Welcome to the Arohanui Syndicate page, featuring Year 2 children from Rooms 1, 2 and 3.
Have you read 50 books ?? Jiltrice has ! In Arohanui, the students are working hard to complete 50 books. Tino pai Jiltrice. You are amazing! Who is next ?
In Arohanui, we are lucky to have two coaches from Counties Manukau to teaching us the skills for learning the two handed strike. This was our first session and we’ve got four more every Friday.
Today Mrs Anitelea played us three songs, two action and one non action song. Suddenly a group of men crept into the hall with their instruments in their hands.
Cullum
Today the whole of Holy Cross went into the hall. First we sang for a bit. Next we tried to sing one more song but we didn’t get to because the instruments came in. They played the tuba and the trombone, trumpet and French horn.
Blake
Today we went to the hall for the music. It was so loud. I like it. There were 5 men. I liked the trombone. It was loud.
Landen
Today we went to the hall to listen to the orchestra. First we got there but the musicians weren’t there. So Mrs Anitelea went over a few Mass songs. Then they came and talked a little and then they played music. My favourite was March of the Dwarves.
Jiltrice
Today we went to the hall and five men were playing for us. There was a tuba, a trombone, two trumpets and a French horn. The trombone sounded like a motorbike. It was cool but too loud.
Jason
Today I went to the hall because I was at a show. There were five men. I heard the men playing a motorbike sound. All of them were playing March of the Dwarves. I laughed at the show.
Alicia
The whole school went to hear five men. They came to play their instruments. They had a tuba. It makes low noises. They also had a French horn. You have to put your hand inside it. It makes a high noise. They had a mouthpiece.
Ezra
As we waited for the orchestra we sang songs. When we heard the trombone we went silent. My favourite was the French horn and the tuba.
Charlie
There were 5 men playing brass instruments. We had to wait for them and then they came with some brass and cool instruments.
Evan
My class and I were waiting for the orchestra. We hear a sound. The sound was the orchestra coming. They played songs for us. They played four songs for us. Then after they played for us the answered questions.
Ariana
First Mrs Anitelea went over our songs that we are going to sing at church while we were waiting for five men that were performing for the whole school. Then they arrived. The instruments there were playing were the tuba, trumpet, French horn and trombone.
Khloe D
Today there were five men that had very interesting instruments. They were holding a tuba, trumpet, trombone and a French horn. The man who was holding a trombone made a motorbike sound. All the men were having a battle. There were playing a lot of music for us. Last they answered questions.
Dylan
Today I went to the hall to watch the APO Brass and. It was amazing and really loud. There were 5 men playing and the men had small sized and big sized brass instruments.
Lauryn
First Mrs Anitelea told all of the kids in Holy Cross School to go to the hall because there was a show. We were just singing while we were waiting then we saw a band that was going to perform.
Aryadne
Today when the bell rang. We went to the hall and we sang some songs together. Then came five men each of them played different instruments. My favourite instrument was the trombone.
Kesimia
This afternoon five men came to Holy Cross and played music to the school. Two men had a battle with a trumpet. My brain went boom because the music was very good. They played long and short. One of the men played fast. My favourite was the trumpet.
Ahnaslyst
First Mrs Anitelea played a song. We were singing we were waiting in the hall. Next the brass band arrived. There were five men. There were two trumpets, a trombone, a tuba and a French horn. Then they played many songs. It was cool to hear classical and jazz music.
Khloe S
Today we went to the hall and then Mrs Anitelea’s played some songs for us to practice while we waited and then arrived 5 men. They brought 5 instruments and then they played some music for us. I like the trumpet.
Tupou
Room 2 is creating new prayers. We are using Pope Francis’ 5 Finger Prayer to help us think about people in our lives as we create our prayers.
| Alicia | Be with us Lord to help us to do our IXL and epic! every day and even after school. Thank you |
| Aryadne | Be with us, Lord, and please help us to make really nice and helpful friends. I am so grateful that you made me a family to love and live with. |
| Bass | Be with us Lord. Help me to do my homework. Please Lord help me to read and learn new words every day. Thank you Lord. |
| Charlie | Be with us, Lord as we need help with our homework. If we need help we will pray. I’m thankful for this lovely world! |
| Cullum | Be with us Lord help me be more generous and to be more energetic. Thank you. |
| Dylan | Be with us, Lord and help me to remember my times tables. We’re so grateful that we have the best school. |
| Elkana | Be with us Lord help me to read better and improve my writing .Please watch over me today. Thank you. |
| Jiltrice | Be with me Lord, help me with my mum and younger sisters when my mum has to go to work. Thank you Lord for all you do. |
| Kesimia | Be with us Lord, help me to work harder when learning to read more words. Thank you Jesus for all you do. |
| Khloe D | Be with us, Lord, help me look after my siblings and to learn more Maths. Help me finish my IXL. I thank you for giving me friends and family. |
| Lauryn | Be with us Lord, and help me to be a good sister. Help me include people when I am playing. Thank you Lord |
| Panuve | Be with us Lord and help me to make friends at Holy Cross. Thank you |
| Sioeli | Be with us Lord help me to do my IXL and help me with my homework. Thank you Lord for helping me. |
| Tupou | Be with us Lord help me to share my ideas confidently. Thank you Jesus for all you do. |
In Room 2, we are developing our programming skills through unplugged activities. Here we are working out “how to make a burger” creating algorithms. We run, debug, re run and debug and give it a go.
In partnership with the Papatoetoe Food Hub we shared a bowl of delicious hearty soup. Food Hub is based in Old Papatoetoe and are a community based initiative to promote healthy, affordable food.
“The Papatoetoe Food Hub is showing what’s possible when community and local government work together to tackle one of our community’s toughest issues. But we’re not a food bank or a charity, it’s a collective of community-led enterprises aimed to be self-sustaining and employing local people.”
