Warriors Visit Glenavon

This week Room two joined the rest of the Moana syndicate for a special Warriors assembly.

 We were joined by Warriors Sione Lousi and Henare Wells.

 We learnt about Belonging, Trivia, Hydration and Sleep and how important they are in our lives. Some of our students were lucky enough to win some awesome Warriors prizes too.

Incredible Marae Trip!

Along with the other intermediate classes Room 2 visited the Orakei Marae this week. 

We were officially welcomed onto the Marae then we learnt about how the Marae building was made.

We also learnt the significance of each part of the Marae.

We were taught how to welcome people and our students got to welcome the parents and teachers back onto the Marae.

We ended the day by learning some new songs and the kamate kamate haka.

What a huge Term!!

What a busy term we had in room 2! We started the term by remembering our Anzacs and learning about how and why they fought for us. That then led us into our belonging unit. We discovered who, where and how we belonged. We learnt about each other through our family trees and even discovered new things about each other. We concluded our term with a 'we all belong day' where we celebrated and recognised all of the cultures in our school, as well as embraced other cultures we weren't familar with. The cultural night on the last Thursday of the term was a fantastic way to show off some of the wonderful cultures we have in Glenavon. What a fantastic term! But now, what do we have to look forward to.... TERM 3= SCIENCE, SCIENCE and MORE SCIENCE!!! This term we will be learning about planet earth and beyond. We will be discovering how science contributes to our everyday lives and how we contribute to science! Watch this space to keep tabs on what's happening in room 2!

Science Roadshow

30 students from Moana had the opportunity to go to the Science Roadshow at Blockhouse Bay intermediate last Monday. We had such a fantastic time and learnt alot!

Our favourite Thursday morning dance routine... see if you can practise the moves at home.

We all Belong Day

Last Thursday we decided to celebrate the cultures of Glenavon. We began our day with a rotation around the Moana classrooms. We did Matariki inspired art, learnt how to weave, sung traditional folk songs and played cultural games. We ended our morning with a costume parade. Thank you to all the families who came along for the morning and to everyone who dressed up, you looked awesome!!!

Futsal

Today was the day we used the skills we have learnt during our sessions. We were split into teams and versed each other. We had a great time!