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Power Challenge
Power Challenge
Across the term our year 7-8’s participated in another Wonder Project - a Power Challenge designing a wind turbine to power LED’s on a 3D printed model of a town.
At the end of the unit of learning our class created a video of their learning. This video was entered in the Power Challenge Competition.
Taranaki Music Festival
Taranaki Music Festival
We participated in the Taranaki Music Festival with our Year 5-8's attending. Our Year 5-6 were part of the choir and our Year 7-8's played the ukulele as well as singing in the choir too. Our tamariki learnt the songs over the term and enjoyed the experience. We're looking forward to doing this again in 2026 with the Ukulele Festival.
It was a great night with over 800 ākonga on stage and 400 ukulele players.
Week 10 - Wednesday 17th September
Tātarakihi Kapa Haka festival
Tātarakihi Kapa Haka festival
We performed at the Tātarakihi Festival in Hāwera this year.
This was the first opportunity to wear the kapa haka kākahu generously funded by the Peoples Activity Center.
Week 9 - Thursday 11th September
Wai o Rua-Boat Safety
Wai o Rua-Boat Safety
Our Year 5-8's were offered a course in boat safety which completes our swimming saftey programme. Our ākonga learnt about how to fit life-jackets, work with those on board a boat if you capsize and how to tread water until help arrives.
The tamariki were in groups and moved around to learn how to: get out from under a capsized dinghy, conserve energy and warmth by huddling in a group, throw in a floatation aid and how to pull them in, as well as how to float on their backs to conserve energy if they are in the water for a while.
We'd like to thank the TOI Foundation for funding water safety programmes for Stratford Schools.
Week 8 - Friday 5th September
Cross country - Pembroke and Central
Cross country - Pembroke and Central
Last year we had the opportunity to join with Pembroke to run a true cross country course and were excited to do this again in 2025.
We had nearly 50 ākonga compete, with a 1/4 of the school coming in either 1st, 2nd or 3rd. We were so proud of all our runners! We had 12 ākonga go on to compete in the Central Cross Country champs in Whakaahurangi Stratford.
Week 7 - Monday 25th August Pembroke and Week 8 - Wednesday 3rd September
10 year old girls
7 year old boys
Central Cross Country
Training at school
Te Kāhui Ako o Taranaki Mohoao Kapa Haka
Te Kāhui Ako o Taranaki Mohoao Kapa Haka
Te kura o Whakaahu, Avon School participated again in the Te Kāhui Ako o Taranaki Mohoao Kapa Haka festival held at the Stratford War Memorial Hall on Wednesday 13th August.
This event is an opportunity for all kapa haka rōpu to come together as a Kāhui Ako and share the amazing talents, waiata and haka. Our kura has the opportunity to hear and learn from each other. Looking forward to Tātarakihi later on in the term where we will have another opportunity to perform for our community.
Week 5 - 13th August
Try our Times Table challenge
Try our Times Table challenge
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