Mr Kiwi's breaking news from Nga Iwi School, Friday the 8th of May, 2020

I was telling Sonny and Sherman what to do in our garden.  They were tidying up Room 3 and Room 4's vegetable garden.  That means Sonny and Sherman are the gardening heroes. Tadah!

We were taking a break from digging out the kale when it happened.

Along came Mr Gordan's on his ride-on-mower. "Oh no!"I called, "The wheel came off!" 
Mr Gordan called Sonny to the rescue, "Help Sonny, I need your help." So Super-Sonny sped to the rescue.  "No need to fear, Super-Sonny is here!" said Sherman. Together they used their super strength to push the mower into the garage.

I was lazy, just sitting around watching the action from the ride-on-mower.

Report by Nga Iwi the Kiwi

Photos by Sherman

  

Here Wii Go!

Have you ever played Wii?  Mrs Fepuleai set me up on the Wii game today and I didn't realise how much fun this video game was.  I played archery most of the afternoon while it was wet and windy outside, perfect time to be chillaxin' in front of the screen improving my bow and arrow skills.  If  you've been playing any cool games, make a comment and let me know what you've been playing. Nga mihi.

STOP...PUZZLE TIME!

What to do...what to do...what to do...
The days are getting shorter with daylight saving changing back for winter and it's raining a little outside so I decided to have a go at Mrs Fepuleai's 'Wasjig' puzzle.  This puzzle doesn't have the exact picture on the box...just a different angle of what the picture looks like.  So you kind of get an idea of what's in it, but not exactly.  Confusing?  I know!  I've been working on it for a wee while and I haven't made a great deal of progress.  I have a little kiwi easter egg here...I think I'll munch away on it for a bit of brain power.  I'll keep you posted....

We're going on a BEAR HUNT!

WOOHOO!  My first outing and we're going on a bear hunt.  Mrs Fepuleai took me for a walk around the neighbourhood and while we were enjoying the sun, we were looking for stuffed toys in the window of peoples houses.  So some amazing person started this cool idea where they put stuffed bears/toys in their house window to represent bear hugs to all people during our rahui or lockdown.  It's a pretty cool way to show people you care...So my challenge to all Nga Iwi students out there is to show our community how much you care by putting a stuffed toy or teddy bear in your window facing the street.  I've asked Mrs Fepuleai to me in the window at her place, but her house isn't on the street so nobody sees me!
I hope everyone is keeping safe, staying home and enjoying some time with their families.  Nga whanaungatanga nui and BIG BEAR HUGS from me!

NGA IWI's chocolate and banana muffins.

Kia ora te Whanau,

Today I had my first ever attempt at making banana chocolate muffins.  I got the recipe online, never tried it before and have a bit of time on my hands, so threw on a bit of music and decided to give it a whirl.  Mrs Fepuleai helped me with the measurements as I got a bit clumsy and kind of over did the chocolate chips, but it was fun following the instructions and mixing it up in the bowl.  I even got to lick the spoon...best part!!!The recipe was from 'allrecipes.com' and they have heaps of yummy stuff on there.  Luckily Mrs Fepuleai had all of the ingredients (stuff) that was needed in her pantry and she had a couple of manky bananas that needed to be used.  I was surprised how easy it was.  We measured all of the ingredients carefully and it only used one egg, half a couple of sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla essence, chocolate chips, bananas, milk and canola oil.
Now they're cooked I'm waiting for them to cool down...can't wait to eat one, my beak is watering!

Nga Iwi the Kiwi's - Day One of Lock Down

Tena Koutou te Whanau!
I'm back...slightly different in that I'm a bit like Pinocchio - I'm no longer a wooden kiwi...I'm now a stuffed toy.  I was rebuilt, made bigger, better...a bit like the bionic kiwi...I even sound like a kiwi but that's another post!
Today I started the day at Mrs Fepuleai's house and she kindly gave me a coffee to drink on her deck while listening to some music on the sound pill.
It's a beautiful day today, and while I know I can't go outside and play with my kiwi friends, I am enjoying the sunshine and fresh air on the deck.  My plan today is to do some work on the Year 3/4 learning pages and practice chatting with Mrs Fepulea'i using my new Kiwi voice.  I'll check in again later today.  Nga mihi nui😎

Term 1 Week 6 in Room 16

Hi, I have arrived on Room 16's door step.  Oh, there is a little garden. There must be some children  who like gardening in this class. Let's see ....