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Your Voice! Your Choice
How does the electoral process work? Room 6 took a look at the background behind the New Zealand elections process.
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Hooking you in
When you pick up a new book to read, the first couple of pages are often the make or break - will the beginning pull you in enough to keep reading? Or…
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We practised, we learned, we experienced success
Spellathon 2023 at Wairakei Primary School was a resounding success. Without fail, all students made progress and experienced success in their spellin…
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Reaching Peak Strength
Two groups of Year 4-6 students were put through their paces by Aaron from Peak Strength. Using a variety of game and weight based strength exercises,…
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Micro:bit Slogans
Micro:bits are a valuable tool for enhancing student learning in digital technologies. These miniature computers give students the opportunity to lear…
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Learning from the Past to Protect the Future
Room 11 students are learning about how to keep taonga alive by being kaitiaki. Before they could do this, they had to learn about the taonga they are…
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Around the outside and back through the middle
Hands on, modelling, restructuring, and moving materials have all helped Room 1 students to gain an understanding of area and perimeter.
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Making Connections
To be a kaitiaki (guardian) of an environmental area you need to be active and connected to it because the land is a taonga (treasure). But what does …
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Keeping Ourselves Safe
Keeping Ourselves Safe is a programme devised by the New Zealand Police. The learning activities are designed to help children keep safe when they mix…
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Unveiling the world of patterns
Room 14 dived into the fascinating world of patterns and relationships in mathematics. Students participated in a range of hands-on and interactive ac…
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Telling Stories Through Art
Static images of sea creatures with tangled fishing nets around their fins started Room 12 students thinking about how they could create multimedia ar…
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Don’t Burst my Blobble
Blobble Write is an iPad application used by the students in Room 16 to practise and improve their handwriting skills. This fun and interactive tool u…
