Carlton Pānui

On Tuesday, a group of schools got together to celebrate 50 years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori!!

We all gathered at Pākaitore and marched to Majestic Square where we sung waiata, watched kapa haka and enjoyed the company of others in the celebration.

He mīharo te whakaatuatu i te kotahitanga!! Mauri Ora!!

Perseverance Cup 🏆

Sportsmanship Cup 🏆

Academic Cup 🏆

Academic Cup Nominations

Week 9 & 10

• Vesper de Ruiter - excellent work using addition facts to support subtraction learning.

• Lily Whibley - for showing great understanding of our class shared book by sharing her ideas when discussing the story elements, and being able to spot examples of alliteration and onomatopoeia. 

• James Mosen - for being able to remember the sentence he is writing and write it down independently.

• Tiffany Sok - for her amazing contributions to our class discussions, our shared writing and our class assembly; and for giving 110% effort to all of her work.

• Annelise Jones - for her writing, beginning to show great ideas, when talking about a beginning, middle and end.

• Ruby Jay Hetaraka - for her awesome introduction in her description of the haunted house, painting a picture for the reader. 

• Olivia Avison - for becoming more confident in mathematics and being willing to try new strategies and use basic facts to solve problems.

• Isobel Fife - an active, contributing  Mathematician, Izzy is an asset to her peers. Ka pai, Izzy!

• Peggy Stark - Peggy performed fantastically in 2 e-asttle math tests, showing a score higher than the Year 8 average!

• Kaylee Tang - for writing a fantastic great recount with paragraphs and using what she has learnt to make her story exciting and interesting to read. 

• Emmarose Dalby - going up levels in literacy, both reading and writing. A combination of dedicated work and focus. 

• Mohamed Aymane Belalioui - for steady improvement when learning a completely new language.

Perseverance Cup Nominations

Week 9 & 10

• Umar Ali - persevering with letter formation for handwriting.

• PJ Cullen - for persevering with new learning, and being so determined to keep practising and asking questions to build his understanding! 

• Ava Broderson - for being brave and getting in the pool at the Splash and going around the lazy river several times.

• Ivy-Rose O’Reilly - for persevering with our assembly dance until she has the moves perfect.

• Bria Kauika - for showing determination and effort to keep improving in everything she learns.

• Brielle Barnes - for building her confidence in her own capabilities as a mathematician. 

• Maddox Marwick - for showing excellent persistence in mathematics. Maddox keeps trying, even when learning new strategies feels tricky, and his determination helps him succeed.

• Dylan Wright - for displaying enthusiasm towards playing Maths games with his teacher, and persisting with the learning he does with Whaea Eden.

• Arataki Wilson Ngatoko - Arataki did a fantastic job at Ballroom Dancing, pushing through her fear.

• Reigns Housiaux-Broughton - for showing resilience and continuously working hard to achieve his goal.

• Hailee Hopper - new school, new login/password, new books, new friends. Hailee's attitude and effort to settle in, and mix well with everything new is outstanding. 

• Aryan Binu - for focus and determination to finish his work.

Sportsmanship Cup Nominations

Week 9 & 10

• Ace Cairns - persevering with rope skipping skills.

• Maci McConachy - Maci is determined to improve with her skipping and is always encouraging others to keep practising, even when it's tricky. 

• Dusty Boobyer - for encouraging others to go around the lazy river at the Splash Centre numerous times.

• Erica Watson-Kauika - for working hard during our dancing practices every single time.

• Eva Buico - for demonstrating fairness, encouragement of others, and a positive attitude during hurdles practice.

• Jack Mckinley - for persevering with skipping and making big improvements.

• Anneke de Vries - for showing excellent sportsmanship during class fitness. Anneke plays fairly, encourages others, and give her best effort every time.

• Dylan Wright - for displaying empathy and kindness towards his peers. Ka pai, Dylan!

• Alivia Harrison - Alivia did a wonderful job representing Carlton at the Ballroom Dance comp. She was elegant, gracious, and did a great job. 

• Hunter Smith-Little - for his courage and enthusiasm to step outside his comfort zone to represent Carlton School at the Dance competition.

• Kyson Worsley - Poise, energy and grace at the Ballroom Dancing competition. 

• Lucas Whiting - for playing fairly. His positive attitude makes fitness fun for everyone.