Petone Central School

🏀 A massive congratulations to Drezay and Max on their selection into the Hutt Valley Under 14 Representative Basketball Teams! 👏🎉

Drezay has been selected for the U14 Kōtiro Tuakana A Squad, while Max has earned a place in the U14 Tama Whakapakari C Team.

Both students will proudly represent the Hutt Valley at the Regional Tournament in October.

In Hihi class, we have been creating self-portraits.

We carefully explored the shapes, colours, and details of our facial features, learning how to draw eyes, noses, mouths, and other features accurately.

After completing our portraits, we reflected on what makes each of us unique and wrote a sentence about why we are special.

It has been a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our individuality and creativity.

We now have a fabulous portrait gallery on our classroom wall!

In Kererū class, we have been having so much fun exploring measurement! We began our learning by measuring with non-standard units, such as blocks and our own footsteps. Through these hands-on activities, the children discovered an important mathematical concept: to measure accurately and fairly, we need to use identical units. This engaging approach helped develop their understanding of measurement while building their mathematical vocabulary and comparison skills in a meaningful and enjoyable way.

🎉 A huge congratulations to Max, who has been selected for the Under 11 Mixed Hutt Valley League Team! 🏉👏

🏀 That's a wrap on another fantastic basketball season! 🏀

A huge congratulations to all of our Petone Central School basketball teams for an outstanding season. We are incredibly proud of the commitment, teamwork, sportsmanship, and determination shown by every player each week.

A special congratulations to our teams on their fantastic final placings:
🏀 Year 1–2: 3rd Place
🏀 Year 3–4: 4th Place
🏀 Year 5–6: 3rd Place
🏀 Year 7–8: 2nd Place

We can't wait to hit the courts again next term for another exciting season. Bring it on! 🏀💙💛

✨ Matariki at Petone Central School ✨

Over the past couple weeks, our classrooms have been buzzing with learning as we celebrated Matariki across the school.

Students have explored the stories and significance of the different stars within the Matariki cluster, discovering the values of remembrance, celebration, gratitude, and looking ahead with hope.

Learning has come to life through a wide range of activities. Our tamariki have created beautiful artwork inspired by Matariki, baked delicious treats to share, learnt traditional games, listened to pūrākau (stories), and taken part in hands-on rotations within their syndicates.

Manaaki Tauira is a group that works with Matua Sam most Mondays, working on giving back and taking part in hands on learning. They have had a busy two terms! Weeding around the school, planting in the gardens for harvest, cooking new recipes, helping out at kindy and much more.

Over the past few weeks, Whānau Ata have been exploring the world of music. Students have designed and created their own string and percussion instruments, composed original rhythmic patterns, and developed their understanding of beat, rhythm, pitch, and tempo. They have also learned basic percussion techniques using drumsticks, practising and performing along to both classical and contemporary songs. It has been wonderful to see their creativity, enthusiasm, and growing musical confidence throughout this learning journey.