Dragon Music

We have started to explore more sound and music creation in Tautoru.



To accompany our class dragon for Chinese New Year we have been working together on a musical piece for it to dance to.


The students worked in teams, selected instruments to work with and decided on a 'story' for their dragon.

Growth Mindset Videos

Base groups in Tautoru have been spending time in Autahi over the last 2 weeks talking about their goals, sharing their strengths, and watching videos about a growth mindset.


The videos can be viewed at this link growth-mindset.

They are fantastic short clips that the students have enjoyed and are pitched perfectly at their level. Please spend some time with your children and talk about their own strengths and goals.

Greetings from Taipei/ Taiwan

At Worser Bay School, we are excited to learn about different places and cultures. We have started a project that is linked to International Friendship Day (this is celebrated in Singapore to celebrate collaboration and connections with other cultures). Schools from across the world have signed up to share a short movie about their country. The movies will be posted on this site. Here is the first one from Taipei/ Taiwan: 

If you are a teacher, you can sign up here.

Character Strengths

We have been talking about Character Strengths. We made some posters showing what they mean to us at school.

Bravery in Tautoru means trying new things, standing up in front of the whole school, answering questions in a big group and being strong when you fall over.

Perspective means thinking "I can get better at this some day" and when you think you're not good at something, just thinking that you will get better.

Perseverance means sticking at it, never giving up, not stopping and trying to keep doing your best.

Songs for the Powhiri

Utaina Mai Nga Waka

Utaina mai Nga waka

Nga waka o te motu

Toia mai a ki uta

Ki te takoto ranga

A hiki ‘nuku hiki e

Hiki rangi rangi e

Tena Tena ra

Koutou Katoa

Tihei mauri ora

Tihei mauri ora

Tihei mauri ora

Ngä iwi o te motu e

Tü ake, karangatia

Tü ake, manaakitia

Ngä iwi, kia ora ra

Ngä iwi, kia ora ra

Takiri by Irini Melbourne

Takiri ake te awatea

Haruru ana te manu

Whiti mai te ra i te pai

Hei whakaoho i taku moe

Tutahanga nei

Tutehu ake nei

He tekoteko  e tu nei

I te koko o te whare

Hei matakitaki noa e

Takiri ake te awatea

Haruru ana te manu

Whiti mai te ra i te pai

Hei whakaoho i taku moe

Tutahanga nei

Tutehu ake nei

He tekoteko  e tu nei

I te koko o te whare

Hei matakitaki noa e

Hei matakitaki noa e

Hei matakitaki noa e

Nga waka e whitu

E tau nei

Hoea hoea ra

Tainui Te Arawa

Mataatua

Hoea hoea ra

Takitimu Tokomaru

Kurahaupo

Me Aotea ra

Nga waka enei i hoea mai

E o tatou tupuna

Nga waka e whitu

E tau nei

Hoea hoea ra

Tainui Te Arawa

Mataatua

Hoea hoea ra

Takitimu Tokomaru

Kurahaupo

Me Aotea ra

Nga waka enei i hoea mai

E o tatou tupuna Tīhore mai te rangi tīhore mai mao mao mao te ua whiti mai te rā, mao mao mao te ua whiti mai te rā, E rere te kōtare ki runga pūwharawhara ruru parirau kei mate i te ua, ruru parirau kei mate i te ua. e rere e noke mai tō pokorua kai ki i te wai kai mate i te ua, kai ki i te wai kai mate i te ua, e . . . i . . . e . . . whiti mai te rā e . . . i . . . e . . . whiti mai te rā. Tīhore mai te rangi tīhore mai mao mao mao te ua whiti mai te rā, mao mao mao te ua whiti mai te rā, mao mao mao te ua whiti mai te rā.

Tane and The Baskets of Knowledge

We have been reading the story of "Tane and the Baskets of Knowledge".

Tane got attacked by all sorts of insects, reptiles and man eating birds on his way to the heavens to get the baskets of knowledge. We have been talking about how sometimes our learning is tricky and how we have to be brave and persevere, like Tane did, so that we can reach our goal.

Growth Mindset

 Today we were given some challenges to try something new, using a tennis ball. We had to use our Growth Mindset, because although some of the activities were easy, some we couldn't do....YET!!!

But we kept trying!!!