Easter Re-enactment
12th Station Jesus Dies on the Cross Jesus is in great pain. he asks God to forgive everyone of their sins. Jesus gives us Mary, his mother to be [...]
12th Station Jesus Dies on the Cross Jesus is in great pain. he asks God to forgive everyone of their sins. Jesus gives us Mary, his mother to be [...]
8th Station Jesus Meets Some Women There are some women standing along the street. They are friends of Jesus and are sad that Jesus must suffer. Jesus talks to them to [...]
6th Station Veronica wipes Jesus'face. A good woman named Veronica comes up to Jesus and wipes his face. Jesus leaves a picture of his face on her cloth to thank her. Today, Veronica's cloth is [...]
We also got to see the Ngapuhi waka Ngatokimatawhaorua. It was made from two kauri trees and took approx a year and a half to build. We had fun pretending to be paddlers.
We were also fortunate enough to be part of a powhiri while we were at Waitangi. We saw a wero (challenge) and a cultural performance.
Our Year 5 and 6 classes went to Waitangi. We have been learning about the Treaty of Waitangi and its importance in Nz History. This was also an opportunity for our children to be immersed [...]
In our whanau we encourage the concept of tuakana, teina. Our year 5 and 6 students are given leadership opportunities to organise games and be team leaders. They also awhi (support and help) our younger [...]
As part of Hauora, whanau gathered together to eat a healthy lunch. Our whanau gather together whenever we can to build a sense of community.
During the year we collect points for our whanau. These can be through whanau clean ups, sport days, collecting can tabs and yummy stickers. This year our winning whanau was Kauri!!!!! Congratulations!
An action shot from the surfing!!