This is the story of Annaliese, Fletcher, Sam, Qwade, and Lachlan (Year 2/3)
Inspired by korowai in class we wondered about the act of gift-giving. After lots of discussion and research we wanted to make our own korowai to gift to the staff at RSS. It was important to us to use recycled materials for our cloak so that we are being responsible at looking after our earth. We had some older students from Kapahaka come in and help us with our korowai.
We wanted to show our ideas in the story of our cloak. The green represents the harakeke and maoritanga of our school. The harakeke is a peaceful space in our school. We wanted the black and white ‘steps to success’ to be the centre of our story becuase they represent excellence and accuracy. This is what we do to aim high. It is also in the shape of a whare which is Russell Street School; our house of learning. Inside our whare is whanaungatanga: our buddy classes and the older children helping the younger ones to learn. This is outlined in sequins to look like paua, which is precious.
The light, medium and dark brown are like rafters (ribs) in the whare nui. They represent the teachers and staff who much have courage to teach us. The top of our cloak has a pattern of red and blue like an hour glass. This represents the time it takes to learn. The feathers have been designed by all the children in the school and each feather has a special message on the back about how RSS helps us to be the best learners we can be.
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At the May Board of Trustees’ meeting the following 2014 term dates were adopted for Russell Street School. Click here for full details.
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Congratulations RSS for your participation in this record breaking event. Not only were we part of the record attempt but we managed to support the very worthy KidsCan charity.
Throughout history, the apple has been a symbol of health, power and knowledge. They were first introduced to NZ by Samuel Marsden, who planted the first apple tree in 1819 at Kerikeri, Bay of Islands. The tree is still there today! The Maori name for apple is aporo. New Zealand has a proud history of developing new and interesting apple varieties. Two of the most popular types of apple bred and grown here (and now grown all over the world) are Royal Gala and Braeburn apples. These two were used to make what we know as delicious, crunchy jazz apples. It takes a lot of time to create a new type of apple, lots and lots of work -and lots of patience! Work first began to create Jazz apples way back in 1984, but it wasn’t until 1991 that the first trees were planted.
There are some really important apples. See if you can find out something about: ‘the big apple’; ‘Newton’s apple’; and William Tell’s apple’.
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The Car Boot sale was a great success with the school and wider communities coming together in the sunshine for bargain shopping, food, entertainment and fun! Not only did we generate close to $2000 for the Arts and Cultural space it was a great day enjoyed by many families.
We would like to thank all the fantastic helpers assisting us on the day, a very tireless and capable team that directed traffic, manned the stalls, cooked sausages, oversaw the bouncy castles, and to Jo our talented face painter and her team of helpers. Make sure you check out their handiwork in the photo display!
A big thank you also to the team who helped with delivering leaflets and preparation on Friday night – including Alex, Sam and Hannah. The baking provided by our school families was amazing and very popular on the day grossing over $900, thank you all for your efforts!
There are also some local businesses we would like to thank for supporting the Car Boot sale:
Petit Fours of Cuba Street - a shop specialising in high teas and cupcakes, owned by one of our new school families.
Melody’s New World, Tip Top Bread, NZ Safety, Life Church, Crossroads Church, Palmers, Colin McPherson Garden Centre
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WE ARE DELIGHTED to advise that Creative Minds After School Art Classes are coming to our school for Term 2! Art classes run after school once per week for ages 5-12 years, with creative and knowledgeable art tutors. (Actual day to be advised very shortly) Registration is required.
For more information and to register, please go to www.creativeminds.co.nz
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Look at the creativity in Cameron Brown’s reading game. Cam’s Marae game took him a whole lot of ‘sweat, blood and tears’ but he just got so into it that he couldn’t stop until it was finished to his satisfaction. You can see it up close when visiting room 12. Check out some of his original planning as well. (This changed)
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Swimming Sports
I felt…….. very nervous at the start but then I had to go and swim the freestyle. The horn went and we were off and I came 2nd in freestyle. I felt AWESOME!
I wondered……. after I did freestyle I had to wait until I could do breaststroke then the year 5 girls got called up to swim breaststroke. When the horn went we blasted of like lighting and at the end I came 2nd again.
I tried ……….. as hard as I could in the FINAL of freestyle. The year 5 girls got called up. Bang went the horn …the girls were as fast as thunder. At the end I came 4th but at least I tried my hardest.
I learned………. that in breaststroke you are not allowed to kick your feet above the water because one of my friends points did not get counted because a person saw her feet above water.
I used……. my feet and arms for freestyle and also for breaststroke. I used my feet under water.
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This is the story of Annaliese, Fletcher, Sam, Qwade, and Lachlan (Year 2/3)
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