Lucy came for a visit!

Lucy came over to our school for a visit on the 26th of May 2017. She tells us that at her new school everything is different, there are small classrooms. She came for a visit and for a friends sleepover. By the way if you didn't know who Lucy was she was an old friend of mine she was really nice and her oma Mrs VW is leaving in JUNE . Lucy's mum is Mrs Buchanan, the teacher in B1, but sadly she left. She likes how there's a big community here in Papatoetoe and she has a lot of friends here in this school. At their house there's a lot of space, she has 3 lovely chickens, her own bedroom and a personal deck. There are also lots of Fantails, Moreporks, Rosellas, Tui's and wood pigeons. There were two classrooms at her school but know there's three. Mrs Buchanan might teach in that third class and Alexis and Charlotte, Lucy's two little sisters might be in that class. She went there because a lot of her family is over there in the countryside too. 

Reported by Dania            
 

Meet our new lovely student teacher in C6!

Miss Hermez was a student in our school once upon a time. She likes how she is able to come back and teach here. She absolutely loves the students here at this school, and loves the teachers here too because they're awesome and super friendly. She loves to teach literacy. She wants to be a teacher because she loves the children here and wants the best for them. You can find her in C6!

Reported By Aanay

Meet our great new student teacher in C4!

 

Meet our lovely student teacher from C4!

Mr Haskett says that he likes this school because it has a very friendly 

environment and actually his favourite subject is Maths. Mr Haskett says that he wants to be a teacher because it's fun and he just wants to make a difference.

 



 

Reported by: Aanay

Meet our new lovely student teacher in C1!

 

Miss Fitzgerald thinks that every day, she can support people differently. She loves to watch kids succeed in their learning and her favourite subject to teach is PE and reading.


Reported by Dania

Meet our lovely new student teacher in A8!

Miss Khan likes how every day is different about school, like you can't have one day two times. Her favourite subject to teach is maths. Miss Khan loves to see the light bulb moment that students have when they finally understand something. She thinks that being around children is a lot of fun!

 Reported by Dania

Friendship benches

                           Friendship Seats
    
                                      
Have you seen our friendship seats around here before? Well, these friendship seats are used when you are in need of a friend. You may be wondering, how do you use these seats? All you have to do is sit on a bench and wait for a friend to come. Someone will definitely be there for you.
Reported by: Sopheara and Falisha
                   

We're goin' to the Zoo!

This week our whole school is lucky enough to go to the zoo! Our juniors are going on Tuesday and Wednesday and our seniors are going on Thursday. We are going because our whole school theme this term is Make A Difference (or MAD!). We will spend the day learning abut these wonderful wild animals and having fun!

 Reported by Elysia, C4

Plastic Eating Caterpillar Could Eat Through Waste!

Kiwi Kids News
 

Have you heard of the plastic eating caterpillar who could eat through waste? Well if you haven't here's some information about it. Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that the larvae of the moth can eat the wax in beehives. Can you believe it? Experiments show that the insect can break down the chemical bonds of plastic in a similar way to digesting beeswax. However, caterpillars of the moth can make holes in plastic bags within an hour.

Reported by Falisha and Sopheara

The playground upgrade!

 

 

 

The playground upgrade!

An interview with Mr Gilbert

Have you heard that we are getting new playground equipment at Papatoetoe East? The money from the gala will be used to fund it.

Mr Gilbert is not sure if we will upgrade the whole playground or just parts of it. Did you know that the senior playground hasn't been upgraded for over ten years? Can you believe it?

Mr Gilbert doesn't know how much money each structure will cost until the playground people come and take a look. He's hoping that the upgrade will be finished by the end of this year.

Mr Gilbert wanted something that all the students could get value from not just some of the students, that is why he chose the playground project.

The upgrading will start by the end of this term.We might even have a competition to design our new playground.

Reported by Falisha