Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Atua Art with Ms Colonna


For our Art and writing unit, we are doing "Nga Atua o te Ao Maori" (The Guardians of the Maori World) 
The pupils are learning about the different guardians involved in the Maori creation story.
They will be painting pictures of the Atua and using ICT programmes like kidpix to create images.
The pupils are also writing creative narrative stories about the guardians. We are looking forward to finishing and publishing our stunning pictures.














Monday, 27 May 2013

Cross Country Reports

WALT: Write a sports report based on our school cross country.

Success Criteria:
  • Introduction: When? Who? What? Where?
  • Summary of results or highlights.
  • Sporting adjectives: “superb run by..., in a brilliant sprint finish....”
  • Writing organised in paragraphs.
  • “Quote” from a runner or teacher.
  • Conclusion.


On Monday the 20th May Tahatai Coast school had there annual Cross Country. The race was held at the back field, also the surroundings streets of Papamoa. There was a large croud of spectators. The weather was fabulous.

In the year five boys Manning Baxter ran superbly to come first. Mathew S came second and River was third.

There were also some terrific performances by Jaydon and Jessie.

In the year five girls Sarah Burns ran a terrific race to come first. Emma James came second and Emma Lord came third.

Another exciting race was the Year Ones running around the school, it was fantastic.

A highlight was the delicious ice blocks at the end for the runners.

It was thrilling and hard race at the same time.

Pupil Gaeleigh Morrison from Room 23 said 'it was fun but tiring'!

In conclusion it was an amazing race and the pupils would love to to run again.
by Sheylea

On Monday 20th May Tahatai held there annual cross country. The race was held at the field and surrounding streets of Papamoa.

There was a large crowd of parents and the weather was fantastic.

In the year 5 boys Manning Baxter came 1st ,Matthew came 2nd and River came 3rd.

There were also some teriffic performances from Jesse Whiting and Jaydon Hetet .

In the year 5 girls Sarah Burns came 1st ,Emma James came 2nd and Emma Lord came 3rd

A highlight was when the pupils got iceblocks  at the end.

Another exciting race was the year ones. It was thrilling because it was a really good race.

Pupil Sheylea More said" it was an amazing race and I would love to do it again".
by Sophie

On Monday 20th of May

Tahatai Coast school

held there annual cross county.

The race was held at the field and surrounding streets of Papamoa.

There was a large crowd of parents the weather was fantastic

In the year five boys Manning Baxter run brilliantly to win the event

Matthew 2nd and River 3rd

There were  also some terrifc perfromances

from Jaydon Hetet and Xavier John Clark

In the Year five girls Sarah Burns came 1st. Emma James came 2nd and Emma Lord was 3rd.

A highlight was the ice blocks at the end

Another exciting races the year ones, it was thrilling because it was cool to watch them run so fast.

Pupil Hunter Bauke said, "it was cool, lets do it again."

By Jaydon

On Monday 20th of May
Tahatai Coast School held there annual Cross county.
The race was held on the field and surrounding
streets of Papamoa.
There was a large crowd of parents.
In the year five boys Manning baxter ran a terrific race to win. Matthew was second and River was 3rd.
There were also some terrific performances from Jaydon Hetet and Xavier John-Clark.
In the year five girls Sarah Burns won,
Emma James came  2nd and Emma Lord 3 was third.Another exciting race was the year ones
because the ran non stop, it was thrilling because they tried so hard.
By Xavier John- Clark

On Monday 20th May TCS held there annual cross country. The race was held at the school and surrounding streets of Papamoa. There was a large crowd of pupils and parents watching and the weather was great.
In the Year 5 Girls Sarah Burns was 1st, Emma James was 2nd and Emma Lord was 3rd.
In the Year 5 Boys Manning Baxter was 1st with a fantastic run.
A highlight was seeing the 5 year olds crossing the finishing line. It was so cute!
Another exciting race was the Year 4's because it was such a thrilling finish.
Organiser Mr McDonald said," I was very proud of all the runners".
In conclusion it was a great day with brilliant weather.
By Tiana

On Saturday Papamoa Stripes had a rugby match. It was quite a rough match. Two players were knocked on the nose. Luke Muir kicked the ball through and got a try. Hunter Bauke played well.
Luke was given a certificate for player of the day.
By Luke

On the 2oth of May YCS held their cross country. The race was held at Tahatai Coast School. There was a large crowd of parents watching and the weather was beautiful.
In the Year 5 Boys Manning Baxter was first, Matthew was 2nd and River was 3rd. There were also some terrific performances from Zenith and Alex.
In the Year 5 Girls Sarah Burns was 1st, Emma James was 2nd and Emma Lord was 3rd. A highlight was when Ella Brady passed several of the runners. There were also some terrific running from Macee Boyd, Kiani Rowling and Talia Williams.
Another exciting race was the Year 1's running around the course, it was great to see them try so hard.
Organiser Mr McDonald said, "I was proud of all the runners. They showed great determination".
In conclusion in was a super day for everyone.
By Ella

On May 20th Tahatai Coast School held there annual cross country. The race was held on the big field and local streets. There was a large crowd of people watching and the weather was fantastic.
In the Year 5 boys Manning Baxter ran an excellent race to win. There were also some terrific performances from Matthew Couper and Sage Hyatt.
It was a terrific day and everyone really enjoyed it.
By Talia

On the 20th May Tahatai Coast School held there annual cross country. The races were held on the school fields and local streets. There was a large crowd of parents watching.
In the Year 5 Boys Manning Baxter ran superbly to win closely followed by Matthew, River and Jesse. There were also some terrific performances from Tuinga and Hunter.
In the Year 5 Girls, Sarah was first, and then the two Emma's.
A highlight for the pupils was the icy cold ice blocks at the end of the race.
By Tuinga

On Monday 20th of May, Tahatai Coast School held there annual cross country. The race was held on the school field and streets where my Mum's old work used to be. There was a large crowd of parents and children watching. The sun was shining!
In the Year 5 Boys Manning Baxter was 1st, then Matthew and River and not far behind Zenith.
It was a good day.
By Zenith











Monday, 20 May 2013

Current Events Quiz 21 May

Try this quiz with your parents. The answers will be posted next week.
1) What sports team is at the Mount this week?
a) Warriors b) Silver Ferns c) All Blacks

2) Who is the captain of the Silver Ferns?
a) Irene Van Dyke b) Casey Kopua c) Anna Scarlett

3) What sporting team are the British and Irish Lions?
a) Rugby b) Netball c) Soccer

4) Why was Sir Alex Ferguson in the news this week?
a) He was sacked b) He retired c) He left to another football club

5) What industry are Fonterra involved in?
a) Shipping b) forestry c) dairy farming

6) What industry are Zesperi involved in?
a) Kiwi fruit b) building c) sheep farming

7) What rugby coach was knighted last week?
a) Sir John Kirwan b) Sir Graham Henry c) Sir Clive Woodward

8) What major industry would you find at the Mount?
a) shipping b) dairy c) steel

9) What is the population of NZ about?
a) 4 million b) 40 million c) 20 million

10) What is the population of Papamoa about?
a) 5000 b) 50,000 c) 20,000

11) What rugby team does Sam Kane play for?
a) Blues b) Chiefs c) Crusaders

12) What sport would you find Tiger Woods?
a) soccer b) ice hockey c) golf

13) What is the capital city of Australia?
a) Sydney b) Melbourne c) Canberra

14) What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?
a) Manchester b) London c) Leeds

15) What year did the All Blacks win the world cup?
a) 1995 b) 2007 c) 2011

Sunday, 19 May 2013

School Cross Country 2013


The annual TCS Cross Country was held in beautiful conditions. A large crowd of parents watched the events. All the pupils ran superbly! There were some terrific results from Room 23. 
There were top 10 placings in the boys from:
Manning Baxter 1st place in an outstanding run for the Year 5 boys.
Jesse Whiting 4th place.
Jaydon Hetet 6th place.
Matthew Couper 7th place.
Xavier Clarke-John 9th place.
In the girls there were top 10 placings from:
Tiana Merioti 5th
Ashley Weber 10th.
Congratulations to all the runners who took part.
Lovely running by Sharon.

Ella races back to the school grounds.

Go Rorey!
Here comes Manning in first place!

A superb run by Jesse to finish 4th.

A terrific top 10 finish by Matthew.

A big effort by Xavier to finish 9th.

A fine run by Tuinga.

Here comes Pheonix!

Rhyley races in !

A determined run by Alex!

Go Sage!

Ashley in fine run for a top 10 placing!

Way to go Sophie!

The girls celebrate finishing the race.
The boys celebrate Manning's great victory!

Room 23 relax after the run.

Even our pre schoolers from across the road cheered our pupils on!

Ethan Mullender leads them out the gate closely followed by the winner Manning Baxter.

The Year 5 girls race out the gate!