Check out the introduction message and slide show that students in Mrs. Schoch’s and Mrs. Kriese’s Pre-AP classes made for their iEARN project partners in Russia, Romania, Belarus, Pakistan, Indonesia, Colorado, and Tennessee. The kids did a fantastic job!
Auroa School is located in the North Island in South Taranaki, New Zealand. Mount Taranaki is directly north of Auroa. We also have the Pacific Ocean directly South of us.
Mount Taranaki is 2518m high. It is an active stratovolcano, which means it is shaped like a cone because of the eruptions in the past. It is one of the most symmetrical volcanoes in the world.
A long time ago a man called Auroa came to the Whanganui River area and met a girl called Hinengakau. They had twins called Hgati Haua Piko and Ngati Haua Roa. Ngati Haua Piko was given land from the mountain to the sea, and was named Auroa in remembrance of the ancestors Auroa. When the school opened in 1891 many decendants of Auroa from the hapu of Ngati Haua Piko attended this school.
The Auroa community is mostly made up of dairy farmers and their families. Auroa is a country school and has 186 students. We have students from Year 1 through to Year 8. We are lucky to have a huge school. We have a senior and junior playground and a new swing area. Our field has a cricket pitch and plenty of room for rugby and soccer. We have a community swimming pool and hall that we use for concerts. We have lots of fun days – like athletic sports, swimming sports
Auroa School play many sports, rugby, soccer, tennis, cricket.
I bet you have heard of our famous All Blacks rugby team http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSCICJc4mLdTxVLxH_2voOMB89By-2U59Gw2pS3Vu5UgvjGb0lJDA:static2.stuff.co.nz/1289081087/449/4317449.jpg
Daniel, one of our 3rd period students, brought up the All Blacks in our discussion today! Then several other students agreed that they were an awesome team :- )