Kia ora everyone and welcome to Ruma Waru.
This term we have a lot going on! Swimming, cricket, noho marae, a day tramp from Shamrock Creek to Goldsborough and lots of reading, writing and mathematics.
We are also focusing on our teamwork and the Karoro School values: respect / whakaute, responsibility / takohanga, community contribution / kanohi kitea, and innovation / auahatanga.
Stay tuned to our blogs as we post our learning throughout the year.
nga mihi o te tau hou
Sunday, 3 February 2019
Monday, 17 December 2018
Year 8 Tramp to Kopi o Kaitangata
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| Team Burgers |
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| Bryce's genius specs and Josh's genuine optimism. |
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| Alastair keeps an eye on proceedings. |
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| Poppy... before she added cold water to the mashed spuds! |
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| Max and Noah impress Nick with their gourmet dinner. |
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| Marinated venison! |
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| Sean helps Poppy out with lighting the cooker. |
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| Zoe and Caitlyn made an "A" team. They read the instructions! |
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| The team assembled outside the Cannibal Gorge hut. |
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| Lunch stop on the return trek. |
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| Yes, Zoe, you really walked that far with that ENORMOUS pack! |
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| Poppy and Sean: Thanks for the pack running Poppy. |
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| Robbie celebrates! |
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| Max and Noah are happy to be at this end of the track. |
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Place Based Learning
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| Mark from West Coast Surf begins instruction for Year 8s |
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| We learned about waves, rips, and "washing machines"! |
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| We completed our scavenger hunt. |
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| A replica of an astrolabe was our final destination. |
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| Beached as...! |
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| Practising our stance... sideways surfing is a thing! |
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| Year 7s at the astrolabe. |
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| Wet suits on. |
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| Board in hand and ready to go... |
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| How it is done... usually the board is beneath you. |
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| I am listening, really, I am. |
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| Tauranga Bay |
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| And on... |
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| Great balance/stance. |
Thursday, 22 November 2018
William Pike Challenge: Croesus Track
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| Part one of the scavenger hunt could be located on the information board at the beginning of the track. |
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| Beautiful beech forest. |
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| The weather started out sunny and clear. |
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| Through the creek (not a 'rill') and up the bank. |
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| Across the 'rill' by log or rock. |
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| 1000m to walk to get to the Ces Clark hut. |
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| Garden Gully hut. |
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| The Garden Gulley side trip was a quick detour for some. |
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| Then the hail arrived... just like the forecast predicted. |
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| Sometimes sitting seemed like a better option than walking. |
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| Three swing bridges had to be traversed. |
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| Checking the loading for each swing bridge meant waiting patiently. |
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