The Great Kereru Count

Join the Great Kereru Count and help our kereru thrive! During this two-week period, you can make a report anytime you see kereru (New Zealand wood-pigeon). If you look for more than 5 minutes and don't see any kereru, please report that, too.

Go to the website below for more details of what's involved!

http://www.kererucount.org.nz/

Taranaki Cross Country Championships - 24.9.14

Congratulations to Theo, Tayla, Alyssa, Robbie, Cory, Carter and Jack who took part in the Taranaki Cross Country Championships today.

 

On Wednesday we did the Taranaki Cross Country Championships. I was so nervous when we arrived at 10:10am. When we went for a walk around the track it didn't seem long but I asked Harry and he said it was a long track. After the long walk we sat back down on the grandstand. 9 year old girls, then boys, then 10 year old girls, then boys. It is our race. I feel like a jelly bean running away. On your marks, beep. We were off. I was at the back but suddenly I speed up my pase and passed 12 people. Then I kept passing people. The funny thing was when this guy got to a flag he would stand there for a bit. I saw the finish and I didn't t= want to get passed so I speed like a jet going over the speed limit. I was nearly there. One more step  and I had finished. They asked me how I feel. I said I felt like I killed myself. Heheheheheh. Finaly it was over.

Written by Cory. 

Music Festival - 18.9.14

On Wednesday Katelyn, Rosie, Willow, Alex, Olivia, Arizona, Robbie, Josh, Seton and I went to the TSB stadium for the the 2014 music festival. It was so cool and some people got really sore throats because I know I did.

Written by Casey.

On Thursday Oakura Choir went to the T.S.B stadium to do some singing with some other schools.

When we arived at the stadium we had to run up the steps and find the rest of our group. We waited patiently for the show to begin. Then we got our singing voices ready. We were all in clusters. Oakura, Woodleigh and Omata were cluster 2, Highlands Intermediate and Hawera High were cluster 1, St John Bosco and Frankliegh School were cluster 4 and all the rest were cluster 3.
 

We had alot of fun doing the CHOIR MUSIC FESTIVAL and not to mention all the music there was by children! I would just like to say thanks to the following people: CASEY, ARIZONA, BELLA ARMS, BELLA MOODIE, RIAN, ALEX, KATELYN, ROSIE, WILLOW, CAELEY, AMELIA, ROBBIE, SETON, JOSH AND MOST OF ALL MRS AIELLO.
WRITTEN BY OLIVIA

Oakura students push for change

 
Click on the link above to read an article about what Oakura students did to make a change in our community. 

Science Live: Colossal Squid

Today we watched part of the  scientific examination of the Colossal Squid that is being stored at the

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Oakura Jazz v Woodleigh Warriors in the Basketball Semi Final

On Tuesday, the Oakura Jazz basketball team took on the Woodleigh Warriors in the semis. It was a very hard game with no points scored by either team for the first 15 minutes! At half time it was 4-0 to them. It was 14-14 at full time! We went into extra time and they won by one point - what an exciting game.

Written by Charlie.

Gymnastics Festival

On Thursday last week Olivia and Belle and lots more girls/boys went to an awesome gym sports festival to compete with 5 other schools. We did three activities. They were the beam, floor and vault. It was so cool. My favourite was the floor.

At the end of the prize giving Olivia, Belle and Caeley got first team and Belle got second overall.

Written by Belle :)

Photographs on the way.