Whakapono week 9 - Aroha Assembly

Kia ora Talofa Fakaalofa lahi atu

This week at assembly we had our whakatau to welcome our new teacher and our new students who had started during the term.

It was a very cute assembly with the juniors singing 'Individuality'. This song is a very nice song as it says we are all different and its ok.. to be big, small, short or tall.

Thank you Team Aroha.

During our assembly, Whakapono 20 who have two outstanding students, receive a PRIDE certificate 'Integrity' which went to Ranui Raumati and a Caught being good certificate for Judison Faitua-Savea.

Judison & Ranui

All the winning participants that won the PRIDE & Caught being good certificates.

Here we have the students who have become the 2018 PEER MEDIATORS of our school.

ALSO.. a BONUS OF A SKIDS Rugby Ball.. Rush our Skids manager called upon three teachers to compete in 'time' for another rugby ball. Teachers Miss Tagicakibau, Miss Heinrick and Mr Ikitule were chosen to compete.. 
This made our day !! 

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PRINT MAKING SELF PORTRAITS-W20

Print making

Hi and welcome to our learning in WHAKAPONO 20 for this week.

One day during week 6 we had Mr Ikitule take our class. We were to do our Art Printing and we were very excited.

First Mr Ikitule came and did shading with us and he told all of us the different tones one name was called cross hatching. He gave everyone a A4 white paper and told everybody to get a pencil. When everybody got a pencil he got his paper and his pencil and he drew the sun and the dark side and the light side.

We then sat at our tables and got started with shading, some people worked outside when we got our pencils ready. We first drew the sun than we drew the darker shade. We did the lighter shade after that. When we completed our shading we had to show our work to Mr Ikitule. That was the end of that day.

Our next Art lesson was the following week. Our lesson was about Artist’s. We were shown an Artist by the name of Andy warhol. He was an artist that had colours and lines.

My teacher showed everyone Andy warhol's arts then she gave everyone some questions to answer. When everybody  was done answering the questions we got started with our art.

We all got A4 paper and a pencil and our teacher gave all of us our photos, when we got our photo we had to lean next to the window and trace our photo. When we had finished tracing our photo we were then had to make sure we used cross hatching on the printing foam before we hopped onto it.

We received our printing foam, we had to make sure we had sharpen our pencil as we needed to make sure we could see the picture of us on the printing foam. We had to put our photo that we traced on the printing foam and make the paper more darker and then it will transfer to the printing foam and then we had to make the printing foam picture darker.

When all of us were done darkening our photo our teacher told everyone how to use the rollers to print our art of our faces. We got the roller, put the roller in the black paint and put it over the printing foam, we then got the 4 coloured paper and put the printing foam over the coloured paper, we then used the dry roller and rolled it down to make our print. When we had all finished we were to then put the coloured art of us onto A4 white paper and then glue the white A4 onto the black A3 paper. We finished it off with chalk with our names. And that was  week 8.

By Vishaka

Ranui

Completed Ink print

Concentration

Ranui at the printing phase

Evangeline with her precise tracing and cross hatching

Completed Art

POLYFEST 2018 with WHAKAPONO ILE

Friday 16 March we were privileged to go and watch the ASB Polyfest 2018. This was a first time for some of our tamariki and they were very excited to experience culture at its best.

We started our day taking the roll and heading to the hall. Once there we had house keeping of the rules and regulations of our trip. Our uniform was very good looking as our children looked very tidy and were ready to represent.

We caught our bus and arrived at the manukau velodrome. We placed our gears safely by the Police stand and set up our area. Another lot of expectations was given before we set off with our Guides/ our teachers and parent Mrs Polly Paese. 

The group I had were mostly boys who wanted to go everywhere, and yes we went nearly everywhere. We tried to take photos at all the stages we visited but some areas it was very full. We stayed in the culture areas for up to 15-20mins then we ventured out. We came back to our base to eat, and then we went back out. 

We then realised our time was due to come back to base for our meet up to the bus. Oh what a day we've had. I would totally do that again. 

We came back to school very exhausted and ready to go home. Thank you Mrs Polly Paese for the care and support you served with our children today. We hope they did not stress you out too much. 
Alofatele lava oe Mrs Polly Paese.

We hope you enjoy our photos.

Before we left

On the bus

Policeman Josiah Leiataua

At the Tongan stage

On our back to school 

OH the crowd when off the bus

Couldnt help myself

Janaiah & Nahliyah at the Inventors area by Maori stage

Kids ready for the day

Tuakana checking out the games 

Salem checking out the games

Jaydas & Judison at the Police stand 

Sione checking our the painting used from the air brushes

These boys loving the camera

My group after getting our water tattoos from Leva Stand

At the Leva stand these guys took their selfies

Time to go back to school

Tuakana, Torian & Salem

Miss T checking out the pudding

Whaea Catherine, Mr Ikitule TOP
Mrs Mulipua & Mrs Sagote MIDDLE
Mrs R, Miss T & Miss Parry posing before leaving.

Week 7 W20

TALOFA LAVA FAKAALOFA LAHI ATU KIA ORA

THIS WEEK WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD IN OUR ILE. MAKING DEADLINES...READING TESTS... SPELLING TESTS AND BASIC FACTS ANALYSING DATA FOR NEXT STEPS FOR OUR CHILDREN. SETTING GOALS AROUND WHAT ACTIONS NEED TO BE DONE.. TALKING TO OUR CHILDREN, THE CHILDREN EXPRESSING THEIR THOUGHTS WITH THEIR WHERE TO NEXT IN THEIR AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM... ILE IS COMING TOGETHER... EXPECTATIONS SAID ON A DAILY BASIS. 

WEEK 8 SHOULD BRING SOME REALLY GOOD RESULTS IN MOST AREAS. YAY...

WE HAD OUR WALK TO SCHOOL WITH THE TRAVEL WISE TEAM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THANK YOU MR SAVAGE AND YOUR TEAM FOR SETTING UP A GREAT INITIATIVE FOR THE KIDS OF ROWANDALE SCHOOL. IT WAS REALLY FUN, AFTER IT WE GOT GIVEN HOT CHOCOLATE AND A COOKIE.. THE KIDS SAID THAT WAS THE BEST PART??! :-)
HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS TAKEN FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE DAIRY PARK AREA.