Swimming sports

Room 6 had a wonderful day at swimming sports. When we all went to the turf we split up into our houses. Thank you Sharyn and parents for helping us with the non competitive swimming and competitive. Also thank you parents for coming along and supporting your children. Good shepherd students thank the teachers very warmly, as every year as they set up and prepare this event for us. I’m sure that every student enjoyed the event. I saw everyone compete with my own eyes and they all did well. The people who lost don’t have to be sad because they should be grateful they got a swim in the hot weather also because there’s always time and effort to improve.

Ash Wednesday

Today was Ash Wednesday. We went to church and sang some hymns, got the ashes on our foreheads,
sung happy birthday to a little girl starting school on her birthday! We then went up and got a blessing
We did make an attempt to keep our ashes on our foreheads, but that was a fail due to swimming and
itching it off. We had a good day and hope everyone did too. season of Lent and it is a time of preparation.

Shrove Tuesday

Tuesday was Shrove Tuesday. We all had a great day in room 6. The festivities started with the burning of the
ashes on the turf. This was a new and exciting experience that not many of us had seen before.

Later on during Religious Education we learnt more about Shrove Tuesday and Lent. People
used to get rid of all their luxury items such as flour, sugar, butter, eggs and milk by making pancakes.
We were even able to enjoy some pancakes of our own. We all thought it was a great start to lent and
we are looking forward to the lent season as we prepare for the death and resurrection of Jesus.
 We are the season of Lent and it is a time of preparation.

Shine Week

A sea of orange flood Good Shepherd School on Friday the 8th of March. This week was shine week. We raise money to help people whose lives are affected domestic violence. In support we all wore orange clothes and brought a gold coin donation to help the charity. Here are some pictures:

Pumpkin heads christmas eve

Knock knock (pumpkin head knocking on the door) go away pumpkin head but it's nearly christmas no it 12:00 at night!!!! Said sanjay and luka!!! Please i want to see santa said pumpkin head santa is not-what da umm yeah you might want to change your mind about santa not being real boom boom (santa walking on our roof) hey um we don't have a chimney so he can deliver our presents calm down that's not santa.

Owwwwwwwwww! Said pumpkinhead

Oh gosh just go back to sleep guys said sanjay yeah said luka but i want to see santa said pumpkinhead hey pumpkin head santa won’t come if your not asleep said luka nah that's just a myth said pumpkin head oh damn it said sanjay i just want him to sleep said sanjay yeah it's impossible to get him to sleep. Yup said sanjay.

oh man sanjay i'm going into the spare bedroom to sleep byeee…

5 hours later

Boom! Crash! Bang! pow!!!!!!!!!!!
Owwwwww! (pumpkinhead went to check if santa was on the roof but instead he feel throw the roof) what da was that!
Said luka .

owwwwww! I better check on pumpkin head said luka yup said sanjay when we check on the roof… owwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey pumpkin head what are you doing up there?? I oww was owww going to...owwwwww!!!! Check owwwwwwwwwww if santa owww was there owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!

Go to see if he's alright said luka na! I'm going to sleep well we have the chance
Yeah true,
Owwwwwwwwwwwww! Said pumpkinhead Just leave him there said sanjay yeah that's what i was thinking too.

For half of the night… owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ow ow owwwwwwwww!!!!!!

I feel like if we leave him out there he's going to carry on owing said luka but if we bring him inside it will be more noise for us! Said sanjay yeah true lets just shut the door

Later… owwwwwwwwwww

Arh thats it said luka im putting pumpkinhead in the fridge or we could heat em up and eat his said sanjay nah he's he's a living thing... what what what but he could be tasty nah…

Later…

Owwwwwwwwwwwww

Arh thats it said luka. can that THING SHUT HIS TRAP!!!! Said sanjay nope said luka

Im putting him on the pouch outside okay…

Arh that's much better… owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Said pumpkin head…


The end

My Mihimihi

Mihimihi 

Luka

I am learning to: myself and others, and respond to introductions using my personal information 

Tēnā koutou katoa, (greetings to you all)

Nō Aotearoa ahau (where you are from / Aotearoa*)

Ko Maungawhau tōku maunga (Mountain)

Ko Manukau Harbour tōku moana (ocean)

Kei Tamaki Makaurau tōku kāinga ināianei (I now live)

Ko Te Hapara Pai tōku kura (school / Good Shepherd School*) 

Ko Hale tōku whānau (family name)

Ko Aotearoa tōku pāpā (father)

No Wales (Father is from, share diverse backgrounds)

Ko Gina Hale tōku māmā (mother, ask if maiden or family name) 

No Aotearoa ia (Mother is from, share diverse backgrounds)

Ko Luka Hale tōku ingoa (your name)

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa. 

(Therefore, greetings to you, greetings to you, greeting to us all). 

Year 5 and 6: Piece of the Puzzle

In Room 6 we are all a piece of the puzzle. There are 29 students and we each complete our puzzle. Without one of us we would not be Room 6. During the second week of school (once the year 6 were back from camp) we spent time learning about each other and completing our piece of the puzzle. We learnt that we are all different and unique made in the image of God. But we also learnt that sometimes people need a little helping hand to make learning fair. Check out our pieces of the puzzle in Room 6 Foyer to learn more about each of us.

“It’s always the small pieces that make the big picture.”