R3 Lamb and Calf Day is coming for 2016

Its the second week of the New Zealand School holidays - and we've some huge events coming up Term Four - first week back on Thursday we have our biggest day of the School year, our annual Calf and Lamb Day. We have students who have been raising Lambs and Calves for this event and the judging competition. This video below, created by Mr Bloor is the highlights from 2014 and shows our Lamb and Calf Day that year.

We've also had some fantastic students working on their student blogs during the holidays.  If you want to see information about students preparing for Lamb and Calf Day you can click on the link to Jorja's Blog here.  If you didn't see Regans post about preparing for Lamb and Calf Day click on the link here.  Sophie's continued to post amazing things on her student blog about preparing for Lamb and Calf Day - you can click on the link to her blog here.

Blogging Posts about Cross Country

If you were unable to attend the 2016 Auroa School Cross Country or the next stage, the Mountain To Surf (MT SPA) Cross Country, preparation for the South Taranaki Finals in Hawera, then these posts can fill you in with what it was like to be there. Firstly this recount was written by Jorja about the Auroa Primary School Cross Country.    This event involved everyone at Auroa Primary School.  The next stage of competition was the Cluster Finals which was held at the Manaia Golf Course.  You can read the details of the event written by Jorja here on her fantastic blog - or you can also read the details about the event written by Madaline from Room One here.

Auroa Primary School student Blogs

At Auroa Primary School we are very lucky to have some fantastic classroom and student blogs.  You can follow the links to the classrooms and student blogs through some of our widgets.   One blog that is just started is from Sophie who is from Room Four - she has only ever posted twice but has already had an audience from around the world for her writing.  You can click to the link on her blog here.

Another one of our students who is producing consistently excellent work is Lexi from Room One.  She's recently had a comment from a teacher in Canada about her amazing writing.  You can read her amazing post here. 

Jadyens Farming Blog

Some of our students have been hard at work during the holidays - School in New Zealand is on our break between Term 1 and Term 2 and our students will be returning to School on Monday 2nd May to start the new school term.

Jayden has been busy publishing work on his entry for the 2016 MOA Kluster Blog - related to farming.  He's been producing some interesting work - this video is a series of images, some of which have been time lapsed that focus on a milking session at his families cow shed -



He's also been documenting some of the other activities that are taking place on the farm. You can click on the link here to visit his student page here.

School Holiday Postings: Madaline and Lexi

It is the School holidays here in New Zealand, currently we are half way through the break between Term One and Term Two.  Our students will be returning to school the Monday after next on Monday 2nd May.   

In the meantime a number of our students from across the school are posting and creating work during the school break.   You can see Madaline from Room One has been writing about how to make ANZAC biscuits as we have ANZAC day this coming Monday.  You can click on the link to Madalines blog here.

Lexi (also from Room One) has been writing about a variety of topics on her student blog 'Lexi's Life Experiences' during the break as well.   You can read about cooking or her experiences on the Pihama Walk for Cancer.  You can click on the link to Lexi's blog here.

Jorja's Student Blog

Thank you for your visit. It is the holidays in New Zealand and our students are currently in the middle of their summer break.  We will be returning to school as of the 1st of February.  It might be the holidays but a number of students continue to post on their student blogs.  One of those students is Jorja who was in Room Three in 2015.

You can view some of the amazing things that she has been up to in the holidays by clicking on this link to her awesome blog.

Caro Post about the Fitzroy Beach Carnival

It might be the holidays here in New Zealand - and we'll be back at School on the 1st February.  However there are a number of students from Room Three whose individual blogs are continuing to be posted on by the students during their holiday break.  If you'd like to read about the Fitzroy Beach Carnival then you can visit one of our amazing students blog - Caro's Creative Creations.

Some significant milestones

We're very happy this week to have achieved one particular milestone and have a second just a few days away.  This month this page had its highest viewing figures of a single month in its nearly two years of existence, when following the success of Survivor: Taranaki, the class page achieved 8k visitors in a single month and repeated broke the 400 pageviews a day mark.

Secondly and more important we wait with baited breath for Caro, nominated for a MOA Kluster Award and student blogger to pass the 13.4k pageview mark making her the most popular individual Auroa Primary School Blogger of All Time! She has had a fantastic year and written a number of popular and interesting posts.  You can click on the link to her fantastic blog here.

Caro makes it to 10,000 page views!

We were very excited at the end of last week because Caro from Room Three, who has been blogging for one and half years just had her 10,000 page view on her student blog. We are very excited for her achieving this fantastic feat and we look forward to seeing how she goes for the remainder of the year and what figures that she can achieve. If you are not a regular follower of her amazing page you can click on the link to it here.

Senior Blog Posts of the Week at Auroa Primary School

We had two Senior Blogs of the Week at Auroa Primary School for Week Four - we had some amazing postings that we couldn't decide on - however we selected two blogs, both of which have featured here. Firstly this week we have an amazing viewing figure to reach, we are excited because Caro is going to reach 10,000 page views! You can click on her fantastic blog here!

Our other joint winner this week - is another student that's consistently posting some amazing pieces of work.  Ashton has posted a lot of work
themed around his experience at home on his farm - this exceptional post is about a double yolked egg! If you haven't learnt about one and want to know all about it then you should click on this link and see some amazing examples of students blogging.

Outstanding Student Blogging: Caro's Creative Creations

We're fast approaching the point where a student from Room Three, Auroa Primary School is going to pass the 'magic' 10k page views mark for their student blog.   At this stage there's one student whose producing fantastic work that is varied and of a wonderful quality.  It might be the holidays for the Northern Hemisphere students but we've had some significant visitors to our student sites.  Recently Caro had a dance exam and she posted about it.  If you haven't seen this fantastic quality post then you can click on this link and visit her wonderful blog to read all about it!

APS Senior Blog Post of the Week: Caro

We've had another winner for Auroa Primary School from Room Three - and you have to check out this amazing post.  Caro from Room Three has been doing a fantastic job with her blogging this year and she's being publishing recently some of her own work that has been of an extremely high standard.

Her 'The Farming Lifestyle' video is a overview of a major event that is occurring in our area at the moment - calving.    She's taken a series of photos and video that details what is occurring on her families farm at the moment - if you haven't visited her page (and she's about to pass the 8k page view marks!) and seen her video you really need to do so by clicking on the link here.

APS School Holiday Student Blogging!

Bethanys Blog: Visiting Sky Tower

While its the second week of the New Zealand School Holidays between Term Two and Three that hasn't stopped nearly half of Room Three's students blogging in the holidays.  You can see the full list of posts on the right hand side of the tool bar, but there are some amazing posts that we wanted to highlight.

Bethany's been on holiday in Auckland and visited the iconic Auckland Sky Tower.  You can see her standing on a sheet of glass on this fantastic post on her wonderful blog by clicking here.

Caros Blog: Mount Taranaki

Caro has been in the snow on Mount Taranaki - you can read about the details of the experience that she's had by clicking on her fantastic blog here.  

Thanks so much for your visit.  Our students will return to school on the week starting Monday 20th of July for Term Three of 2015.  We look forward to connecting with our regular visitors and classrooms then.

Katelyn has been in Rotorua having some fantastic adventures on her holidays.  If you would like to find out all about what she has been up to and read her fantastic recount about her adventures you can click on the link here.