Pukeko are great SWIMMERS!

The Year 1 - 3 Intensive Swimming School has begun!  

Our first week has been filled with much fun and many 'FIRSTS':

• first time blowing bubbles, 
• first time putting head under the water, 
• first time floating independently, 
• first time in the deep pool, 
• first time jumping into the pool!

Check out some of the fantastic things we have been doing!

WE'VE GOT THE POWER! Cell Batteries.

Our Science topic is ELECTRICITY.  

We have been learning about cell batteries and simple circuits.

 We would be more than happy to replace the batteries in your torch or alarm clock.  Ask us to show you the positive and negative sides of the cell batteries.

Today is Food Revolution Day - 15th May 2015!

Taking part in Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution campaign inspires us all to remember the importance of educating our children about food, healthy eating and most of all having fun in the kitchen.  

Today our Wentworth Primary students, as well as children from countries all over the world, took part in making the delicious 'SQUASH IT SANDWICH'. 

Armed with fresh ingredients, knives, spoons, rolling pins, as well as a big dose of excitement we all got to work.  

A big thank you to Mrs Morrison for making this all possible.  We all learned new skills and tasted yummy new foods.
Thank you!

Set!

Ready!

GO!

Cucumber....YUM!

We are very excited.

Fresh herbs!

Shake it in a bag.

Dicing and slicing.

Shake it all about.

Hands in there.....just like Jamie Oliver.

LOOKS DELICIOUS!

Yes it IS delicious!

We are looking for fresh ingredients.

Tidy up time!

The Magic of Tiritiri Matangi!

The Pukeko class had a magical time at Tiritiri Matangi Open Bird Sanctuary.

We were very fortunate to have the most wonderful guide who took us on a fabulous tour of this Island beginning with a special look at the gorgeous Little Blue Penguins.  Wow!  We were so lucky to see these, the smallest of all of the Penguins!  

We met the Saddleback, the Stitchbird (Hihi), Bellbird, Tui and the always fun Fantail.  

We were on guard at lunchtime protecting our sandwiches from the fascinating Takahe!

Our very special day concluded with our students taking part in a beach clean up, after a very interesting talk reminding us to take care of our planet Earth.

Little Blue Penguin

Our adventure begins!

North Island Robin

Stitchbird/Hihi

What's in the box?

Our lovely guide

The hungry Takahe

What can you see?

Remember these amazing seeds!

Splish!  Splash!  Look who's taking a bath!

It's raining, it's pouring....but there is no one SNORING here!

We have no trouble entertaining ourselves on wet days.  

Look at what we get up to!

Lest we forget!

Saturday 25th April 2015 saw Wentworth Primary and Wentworth College students out in force at the Silverdale RSA to commemorate the ANZAC Centenary, marking 100 years since our nation's involvement in the First World War at ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli.

It was an extremely proud moment witnessing the entire Pukeko class march in the parade, with the war veterans, to show our respect for those brave men and women whom fought in World War 1.

Thank you to the families of the Pukeko class for making this special effort to attend this commemoration.  It was a pleasure to share ANZAC morning with you all.

We will remember them!