Fun Key Fridays

Every term students choose a 'Fun Key Friday' activity that they want to participate in. Every second fortnight on Friday they get to do their option. The idea behind 'Fun Key Fridays' is for the students to be able to practice the Key Competencies (Thinking, Relating to Others, Using Language, symbols and text, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing) in a fun setting. Here are some of the options in action.

BP Challenge

Sewing

Material Dyeing

Dancing

Cooking

Te Kauhanga Marae Visit

Every week great learning opportunities happen at Mangonui School. This week Kotuku and Nga Ringa Awhina visited Te Kauhanga Marae. Papa Ganny and Ngaire Tauhara welcomed us into the wharenui and gave the students a korero on the history of Te Kauhanga and local area. Ngaire and Theresa Reihana spoke about the wharenui and the connections between the pou, kowhaiwhai and the tahuhu. It was an amazing experience that shows just how lucky we are live in the real Far North.

 

Celebration Assembly

What an amazing spectacle of mahi at this weeks Celebration Assembly. Here are some photo’s and video footage .

What an amazing spectacle of mahi at this weeks Celebration Assembly. Here are some photo’s and video footage .

Nga Ringa Awhina showing their waka

Taonga showing their hertiage buildings

Nga Ringa Awhina showing their pictures of the legend of Moehuri

Kowhai showing their shapes

Tuatara showing their Fractions ina story - cool!

Netball In Kaitaia

We sent four teams to represent Mangonui School at the Far North Schools Netball Competition. Everyone played extremely well, playing hard but also playing fair. Our Yr3 and 4 Team came home as the winning team for their age group. We were extremely proud of all our players.

Typical Day in the Pukeko Class

This is not a staged shot but a typical lesson in our new entrant classroom (Pukeko Class). Some students were working with the teacher and the others were doing follow up work on the netbooks and ACTIVboard.

Learning using the latest technology is essential for the learners at Mangonui School. ICT is woven into all subject areas. We ensure that we have the latest technology and plenty of it! Computers do not have a ‘celebrity’ status they are just one of the tools of learning.

Happy Readers from Active Ferns.

 These guys are learning - Stop when it does not make sense! A good reader will go back to the place it stopped making sense and re read.

Nga Ringa Awhina - Mangonui Legend

Once long ago there was a Chief Moehuri who after many months out at sea found a beautiful harbour.



A school of sharks lead by a massive shark (Mangonui) lead the chief and his weary tribe into the harbour.

Moehuri said "If anyone hurts the shark they will be banished from our home".

When Moehuri was away his son and a few friends caught the shark and killed it on the beach.

Moehuri banished his son to live at Chunks Cove.