Elisapeta @ Edmund Hillary School

  This term, students and staff embarked on a meaningful journey of self-discovery and cultural exploration through the theme of Ko Ai Au. This Māori phrase  translates to "Who Am I" and reflects the deep connection to one’s identity, culture, and heritage. Through various creative activities, we delved into what makes us who we are, celebrating the richness of our backgrounds and the diverse cultures that shape our community. One of the highlights of our exploration was the crafting of Alliteration Poems . Students reflected on their personal experiences, values, and identities, using alliteration as a tool to express themselves creatively. These poems became an empowering activity for many students, giving voice to the unique qualities that define us as individuals while connecting us to the collective identity of our community. Another insightful activity was writing about artifacts —objects that hold personal or cultural significance. Students explored the meaning behind ...

 

 

Hope you had a lovely holiday thus far.  Trust also you have been packing for our camp on the first day back next week! If you haven't returned your permission slip, click on the link below, complete it and send it through.   Activity Participation Agreement For the camp form - you are part of Edmund Hillary School Camp dates are Monday 2/5/22  to Thursday 5/5/22

EHS is fortunate to have a large contingent of student volunteers who had undergone training with Constable Kelly over two sessions.  We are grateful to have many refreshers as well as new monitors. Hunua Road is one of the most dangerous roads in the area with a constant flow of large trucks throughout the school day.  This makes it very tricky for our Road Patrol monitors before & after school to negotiate a safe call so pedestrians cross safely. Get a glimpse of what Road Patrol monitors do so you (as a pedestrian) knows how vital their role is. https://youtu.be/a-_KD4VN-Dc Always remember to keep looking right and left as you cross at the lights or the pedestrian crossing. Have a wonderful week!

Trust you have been keeping well and safe.   Reminder - Our Google Meet is tomorrow Monday 28/02/22 at 10:00am.   The link has been sent via email. Will see you then xx

 Such a delight to have our beautiful akonga back onsite!  Plenty of connecting and reconnecting with friends.  Here's a snippet during morning interval; making the most of the wonderful summer weather too. Remember your mask, water bottle, and your positive attitude!

Please take time to read our final school newsletter for 2021.  Click on the link below: Final EHS Newsletter 2021 So many people to thank and things to be grateful for, despite a challenging year.  Room 10's Gratitude Posts will be shared daily in acknowledgement of those individuals, groups, businesses and friends who gave selflessly.  From us to you, we 'Thank You'

  You all deserve a round of applause for your persistence & resilience throughout testing times of this COVID-19 pandemic. We hope that you celebrate all achievements attained during this year. Last Friday saw each EHS family receive a KPMG sponsored Christmas gift together with End of Year school reports.  For more information, about this, click on latest newsletter link below:    School Newsletter 10/12/21   Senior classes had some fun-in-the-sun, playing games which Year 8's led.  Fun, laughter and participation were captured in a few of these snapshots: As we look to the conclusion of the 2021 academic year this week, sadly it will be the final week for our Year 8's who are moving on to secondary schooling in 2022  Wishing you all the best!, Go well, Kia Kaha & Kia Manuia!

Kia Ora whanau, trust you are all well.  Nga mihi atu to many of you who are learning from home.  Great to see you attempting a variety of independent learning tasks.  I encourage you to continue collaborating and interact with your peers as much as possible during these shared mahi.  On-site learning has been great fun for a number who have returned.  Our hauora is foremost and students are making the most of beautiful weather in outdoor integrated curriculum activities.  Many appreciate the opportunity to reconnect and interact with their peers over a game of soccer, hide-n-seek, dodgeball and many more.   Our plane-dart golf proved popular with many who made many modifications to their plane dart to improve distance and air-time.  The olive tree (middle & right) and totara (partial left) in the image below is the last station of our plane-dart golf.  I must say, we are fortunate to have a mixture of natives and fruit trees on o...

  Kia Ora whanau - please take time to read our school's latest newsletter.  Check that your parents/caregivers have access to a copy. School Newsletter 18th November 2021 If you have received a Kete Takaaro, remember to share an Appreciation Post.  Share some pics of how you and your whanau are using these for hauora and wellness.   We are working through the following activity: Great outdoor family activity.  Check your emails for a copy has been shared with you.  We've yet to test our latest plane dart modifications made last week. We are therefore hoping to improve on the trial run we had last week.   Have fun! Be kind to each other!

  Kia ora whanau - important notice Click on this newsletter link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DKuAYVLERbLtyjkuIaxW29MA41qW9tdN/view To assist us with our current proposed plan of re-opening, click on this link to complete the 'Are you returning to school' form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DKuAYVLERbLtyjkuIaxW29MA41qW9tdN/view .....or simply reply to the text message. Alternatively, email me at peta@edmundhillary.school.nz  if that suits you better. We are fortunate with the flexibility under directions of MoE and MoH, as it is with Alert Level 3, children learn from home if possible.   For whanau who are continuing with online distance learning,  Room 10 work will be updated weekly and a scheduled Google Meet daily.   As in a previous blog: Take time to explore some wonderful Ministry of Education resources   (links below) which can be accessed on the Learning From Home portal: Distance Learning Wellbeing Learning Resources Pacific C...

  We have some wonderful news for those of you who received an email regarding a Sports Kit for you and your whanau. If you received an email, please pick up your special kits from: Where: EHS hall When: from 9:00am - 3:00pm Acknowledging your manaakitanga & kaitiakitanga for our Edmund Hillary School community. Congratulations to the Winner of our Homeleader Board for Week 2 Term 3 - Joshua!  Joshua banks 10 virtual coin$ - well done    

  Many thanks to our parents/caregivers for your learning encouragement and praise for your child(ren) as we round off Week 2 distance learning. For ease of reference, please take time to explore some wonderful Ministry of Education resources (links below) which can be accessed on the Learning From Home portal: Distance Learning Wellbeing Learning Resources Pacific Communities Home Learning TV With the uncertainty of when we return to school this term, click on this tip sheet 2 for ideas about "Supporting yourself and your children during transitions' High-five to you all who have: attended our class Meets,  contributed in discussions and hauora korero attempted learning tasks,  also collaborated with a peer completed and blogged your mahi, Remember to share all your point-earner tasks today (even if partially completed) so they accumulate towards this October Leaderboard points! Be sure to enjoy the sun and good weather.  A weekend challenge:for the whole famil...

We're well & truly into Wk 2 of this term.  Welcome to some of our whanau who have now managed to access our Google Meets.  Wonderful to know you and your families have been safe & well throughout lockdown.    Well done to a lot of learning collaborations and positive interactions between a number of you.  I think the essence of that enthusiasm could be captured in this w hakatauki: Congratulations  Kalivati - Week 1 Winner of Room 10's Term 4 Leaderboard!   Kalivati receives 10 virtual Leaderboard Coin$. Ka pai Kalivati. There have been other wonderful point-earner tasks from others.  Here's one from Shriya: Compass & Bearings Task Check out the following from Aolelei, Josh and a collaborative effort between Jackwalin, Vaiangina & Kalivati: Angle Geometry Careers Remember to post a comment for your mates' mahi to skyrocket those points!

KIA ORA   whanau - A huge round of applause for the wonderful learning collaborations we achieved this week, working through our Mathematics task slides.   I am super proud of your efforts and your positivity.  10 weeks into lockdown for us here in Tamaki Makaurau thus far so it's super important to continue looking for the GOOD in people and events around us.  In times like this, we must REACH OUT to a friend or a relative, checking on their HAUORA as well as LOOKING AFTER ourselves and those in our immediate bubbles. Brief Reflection: Name three things you are GRATEFUL for.   What simple ACTS of KINDNESS can we do in our current capacity?   When was the last time you FIST-BUMPED or WAVED out to your neighbour? An Idea - host a little competition amongst your whanau or relatives via a Google Meet.  Now that's definitely worth lots of Leaderboard points!   Click on the links below to explore: Fix the Equation Challen...

Virtual hugs to you all who have not yet had a chance to join our Google Meets since the initial lockdown in Term 3.  Understandably, device priority in some households go to your secondary school siblings however, I hope you have attempted some mahi from our class page or other learning materials you could access.  Whatever your circumstances, please know that we are thinking of you and look forward to reconnecting soon. Thumbs-Up to the wonderful regulars.  We are starting a CHAMPION LEADERBOARD for Term 4 and a list of  POINT-EARNER TASKS will be in your emails soon.  Those who attended today's Google Meet have already earned points from attending the zoom sessions.  Blog posts and appropriate blog commentaries are easy starters.   Weekly Prizes to the TOP 3 and a SPECIAL PRIZE for the month's OVERALL W INNER .   A complimentary Christmas Gift wish for everyone is also on offer.  So have a think and browse through unique i...

Here's hoping you all had a wonderful time over the holidays.  I hope you all managed to get out of the house more, capitalising on the sunny spring days in the past weeks. I have sent you all a new link for our Google Meet.  Due to a Staff Meeting this morning, we'll have our Class Meeting at 11:00am. By the way, Home Learning TV is back on today starting with Programmes for Juniors.  We'll work in with these times. I look forward to seeing you all soon. Regards Peta 

It is heartwarming to know that we have wonderful support systems within our school community - especially in these challenging times.   So here's to Tony Kake and the Whanau at the local Marae Who or what are you grateful for?  Add yours to the 'Comments' section below...

Here's hoping that you have been keeping well, lots of lifelong learning, and appreciating simple things in life.  Let's continue to be thankful for the gift of life and the ability to make choices.  Remember that the choices we make today will impact our successes tomorrow - so Kia Kaha whanau!  Kei a koe to mana.  The choice is yours! The focus for this last week of Term 3: Share at least 5 learning activities you completed/partially attempted during lockdown Work through the 'Careers' workbook;  located under 'Home' of Room 10 Class Site Year 8's - if you haven't already done so, check out Open Days & Enrolment info of prospective secondary schools for 2022. Explore their websites and contact the respective numbers for any questions you may have. Ka Pai to a number of you who are attempting and sharing your mahi.  Here's a Pepeha from Tina Many Thanks to our Kahoot Presenters to date.  Monday - Vaiangina, Wednesday - Peta, Friday - ??. ...