Room 9 have put together 3 puppet plays. This is our first one called "The Stinger". We made and designed the fish out of paper and paper mache', paint and cardboard scenes. Here it is and we hope you enjoy it


Room 9

Kristen's Kowhai Tree

At 12.15 pm today the whole school went and planted a beautiful Kowhai Tree in memory of Kristen Cook who passed away on 21 September 2010. Kristen was a special pupil and friend to us all. She will always be remembered in our hearts.

Tree "Fellas"

Wow !! Mr Underwood gave us a quick call this morning. Did we want to come up and see one of his big Poplar Trees on Watson Road being felled. This was much better than maths. Mr Muir put us in the bus and off we went while Mrs Muir called our parents to let them know what was happening. It was very sad for Mr. Underwood having to cut down his trees but he told us they had become unsafe after 70 magnificent years growing along side Watson Road. When we arrived we had a safety talk and stood well back in the paddock to watch the fall of a mighty tree. The workmen used large chainsaws and a wire rope attached to a large machine called a "grabber" to guide the tree's fall. They were very good at their job. The logs are going to be used for pulp and will be taken away on logging tucks. We brought back to school a large ring to check the tree's age and some other pieces of wood to make some poker designs. Have a look at some of the pictures we took.

Room 9

The Fire Station / Arthur Laws Die-cast Toys

On Thursday 16 September our whole school visited our local Matamata Fire Station as part of Room 3 & 9's Firewise Unit.

Those hoses are really powerful.

Wow can you see through all the smoke and flames?

Nakeisha thinks the firemans protective unform helps keep the fire fighters safe when working in dangerous situations.

After morning tea to we all travelled to Mr Law's place to look at his wonderful collection of die-cast toys. He has over 300. Some of them are very valuable and are collectors items. Mr. Muir said that when he was a boy his favourite toy was a piece of wood with a nail in it. If you used your imagination it could be anything you wanted it to be. What are some of your favourite toys?

Alexis and Tanaya loved the models

Brayden made his own model back at school and wrote an interesting story about it. Well done Brayden

Mr Law sent us an email saying how well-behaved we all were

Zero Waste Education

Te Poi School children got busy recently planting new native trees in the school's "Dearlove Grove" native bush corner. The six new trees, a titoki, a tawa, two manuka, a lemonwood and a mahoe, were the school's reward for collecting and recycling paper under the Zero Waste Scheme. This programme has been operating for the last year and Zero Waste educators are coming into the school at the end of this month to teach the children more about recycling and composting.

It's good hands-on learning for our students as we pride outselves on envoronmental awareness and sustainability. From the time they first start at Te Poi School our students learn about respecting the environment,minimising wastage and enjoying the outdoors. They love taking part inthe school's outdoor education programmes and also help to grow and maintain the tranquil and diverse native area.

Room 9 Canvas Pictures