After reading about piñatas in a journal, Ruby group designed and made their own. On Friday K11 and K12 got to break them open. It took a lot of hits as they were so well made but we eventually broke them open.

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the ICAS tests earlier in the year. The certificates finally arrived and were handed out.
We also gave out our final class and Heart of Achievement certificates.

It was great to fit in our book character day this year and see the great creativity that students brought to their costumes. Well done to K11 and K12s finalists.

On our trip to the Botanic Gardens K12 were lucky enough to see 7 kererū! Two even came to sit above us in the tree and listen to our learning. 

Something things we learnt today

• Don't touch slugs because they feel weird and slimy
• Bugs are important for decomposition
• Trees give us oxygen 
• Everything (birds, bugs, plants) play a part in keeping us alive and we can help keep them alive
• Bellbirds pollinate plants and kererū do the seed dispersal
• Manuka tea can cure some sickness
• how quiet nature is - we did a sound map of the birds we heard

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Well done everyone on your behaviour and the skills you showed at Athletics Day on Wednesday! You can be very proud of yourselves and the way you gave everything your best effort. 
As always the relay races were a closely contested event. Congratulations to all the teams.