Our 'Big Day In' ideas

Next week Tipu and Rea are going to have a Big Day In to celebrate a busy and successful term. We can do lots of fun things, Tuahine Bridget and Whaea Becky will decide what ideas will happen. Here are some of our ideas

Bring in blankets and pillows to snuggle in- Bailee
Bring some chips, popcorn and lollies to share- Lijah
We could play boardgames- Phoenix
We could bring in some mandarins and strawberries- Azarlia
We could have some junk food!- Tamati
We could watch movies- Sadie
We can make milkshakes and smoothies- Eli
Let's wear mufti- Janika

We could wear onesies- Mihiana
We could paint our faces- Gabrielle
I want to bring in some nachos- Rangi
I have a soda stream I could bring in- Milla
We could unzip our sleeping bags and make a hut- Tawera
Bring our favourite picture to show the class- Charley
A paper plane contest- Rico
Pillow fight!- Matakaea
We could play silent ball- Jakaia
We could do some Science- Taaniko
Arts and crafts to do- Sophia
Play games altogether- Hapene
We could bake something- Lorenze
We could get takeaways- Makani
We could use the technology (laptops)- Rangi
Dress up as WWE wrestlers- Raumana

Kapa Haka

On Tuesdays after lunch Tipu, Rea and some children from other classrooms have Kapa haka with Awatea. There are some great singers in the group.

MMMMMMM soup!

Last week in Tipu Whaea Katie bought us in some yummy soup for lunch. It was delicious! After we ate it we wrote about how it tasted. Come to Tipu and read our stories.

There was nothing left at the end!

Korowai

Tipu and Rea have learned that korowai are worn at special times. They can be worn when there is something new happening in the wearer's life like at a graduation or a wedding ceremony. We made our korowai for Matariki- the new year. The tāniko across the top of our korowai represent our families. Here are Tipu's korowai. We are very proud of them.

Matariki

Tipu made this poster for Matariki. We made stars using tinfoil and sharpies. We have learned that:

Matariki is the Maori New Year.
It is a time to remember the past and look to the future.
At Matariki we honour our whakapapa and the beautiful land in which we live.
There are 7 stars in the Matariki constellation.
When the stars shine brightly it will be a good year for growing food.
Matariki means 'tiny' eyes or 'eyes of God'.
There are lots of different stories about the Matariki stars.
People celebrate Matariki in many ways, telling stories, fishing, weaving, planting crops, flying kites and spending time with whanau and friends.

Manu Taratahi

This week Tipu and Rea made manu taratahi. We learned about how to harvest harakeke using this diagram. We said a karakia before we cut the harakeke and returned the parts we didn't use back to the plant.

Some of us helped Whaea Becky make a big manu taratahi and we all made smaller kites and had fun trying to fly them around outside.