Utlising the Chromes

To complete our work we had to beg to borrow chromes from other spaces to ensure we could all complete work and share on our blogs.

And this is a big THANK YOU to those who did let us use their devices when they weren't so we could all achieve.

Whakaaro Awards - Winding up Maori Language Week

It was great to see what everyone had been learning through the week. Our seniors were very good at the stick game for E papa waiari and their Mihi. Kingston and Haaki presented our slide show and learning very well too. The juniors shared their scratch art and explain how it was coloured, painted twice and then images scratched out.

Maori Language Week - Part 3

Today I am creating an animation about a Maori Legend using Google Slides and once of the characters in Piskel. What I realised after I had made Maui he was very small.

Now I could use him in the Google slide animation for a Maui Legend. Watch to find out.
He didn't get used but if I had more time.


We also look at some Maori saying this is one that applies to us in Tui Wātea.

Maori Language Week - Part 5

We had to recreate a Maui Myth using google slides to make an animation. I had a lot of fun doing it, I just had to remember to duplicate the slide then move the characters and the sun before adding speech.

Maori Language Week - Part 2

Today as part of the challenge we created a Tour, mine was going to travel all of New Zealand, but it was taking a long time so I had to reduce it to the North Island. There were so many places I wanted to share with the world. New Zealand is an awesome place to visit and live!

The second task I completed was my mihi using screencastify and google slides. Here goes ...

Wow, that worked better than I expected. But I could still do with some practise.

Duffy Role Model Assembly

Thank you Duffy and Mainfreight

Thank you for sponsoring us our books, we really appreciate it. - Demitrious

Thank you for coming to our school and sharing your medal for New Zealander of the Year. - Tinara

Thank you for all you have done for our school. - Kingston

Thank you Duffy for always picking interesting books for us to choose from. - Mrs Mundy

Photo Art - Digital Art Group

As part of Cultural Groups on Monday morning our group is looking at digital art. We started with taking photos and looking at why shots of the sun can be fun but are not always the best.

On this day we noticed the reflections in the puddles from the rain so we collected a range of reflection photos too.



The following week it was raining so we started to trim and place our photos in a way we thought would be interesting to look at.

Then we looked at how we can change a photo, through rotation, re colour and making adjustments to the transparency, brightness and contrast.

Our final week on this project it was a bright and sunny day so we took photos of shadows.

Tongan Language Week

We are learning about healthy eating so our teacher thought we should find the names of healthy foods in Tongan. Some of them were easy as they were like Maori, others were really tricky.

Redhill School Cross Country 2019 - Our Stories

After running Cross country...

we wrote a short story about our day here our some excerpts.

The year four boys were next, I was nervous because it like butterflies were flying around in my stomach. When I started running my tummy started to feel worse.  Then it stopped while I ran.  - Lotoa Y4

"Grr!" My tummy rumbled so loud that my  friend could hear it next to me. I started to get nervous like I had to say a speech in front of the whole school.
Suddenly Mrs Mundy asked for the Year 6 Girls. I walked to the starting line, I wasn't going to run hard out to start because I might waste my energy.
At the starting line was a lot of girls, but I really didn't care. I was worried just about me. Ms Castle finally counted 3, 2, 1 BANG the two blocks smacked together. - Janaya Year 6

When it was my turn to run I was afraid to run the race.
Ms Kereopa said "Go!"
I ran as fast as I could until Elijah almost pushed me onto the road. I slowed down and ended up fourth. - Joshua Year 5


At the beginning of the race I had butterflies. At the end I came last it made me embarrassed. I felt like I never want to run again . I hate running I just have too. But after all I am not the only one who came last. - R Year 5

When the juniors students started racing I was so confident in the little kids. It was getting closer to my turn I was getting butterflies in my stomach. - Te Horakau  Year 5

Father's Day

Thank you to all the Dad that love us and those who act like Dad because our Dad can't be here.



After decorating our cards we all wrote a special message to the person in our life who is our Dad or fill in for our Dad.