"Yeah Boi!!" "Yeah Breather!" Team YELLOW Rock WBS!!!

The 'Gizzy Hard' Duo, Amy and Stu,  stopped in at WBS this morning - 

Woohoo Team Yellow!!!!

Room 4 students have been making miniature houses and invited Stu and Amy along to judge them. Nui syndicate classes gathered in the hall for the announcement of the winning house and for a Q and A time with Amy & Stu.

A Surprise Visitor to Room 1 MAYOR Meng Foon!!!

As you already know, from previous posts, our Inquiry focus has been Actions Speak Louder than Words and our class has been planting native trees, weeding, mulching, water testing Hamanatua and making signs for our plants down at Hamanatua.

Today was supposed to be our Open Day down at Hamanatua to showcase all our mahi we had done there BUT due to the rain, sadly, we had to postpone - so we were quite disappointed.
We had settled in to our daily routine getting on with maths when Koka Nolian arrived at the door with a visitor.
To our surprise Mayor Meng Foon was standing in our classroom!  He had gone down to Hamanatua to attend our Open Day and when he saw there were no kids there he thought he would pay us a visit.
Mayor Meng stayed and talked with us about our mahi down at Hamanatua.  He was very interested in our project and shared his thoughts about why our project was so important for the environment and for future generations.  He is looking forward to attending our Open Day next term:-)
What a great start to the day after all!

WBS Talent Quest 2018 . Wow! Amazing! Talented! A few words to describe the performers at our talent show today!

The annual Wainui Beach School Talent Quest was held yesterday. There were .21 performances and they were all great!!  There were gymnastics routines, band performances, soloists - singing, pianists, dancers (Can't Touch This!!), Jump Jammers and Motorcross Movies.

Below are the Room 1 performers...

Buddy Classes Weave Together.

                    A whatu pōkeka is a baby blanket.  Feathers are carefully woven into the inside to provide warmth, comfort, security and refuge from the elements.
The pōkeka takes the shape of the child as they learn and grow.

With our buddy class, we shared our thoughts about how we know we belong at school and what makes us feel valued at school.  We recorded our responses on the feathers and together wove our whatu pōkeka.

Harakeke Planting at Hamanatua .

Thankfully the weather was great today as we headed down to Hamanatua to plant 48 Harakeke plants that had been donated to us by the Native Tree Project.    

The harakeke were planted as a safety net for people who use the pathway - cyclists, skateboarders and scooter riders.  The pathway is quite steep and runs alongside Hamanatua Stream.  The harakeke will allow for a soft landing and not a SPLASH should anyone get the speed-wobbles.    

Check out our day of mahi.

Capital-E . "Story Studio Live"

Capital-E 'Story Studio Live' team came to visit and perform for Nui Syndicate today.  Story Studio Live is a live performance experience where actors and musicians bring to life the tales written by young people for young people!   We learnt how sound was added into movies and TV shows - sounds made from everyday items!! The audience actively participated in some of the Foley sound effects and helped to create the ambience for a story that was presented - very cool!!