3D Pop Up Christmas Tree Card

3D Pop Up Christmas Tree Card

Certificate Design Survey

We invite everyone in our St Mark's School Family to vote for their favourite certificate design. These certificates are awarded at church on Fridays to acknowledge our students' success.

Students across the school have participated in our certificate re-design challenge. The five options below are based on their ideas.

Year-5 and Year-6 Technology

Our year-5 students visited Waka Hourua this afternoon to learn more about what next year might be like. Year-6 students talked about what makes Waka Hourua fun and successful. We thought about what we are looking forward to.

Although we do not know who our classmates will be or who our teachers will be, we do know some things for sure: Our base groups will only have year-6 and year-7 students. Our classrooms will be the rooms that are currently called Wheke and Toroa. For term one, we will spend most of our time in our base groups.

We worked together creating invitations for our year-5 families to visit next Thursday morning to chat with Ms Steans and Ms Yonetani.

One of the year-5 students had a brand new Chromebook arrive. We were able to check it out together. 

This particular Chromebook has a touchscreen and flip functionality.

Any Chromebook is okay for school. We don't need one just like this. 

The tablet mode is quite cool though.

This particular Chromebook can be used more like an iPad.

The year-7 students also enjoyed checking out the new Chromebook.

This is what the new Chromebook looks like compared to the school ones (which will still be available to use at school at the start of next year!).

Students with their own Chromebooks can customise them with stickers so they're easy to identify.

We ended our day with a game of bounce ball. Some of our future year-8 leaders taught us to play.

After bounce ball, we set up the chairs for church and enjoyed a raffle. We'd earned tickets for our great learning afternoon and some of us won lollies.

If you would like to order a Chromebook through our portal, now is a great time to order before the Christmas rush.

How to draw hair

How to draw hair

How to draw an open smile

How to draw an open smile

How to draw a closed mouth

How to draw a closed mouth

How to draw an ear

How to draw an ear

Medieval Times

Last term the students were able to able to pick a topic to study.
The topics were; Ancient Egypt, Medieval Times and Tudors / Elizabethan Times or a study of their own based around an Historical event.

Clara completed this wonderful work at home to add to her learning of the topic.
Some other students made models and brought them in to show us. It is fabulous to see the students taking their learning out of the classroom and continuing it at home.

Congratulations to all the children who have. Make sure you bring your work in to show us.

How to draw an eye

How to sketch a nose

Blanket Stitch

The Story of Moses - Beginners Bible

The following video story about Moses will be used in class tomorrow (Friday 4th August).

Challenge:  On a piece of A4 paper, create a story  map of the story of Moses.

How to make a paper crane

Term Three Waiata and Haka

Note: We start our Haka Toia with 'Hei runga hei raro... Hi ha aue ha'

Haka Toia

Leader: Hei runga hei raro

Senior Kapa Haka: Hi ha aue ha

Leader: Toia mai

School: Te waka

Leader: Ki te urunga

School: Te waka

Leader: Ki te moenga

School: Te waka

Kapa Haka: Ki te takotoranga i takoto ai i te waka  (Hi)

E Te Ariki
E te Ariki

Whakarongo mai ra kia matou
E te Ariki
Titiro mai ra kia matou
Anei matou o tamariki
Me whakapono ana matou kia koe

Aue, aue

Te matua, te tamaiti, wairua tapu e
Te matua, te tamaiti, wairua tapu e
Te matua, te tamaiti, wairua tapu e

E Te Ariki Chords
G E te Ariki Em

Whakarongo mai ra kia ma-G-tou
Em E te Ariki
Titiro mai ra kia ma-G-tou
Anei Am matou o tamariki
Me whakapono ana C matou kia G koe

Em Aue, G aue

Am Te matua, te tamaiti, C wairua tapu G e

Am Te matua, te tamaiti, C wairua tapu G e
Am Te matua, te tamaiti, C wairua tapu G e

Te Aroha

Te Aroha

Te whakapono

Te rangimarie

Tatou tatou e

Te Aroha Chords

F C F
Te Aroha
Bb F

Te whakapono
Bb F

Te rangimarie
F C7 F

Tatou tatou e

He Hōnore

E He hōnore, he korōria A
Maungārongo ki te whenua
Whakaaro pai e
Kingā tangata katoa
Ake ake, ake ake
Āmine
Te Atua, te piringa,
Toku oranga

He Hōnore Chords
E He hōnore, he ko-A-rōria
Mau-A-ngārongo B ki te whe-E-nua
Wha-E-ka-aro A pai e
Ki A ngā tanga-B-ta kato-E-a
Ake B a-a-E-ke, ake B a-a-E-ke A Ā-ā-ā-mi-B-ne
Te A-B-tu-u-E-a, te pi-B-ri-i-E-nga, A Toku B ora-E-nga

I Just Can't Wait To Be King: Squad 1 and 3 plus Izzy S, Amelia and Sullivan

Simba: I'm gonna be a mighty king

So enemies beware

Zazu: Well, I've never seen a king of beasts

With quite so little hair

Simba: I'm gonna be the mane (main) event

Like no king was before

I'm brushing up on looking down

I'm working on my roar

Zazu: Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing

Simba: Oh, I just can't wait to be king

Zazu: You've rather a long way to go young master, if you think

No one saying, "Do this"

Zazu: Now when I said that, I

No one saying, "Be there"

Zazu: What I meant was

No one saying, "Stop that"

Zazu: Look, what you don't realize

No one saying, "See here"

Zazu: Now see here

Free to run around all day

Zazu: Well, that's definitely out

Free to do it all my way

Everybody look left

Everybody look right

Simba: Everywhere you look I’m Standing in the spotlight

Zazu: Not yet!

Let every creature go for broke and sing

Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing

It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling

Simba: Oh, I just can't wait to be king

Oh, I/he just can't wait to be king

Simba: Oh, I just can't wait…………………....to be king

              Just can’t wait….to be king.

Hakuna Matata: For Squad 5 (Year 4s!!) and Young Simba, Timon and Pumba

Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase

Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze

It means no worries For the rest of your days

It's our problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata!

Dialogue

Why, when he was a young warthog

When I was a young wart-hoooog!

Very nice!

Thanks!

He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal

He could clear the Savannah after every meal

I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned

And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind

And oh, the shame

(He was ashamed!)

Thought of changin' my name

(Oh, what's in a name?)

And I got downhearted

(How did you feel?)

Every time that I-

Pumbaa! Not in front of the parents!

Oh... sorry

Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase

Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze

It means no worries For the rest of your days

Yeah, sing it, kid!

It's our problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata!

Dialogue

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna

It means no worries

For the rest of your days

It's our problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

We say hakuna

We say matata

Hakuna! Matata!

Hakuna! Matata!

Ha kuna Mata  ta!

Landscape Drawing

Be Prepared: For Squad 4

Hem hem hem

I know that your powers of retention

Are as wet as a warthog's backside

But thick as you are, pay attention

My words are a matter of pride

It's clear from your vacant expressions

Ha ha ha

The lights are not all on upstairs

Ha ha ha

But we're talking kings and successions

Ha ha ha

Even you can't be caught unawares

Lets prepare for a chance of a lifetime

Be prepared for sensational news

A shining new era

Is tiptoeing nearer

And where do we feature?(Shenzi)

Just listen to teacher(Scar)

I know it sounds sordid

Ha ha ha

But you'll be rewarded

Ha ha ha

When at last I am given my dues

Ha ha ha ha ha ha

And injustice deliciously squared(STOP HA)

Be prepared!

Long Live the king!

So prepare for the coup of the century

Be prepared for the murkiest scam

Meticulous planning

Tenacity spanning

Decades of denial

Is simply why I'll

Be king undisputed

Respected, saluted

And seen for the wonder I am

Ha ha ha ha ha ha

Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared

Be prepared!

Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared

Be prepared!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Lioness Hunt: For Squad 3, Amelia and Sullivan

Lioness Hunt

Ah ha-hayi (ya) hayi (ya) hayi (ya) hayi.

We ba-ba. Zin-ge-la, si-yo zin-ge-la, ba ba.

Ah ha hayi (ya) hayi (ya) hayi (ya) hayi.

We ba-ba. Zin-ge-la, si-yo zin-ge-la, ba-ba.

We ba-ba.

Zin-ge-la, si-yo zin-ge-la, ba-ba. We ba-ba.

Zin-ge-la, si-yo zin-ge-la, ba-ba. Hi ba-ba.

S,qhu-be-ke-ni si-yo zin-ge-la

Hem, Hem, Hem, Hem,

Hem, Hem, Hem, Hem,

Hem, Hem, Hem, Hem,

Hem, Hem,

Ah ha hayi (ya) hayi (ya) hayi (ya) hayi. We ba-ba.

Zin-ge-la, si-yo zin-gela, ba-ba

Grasslands Chant: For Squad 3

Grassland Chant

Group 1: Zmm-zmm-zmm  zmm   zmm   zmm

 Zmm-zmm-zmm  zmm   zmm   zmm

(Repeat)

Group 2: mama-ye mama-ye mama-yee mama-ye

mama-ye mama-ye mama-yee mama-ye

(Repeat)

Group 3: Woza mfan oh woza

Woza mfana, oh woza

Woza, oh woza

All:    Woza mfana, oh woza, ma ma ye

Busa le lizwe bo Busa le lizwe bo

Busa le lizwe bo Busa lomhlaba

Busa ngo thando bo

Busa ngo thando bo

Busa ngo thando bo

Busa lomhlaba

He um hem he um hem

Ya oh ha he um hem