Spelling Bee Finals

The Year 5/6 Spelling Bee finals were held on Wednesday. Miss Hunt hosted the event with Mrs Saunders as the judge. Room 23 was very proud as the winner was our own Sheylea More with Gaeleigh Morrison 3rd. 

The full results were:
1st Sheylea More Room 23
2nd Tyler Whitten Room 28
3rd Gaeleigh Morrison Room 23
4th Ashlen Kaur Room 22

These children will represent our school at the Beach Brillance Spelling Bee held this year at Papamoa School.

Gaeleigh doing well in the finals.

Our proud winner Sheylea and place getters.

Treasure boxes

We were inspired to make a treasure box from Des Hunt, the author who visited our team at the end of Term 1. He showed us a box full of his treasures. These included his first ever book, childhood memories and toys, and special things. Some of our treasure boxers had books that even Mr Semmens can remember reading. Two of our boxes had books "Harry the Dirty Dog" and "Are you my Mother" which were also his favourites when he was young!

Movie Reviews

WALT: Write a movie review

You will Love the movie The Hunger Games. It's about a poor teenager who has to fight people from other districts for life and the crown of the Hunger Games.
It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks and Josh Hutchison. The sound track is by Taylor Swift.
The best part of the movie is when the Mockenjay gets passed down to her sister.
I would recommend for people 13 and over.
It is showing at Auckland Westfield Cinemas.
I would give it a four and a half star rating
By Kiani

You will love the movie Peppa Pig. It's about a pig family who go to the beach for a swim. It features George Pig, Daddy Pig, Mummy Pig and Peppa Pig.
The best part of the film was when Peppa Pig and George buried Daddy pig in the sand and left him behind.
I would recommend it for all ages, but mainly girls.
It is showing on TV Channel 4 after Elmo, at my place in my lounge.
I would give it a 5 star rating.
By Gaeleigh

You will love the movie Doom. It's about an army trying to stop the zombies from spreading. They try to kill all the zombies.
It stars Dwayne Johnson and Al Weaver.
The most exciting part was when the zombies tried to kill the men, but the men shot them.
It is showing on DVD.
I would give it a 5 star rating.
By Tuinga

You will love the movie Ghost Rider. it's about a man who as a ghostly side. When ever he hears about somebody needing help he turns into a skeleton that is on fire. He has weapons like chains and he rides a motorbike.
It stars John Blaze.
The most exciting part of the movie is when he was in jail and he goes really mad!!
I would give it a PG rating.
It is now showing on TV.
I would give it a 5 star rating
By Talia

You will love the movie Man of Steel. It's about a man who fell in lava. Ten years later he comes out as a man of steel.
It stars Henry Cavill.
The best part was when he turned into the steel man.
I would recommend it for boys.
It is showing at the Mount.
I would give it a 5 star rating.
By Pheonix


You will enjoy the movie Real steal. It's about Robots that fight. A boy called Max falls down a steep hill and finds a robot down there called Atom.
It stars Hugh Jackman, Dakoto Goyo and Evangeline Lilly.
The best part was the battle between Atom and Zeus.
I would recommend it for children and adults.
It is showing on TV and at DVD shops.
I would give it a 4 star rating
By Hunter

You will love the movie Footloose. It's about a dance that has been banned in a small town. A boy who is aged 15 comes to live with his Aunty and Uncle.
The best part was the fight scene at the ball.
I would recommend it for it's great dancing, being scarey, and having lot's of action.
 It is awesome.
It is showing at Cinemas.
I would give it a 5 star rating.
By Rorey

You will really like the film Real Steel. It's about Robots fighting and a man who builds robots.
It stars Charlie Keaton.
The best part is when he controls Adam and the robots.
I would recommend it as a PG.
It is available at United Video shops.
I would give it a 10 star rating!
By Luke

You will love the movie Fast and Furious. It's about a boy who is sent to Japan to race cars. He is the worst at drifting then he becomes the best.
It stars Lucas Black, Sung Kang and Natalie Kelly.
The best part was when he learns to drift which wins him races.
I would recommend if for ages 5 and over.
It is showing on TV's all around the country.
I would give it a 4 star rating.
By Nicholas

You will love the movie the Hobbit. It's about a castle with dwarfs. But then a dragon invades the castle. They find a hobbit to help them reclaim there lost castle.
It stars Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen.
The best part was when Bilbo Baggins finds the ring.
I would recommend it for both children and adults.
It is now showing at DVD shops.
I would give it a five star rating
By Manning

You will enjoy the movie the Hunger Games. It's about these boys and girls who have to fight all these other people to see who the winner is...
It stars Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Lawrence.
The best part is when the mockerjay is passed on from the little sister.
I would recommend that no kids watch it because it get's scary at times.
It is showing at the Mount Cinemas.
I would give it a 5 star rating.
By Ella

Finished Atua art

Life Education recounts

I really enjoyed the life education lesson.
Firstly we went to the caravan and met the teacher called Lee. She turned the lights off and then back on. Then she talked about DNA and finger prints. We had to stand on the side of the caravan when she asked us a series of questions. There were no right or wrong answers.
Of course we saw Harold at the end. We played some games and learned alot out being special and unique.
By Emma

I really enjoyed the Life Education lesson we had on Monday morning.First we went into the truck and sat down, it was really dark and on the screen we saw the brain light up! The lights were really pretty.
Next we played "stick em up". I was out when she said 5. Then we leaned about what makes up special and unique. Things like DNA, our eyes, finger prints, personality.
After that we had to choose a side of the caravan to stand after answering questions. We learned that there were no right or wrong answers.
By Macee

I really enjoyed the Life Education visit that we had on Monday. Firstly we went into the truck and sat down in rows of four. Then it got really dark as we watched a brain beginning to light up. Next we formed a squoval and played "stick em up" where you had to keep your hands up and clap a number of times. I won the second game.
Then we learned about what makes us unique like our eyes, finger prints and personality.
By Rorey

I really enjoyed the life education visit. Firstly we went into the van and sat down on the soft carpet. I looked around at the pictures. I loved it when the lights went off and came back on. It was neat to see how the talking brain glowed and we loved seeing Harold at the end.
By Sukman

PREP Programme

Every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon pupils from Kereru whanau get together for PREP. This stands for the Primary Enterprise Programme. The aim is for pupils to design, make and sell a product. 

They use resources, have jobs and create markets for the goods and services they produce.

The pupils have loved the PREP Programme.