Farewell to our Year 8 Students.

It has been great teaching our Tautoro School Year 8 students and I wish them well for their next school. All the best guys and remember to follow your dreams and don't let anyone trample your brilliant ideas.

Last Week of 2013

Hi all,

As you are all aware it is the last week of the year. (Yes I know it rhymes as we have been studying Christmas verses and trying to create our own for our Christmas cards, we are making in class.)

We are having technical problems with our internet connection - we have no internet in Room 6. So our study on Cyber Smart, has slightly gone 'West Wards.' But I would like you all to check out this website, as it has really good Cyber Smart games to help you become savvy about - Pop Up, Adverts, Viruses, Cyber Bullying, Hoax Websites and Website Authenticity.

• ‘CyberTour’ game at www.media-awareness.ca
Students to work in pairs to engage with the online
module, ‘CyberTour’ by the Media Awareness
Network, found at
www.media-awareness.ca > Media awareness
network > Educational Games > Jo Cool or Jo Fool
> For Teachers > Cybertour.

It would be great if all the whanau could visit and play these games, as it would help you to become aware of people who deliberately send information through digital media that can harm you and your computer.

We have a past/present game of softball tomorrow at 1.00pm if you can make it, please come down and cheer our student team.

Last week, we had a little speech competition. I have posted a few Year 8 speeches on our writing page, please check them out as they are great. Juliana came 1st in the Year 8 competition and Jessie came 1st in the Year 7 competition. These two will be speaking at formal prize-giving around 1.00pm. I have asked the class to be dressed in 'smart casual' for this day, as every student will be presenting our class item and going up on stage to receive a certificate.

On Wednesday night, our Year 8 students have their graduation dinner. I have asked my Year 8 students to dress up for this night, as it will be one of their lasting memory of being at Tautoro School.

Through out the Christmas and New Year holiday, I will post websites to visit. These websites will help your child to maintain their knowledge through the break. Plus it might help to break the boredom too.

See you all on Wednesday.

Year 6 Advertising Project

While the Year 7 and 8 students were away in Week 2, the room 6 Year 6 focused on advertising. Their aim was to advertise Tautoro School as the best school in New Zealand. Here is Haihana's and Journey's radio advert.

Week 3 Term 4

It's good to be back in the country. Auckland is great to visit but it is to loud and busy for me.

Today we welcomed a new student into Room 6, Patricia, she is a year 6 from Auckland.. I am looking forward to teacher her and meeting her whanau.

Whanau I have set up a page called Miss Simeon's news, there you will be informed about up and coming events. So if you want to find out about class trips, sport news or group events please go there and read. I will also post up homework information for each day, so that you know what is happening and what you should expect to see when your child(ren) come home.

Auckland Super Trip.

Well tomorrow Tautoro's Year 7 and 8 students are off to Auckland. I have designed a page so that we can write reflections of the trip and download photos of us participating in each activity I have booked you in. The first activity we will experience is skiing at Snow Planet. Then we will be heading off to The Sky Tower to experience the heady heights of the viewing platform. Hopefully all goes well and that our whanau can view from home on what their child is experiencing. See you all at school, tomorrow, hopefully you have packed everything you need.

Successful Gala 2013

Well Term 3 finished with a Twilight Gala.

Each student of Room 6 ran a stall, some were successful and a few were not.

Welcome Awa e rua

Students and teachers are learning how to navigate their Blogger page called Awa e rua Tautoro School.

Room 6 Students Are Now Beginning To Blog.

This Thursday, Room 6 will start to write Reflections about what they are learning in class. Yee Ha! We have started.

Term 3 Time Table of Learning Events.

Term 3 is a very bust term for Room 6, as we have a few activities that we must achieve, attempt or commit too. This term our timetable is full as we have....

1. Cross Country training.
2. Tautoro Cross Country Day and Whanau Day.
3. Year 5 and 6 Rugby League Tournament held at Kaikohe Lindvart Park.
4. Ohaeawai Cross Counrty Day (Region Race Day)
5. Whole school Marae Noho.
6. Cultural Festival Dress Rehearsal and Performance Day.
7. Tautoro School Twilight Gala.

In between all of that, Room 6, Year 7 and 8 are fundraising so that they can head off to experience city life in Auckland CBD for a whole week.

Matariki: Te Haerenga Tatou ki a Taipa.

During Matariki Week (10th - 14th June) Room 6 students wanted to celebrate one of our very world famous kaumatua - Hekenukumai Busby. On the 13th and 14th of June, the whole of Tautoro School went to Taipa. We stayed at TeKauhanga Marae. The high light of our trip, was when we visited Hekenukumai Busby at Aurere.

We were greeted by a very warm and friendly kaumatua, who was happy to see our whole school wanting to learn from him.

For over thirty minutes, Hekenukumai explained to us how our tupuna used traditional navigational methods to sail across the Polynesian triangle (New Zealand-Rapanui-Hawaii) He taught us that our tupuna studied the flight paths of birds, stars, sun position and sea currents. Hekenukumai had also built TeAurere (a sea waka) using traditional methods that our tupuna used.

We also met Haimona Brown, Hekenukumai's moko, he sailed on TeAurere in 2012-2013. His job on TeAurere was Quarter Master. He had to feed the crew and keep a watchful eye on the water and food stores.

After the talk we all went outside and we went to see TeAurere and the star compass that Hekenukmai had built beside his house.

There were two main messages that I received at Aurere.

1. You are never too old to learn. Wow! Hekenukumai is 82 years old if he is still learning and following his dreams, then so can the students of Room 6.
2. Your team, class or whanau must work or live in a place where the wairua is positive. When your wairua is positive then you can face any kind of hardship.

I really enjoyed my trip to Taipa as it was a great way to finish Matariki Week. I also enjoyed meeting the parents who came to help with travelling, cooking or cleaning. Plus I was really proud of the Room 6 students who helped Whaea Hana in the kitchen by making our lunch or cleaning the kitchen. Your helpfulness helped build a positive wairua around a fabulous trip.

What is the HOME page.

The home page is dedicated to big events, such as the school visit to Otaua Marae, Taipa, Fire Brigade Cup. Students will post their reflection about the these major school events so to inform our school community.

Hi to all users of our Room 6 Blog Page. The purpose for this page is to store, create and collaborate.