Blog Profile By Alexus

My name is Alexus. I was born in 2012. I’m 8 years old. I love my teacher at my school. My school is Christ the King School. In my family I have a Mum, Dad, two brothers and two sisters. I love my family. My best friends are Teresa, Rocio, Aadirai and Ayla. I enjoy art. I am good at playing with my friends. My goal this year is to behave. I am looking forward in learning new things with my teacher miss Paton and playing with friends.

Blog Profile By Ayla

Hello, I’m Ayla. I am in a family of four. I’m the youngest out of my family. I have a mother, father and three older brothers. My oldest brother is named Lawson. He is sixteen years old. He is at Marcellin College with my second oldest brother Astyn. This year it is his first year. Astyn started school last Thursday. Finally my last brother. His name is Aden. He is my twin brother. You might see him around the school. He’s in room 2. My parents are both Samoan but my father is also a little bit German and Chinese. As a hobby I like playing video games like Roblox with my brother Aden, my friends and my cousins.

I enjoy writing. I can’t say I’m the best at it but I’m definitely good at writing. I enjoy drawing and painting, especially art. A challenge for me is trying to study harder but I’m up for it. My goal is to study harder so I can get into Marcellin College with my twin brother.

Something I’m looking forward to is taking part in the cultural dance this year, if we have one. It’s fun to watch others perform.

Blog Profile By Trelia

Hi my name is Trelia.I go to Christ the King School. My family is just me, my Mum and Dad. I have lots of cousins. I have ten cousins. I have an older cousin who is called Ryan. I also have three younger cousins, two of them are twins. They are called Miya and Ayva. The other cousin who is the youngest in the family is called Lynetta. I have two younger boy cousins who are called Carvin and Ken. I have two younger girl cousins who are called Lily and Lysarra. Last but not least is my older girl cousin who is called Lyrissa. I am really passionate about representing my cultures which are Samoan and Tongan. In my spare time at home I like to watch drama, comedy shows and movies. I also don't mind playing a few video games. I like watching craft and DIY videos on YouTube. I am looking forward in doing more art and participating in sports this year. My personal achievement was getting an end of year award in Religious Education. My goals are answering maths equations faster and to find a sport in which I am good at. I really like reading, writing and art. I am also good at cricket. I enjoy the people around me at school and I like it when we get to go out to do sports with the teacher. My challenge is to be a better person than last year and to listen more in class.

Blog Profile By Ken P

 Kamusta, my name is Ken.P. I go to Christ the King School in New Zealand. I am from the Philippines in a place called Naga. I was born on February 29th 2012. My family members are my Mum, Dad and 5 more family members that live in our Philippines house. In New Zealand I live with my Mum and Dad. When I was two years old my Uncle died and in 2018 my Grandpa died. My interests are the history of the RMS Titanic. My hidden talent is learning musical instruments by myself.

I am very good at Maths and Reading because these subjects inspire my brain to learn more. I really enjoy basketball and soccer. I enjoy basketball more because it exercises my hand, and it also helps me to get stronger. My challenges are really just to get through all my subjects and to complete my work within the set time.  

I am looking forward to the activities that we have at Christ the King School. My personal achievements from last year was getting three certificates at the end of year prize giving. The people that inspire me are my two best friends Dwight, Jia and Zean.

Budding Artists at Work - Visual Pepeha

Last week we started sketching our own visual Pepeha. A Pepeha tells a story of the places and people you are connected to. The students drew a mountain, a river, a cross, and cultural patterns, that represented them. This week some of the students have been learning to use the pastels to blend colours together, to create an amazing visual effect. We look forward to sharing our Pepeha Artwork when it's complete. In the upcoming weeks we will also be writing up our own Pepeha in Maori and will be introducing ourselves in our home languages. 

Blog Profile By Ching

Hi my name is Ching.

I go to Christ the King Catholic School and this year I am a year 5. I am 10 years old.

My culture is Chinese and I come from Hong Kong. I was born in Hong Kong on 31st
July 2010.

In my family I have a Mum, a Dad and one younger brother.

In my spare time I like to go bike riding, go to the movies, meet friends and play with my
younger brother.

I am interested in arts and craft.

I am good at Reading, Maths and Art.

I enjoy doing art and craft because I like to be creative in painting. It is super fun.

My challenge for the year is to do my work faster.

My goals for this year are to be the best learner I can be, learn as much as I can and
read better than last year. This year I would like to get more certificates.

My Dad inspires me to learn at home so that I already know Maths before I come to
school.

Blog Profile By Agnes

Hi my name is Agnes. I go to Christ the King Catholic School.

I’m in Year 5. In my family I have a Mum, Dad and my little

cute sister. Her name is Irene. Me and my family are from

India. In my spare time I like to play Hide and Seek with my

sister Irene. I’m good at Writing and Reading. I enjoy studying

and playing with friends and my little sister. I find Maths a bit

challenging. My goal is to work as hard as I can. My Mum

inspires me a lot. When I grow up I want to be a Nurse

because it is a rewarding job.

New to Chromebook Parent Training Session

To all the Parents who have registered to attend the New to Chromebook Parent Training Session, on Wednesday February 26th from 2:20-2:50PM.

There has been a time tabling change.
The new time will be 3:05 - 3:40PM on Wednesday February 26th.
Venue: Room 1

I look forward to seeing you there.
If you have a child that is Year 4 or above and is new to digital learning (in Rooms 1 & 2), and would like to attend the session on Wednesday February 26th, then email me: jpaton@ctk.school.nz

Thanks for your support with this matter,

Yours faithfully,

Joy Paton

Fractions - Whole

Today we have been learning about fractions. A whole is the largest fraction. A whole = one (1).  This is Ethan's Google Drawing on the Fraction -Whole.

Blog Profile By Jia

Hi my name is Jia. I am from the Philippines. I go to Christ the King Catholic

School. I have  a Mum, a Dad and a Grandma. My family is in the Philippines.

My cousin and Aunty are in Canada. I love studying when I’m on holiday with

my Grandma because she teaches me everything. I love athletics and dancing.

My hobbies are running and sometimes I like exercising. I am good at running

and sports. I am mostly good at athletics. I enjoy everything I do especially

with my family and friends. My challenge this year is to get better at

Reading, Writing and Maths. My goals are to make my parents proud and

make good gains in my grades. This year I am looking forward to trying my

best in getting things right. I would like to move up higher levels in Reading

and Maths . I have a Mum, a Dad and a Grandma that all inspire me to do

Maths. I know how to subtract, divide and multiply. In my blog I posted a

document. It's all about the President of United States. I posted it because

we had the Summer Learning Journey.   

Ken P's Duality Map

This is Ken P's Duality Map. He has compared the Philippines and New Zealand. He has looked at these things: Food, Flag, Dances, Language, Clothing, Plants, Animals and Games. 

Parent Chromebook Training for Year 4 & new Families in the Senior School

Thank you so much for the parents who attended the New to Chromebook Training session this morning. It was lovely to meet you.
Here are the slides from today's presentation.
If you would like to attend a New to Chromebook Training session, I will be running a session on Wednesday February 26th from 2:20pm-2:50pm, in the School Library. Please email me to register your attendance: jpaton@ctk.school.nz
I will then give your child a confirmation letter to confirm the date and time.

Blog Profile By Lyrissa

Hi my name is Lyrissa. I’m a student at Christ the King School. I like to do Art
and P.E. I also have two younger sisters and three brothers. My youngest sister’s
name are Lynetta and Lysarra. My brother’s names  are Carvin and Ken.
I have only one older brother. I am proud to be Samoan. I like to watch funny
movies. I really like doing P.E at school and I enjoy working on Maths problems.
I am really good at listening to instructions and helping others when in need.
I enjoy doing Art with patterns. I also enjoy it when we start to paint.
My challenge this year is ensuring that my sentences make sense.
I’m looking forward in learning new information in every subject.
I want to make new friends and share some learning on my blog this year.
My personal achievement is being able to finish work within the set time.   

Swimming at the Dean Greenwood Swim School

Today we had our first swimming lesson at the Dean Greenwood Swim School. It was so much fun starting from where we finished off. Today we focused on developing confidence in the water and floating. We used the noodles. Some of us were able to float on our front and back. We are looking forward to the next nine lessons. 

Blog Profile By Sisiliah

Hi my name is Sisiliah and I go to Christ the King Catholic School. My favourite colour is red. I sometimes like to walk to school. . I like to come to school everyday because I love to have an education and I like learn. I am really good at sports but mostly rugby. I enjoy learning at school .My challenge for this year is to keep up with everything I do and to work hard. My goal this year is to make it in every sports and to represent my lovely school this year. This year I am looking forward to being the best person that I can be and be better than last year. I am looking forward to being the greatest girl I could be for my family to be proud.

Blog Profile By Ethan

Hi my name is Ethan I am a Filipino. I was born in Saudi Arabia on February 11th 2012.
I am from Christ the King School. My hobbies are playing in the park and scootering.
I have a Mum, a Dad and a brother.

I am good at Maths and I enjoy learning everything. My challenge is reading and understanding
hard books. My goal is to write more stories.

I am looking forward to getting achievements this year.I want to learn maths in
this school. I want to share work on the blog.

Powhiri - To Welcome Our New Principal and New Staff

Today had a Powhiri and welcomed our new principal Mr Hadnett and new staff: Mrs D'Souza, Mrs Heimuli and Mrs Fullerton. Pa Tipene and Father Smythe led the Powhiri. It was a memorable event and it was lovely to see so many principals, staff from the Catholic Schools office, friends and family attend this special occasion. The children made the school proud with their singing. Everyone had a special part to play. Here are some photos captured on the day. 

Blog Profile By Theresa

I am really good at reading. I also enjoy writing because I can express my ideas and write about the experiences that I have had in my life. 

My greatest challenge is focusing on my learning and getting my work finished on time. My challenge is learning all of my Maths.

My goals are: To finish my learning within the set time.

To put my best effort into my learning.

I am looking forward to all the things that are before me that will happen in the year.

Duality Maps featuring Ayla, Theresa, Trelia and Ching

As part of our Inquiry learning we have been learning about our class community. During these last two weeks the students have been learning about their culture -New Zealand Culture and Home Language Culture. They have had to compare these things: flag, foods, clothing, games, dances, vocabulary-greetings, sports, animals and plants. Check out these amazing duality maps. There will be more to come over the next few weeks.

Blog Profile By Helina

Hello my name is Helina. I am 8 years old. I have a Mum, Dad, and a big sister and a little brother called Daniel. I go to Christ the King School. I am Ethiopian. My hobbies are watching movies and I love to travel around the world. This year 2020 Miss Paton is my Teacher.I am good at Inquiry. I enjoy P.E and Maths because I like solving problems and I also like making charts and putting it on my blog. I also like P.E because I like sprinting and racing other students that are fast. I am looking forward to finding more friends and to be better at doing my hand writing. I want to keep on concentrating on my writing and maths more. When I grow up I want to be more like Valerie Adams because I want to be in the Olympics.

Blog Profile By Jenesys

Hi my name is Jenesys. The school that I go to is Christ the King School.
I have two brothers that play for the Warriors. They both go to work and
one of them is in Australia. Also I have a sister that goes to school and I have a
Mum and a Dad that goes to work.

I am good at is writing, especially going back to check if I made mistakes in
my sentences. 

My challenges are Maths, RE and Topic.

I am looking forward to learning new things from our wonderful teacher
Miss Paton. I'm looking forward to learning my times tables in Maths.

Rocio's Blog Profile

Hello! I am Rocio. I am 8 years old. I am a Filipino girl and I’m
turning 9 years old this year. I have three siblings, a Mum, a Dad,
and a dog. I am Year 4 this year. My favourite subjects are Writing,
R.E, Art and Inquiry. I like doing work on the computers because at
home you can make animations or play Prodigy. My Hobbies are
playing with my dog, watching TV, and climbing my tree outside of
my house. My goals are to get better at Art and Maths this year.
I’m good at Writing and R.E. I enjoy playing with my friends.
I also enjoy playing video games. I’m looking forward to learning
more things that I don’t know. The thing that inspires me is sports.
I could be a basketball player, a soccer player or more.

Koloa's Blog Profile

My name is Koloa I was born on August 8th 2011. I live with my Nana. My Dad lives with his partner. All my Uncles live in Australia. 

I am good at writing. I enjoy writing made up stories. My challenges are hard maths. My goals are to write great stories.

I am looking forward to making new friends. I really like connecting with others. I like sharing some stuff on my blog.

The Class of 2020 - Room 1

Welcome to our first blog post for 2020. We are a bunch of 26 enthusiastic Years 4-5 learners. This term we are learning about Community within school and beyond. We will first be looking at our class community. Please check out the student blogs. They will be updating them regularly to showcase their learning. We welcome comments. It will be a great year and we look forward to sharing our learning with you.

Student Chromebooks

Happy New Year! 

We are looking forward to welcoming your child back into the new school year. We hope you have had a lovely summer break. These last few weeks the weather has been superb.

Rooms 1 & 2 are the digital classes.
We will be using Chromebooks on the first day of school - Monday February 3rd. The children will be updating their blogs and will be creating Blogger Profiles during this week.

Please ensure your child's device is fully charged, and is in its case.
Chargers are to be left at home. 

Chromebook sign up under the Ako Hiko Trust is available to all Year 4 students and those who are new to Christ the King School. Eligibility is from Year 4 upwards. You can sign up at the school office.

If your child's Chromebook is faulty or has been damaged during the holidays, please bring it to the school office. We will get our technician Tim to look at it and will inform you over whether it needs to be sent away to be repaired.

We would like to thank you for your support over this matter.