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Exploring the World of Poetry
Room 2 students have been busy delving into the world of poetry. Students were guided on a journey of discovery, as they developed a deeper understand…
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Need for Speed
Te Mihi students have been working on the need for speed. Instant recall and memory are very important. Each week students have all been taking part i…
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The Writing Process
Students in Room 14 have been building their writing skills by writing everyday with the aim of having their published story completed and published o…
Writing for Wingspan
Room 8 visited Wingspan, the National Bird of Prey Centre, as part of the inquiry into taonga. As we have found out, these birds are precious treasure…
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STEM - Room 6
Room 6 has been taking on challenges with paper and with EPro8 kits. They are designed to give students opportunities to work alone or collaboratively…
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Process of design
Have you ever wanted to invent something? Room 5 did and they took on the role of mini inventors, turning their own imaginative ideas into models and …
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Inquiry more than a buzz word
A student said to me recently, what is inquiry? It got me thinking, have I been explicitly teaching inquiry, or is it just a ‘word’ teachers and educa…
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Understanding Time - a Life Skill
The concept of time can be a difficult concept for students to grasp. It is not just about learning to ‘tell the time.’ Understanding when we do thing…
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Keep Your Eye on the Ball
Small ball skills is an aspect of the Health and Physical Education curriculum and Poihipi students have been mastering these as a team. Students were…
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Digital Media in the Classroom
Students use a range of digital tools to share their learning in the senior school. Each student has a Chromebook or a device brought from home (BYOD)…
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The journey of who I am so far
Room 4 has been exploring who we are as a person and what makes us who we are. Every child was asked to bring along items that are special to them. We…
