Week 8

Tattybogle ....what can we say....as teachers we were so proud of our children, they made us very proud. A big thank you to Lynette Colton for her expertise in preparing the children for the big stage. They all looked like they had a lot of fun and they're still singing the songs in class a week later. Thank you to those parents and grandparents who came along to watch their children, they loved looking for your faces in the audience.

We have our Rugby World Cup day this week where the school will be competing against each other in different countries. Sport Bay of Plenty will have stations around the field with different activities. All good fun. And with the actual Rugby World Cup still progressing we say "Go the All Blacks".


 

Week 7

The Creative Critters have been very busy this week. Our Tattybogle show is progressing well and we look forward to performing in front of the school,  early child hood centres, grandparents, parents and friends. For some children it is their first experience of standing on stage in front of a large audience and they becoming more confident after each practice.
We visited Room 4's art gallery in Commerce Lane last week. The art was spectacular and we were very impressed how the seniors gave the juniors a tour of their gallery. Thank you Room 4, you should be very proud of your achievements.
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Tattybogle -

There’s a scarecrow in the meadow
Tattybogle is his name
He is made out of sticks and straw
In all weather he will stay there
but he’s happy just the same
He will never complain

Tattybogle, Tattybogle
tries to scare crows every day
They all love him so much they say
“Tattybogle, Tattybogle
we are always gonna stay.
You can’t scare us away!”

Week 5

The Creative Critters are getting ready for the Tatty Bogle Production. We are learning the songs and those with speaking parts are spending time with Mrs Colton most days. Teachers are sourcing costumes and backdrops ready for the show on the 20th and 21st September, we can't wait.

We had a very interesting visit from Ross Kinnaird this week, a very popular book illustrator. He excited the children by drawing funny pictures of animals and teachers. They really liked the picture of Mrs Hartley "laying an egg" and Mr Larsen "wearing a skirt"!!

Our Syndicate Assembly will be on Friday 9th September in the Hall. Three students from each class will recite a poem. This is working towards increasing children's self confidence which is our school value for Term 3. 

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Week 4

The Creative Critters have had an interesting week.  We viewed a beehive at school and Mrs Murray explained what the bees do inside and outside of the beehive. Mr Barrow dressed up in a bee makers suit. Room 11 and Room 12 walked to Carter House to visit the elderly in the Dementia Unit. Children were very confident by telling the patients their name and age. They were lucky to view a little green digger in operation on their walk back to school. Mrs Massey class has been busy making a video, we can't wait to see the finished result. Finally, we are all practicing for our Tatty Bogle show, children are doing so well singing the songs. The show is on 20th and 21st September, you will here about the show times shortly.

Te Puke Trip

On Friday the 12th August the Creative Critters visited local attractions around Te Puke. These included Maketu Beach, Kiwi 360, Spring Loaded and O'Hara Estate. At Maketu beach we drove around Maketu and stopped at the Te Arawa monument. At Kiwi 360 children were given a ride in the kiwifruit buggy, they played on the playground and walked through the shop showing different souviners. We all had lunch at Spring Loaded and then took a ride around the orchard. Our farm truck showed us a four wheel drive track the Mud Bugs use, the Kaituna river where the jet boats go up and we stopped to feed the cow and donkey. Our last treat was feeding the 65 year old eels. Just up the road at the O'Hara estate a Robin Hood lookalike (aka Mr O'Hara) talked to the children about archery and showed different bow and arrows. We also saw the horses Briar uses for her horse trekking tours on the same property. After an exciting day of adventure we arrived back at school just before 3pm. Our children had a great exposure to what Te Puke has to offer and we give a big thankyou to all supporting attractions.