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