Last week we celebrated students from across the school who were acknowledged for making great choices that help them to fly in their lives and learning.  They are listed below and remember that you can access photos from our school Facebook page.

First Flight – New Entrant and Year 1

 Mrs Absalom, Mrs Kendrick Mrs Anthony & Mrs Bishop

Harakeke	Ariyan Nichols	For reading your book with fluency and confidence. It is a pleasure to listen to you read. Great to see you enjoying your books at home. Kia Maia
Kopukapuka	Desrianne Kupai	It was fantastic to see your interest and perseverance during art. You demonstrated excellent observational skills when drawing your leaf and the finished result was stunning. Kia Maia-Stand proud.
Toe Toe	Dani Raaphorst	For making amazing progress in all areas since starting school. You are soaking up all information and challenging yourself to succeed in all areas. You are a great role model for all children in Room Toetoe.
Kaponga	Olivia Twentyman	For making a huge effort with your reading at home and in the classroom! You can read all your pink words and have moved up a reading level! Stand proud.

Take Flight – Years  2 & 3

Mrs Daniels, Miss McGovern & Mrs McKinlay

Hub 2	Kingston Abraham	You have blown your teachers away with the courage you have shown with all your learning and your brilliant attitude. You are quickly getting started on tasks and remaining focussed and positive until they are completed. Kia Maia Kingston, you should be so proud of yourself.
	Kay Mellor	Your teachers love to see your positive attitude towards maths. You are using part-whole thinking, cleverly using your knowledge of doubles to solve addition problems and rounding numbers to the nearest ten. Kia Maia Kay.
	Raymond Whitney	You are making a huge effort to focus on your learning and showing perserverance with challenging tasks. You have stepped up as a role model for your literacy group and others are following the exceptional example you are setting.
Reading Recovery

 Flight Path – Years  3 & 4

Mr Stirling, Miss Fly & Mrs Veronese

Karaka	Zeth Brennan	Kia maia! Stand Proud! You have been making great progress in Maths. You have learnt to use multiplication facts to solve division equations.
Kowhai	Diego Takitaki	Stand proud of your fantastic start to Term 2. It’s great to see you flying in your learning. Keep it up.
Pohutukawa	Cuban Jackson	For a fabulous attitude to all learning this term. You settle to work quickly and always make an excellent effort. Kia maia Cuban, you are a great role model for your peers!

Flight Deck – Years  4, 5 & 6

Mrs Hansen, Whaea Shirley, Mrs Barker & Mr Buller

Flight Deck	Allyn Ngawaka-Cowley	The way you are managing yourself and growing in confidence is fantastic! We see you shining in the way you do acts of service for others, and encourage you to keep on being the best you can be! Kia manawanaui!
Flight Deck	Isabella Ngawaka-Cowley	You consistently work hard in all areas of your learning, self managing the goals you set. Kia maia Isabella.
Flight Deck	George Kyd	It is great to see you being Karearea. Lately you have been working hard to achieve behaviour goals and have displayed many of our bird qualities. Kia kaha George, keep showing courage!
Flight Deck	Awa Kiwi-Cooper	Your teachers respect you highly for having the courage to share your thoughts all the time during discussions. Your self belief is a real strength.