Honda MotorBike

On Thursday Honda Motorbike came to our school.
Quinn and Richard were our instructors.
They brought 6 bikes,two 70's for the learners with no clutch,two 80's for the learners who want to step up to the challenge and two 100's for the experts like me.
Watching everyone putting their helmet on all hyped up, scared to ride, yelling and laughing. It was a big experience for a few people.Riding two different tracks on the field was fun because the first one was for bike safety  and the second one was for fun.
When the learners finished, well learning on the 70's they moved onto riding the 80's and 100's.


The big motorbike day was full of laughter and reving motorbikes.Excitement running through peoples veins.Watching two people fall of was funny and showful.

Matariki me To Matou Tainuitanga

 

Exploring Waikato Museum was a new and exciting experience for our tamariki. We learnt about Matariki, her sisters, her parents Tangotango and Wainui, and how nga atua Maori put Matariki in the skies. Learning who Tangotango and Wainui were, was something special because we didn't know about them.

Nathan, our education guide, took us through our Tainui display, 'Nga Pou Whenua'. There are four pou (posts) that mark where the boundaries of Tainui waka are.   There are some precious taonga in the Museum.  Some of them are in glass cases so that they can't be ruined or broken.  Our Tainuitanga is very important to us because we need to know where we came from and who we are.  It is part of our identity as Maori.  

Our parents who came with us, had a great day at the Museum too.  Thanks heaps Nathan and Waikato Museum for teaching us about Matariki and Tainui.

Young Leaders Conferencing Together

Pat Buckley: Make Choices. Training For Life.

· Choices – make choices, these determine your future

· Decisions – make a decision that will make future a better one

· Don’t get involved with drugs as they lead you down the path of destruction

· Do the right thing – make the right choices

· Enjoy being a kid because you’ll be an adult for the rest of your life. Enjoy everything in life.

· Keep your humour – keep a smile on your dial.

· Help others when they’re down and out.

· Take care – look after one another.

Nick Tuitasi: Stick to your values. T-R-Y

· T-Tell the Truth, Leaders are always truthful

· R-Respect people first before judging, Pay respect

· Y-You always will be you, never change. Be yourself.

Dave Atkinson: Genes, Environment, Choices.

· Who are you? Whose genes do you have? Do you want to be like your friends, or your friends like you?

· Do you want to look like your friends? Exactly like them?

Andrea Deely: Keep safe online

· Don’t go on advertisements.

· Don’t go on inappropriate sites.

· Don’t give anyone you’re, Email-address, Number, House number or where you live, your name and other things that describe what you look like.

· Inspired by her son

Julia Bloore: Be Motivated

· Be green by walking as much as you can.

· Don’t sit around.

· Play sports

· Get out there. Be a outgoing person.

· Have Dreams.

· Be inspired.

· Save money by doing sewing classes.

· Main influences-Parents and Husband.

· Be enthusiastic.

· Have fun.

· Explore the world.

Be involved in sports team.

Tawhaki me Nga Kete Matauranga

Ko Tawhaki tenei. Ko ia te kaitiaki o to matou matauranga.

Opening Presents Is So Cool

Well what can I say? I love to open presents, don't you?

I love to open presents because you don't know what to expect, and you don't know if maybe, you're going to receive an Ipad or a laptop. These are the reasons I like to open presents. When people buy you awesome presents you definitely have to buy them a more glorious present than what they brought you because you'll feel guilty or feel weird if you don't. I know that's how I feel anyway.

I received a magnificent present from my dad for my birthday once. Guess what it was? A motorbike. Isn't that exciting? I screamed when I saw my motorbike. I pivoted around to my dad and jumped on him. I was so blown away I was thinking, "Oh man, what am I going to buy my dad for his birthday?"
So I ask him, and he says to me, "You don't have to buy me anything. All I want is your love and a lotto ticket". Presents are so cool, aye?

Our Cool School is 100 Years Old

This is our school, Te Kura o Tahaaroa. I love our school because this is my first school. I have been here since I turned 5years old. Our school is really important to us tamariki because we are all whanau, and we stick together through thick and thin.
If you look carefully there are kids on the field hopping around like rabbits. Don't ask me why! We're a bit strange like that!
As you can see this photo is taken from down on our school field, and looking up to our classes and staffroom. We've only got a little school, but we love it.
This Easter from the 23rd-24th of April, our school or the 'Old Girl' (the building on the far right) is going to celebrate being 100 years old.
We are organising a BIG Centennial celebration weekend. So if you were ever enrolled in our school, please come. Oh, and make sure you've registered before the weekend rolls around. It's going to be a GREAT weekend. See you there!