Posts by Fiona Griffin
6 min Read
My Nest is Best
Room 16 wants more Pīwakawaka and Tūī to live in and around their school.
3 min Read
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…
5 min Read
Falling Feathers and Balancing Balloons
Each day the students in Room 16 participate in a range of movement activities using feathers, balloons, and paper plate batons. Behind the excitement…
Jumping Cows and Laughing Dogs
When strolling past our classroom,
You’ll hear a pleasant sound,
Of students singing poems,
There is learning to be found.
You’ll hear a pleasant sound,
Of students singing poems,
There is learning to be found.
4 min Read
Monsters and Robots
Students in Room 16 have been learning about shapes, focusing on identifying and describing them. The students created a Shape Monster and a Shape Rob…
6 min Read
Beautiful Butterflies
The butterfly life cycle is a thrilling process to observe, especially when it is happening right in front of you. In Room 16, watching tiny caterpill…
5 min Read
Starting School is a Steaming Success
Steaming into School is unique to Wairakei Primary School, Taupō. It is a programme for children who are about to start school.