Tennis is back!

 Vanessa is back coaching our children in the Tennis in Schools programme which we LOVE! She is amazing at getting all children onto the court hitting the ball and having fun. Thank you Vanessa!

Constructing Sentences Workshops

 Turama children have been learning how to construct simple, compound and complex sentences. 

We have been using a structured literacy approach of writing the different parts of the sentence (subject, verb, adverbial phrases, etc) onto laminated coloured card. For the children, we call the parts WHO, DO, WHEN, WHERE and HOW.

This approach is enabling all learners to construct sentences successfully, and it's a fun way to learn.

Our visitor from Japan also found it helpful for his English learning.

The Swamp, by Isla

 I heard kids moaning, while looking down into the muddy depths of the water, from the creaking, rattling, broken bridge.

I saw scales manoevering through the water towards us. Beady eyes scanned the water beneath the bridge.

I felt something slimy brushing past my hanging leg. A shiver ran down my spine. 

Did I see jaws open wide or were those reeds?

Was school really worth it?

Gone Spearfishin, by Charlie

 I dived into the chilly water and pushed through the strong current to reach the majestic, black stingray. In the blink of an eye, it was three metres away. 

BANG! My ears popped! I opened my mouth and water rushed in, tasting like those bitter gumdrops you can get. 

Something swam past me, faster than I could see! Excitement rushed through me!

"What was that?" I thought.

Where Am I? by Thomas

 The heavy ball was comforting in my small 10 year old hands. I fixed my eye on the pins and threw.  I felt like an archer letting go of the arrow; hoping, praying that it hit the target.

BANG!

One...two...three...nine!

Nice pins fell to the ground. 

I had won.

Jumping June

 Here are a few pictures from our Jumping June day which was lots of fun! The children (and teachers) have been keeping fit by doing lots of skipping this term.  The children also raised hundreds of dollars for the Heart Foundation.

Cross Country 2022