Porotaka By Liam, Mikaila and Mark

Porotaka

We read a Journal Story last week about how to make Porotaki. We had to get flax and harakeke sticks and Mrs Neumann was kindly given some special nails by Carters in Opua. 

We had to fold the flax around our fingers and then weave it,then we hammered it onto the harakeke stick with a special nail. When we blew on the windmill it spun around and around. They also spun around in the wind. We found out that they went around even faster when the  flax dried out a fortnight later. They were an amazing toy to play with especially because we mad them. Matariki Day is such a fun day!!

Marks Speech "Should We Have a Bike Park?"

Should we have a Bike Park? 
 I think we should have a bike park.
       Firstly we have fun! I like to play on my bike. I can go fast. We can have races. 
      Secondly, we all like getting outside to ride a bike. I can go around and I can go up and down. 
      Thirdly bikes make me strong.Bikes make your muscles strong and big. Bikes give you good exercise. 
      To conclude we should have our bike track at Paihia School. Thank you for listening to my speech. 
 Mark

Thank you Letters to Matua

Paihia School

School Road

Paihia

Dear Matua

Thankyou… for sharing kindness and showing us the waka and the whare runanga and showing as inside the whare runanga. I learnt that waka was the biggest war waka in the world. You taught us a lot about the carvings, kowhaiwhai and tukutuku panels in the whare  runanga. They told us the story of the ancestors.

Thank you

From Zayne

Room 4

Paihia School

Friday 3, June

Dear Matua,

Thank you for inviting us to the awesome treaty grounds and showing us around. Thank you for telling us about the waka and showing us the whare runanga.

Thanking you

Mark Olfindo.

Bike Track Opening at Paihia School

On 14th April Paihia School Opened its' Pump Track on a wet Thursday morning. We are all so excited because we want to ride our bikes and scooters both during a school day and after school and in the weekends and holidays. We are very greatiful to everyone who has made this possible for us.

Argument "We Should not Eat Lollies at School"

Mark was very sure that we should not eat Lollies at school. I wonder why?

Animal's Sleep