Waitemata @ Waikowhai Primary School

Our Ishaan had a very exciting day last Friday. He was part of a group of children who have, or have had,  heart conditions. They met to share their stories and press the button to light up the sky tower with a red beating light. Here is the link to the NZ Herald story where Ishaan and his Mum and Dad are interviewed. Sky Tower lights up for heart kids

The big opening of our new senior classrooms. Te Waka Ako - The Canoe of Learning. A great performance by our Kapahaka group and our local MP to cut the ribbon.

SKATEBOARDING!!! Our Kiwisport lessons this term are all about skateboarding. In week 2 week we had our first lesson, we learned all about the safety gear, what it's for and how to put it on properly. This week we get to go on the boards! Big talk about safety gear Rael ready to put her helmet on ...she might need to take off her cat ears headband first! Logan, Tyson and Rael all suited up Achievements outside of the classroom This week Jaimie brought in her player of the day trophy for playing soccer on the weekend. Way to go Jaimie! Attenbeau We received another video from Miss Daly's nephew Beau. This time he was setting rat traps with his Dad. He informed us that rats are the main predators of native birds eggs on Great Barrier Island. The traps they use are only for rats. Cats and dogs can't fit in the boxes so they wont get hurt by mistake. We are looking forward to his next instalment to see if they were successful. Beau is ...

Welcome back everyone to Term 2. We have all had exciting holidays and are rested and ready for an exciting term. This morning Miss Daly got a message from her nephew that a sick dolphin was down at their beach Okupu on Great Barrier Island. Beau (aged 4) had found it when he was going for a walk with his Grandad. They tried to get it to swim back out but it was not very happy, it had a lot of scratches on it. Beau's Dad thinks it has been attacked by a shark. We decided to Skype Beau and ask him some questions about the dolphin. It was a great skype session, Beau had lots to tell us about the dolphin and is going to keep us informed on if it survives or not. They rang DOC and the dolphin is in their care now so fingers crossed it makes it. Here are some photos. Thanks for the great interview Beau!