Posts by Leanne Jackson
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How You Can Help at Home
How can I help my child with mathematics at home? This is a question parents often ask.
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Blowing Beautiful Big Bubbles
Could everyone make bubbles that were bigger and could last longer before they popped?
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Learning About Landmarks
As part of the Inquiry topic, I Belong - Nō Ahau, Room 13 learnt the meaning behind the school waiata O-Ātia and made links to the different places me…
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
Room 13 had big plans to go on the Huka Falls River Cruise and to make learning meaningful the class also decided to have a cupcake sale to fund the e…
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Skip Counting in 5's
Skip counting is an extremely useful mathematical skill. By learning to skip count students notice number patterns and increase their number knowledge…
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Learning Tinikling
Tinikling is a traditional Philippine folk dance. It involves two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each ot…
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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…
