Just keep reading!!! Check out what's happening during Summer time.

There is no more issuing at our Whare pukapuka for the remainder of the term. 

Please remember to return any of our library books that you may have.

We are very lucky to have access to some amazing Public Libraries. 

Thank you Helen for creating this display to share this information.

Keep reading during the Summer holidays whanau!!!

Be a Kaitiaki!!!

This week we celebrated Green Week. This week encouraged us to be Kaitiaki (guardians) of our environment. Kaitiakitanga is one of our three school values- we strive to be the guardians of our school, community and our world.

If you would like to learn more about Kaitiakitanga and what it means to be a Kaitiaki, then visit this site. Te Ara. The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Hug a bear day in our Whare pukapuka!

Today was Delta's day and she celebrated it with a few of her furry friends.  Lot's of students brought their Teddies to celebrate 'Hug  a bear day' and also read them a book.  

Helen kindly brought along some of her Teddy bears to be hugged.

Thanks Helen! It was BEARY kind of you to organise this wonderful moment! 

 

Library Lunchtime activities- come along and have some fun!!!

Don't forget that our amazing Whare Pukapuka is open every lunchtime. Everyday you can visit and  enjoy a good pukapuka, or you can participate in the following activities...........
                             

Check out these fantastic artists who came to the library today for drawing day.

          

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori

This week it is  Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori- Maori Language Week

 

Here are a few read aloud books for you to enjoy.

The Kuia and the Spider- Read in English

How Maui Slowed the Sun- Read in Te Reo Maori with English subtiltes.

How the Kiwi Lost Its Wings

Counting in Te Reo: E Rua Nga Tuatara

Construction Club Creation!!!

Check out this AWESOME spinning top made out of bricks!!! 

Ka pai Diyani, I cant wait to see what you will create next!

Tongan Language Week / Uike Kātoanga'i 'o e Lea Faka-Tonga 2019

Tongan Language Week / Uike Kātoanga'i 'o e Lea Faka-Tonga 2019 is on from Sunday 1 September to Saturday 7 September. The 2019 theme is:
 Fakakoloa O Aotearoa ‘Aki ‘A E Tauhi Fonua

A Tongan perspective of enriching Aotearoa, New Zealand.

At our Apiako (school) we have a lot of students who can be a  Faiako (teacher) this week. 

Check out the awesome tohi (books) in our library.

Day # 4- Another actioned packed day!

Our day started with 'Reading with the whanau' morning. The library was open before school again and it was lovely to see whanau enjoying a book together. We also encouraged them to vote for the book they would most like to see in the library.

 
Just before morning tea, we had a Teacher Swap. Every class had a different teacher visit them and read them a book.

 

During morning tea break we had a Father's Day competition in the Library and a Storyonline story playing in the hall for students to come and watch.

At Lunch time, Miss Nikki Hoffman and Miss Kristie Mills both read The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle. Nikki read the story in Te Reo, while Kristie read it in English after.

One more day to go!!! I hope that you have got your costume ready for our 

Character parade on Friday!!! 

Day # 3- Reading with the Whanau

What a wonderful way to start our day. The library was full of happy whanau, enjoying a good book.
Here are a few photos from today. Please come along to our next library open morning tomorrow (Thursday 29th August).

Don't forget to get your costume ready for the very special Character dress up day on Friday and come along to our 2019 Book Week assembly.

It was Mr Greenfield's turn to read in the library at lunch time. Another captivated audience listening to him reading.............................

 

Day # 2- Games Day and The Little Yellow Digger

Mrs Johns read a story from her book called The little Yellow digger. Her audience was captivated and were disappointed when the story ended. 

Kauri and Puriri teams had a visit from author Anne Kayes. She wrote the Tui Street Tales book and today, she shared a snippet of her second book with us- Tui Street Heroes.

 A big KIA ORA to both Mrs John's and Anne kayes for sharing their love of reading and books with us today!!!

The Book Week fun has begun!!!

Lots of really fun activities are happening this week. When classes visit the Whare pukapuka, they can participate in a variety of awesome things. Here are some photo's of the action from Day # 1.

Book Swap- first activity of Book Week 2019

Poem in your pocket- Students can politely ask any teacher or staff member to read them a poem.

Rachael O'Shea Reading a book- Pig the Pug.

Students voting for the book they would most like to see in our Whare pukapuka.

Every class can participate- One entry per class. Room 25 was the first to enter!!!

Book Week 2019 has begun!!!!

Are you ready for a week full of AWESOME activities?  

 Do you have a favourite book that you just can't stop READING?

Do you like to make BOOKMARKS?

If you said YES to any or all of those questions, then WE WANT YOU to

Come along to our LIBRARY everyday this week to CELEBRATE your love of READING and BOOKS!

It's the final countdown........... Get ready for Book Week !!!

BOOK WEEK starts next week. It will be a week of celebrating our love of books and reading together. Check out the slideshow below to see the WONDERFUL events that you can come and be a part of all week.

Maths Week- It's all ADDing up to a great week.

Visit our Whare pukapuka to read SUM of our great maths books. Some are GREATER> than others, but the PROBABILITY of finding a good book is certain.

How many different ways did you do maths today? If you baked a cake, you used measurement. If you spent the whole day at school, how many hours were you there?

Can you think of a 'How many ways did you do math today'?  question, if yes then put it in a comment below.

"Taku rama, taau toi: ora te Reo" - "My Torch, Your Adze: The Language Lives"

It is Cook Island Language Week or Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ’Āirani. Once again, Helen has created a display with our books that are about the beautiful Cook Island culture.

Check out these websites to learn; Topic explorer       Christchurch City Library

Story- Tinirau and Ina - Cook Island and English

Green Week- New Zealand Birds

This terms Green Week focus is on birds. New Zealand is very lucky to have birds that are endemic (found only here) to our country. Our Whare pukapuka has a great selection of pukapuka about our native manu (birds).

  Some websites to check out if you would like to learn more.

Black Petrel Kakapo

Can you name our most iconic native bird?

What native birds have you seen in our school?

What amazing fact do you know about our native manu?

Put your answers in a comment below!

Nau mai, hoki mai! Your wonderful Whare pukapuka is open and waiting for you to visit.

Term 3 has begun and as always our Whare pukapuka is open every lunch time. Remember that there are different activities happening everyday. One thing that you can do everyday in the Whare pukapuka is sit down and enjoy a good pukapuka (book).

"You can find magic wherever you look. 
Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.”
Dr Seuss

Other activities;
Rāhina (Monday)- Read a book.
Rātu (Tuesday)- Games day
Rāapa (Wednesday)- Drawing
Rāpare (Thursday)- Construction Club
Rāmere (Friday)- Drawing

It's time to return your library books!

It is the last week of term and so it is time to return your books to the library. The library is still open for visitors as usual, there is just no issuing of books this week.

Delta says "Search high and low, then with your books to the library GO!!!"

Matariki Stories

It is Matariki and we have lots of great books that you can come and read in the library. Here is a photo of some of them.

Here are a few read aloud books on Matariki if you can't make it along to the library.

Fairy Day

It was Fairy Day in the library.

Here is a photo of 'Fairy Helen' reading fairy books at lunchtime.

Delta had a fun time dressing up as a fairy today as well.

This is one of the great fairy books that we have in the library.

Space Stories

I found some great read aloud books on You Tube about Space! I hope you enjoy them. Remember to like post at the bottom of the page!

Max Goes to the Moon:

The Planets:

Life on Mars:

Roaring Rockets:

Me and My Place in Space

Eric and the Red Planet

Vaiaso o le gagana Samoa - Happy Samoan language Week 2019

Talofa Lava! This years theme is ..........

There are many special things happening within our A'oga (school) this week. Go and visit our Faletusi (library) to read some amazing tusi tala (books) about the beautiful country of Samoa and the culture.

Beautiful bouquet of flowers!

On display in our Whare pukakpuka is a beautiful piece of collaborative artwork, done by students of all ages. For this piece of artwork, students came along to the library at lunchtime and had to draw a flower for a special person in their life (mum, aunty, nana, sister etc)

   

The inspiration for drawing the flowers, was Mother's Day.  Ms Landall and Ms Mitchell created a competition and they choose 4 of the best drawn flowers to receive a book to give to their special person. 

Congratulations to Sega from Ruma rua tekau ma rima for winning the main prize.

Construction Club Masters!

You may have seen the new TV show called Lego Masters well at Owairaka, we have our own version- Construction Club Masters!!!!.

Our first episode (not really) happened today at lunchtime: Location-Whare pukapuka. We had many contestants competing for today's title of Construction Club Master. Here are two of the best creations;

Release the Kraken!!!!!

This wonderful creation is of a Mother whale and her calf.

It's time to bring books back.

This is the last week of term, so there is no issuing of books this week. Our wonderful Whare pukapuka is still open for everyone to enjoy reading a good book or participating in the lunch time activities. So please, please, please if you have a library book at home bring it in before Friday.

Delta is resting up with a good book, she is our Kaitiaki of our Whare pukapuka during the holiday break.

Keep reading over the holidays whanau and fill in those holiday reading logs.

High Expectations- Responsibilities of a Librarian

Congratulations to our wonderful student librarians for 2019. The Term 1 & 2 librarians are learning how to issue and return books on the computer, communicate with people of all ages and how to care for books. Here is a list of other jobs our librarians are expected to do while they are on duty.

Always staying busy and being productive!!!! Do you think you could handle having these responsibilities?

Green/Blue Week: Sea birds

For Green/Blue Week this term we are learning all about sea birds. There is a lot to learn and also a lot to think about regarding how we (humans) impact the lives of sea birds.

Our Whare pukapuka has some wonderful books about our amazing native seabirds. Here is just a few. Come along at lunch times to have a read!