The Senior Blog!
Welcome to our blog! This is your virtual window into the weekly workings of Akoranga 1, aka The Mighty Tahi Mako and Akoranga 2, aka The Mighty Rua Rays. . Use the tabs below to access our learning links. WARNING: you are about to see our tamariki unleash their incredible talents...enter at your own risk!
Monday, 24 August 2026
Thursday, 20 August 2026
Week 5

Learners of the Week
The Hell Reading Challenge
The HELL Reading Challenge is a well-established programme that has been hugely successful in getting tamariki to read and enjoy the pleasures of stories—with the bonus of free pizza rewards! Rosie, Jess and Mila are well on their way to a tasty ending! How many chapter books have you read?
Senses Writing
Today Miss B made her famous Bliss balls. The students had to use their senses to describe the eating experience. Then they had to guess the 6 ingredients.
It tastes like a breath mint but stronger, with a peaceful coconut ending - Mia del Mar
It tastes like a date-infested chocolate coconut with a touch of mint - Martha
It looks like a dung ball with maggots on it - Jagger
It looks like a burnt meatball rolled in pebbles at the bottom of a fish tank - Zaria
It sounds like people munching in surprise - Jess
It feels like a coconut that just fell from a tree - Charlie
It looks like a field covered in snow, rolled up into a sphere. The flakes make it look rough, like snow-covered grass - Archer
It feels as lumpy as freshly cut grass - Amelie C
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Week 4
Learners of the Week
Rua A - G2 T
Menu: Cottage Pie and Afghan Biscuits
Senses Writing
Whaea Sarah brought in some funky flavoured chips for our senses writing. We had to use our senses to describe the look, feel, smell, taste and sound (of us eating them). Then we tried to guess the flavour. Safe to say, they weren't popular flavours - Cucumber and Spicy Masala.
It looks like jail bars, ridged and unforgiving - Emiko
It looks like a wavy piece of material washed up on shore - Bethany
Tastes like cucumber that was at least a week old, and its dry taste never should twin with a watery vegetable - Shea
It tastes like rotten eggs caught on fire - Kaia
It looks like a wild fire, the black specks are the last of the trees still standing - Alena
Feels like a rusty lumpy piece of metal - Tayne
The spiciness is like a chilli that is expired and left outside - Aeris
The room is full of disgusting chomping and gagging sounds - Martha
It tastes like hell on a chip with a spicy curry -Brax
Table Tennis Fun
We are making the most of the sunshine and getting outside when we can. Last week we started a table tennis contest. Currently, Bailey Van der Speck is our reigning champ with the most undefeated games.
Kea Kids News winner
Martha won a Kea Kids News T-shirt for her fabulous drawing of her dream bike. Way to go Martha!
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