Athletics

 Today was athletics day and everyone showed 

their running and throwing skills at the rec.

Each year level had to compete in 8 different 
activities. Overall it was a very fun day.

Finished Masks

Over the last 6 weeks Kakapo class have been 

working on masks inspired by aliens. These are 

some of the finished masks. The Kakapo students 

are very proud of their creations!

 

   

  

Kakapo Class Liturgy

 

On Wednesday Kakapo class had their class 

liturgy. The theme of the liturgy was choices. 2

dramas was preformed by some Kakapo students

the 1st one being an enactment of a bible story and

the second one being about the temptations of life.

A big thank you to father John who celebrated 

the liturgy and a big thank you to all the parents

who came as well.

Our masks!

This term in Kakapo, in line with our inquiry on 
Space, we have been making paper mache masks 
using aliens as a theme. We began by pasting little 
torn up pieces of newspaper on a balloon. This
 took about 4 weeks to make a thick layer. It was
 really boring but we had to be patient. Eventually 
Mr Sah cut them in half with a hack saw so we
 all had half each. Now we are building features
 on top. Have a look at where we are at the moment.
 They will be painted and decorated before the end 
of this term. We'll post the finished results on the 
blog later.

Grandparents Mass

This morning we celebrated a mass with our 

grandparents who then came to share a delicious

 morning tea and see our class. Here are some of

 the photos with them.

Jonathan Collins Cup 2015

Last Thursday Kakapo went to St. Brendans in
 Heretaunga to compete in 10-a side rugby and 
netball for the annual Jonathan Collins Cup. It 
was a  great day and although our teams found
 the competition challenging it was great to be 
able to compete. Here is a team photo with 
more images and writing soon to follow. 

Disco!!!

On friday 31st of July we had a disco. The theme
 was crazy hair. It was a fundraiser for the 
school camp next year. Everyone really
 enjoyed it.We had Matthew and LB doing 
the DJ. We raised a total of  $880!The disco was
 stupendous.

First Aid

First aid, we learnt the doctors abc (DRSABC) D 

stands for danger, check for danger. R is for 

response and S is send for help, and dial 111.

You must tilt their head back so they can breath, 

yes that is B-Breathing. If their not breathing do 

CPR place your hands on the middle of their 

chest and push down hard 30 times then give them

2 breaths.Get a defibrillator from maybe the library

or council buildings, look for an AED sign with 

a heart on it.

Jurassic World Fundraiser

 "Hilarious" are some of the reviews we got back

from the students that piled into Events Cinema 

to watch Jurassic World. It was a fundraising 

event for our seniors who will be going to camp

next year at Teapot Valley. A big thank you to

all the parents who helped make this movie night 

possible. We raised over $1900 in total including

 the raffle. The movie was extremely enjoyable

 particularly when the main actress showed how

to run away from dinosaurs in high heels. 

Duffy Assembly

Today Trevor Mallard came to school to give 

out some Duffy books at the Duffy assembly. 

First he told us a bit about jobs that require 

reading and then a bit about his favourite book,
The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse. After that
 two chosen people from each class came up and 
received their books from Mr Mallard.

Matariki Visitor

 Today a visitor named Carly who came to talk to 
us about Matariki  and all the stories about it.
 We also learnt about some of the instruments
 that the Maori people used to play and we also
 learnt a hand clap waiata game. 

World War 1 Poems

This week we ended our ANZAC 

work with world war 1 poems.

Here is 1 of them by Taylah.

 As your eyes beam out with tears,
Your stomach explodes with fears,

My face goes red as I start to cry,
As I see my best friend fall and die.

I lunge slowly up to the front line,

I think to myself its time to shine,

Heaven is calling me as I start to die,

I don’t know if today is the right time.

Bullets to the chest bullets to the throat,

I stumble down; down I hit the ground,

Wild thoughts go through eternal darkness in my dreams,
This seems I have no pain running through my veins.

Andrew Chinn Visit

On Tuesday we had a visit from Andrew Chinn.

He is an Australian Christian song writer and we

 sing his songs in school masses. In the evening

  he did a performance with us.

Trip To Naenae Pool

 On Tuesday we took the train to Naenae pool 

for an EOTC activity. When we got there, there 

was a lot of inflatables that the pool staff kindly 

pumped up for us. We were also allowed to use 

the zoom tube and some students even 

convinced Mr.Sah to go down it. Overall 

a lot of people enjoyed the day!

Sacred Heart Feast Day 2015

Last Friday we went to Sacred Heart Thorndon 

for Sacred Heart feast day. We enjoyed an hour

 long mass before going up to the school receiving

 cupcake cups and meeting the students. After 

that we went to Hutt Indoor sports and enjoyed 

5 different sports. 

ANZAC Letter's

 This week in Kakapo class we have been writing letters. 
We had to write 3 letters about us being the person, the 
first one with us training in Egypt and hearing a rumour 
about going to Gallipoli. The second one about being in 
Gallipoli and it been horrible and the last one from letter 
writing informing your mum that you died! Below is a 
letter written by Hinemoa about being at Gallipoli.

 Dear Mother and Father,

The only thing I am glad for is that you can’t see my face right now. My eyes, full of darkness and anger and my mouth, muttering and cursing. The stuck up Tommies were like dogs, whimpering and scurrying away from battle. As for us, we stood our ground like brave lions, and lost it because of the Tommies.

Here in these trenches nothing barely moves, or talks. Only screams and whimpers. Only deaths and blood, lot’s and lot’s. The only scream that I know, and that will remain screaming in my mind, is my own. Telling me to let go and give up already. The same words echoed in my head as I trudged up the hill to bury the dead. I felt sick as I remember my friends who died there, why did they have to die? Even though their bodies were gone, their souls still remained on that same, haunting hill.

Every inch of my body is shivering in of my body is shivering in the unforgiving cold of the trenches. Like ice, growing from my fingertips. It slowly starts to cover my body, gasping every inch of skin it can see. Consuming me. The same is happening to everyone here around me. God help us.

God has abandoned us. I know that now. There is no hope. None. It is now my time. I’m sure of it. I will march up to battle, up the same hill that has haunted me for too long. . I ask you not to mourn or cry. For I will die on the same spot and on the same hill as my dearest friend. Basil Mercer.

Adam  

Here is a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to a mother
 who lost all 5 of her sons in the American civil war.

The Dowse And War Memorial Library Trip

This week Kakapo went to the dowse and  the 

war memorial library in Lower Hutt. At the

dowse we saw the alphabet street work. The 

work there was wacky and cool! At the library 

we looked at paintings and found books.

After we hade been to these places we 

went to a park for lunch!

ANZAC exhibition at Te Papa

On Friday 8th of May we went on a trip to Te Papa

and the city gallery. At Te Papa we went to the 

new ANZAC exhibition. There were giant statues.