Balloon Tennis

They play balloon tennis. That’s what they do. Read more about 'Balloon Tennis'...

Posted in Te Huka; Tagged Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Participating and Contributing, Relationships With Others, Thinking, Problem Solving; Posted 9 days ago By Leanne Jackson

Parenting- the hardest job in the world

Mum timeDad timeIt is easy to compare our parenting style and our children’s behaviour with others.As parents, we so often second guess the decisions and actions we make as we... Read more about 'Parenting- the hardest job in the world'...

Posted in SENCO; Tagged Health and Physical Education, Managing Self, Relating to Others; Posted 9 days ago By Claire Smith

2021 Wairakei Interschool Athletics Champions

A year 2 student at the Wairakei Primary School Athletics DayOn behalf of Wairakei Primary School, I’d also like to say a big thank you to all of the parents... Read more about '2021 Wairakei Interschool Athletics Champions'...

Posted in Event; Tagged Health and Physical Education; Posted 28 days ago By Paul Morehu

Whare Tapawha

Students of all ages have been enjoying the last of the warm weather and making the most of their lunchtimes by getting involved with spontaneous, student organised games, often involving... Read more about 'Whare Tapawha'...

Tagged Health and Physical Education, Relating to Others, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing; Posted 31 days ago By Jeannie Young

Settling into a new school year

Friendships help learning Read more about 'Settling into a new school year'...

Posted in SENCO; Tagged Health and Physical Education, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self; Posted 58 days ago By Claire Smith

Use Your Noodle

Room 15 will tell you it’s Noodle Tag of course! Read more about 'Use Your Noodle'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Health and Physical Education, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others; Posted 4 months ago By Philippa Ewen

Being safe with first aide

We circled the ones that are not safe. The fire and the toys on the steps are not safe because we can trip over them. Emma, Rm 15. Read more about 'Being safe with first aide'...

Tagged Health and Physical Education, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing; Posted 4 months ago By Natasha Forrest and St Johns

Glorious goal achieving

The boys set a challenge at the beginning of the week to complete their reading task which was based on hedgehog fun. They were focusing on sequencing events and following instructions. Read more about 'Glorious goal achieving'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged English, Health and Physical Education, Social Science, Participating and Contributing, Thinking, Relating to Others; Posted 4 months ago By Tayla Nicholson

Measurement Olympics

They started off by using non-standard units of measurement to measure a standing jump. They used exercise books as their unit of measurement as they jumped alongside them.Questions that arose... Read more about 'Measurement Olympics'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text, Participating and Contributing; Posted 4 months ago By Paul Morehu

Touch Rugby 2020

The Wairakei WarriorsOn behalf of Wairakei Primary School, I’d like to send out a huge thank you to all the parents and caregivers that volunteered their time to coach or... Read more about 'Touch Rugby 2020'...

Posted in Event; Tagged Health and Physical Education; Posted 4 months ago By Paul Morehu