Matariki

 This week we learned about Matariki, the Māori New Year. Here are a few of the slideshows created by some of our class. We will continue learning about Matariki this week and will be displaying our learning in the class.

Week 8 Update

 On Tuesday Finlay & Brody represented Owairaka at the Eden Albert Cross Country Event at the Domain. We are very proud of the boys and their efforts, it was not any easy run!

Congratulations to Arnie and Huw for receiving this week's values certificates. Well done to both boys who showed manawanuitanga during our "Fresh and Smooth" rehearsals.

Beauty and The Beast Show

 Last week we were very privileged to go to the Beauty & The Beast show at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in Auckland City. It was very exciting as it was our first trip out of our neighbourhood this year. We travelled on a double decker bus so we were able to have great views of our backyard. The Sky Tower was spotted very quickly! Thank you to Victoria who came with us and great performance Lyla Skinner, our Puriri Team star.

Here are some reviews from Room 21:

"At Beauty and the Beast I liked how they were loud and clear so I could hear them from the back.And the acting and costumes were really good.But I did not like some of the music choices" - Joe

"What I did not like about the Beauty And The Beast show was that it was far away.What i liked about the Beauty And The Beast was that it had lots of music. " - Elska

" I liked all the dancing and costumes." - Ioela

"I like that they were amazing! What I did not like was that they were loud. It kind of hurt my ears." - Elaina

"I liked seeing what was happening because I forgot what happened in the movie since when I watched it. I disliked that I couldn't see the whole stage because there were tall people ahead of me." - Alex

"Beauty and the beast was an amazing show because it was acted out in time. The only thing was that there was a lot of songs. They all had great singing voices and all." - Brody 

"I liked  Beauty and the Beast because it looked good but I couldn't see it." - Edie

"The Beauty and the Beast show wasn't very good because the light at the back of the seats was distracting me from watching the show. Also there was a lot of songs so it made me sleepy and I don't like getting sleepy when there are shows going on." - Rafin

"My favourite part in the beauty and the beast was when the beast walks down the stairs as a beast and comes back out as a human. What I didn't like about the beauty and the beast was that the voices were way too loud." - Luke

"I liked the beauty and the beast show because they had amazing moves and big voices. I did not like how loud their voices were when they were singing." - Havana

Fresh & Smooth

 Congratulations to all our tamariki who performed this week! We have some very talented actors and dancers in our class. I was also very impressed with the way the class showed respect for each other during our practises and performances. Well done everyone!

Please excuse the gun stapling in the background of the rehearsal video 😁

What's Been Happening In Room 21?

 Over the past couple of weeks we have been participating in the Matific Olympiad and preparing for the School Production "Fresh and Smooth".

The Matific Olympiad proved to be very engaging! The tasks were challenging and it was wonderful to see the children helping each other work their way out of the learning pit. Congratulations to everyone who gained a place in the top 100 participants during the first day of the event!! 

"Fresh and Smooth" is almost here. By now you will have received your tickets for the show. A notice was sent home on Friday reminding you that all children need to be at school at 5.30pm on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please let me know if your child is unable to perform .

This Friday we are off to "Beauty and The Beast" at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. Thank you to everyone who offered to come with us but unfortunately we can only take one parent with us on this trip. This is a great way to celebrate our Arts Term.

Have a great week everyone 😀