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Sweet Treats for Our Feathered Friends
Calling all nature enthusiasts and bird lovers! Room 9 has taken a delightful plunge into the world of caring for our native birds by creating a speci…
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Kōwhaiwhai Korero
The koru is significant in tikanga Māori as it represents growth, strength and peace. As a symbol of our growing knowledge of te ao Maori, students we…
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Run Marble Run
Working in collaborative groups, students were tasked with creating a marble run using a range of items. The marbles needed to travel from a height in…
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Meaty Mathematics
Wairakei Primary School teachers have been learning how to get their students to engage in meaty mathematics tasks.
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Data Dilemma
Learning to read and use a calendar is an important life skill. Room 4 have been interpreting a calendar and realise that they need to have a good und…
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Combining Patterns and Culture
Room 13 learnt about beats, loops, teamwork, and rhythm whilst working with Māori rākau to create a short musical piece to Tutira mai. Māori used thes…
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Simple Machines and Measurement
Room 2 has been on a measurement mission. Measuring, constructing, calculating, and discovering the magic of simple machines.
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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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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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Managing Minecraft
Room 3 students know how to work out the area and perimeter of squares and rectangles and their teacher knows how to set a purposeful Minecraft learni…