Poly Strong Challenge

This term, The Block has been getting active by trying out different dance challenges. Each week, we get into groups to learn or create a new dance. The Poly Strong challenge celebrates all cultures.

Song: Don't Mind by Eddy Dyno.

What's in your lunchbox?

This term, our school theme is Move Ya Body! We are learning how to live a healthy life. 

Walking to school, playing games and sports outside with friends, drinking lots of water, brushing our teeth and getting plenty of sleep are some of the ways we can be healthy.

Healthy eating is another way we can live a healthy life! 

Here are some of our lunchbox stars from this term...

Matariki Day Fun!

Each year, Pt England School celebrates Matariki Day by having a fun day filled with food, sports, movie making and craft. Students get to choose which activity they would like to participate in. 

This year, Miss Scanlan's group made star shaped pikelets and Matariki stars with wool and wire. 

We had so much fun grooving to the music, getting creative and eating delicious pikelets. 

Please enjoy the video below of our day.

Music: 'Good Time' by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepson.
Watch in HD. 

A trip to Auckland Zoo

Here is Bronson's story about our trip to Auckland Zoo:

On Thursday The Block were going to the cool zoo and we had some parents came to help out and we took the bus. And when we got they we went to look at the amazing animals and we went in  our groups i saw a huge big elephant and a cool red panda and it was climbing up on the tree. After that we had morning tea and 3 girl came to take us around the place then we went to the bug lab and it was so fun and they was a slide and a yuck bug and it was so so cool in there the we went to look at some more of animals and i went to look at the big tigers and we go t to look at the funky monkey and the parrot. And then it was time for the block go back to our school.

Julianna's Kaitiaki Animation

This is my animation. It is about what my Kaitiaki does to protect our environment. My Kaitiaki could burn rubbish then the rubbish will turn into flowers. Also it could make anything appear with its fire breathing.
Julianna, The Block.

Swimming Lessons

For the past 2 weeks, The Block has been going to swimming lessons at GI pools. We have learnt so many different skills like how to float on our backs, how to enter the water safely and how to swim freestyle. We have also learnt about water safety. Today we got to use lifejackets!
Check out our photos of the fun we've had. 

Omaru Creek Art

Hello 2018! 

This term we are learning about 

'Kaitiakitanga i nga wa katoa'

At the moment, we are learning about how the Omaru Creek has been impacted by pollution. So, we went for a walk down the road and sat beside the creek to sketch it.

We pretended our eyes were like a camera and drew what we could see in front of us. Afterwards, we went back to school and used our sketches to paint some beautiful pictures!