Term 2  Commences Monday 29th April – Friday 5th July

Monday 29th April 8:45 am – Friday 5th July 3:00 pm

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Y1 Kea & Y2 Tui Museum Trip

Monday 13th May Rooms 20, 23 & 25

Wednesday 15th May Rooms 21, 22 & 24

Friday 24th May Rooms 26, 29 &  30

Thursday 30th May Rooms 27 & 28

Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell, Auckland 1010

Incredible Insects

This programme is for the following year groups: Years 1–3

Discover the astounding anatomy of insects and other small creatures, investigate insect survival strategies, and identify survival techniques such as camouflage,

mimicry, and other defence mechanisms. The Museum’s entomology collection is brought to life through hands-on activities.
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Learning Outcomes
Learners will:
· Group insects and arachnids based on physical features
· Investigate how insects use camouflage and are suited to their particular environments
· Ask questions and understand that entomologists ask questions to discover more about the lives of insects

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Year 5 Kakapo MOTAT Steam Trailer  Visit at CBS

Wednesday 29th &  Thursday 30th May

Kiwi Identity

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Teacher Only Day – School Closed To Students

Friday 31st May

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King’s Birthday Observance  – School Closed To Students

Monday 3rd June

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Y6 Takahē – Te Whare Wananga O Wairoa Marae Visit

Wednesday 26th June – Rooms 13, 14 & half of 15

Wednesday  3rd July – Rooms 12, 17 & half of 15

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Matariki Observance – School Closed To Students

Friday 28th June

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School Holidays – Saturday 6th July – Sunday 21st July

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Term 3  Commences Monday 22nd July – Friday 27th  September

Monday 22nd July 8:45 am – Friday 27th September 3:00 pm

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Year 1 Kea & Year 2 Tui Musical Instrument Making Show

Monday 29th July.

MusicAl will bring a range of string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments to your school and show students 

how to make instruments that sound just like them in an interactive show.

https://www.musicallimited.co.nz/page-2/

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Term 3 Parent Teacher Conferences are being held on

Thursday 1st August, 1.10pm – 7.10pm

This Parent Teacher Conference is an opportunity for teachers to talk about progress that students have made during the first half of the year, and how home and school can work together to support shared goals and progress. This will also be an opportunity to discuss your child’s midyear report in more detail and to ask any questions in relation to the report..

Please note that school will finish at 12.30pm on this day and you are asked to collect your child/children at this time. If you cannot do this, the school will provide supervision, but as most teachers are involved in conferences, we hope you can help us by making alternative arrangements.

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Year 3 Weka Museum Trip

Wednesday 7th August – All Classes

Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell, Auckland 1010

Programme Volcanoes

Explore the earth underneath your feet! Thanks to our partnership with EQC this programme is free and delivered by our educators in your school or here at the Museum.

Learners will connect with their local volcanoes, explore different types of volcanic eruptions and participate in a rock sorting challenge.

Learners are also put to the test to see how they would prepare for a volcanic eruption.

Learning Outcomes

Learners will:

· Describe Auckland’s volcanic field and identify volcanoes near to their school

· Make comparisons to different types of volcanic eruptions

· Identify different types of volcanic rock

· Gain an understanding of the preparation and response to a volcanic eruption or natural disaster
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Y5 Kākāpō – Stardome Visit

Wednesday 7th August All Classes

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
Get to know our cosmic neighbourhood!

Suitable for Y0-8

In this programme, we explore the worlds that surround the Sun.

We learn about our neighboring planets, the connections these worlds have to ours and the fascinating environments we find in places beyond our own.

Our solar system explores the invisible forces that effect our solar system – including orbital mechanics, gravity and cycles in space.

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Year 6 Takahē Polish Heritage Museum Trip

Monday 12th, Tuesday 13th & Wednesday 14th August

125 Elliot Street, Howick, Auckland 2014 

Identity/Migration: Polish children 1944

Polish Heritage Trust Museum has created an in-house learning experience called Identity/Migration: Polish children 1944, part of the Stefania for schools programme. 

It is based on the book “Stefania’s Dancing Slippers” written by Jennifer Beck and illustrated by Lindy Fisher.

 Stefania is a fictional character based on interviews and the story of 733 Polish children who came to New Zealand  during WW2.

This group of children were part of the 1.7 million Poles forced by Stalin to Siberia in 1940, and in turn this group spent time in Persia around 1942-44 and eventually came to NZ in November 1944.

This programme is suitable for regular school groups, years 3-8 and home schooled students.

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Y0 – Botanical Gardens Visit

Tuesday 20th August. All Classes

Auckland Botanical Gardens

102 Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland, 2102 (map)

Patch to Plate

Plants that we eat and grow in the garden. 

The aim of this programme is to get students to ‘dig’ their veggies … in every sense of the word!

Students learn about the various parts of plants we eat (carrots = roots, cabbage = leaves) and the plant heroes that make up our everyday foods.

Then it’s time to dig! Apprentice gardeners are taught the basics of veggie growing and plant their own seeds to take away with them.

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School Holidays – Saturday 28th September -Sunday 13th October

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Term 4  Commences Monday 14th October – Tuesday 17th December

Monday 14th October 8:45 am – Tuesday 17th December 12:30 pm

School finishes at 12.30 pm on the last day of the year.

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Teacher Only Day – School Closed To Students

Friday 25th October 

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Labour Day Observance – School Closed To Students

Monday, 28th October 

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Y3 Weka – Outdoor Challenge

 

Wednesday 6 November Rooms 1 & 2 

Thursday 7 November Rooms 18 & 19

8:45 am – 2:30 pm

Auckland Botanical Gardens
102 Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland, 2102 (map)

Big ideas

Big experiences

Outdoor Challenge

This programme is a brilliant way to introduce your class to the great outdoors, Kiwi-style!

Students learn about keeping safe and having fun through practical hands-on activities.

They have a go at pitching tents and cooking sausages, get the low-down on tramping, orienteering, and what to do if things go wrong. Team building opportunities a plenty!

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Y4 Clued Up Camper First Aid Course

Monday 11th November & Tuesday 12th November

In preparation for Year 4 Willow Park camp

Look here for more information

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Y0 Kiwi – Ambury Regional Park Visit

Tuesday 19th November All classes

9.45 – 2.30pm

Close Encounters of an Animal Kind

Big ideas

Meet the farm animals and see how we farm and care for them.

Big experiences

We’ve got pigs to pat, goats to feed, sheep to feel and hens to cluck over! 

Children learn about shearing and crutching in the wool shed, before exiting as a sheep would – down the sheep chute! Wheeee! Then it’s off to the cowshed for a milking demonstration before exploring the farm. 

Through observation and interaction with Ambury’s loveable menagerie, children learn bucket-loads about animals – what they eat, how they’re cared for and why we farm them. 

This programme is particularly suitable for ESOL students as an introduction to New Zealand farming life.

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Y4 Kōtūkū – Willow Park Camp

Thursday 28 November 2024 1:30 pm – Friday 29 November 2024 2:00 pm

 

Willow Park Camp
1 Hostel Access Road, Auckland, 2012 New Zealand (map)

https://www.willowpk.org.nz/

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Y4 Kōtūkū – Top Town Outdoor Experience

Friday, 29 November 2024
8:30 am – 12:30 pm

At Willow Park Camp
1 Hostel Access Road, Auckland, 2012 New Zealand (map)

Top Town programme

This half-day programme caters for 100 to 250 students.

Participants work cooperatively in teams as they rotate around 10 to 12 quick-fire activity stations set up across the school field.

It is suitable for all abilities with the focus on fun and participation.

Our staff work with teachers and parent helpers to facilitate the activities. We set up and pack down all the equipment. We also provide scorecards and prizes.

Top Town Outdoor Experience