Tough Kids 2022

Yesterday Tumu and some of Kaupeka went to South New Brighton Domain for an event called Tough Kids. We wore old clothes as we were going to get muddy, and wet and have sludge thrown out of us. It was great fun, thank you to Miss Henderson for organising this event for us. 

Fast Five Netball Experience

On Thursday 3rd November, 19 students from Tumu had the opportunity to go to the Christchurch Arena and see where the FastFive Netball Tournament will be played, what is involved, view changing rooms, backstage and see South Africa warm up on the court area. We also got the opportunity to shoot some 1, 2, 3 pointed shots. In the power round these shots get doubled. Good luck to all the teams this weekend, go NZ!

Science Roadshow

 Today in Tumu, the Science Roadshow visited our school. We learnt so many different things and got to enjoy lots of hands-on activities. 

Term 3 PBL Showcase

 

On Thursday 29th September, Tumu Hub their PBL Showcase to parents, and other children in our school. We got to share our learning and videos from our YouTube Channel. You can find these videos here. We researched either Astronomy or Forces all based around Space. 

Māori Moment

 Today at 12pm, Tumu (Year 5/6) and Paiaka (Year 3/4) children shared stories, coloured in different Māori legends and sang songs. Scroll through the slides to see some of the photos. 

Duathlon 2022

On Friday 2nd September some children in Tumu and Kaupeka took part in the School Duathlon. You could complete it in a team or as an individual. Below are the distances you had to do in order on the day.

Run 2km, Bike 5km, Run 1km.

Below are some pictures of the day.

Swimming Buddies - Thank you cards

Centrals Cross Country

Well done to Alexis and Alexi in Tumu who completed the Centrals Cross Country today at Ngā Puna Wai. The girls competed against 180 other girls in their age group. Alexis placed 55th and Alexi played 57th. Way to go girls!

 

Future Focus Tumu Trip

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Tumu Hub was lucky enough to go on a school trip. We went to the Ōtakaro (Avon River) near Margaret Mahy playground to learn about Climate Change and what our city, Ōtautahi, is doing to make the city more future-focused and sustainable. 

We learnt that transportation is the worst cause of climate change in Ōtautahi. This is because 83% of people drive about in petrol and diesel cars and less than 1% of people have electric cars. We can help our city by walking, biking or taking public transport more often. 

We also learnt about what we eat and where our food comes from affects climate change. The best thing for us to do to help our planet is to eat less meat and do something like having a “meatless Monday.” 

Also, growing your own fruit and vegetables is a great thing to do. On this trip, we visited the Ōtakaro Orchard. This is a huge edible garden in the city and we got to eat mulberries, sweet peas, feijoas and even edible flowers. 

Our city is trying really hard to be more sustainable. You might be sitting there thinking…what can I do? It is as simple as turning off the lights if you’re not in the room, turning off appliances at night and popping on a jumper if you are cold, instead of using more heating.

Bully Free Week

Last week was Bully Free week. In Tumu we were challenged to become ‘Kindness Secret Agents’. Each Tumu student was given the name of another student in the hub in secret. Throughout the week they were challenged to do some random acts of kindness for their secret student. In addition to their random acts of kindness, Tumu students looked into what kindness looks like and created their own kindness precepts.

Here are some of the Tumu students running a dance party for the whole of Kakano (Year 1/2) class. 

This is a picture of everyone dressed up in pink, for pink shirt day!

Cross Country 2022

Tumu children out running their Cross Country, beautiful sunny day for running around the park.

 Congratulations to our winners: 

Year 5 Boys - Daniel

Year 5 Girls - Alexis

Year 6 Boys - Joe Joe

Year 6 Girls - Eva 

Playtime Market

The children of Tumu were having a great time last week at lunchtime. 

The children created a marketplace, using acorns for money, and buying lots of different pieces of equipment to build huts and shops.  

Assembly Certificates

Congratulations to the children who received an assembly certificate on Friday. 

Kiriana, Alexis, Tharun, Shakarna, Daniel and Tom. 

Cross Country Prep

Tumu has been busy preparing for Cross Country, with lots of running happening around our back field. Some pictures of everyone in action.