Term 4

What a busy few weeks we have had.

Congratulations to our certificate winners.

Today we learnt to do coding.

Kiwi for kiwi Morning tea
What fun we had at our bake sale and look at our results.

It’s a wrap! Save Kiwi Month is done and dusted for another year and what a month it's been.  It's a month to raise funds and awareness for kiwi, which we do in a number of ways, including generating as much press as possible and encouraging people to donate or fundraise by taking part in the Great Kiwi Morning Tea. Donations are still coming in, but we know of over $12,000 raised by the Great Kiwi Morning Tea so far. When we add up everyone's incredible efforts with generous donations from our corporate partners and other supporters, it will take us over $50,000 for the month, which is just brilliant. We're incredibly grateful to have such dedicated and committed supporters. As for the rest of Save Kiwi Month, here's a little bit of what went on... Bloomin' great He may not realise it, but Bloomers the kiwi chick was a bit of a Save Kiwi Month celebrity this year. It's not hard to see why. Bloomers' white feathers gave him his name (c) Kiwi Encounter Bloomers was taken to Rainbow Springs' Kiwi Encounter in Rotorua from Moehau on the Coromandel whilst still in his egg as part of Operation Nest Egg (ONE). Every chick that is hatched through ONE is special as they're an important part of the strategy to increase kiwi populations by 2%. But sometimes, one comes along that is just that extra bit special. One like Bloomers. Kiwi chicks hatch fully feathered, so Emma Bean, the Kiwi Husbandry Manager at Kiwi Encounter, could see straight away that Bloomers had some eye-catching markings. Whilst it's not that unusual for North Island brown kiwi to have a few white feathers, they're not normally around the top of the leg. The last chick Emma saw like this one was during the 2007/2008 hatching season. And so the name 'Bloomers' seemed to fit. However, that's not where Bloomers' significance ends. He's even more special because he was the first of 250 kiwi chicks that will be released on to Motutapu Island over the next five years as a result of our increased investment into Operation Nest Egg through our new strategy.  Bloomers hatched on 29th September and was released one month later, on 28th October into his new home, predator-free Motutapu Island. In keeping with Bloomers' important place in kiwi history, he was renamed Rongomai ahua by Ngai Tai representatives when he was welcomed to his new home. He will remain there and, in two or three years, he will find a mate and form part of the island's permanent breeding population. Rongomai ahua's offspring will eventually be returned to safe habitat on the mainland to form new kiwi populations. If you'd like to read more about Rongomai ahua's exciting start to life and his important role, visit our website.  Bloomers has also shared his experience at Kiwi Encounter through his own blog, Bloomers’ Blog, on the Rainbow Springs’ website. You can read about his experience here.
Baking a difference It has been another fantastic year for the Great Kiwi Morning Tea, with people getting involved with all sorts of events.   Torbay School's fab baking (c) Torbay School      There have been bake sales, coin trails and quizzes; beeswax wraps being sold, office morning teas, car boot sales and book readings. Up and down the country, people have been getting together to share some delicious kai and raise money for kiwi. Donations are still coming in so we'll report on the final amount early next month. So far, Torbay School are our top fundraisers, making an astounding $1,400 with their Great Kiwi Morning Tea and other activities.  If you'd like to see what everyone's been up to, we have an album on our facebook page. We're so grateful for everyone's amazing support - thank you. Kuwi the Kiwi on tour  Our fantastic ambassador, Kat Merewether, has been to book shops, fairs and schools up-and-down the country. Kat Merewether at HAPA Christchurch      Wherever she goes, Kat Merewether enthralls her audience with her stories. This year, Kuwi the Kiwi wasn't the only character getting in on the action - Kiwicorn has joined the family! Kat was promoting two new books - Kiwicorn and Kuwi's Kitchen, both of which are proving to be just as popular as her previous Kuwi the Kiwi tales. She has visited schools, bookshops and craft fairs across the country and she's not quite finished. Check out Kuwi the Kiwi's facebook page to see if she's going to be coming somewhere near you soon. Not only do the lovely stories and beautiful images captivate children, the books are also helping protect real kiwi as Kat makes a donation to Kiwis for kiwi for each product sold.  Thank you to Kat and everyone who has bought a Kuwi the Kiwi and Friends product.	;	Kevin's helping his mates Trade Me have been great partners during Save Kiwi Month and their mascot, Kevin the Kiwi, now has a real-life namesake Who wouldn't want to name this gorgeous chick? Our friends at Trade Me have been awesome again this Save Kiwi Month, helping to promote some of the brilliant auctions we had available, and the fantastic competition to win a trip to Steward Island. Our auctions this year involved weekends away, 'name a kiwi' opportunities, a year's supply of Whittaker's chocolate, kiwi artwork and once-in-a-lifetime chances to meet a kiwi. They raised over $5,000 for kiwi conservation, which is enough to protect 50 kiwi for a year. And we're delighted that, in honour of their fantastic support, a young kiwi has been named after Trade Me's mascot, Kevin, and released at Rotokare Scenic Reserve in Taranaki. You cancheck out their unusual road trip on their facebook page. Bush warriors make a visit Matipo Primary School in Te Atatu Peninsula hosted Ngahere Toa from the Bay of Islands to learn about hands-on conservation.   Ngahere Toa with Matipo Primary students     Whether we live in the city, or in a more rural area, everyone can play a part to protect kiwi. We invited the awesome kids of Ngahere Toa to come and talk to pupils at Matipo Primary School about the work they do to protect kiwi from pests and predators, and how the money Matipo Primary raised with their Great Kiwi Morning Tea will help. Ngahere Toa is a group of kids who work with Bay Bush Action and go out every Monday after school to help with the trapping programme in the Opua Forest. Not only do they help remove dangerous predators like stoats from kiwi habitat, they also learn about the native bush while they're at it. For the students of Matipo Primary, whose nearest kiwi habitat is many kilometres away, it was a fascinating insight into exactly what their amazing fundraising efforts would go to support. They raised over $1,000 with their Great Kiwi Morning Tea. With young people like these on their side, the future looks good for kiwi.
Thank you so much, as always, for everything you do to help protect our precious kiwi. Best regards, Michelle Impey Executive Director Kiwis for kiwi P.S. Save Kiwi Month is a great opportunity each year to make as much noise as we can about kiwi and what they need to stay safe, but of course the work continues year-long. Please continue to spread the word about kiwi - with you on their side, fighting for their cause, they really can go from endangered to everywhere. Thank you.

Week 3
WOW! what an amazing day.

We are looking forward to visiting the zoo.
There is great excitement as to what we will see and do.
Our education session is about habitats. Learning Outcomes: at the end of the session students will: Know what animals need to find in their habitat to stay alive. Name a part of an animal and say how it helps them to survive in a particular habitat. Session Outline: We will observe some animals at the Zoo to see how parts of their bodies help them move, find food and stay safe in their habitats. Students will explore with animal artefacts to identify how animals’ bodies are different and suited to the place where they live.

Week 1 & 2
The school did such a great job with our kiwi morning tea. we will be able to fund 10 Kiwi for a year. Good job everyone!


Room 7 started their Tennis journey with Kelly sport this week. They all did a marvelous job of hitting the ball back to the coach.

We have had a promotional day with inflatable football.

We have started term 4 with heaps of activities, not only at school but at home as well. We have also had Labour Day with our families.

Oral Language Term 4, 2017

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Luca Vance Eva Fern Blake	Warren Elliot Alex Eres Emily	Rihanna Soren Tally Dayton Eden	Sienna Kaylene Amy Eloise	Yoko Harper Megan Joshua William

Week  1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
Holiday sharing Talking Strips: Intro, When, who, where, what, I felt … because Walt use what, where, when why and who,  to share our holiday news.	Holiday sharing Talking Strips: Intro, When, who, where, what, I felt … because Walt use what, where, when why and   who,  to share our holiday news.	A book I enjoyed reading. Talking Strips: Intro, Genre, Topic, Characters / Information, Enjoyed, Recommendation Walt explain the features of a book and explain why we enjoyed it	A book I enjoyed reading. Talking Strips: Intro, Genre, Topic, Characters / Information, Enjoyed, Recommendation Walt explain the features of a book and explain why we enjoyed it	Poem Sharing Choose a poem / nursery    rhyme and read it aloud with a buddy.
Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	We are learning to: Have eye contact with the audience Speak with expression Be heard by our audience Be prepared to speak Success Criteria: I had eye contact I used different expressions I could be heard clearly I was ready to share
Poem Sharing Choose a poem / nursery rhyme and read it aloud to a small group.	Poem Sharing Choose a poem / nursery rhyme and read it aloud to the class.	Opinion Sharing Share your favourite memory from 2017.	Opinion Sharing Share something you are excited about and something you are nervous about for 2018