Summer House Sports

Tomorrow, Wednesday 9th December, it is our Summer House Sports.
Rotation 1 : 11.40am - 12.05
Rotation 2 : 12.15 - 12.40

Remember to :
- Put on sunscreen
- Bring/Wear your school hat
- Have a drink bottle of water
- Some extra food in your lunch box for energy
- Bring your house (coloured) t-shirt
- A great sporting attitude :-)

Children have selected 2 sports to compete in, from the following options:

Basketball   Dodge Ball

Non-Stop Cricket Long Ball

T-Ball

PRIZEGIVING

Prizegiving was held at the Regent last night.
CONGRATULATIONS to the children in Tautoko who received the Pod Certificates.
And WELL DONE to the Tautoko Pod Jump Jam, for a great performance on the night.

 

   

Week 8 - Perseverance

Well done to Ashton Blinkhorne, Amber Te Are and Lily Romeril for showing perseverance in the Tautoko POD this week.

Week 7 - Perseverance

Congratulations to Hannah Reed, Jake Parker and Leon Payne for receiving the certificates for perseverance.

Kotahitanga - Prizegiving Jump Jam

Photo Video of Athletics Day 2015 - Middle School

On Friday 20th November, the middle school, Year 3 and 4 students had Athletics Day at school.
With good cloud cover protecting us from too much sun, the day went well and all events were enjoyed throughout the day.

A BIG thank you to all the children for their fantastic effort and attitude.
Also to the assistance from Senior School, parent helpers and staff.   It was great to have so many family supporters come to cheer everyone on.

EOTC Week - Week 7: November 23rd-27th

Click on our EOTC week tab to find out what Tautoko Pod has been up to during Education Outside The Classroom week. 

Digi Award Finalists

Imogen Middleton and Leela Dorn created an amazing Graphic Design Poster promoting Whakarongo School.  They were selected to attend the Manawatu Digi Awards on Monday 9 November at The Regent on Broadway.  Well done girls.

Week 6 - Courage

Well done to Dylan Bevan, Charlotte Collis and Sophie Richardson for having the courage to participate fully in the Middle School Athletic Sports.

Week 5 - Courage

Congratulations to Hannah McLean, Conor Towey and Jessica Johnson who received certificates for showing courage during Athletics training.

Alliteration Poems

In Term 4 we are learning to be poetic.  We have learnt how to write Acrostic Poems, Senses Poems and Alliteration Poems.

Alliteration is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words (eg Slippery, Slimy Snake)

Week 4 - Honesty

Well done to Conor Towey, Lily Charteris and Jala Mooney for showing honesty in the Tautoko POD and receiving the certificates in assembly this week.

Black Out Day - GO THE ALL BLACKS!!

Week 3 - Honesty

Congratulations to Imogen Middleton, Finn Wetherall and Shea O'Hara for always putting in an honest effort with their work.

Black Out Day - Support the All Blacks

This Friday, 30th October, we are having a total BLACKOUT at school.

This means that you can wear Black, Black, Black clothing in support of our All Blacks playing in the big final this weekend. 

No money, or donations - just the pride in supporting our 'boys in black'.  

iTime Investigations

Tautoko Pod continues to have iTime Investigations this term.
Children are working in pairs and have selected a Topic/Question of interest, formed sub-questions and completed independent research.  Presentations are coming together.   Check out our 'iTime' tab for more investigations to be added over the next few weeks.
See one example of work below ...

Week 2 - Honesty

Congratulations to Joshua Kensington, Freddie Knowler and Olivia Hillson for receiving the Honesty Certificates in this weeks assembly.

Week 1 - Honesty

Well done to Amelia Grason, Jessica Bretherton and Ella Johns-Stewart for always displaying Honesty in the Tautoko POD.

Ag Day - Saturday 17th October

Following this at 12.30 will be the dog show, with things expected to finish around 1.30pm.
There will be food items to purchase, organised by the PTA for a cost of $1 - $2 per item.

Remember -

• Wheels (scooter, bike, etc - and your safety gear). 
• Wear your house colour t-shirt with school uniform.
• Sunhat and drink bottle.     

Please check our School App and Facebook page for updates if the weather is poor.
Lambs and Calves will still go ahead.

Come and see all the great work Tautoko Pod and the rest of the school have been doing, in preparation for our Ag Day.

Ag Day Reminder - What you need to bring.

This week we are busy getting our Ag Day Activities done.

This is a reminder for Tuesday to bring in
- A shoebox (if you are doing a shadowbox) and some decorations for this
OR
- Lego/K'nex/construction blocks (for a construction model).

We are supplying a limited amount of decorations for the picture frames, so if you have some that you think your child can create a farm scene/animal ... with, then please send this along too.

Friday:  a muffin is needed (just the one per child), along with some decorations they can create with, for the top.

Remember these are being created in the class, so please don't complete these at home.
We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.

Tautoko Pod Teachers - Karl, Julie and Gwen

Week 10 Acceptance Certificates

Well done Monique Yin, Jessica Bretherton and Rylan Brock for receiving certificates.  They have been showing Acceptance in the Tautoko POD.

Week 9 Acceptance Certificates

Congratulations to Olivia Hilson, Maddy Put and Tinneille Holford for receiving the certificates in assembly.

Guest Speaker for Our Inquiry

WOW!  What a privilege it was to have Sam Putt, Madyson's Dad, came in and shared about his life and experiences of being a refugee in Cambodian.  He was such an engaging and inspirational speaker and he had the Tautoko Pod mesmerised.
Feel free to ask your child about something they learnt from Sam's life.

Tautoko Effective Learner Progressions

Acceptance Value Certificates - Week 8

 Well done to Ethan Clearwater, Hayley Flint and Jake Whitley for receiving the certificates in Friday's Assembly.

Cooperation Value Certificates - Week 7

Congratulations to Kyra Sheldon, Lucas Phillips and Noel Farkas for receiving the certificates in Assembly today.

The Strategy Strut

This week we having been looking at different strategies to add and subtract bigger numbers (2 and 3 digit numbers)

Here is the 'Strategy Strut' to show different ways to work out problems....

Whakarongo School Posters

Persuasive Writing - Tautoko pod has been planning information posters to show people why they should come to Whakarongo School.  After the planning is complete, the posters have been created in Pic Collage.   Here are some of the posters created, and visit our 'Persuasive Writing' tab, and scroll down to see some more.

Cooperation Value Certificates - Week 5 and 6, Term 3

Congratulations to Michaela Malcolmson, Lucas McDonald and Rachel Ho for receiving the Value Certificates in Assembly.

Congratulations to Hayley Flint, Tarquin Stow and Sophie Richardson for receiving the Value Certificates in Assembly.

Empathy Value Certificates - Week Three, Term Three

Congratulations to Dallas Kareko, Corbyn Davenport and Josh Kensington for receiving certificates in Assembly for showing Empathy.

Empathy Value Certificate - Week Two, Term Three

Congratulations to Indy Dekker, Aroha Waikeri and Jake Parker for receiving certificates in Assembly for showing Empathy.

Empathy Value Certificate - Week One, Term Three

Congratulations to Mikayla Stewart, Leela Dorn and Finn Wetherall for receiving certificates in Assembly for showing Empathy.