches used heaps of fun drills and games to help us learn the correct skills and techniques.  Check out our skills in action.

Dear Coach Aja and Manu,
I am writing this letter on behalf of Room 20 to say thank you very much for the great basketball skills you have taught us at Yendarra School this term.
I really enjoyed learning the awesome basketball techniques and skills because it will be handy for our upcoming after school tournament.  I also enjoyed playing the game ‘Golden Child’ because we used all of our new skills and got to compete against our friends.
I learnt how to pivot and defend the ball properly using the jump stop.  I am going to practise these skills in our P.E lessons.  I also learnt how to run properly to build up my speed quickly.
Once again thank you very much for taking time to teach us basketball skills and  techniques.  We hope to see you again soon.
Yours Sincerely
Sila and Room 20

Check out these links to see us practicing our skills in action!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hCMCgSLRHY&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn6oz5v3PCk&feature=youtu.be