Playground Designers in the Making

The children brought their personal experiences of playing on playgrounds to this activity as well as using the internet and books to research the topic and get inspiration. Read more about 'Playground Designers in the Making'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, art, English. Managing self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others, Using Language, Symbols and Texts; Posted 41 days ago By Leanne Jackson

Making Mona Lisa Pop

Some of us had heard of his name and some of us had seen his most famous piece of art, the Mona Lisa. Read more about 'Making Mona Lisa Pop'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Science, The Arts, Visual Art, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 41 days ago By Shannen Holder

Beeswax Wrap

Shannon took us all on a tour of the Taupo Recycling Centre, came into class to talk about rubbish, and also brought everything we needed to make beeswax wraps. Read more about 'Beeswax Wrap'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Social Science, Science, Thinking, Participating and Contributing; Posted 51 days ago By Olivia Graham

Beeswax Wraps

Room 2 got to make beeswax wraps with Shannon from the Taupo District Council. Read more about 'Beeswax Wraps'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Technology, Health and Physical Education, Science, Relating to Others, Using Language Texts and Symbols, Managing Self, Thinking and Participating and Contributing; Posted 2 months ago By Carla Ross

Recycling centre trip

Thank you to the students in Room 2 and parents and Shannon, Taupo District CouncilKeywords: Environmentally friendly, Sustainability, Health, Technology, Recycling Centre, Reuseable, Greenwaste, Landfill Read more about 'Recycling centre trip'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Health and Physical Education, Technology, Science, Relating to Others, Using Language Texts and Symbols, Managing Self, Thinking and Participating and Contributing; Posted 2 months ago By Carla Ross

Room 3’s Biodegradability Garden

After learning about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Room 3 planted a garden with different types of materials to see what would biodegrade.

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Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged enviro, Student-voice, Science; Posted 2 months ago By Emily and Rachel Thompson

Twists & Turns

In the book, Sam is disappointed when all of the clown's balloons are given to other children. Then the clown makes her a special balloon dog and gives it to her. Read more about 'Twists & Turns'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Science, Technology, English, The Arts, Mathematics, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 3 months ago By Leanne Jackson

Glo-Germs

First, we needed some volunteers. Riley, Nathan and Asharntay were up for the challenge and thought they were good hand washers. Read more about 'Glo-Germs'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Science, Health and Physical Education, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing; Posted 3 months ago By Olivia Graham

Math that Matters

As we are currently learning about global issues so we put our data detective hats back on to find out - What global issue Room 8 is most concerned about? Read more about 'Math that Matters'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Mathematics, Science, Nature of Science, Thinking, Language, Symbols, and Text, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others; Posted 3 months ago By Shannen Holder

Step by Step, Little by Little

We wish students to acquire and begin to use sources of information and processes, to identify and express ideas when writing. Read more about 'Step by Step, Little by Little'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Science, English, Writing, Using Language Symbols and Text, The Arts; Posted 3 months ago By Margo Clark