Posts by Leanne Jackson

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Leaving a Positive Footprint

Room 13 students discussed how they could leave a positive ‘footprint’ around Wairakei Primary. A footprint meaning leaving some kind of impression or…
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Pōwhiri

A pōwhiri is a formal ceremony including speeches, waiata, and the sharing of kai.  Pōwhiri is led by the senior students of the school. This is a lea…
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Use Your Voice to Rap

Rapping is a way for people to express themselves and make sense of the world. It involves speaking or chanting rhymes that are often set to a beat. T…

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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