Fiona Hawes's blog

On the 16th of March our TPS Surfing Team of 3 competed in the BOP Primary Schools Surfing Competition.  All three competed hard and represented the school well.  Rumour has it that they are so inspired by the event they started training for the 2013 competition the very next day. Well Done Xavi Taele, Rory Goodchap and Brady Anderson (travelling reserve George Goodchap).

I had the pleasure of reading some wonderful  poems written by the writing group who have been working with Mrs. Hughes this term.  Some skilful use of personification (objects or nonhuman organisms are given human characteristics) and simile are evident in the descriptions of innate objects such as a tree in the playground.  Well done

The soldier in the field stands tall and proud

Watching the children as they grow through their years

The tree is like a grandfather

Protecting and caring for the school

Today three gorgeous girls came and shared their Mihi with me, to go along side this learning, they had also made a visual representation of their Whanau.   Kia ora  girls, you made my day.

Dear Mrs.Taylor,

13th September 2011
HOME
Home, I love home, it’s the place I’ve spent longer than anywhere else.  It has more things I love inside it than anywhere else.
 

Look at this wonderful co-constructed information report from some of our Year 2 boys (6-7years old)

Room 2 (Year 3)  have been been wokring hard on Poetry writing this term, here are two samples for you all to enjoy.

Congratulations to Grace Ede who placed first in the Year 6 speech section and Georgia Hawes who placed second in the Year 6 section.
Makaylah Rae-Potene was first in the Year 5 section, Josh Hamilton second in
the Year 5 section.

All of these students  will go on to represent TPS in the South Cluster speech
competition, good luck.

Middle Syndicate Visits the Steamers Rugby Team