Insect Hunt

Mrs Jackson sought help from the children to find out the best way to make an insect hotel. Read more about 'Insect Hunt'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Mathematics, Science, English, Participating and Contributing; Posted 3 days ago By Leanne Jackson

Room 10 The Amazing Kiwi

Room 10’s inquiry has been on the amazing Kiwi bird. The students have been learning about the special features of the Kiwi and how their adaptations have helped them to... Read more about 'Room 10 The Amazing Kiwi'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Science, Mathematics, The Arts, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing; Posted 3 days ago By Margo Clark

Room 10 Fractions

The first activity they undertook was to fold paper into halves and quarters so that they would understand the decreasing size as they fold the paper and that there are... Read more about 'Room 10 Fractions'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Mathematics, The Arts, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 10 days ago By Margo Clark

World first 3d cubed bubble produced in Room 9

During this journey we have had fun creating 3D shapes. After reading about the idea of being able to create bubbles that would also be able to be different shapes... Read more about 'World first 3d cubed bubble produced in Room 9'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Mathematics, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others; Posted 14 days ago By Angel Chauval

Do we measure up?

Knowing how to measure and compare objects is an important skill to have. Room 9 has been exploring how you can measure people to work out who is the tallest... Read more about 'Do we measure up?'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Mathematics, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 14 days ago By Angel Chauval

Array City in Room 5

One way we tried was by making an array city. An array is the way a times table is structured and it always makes a square or a rectangle if correct. Read more about 'Array City in Room 5'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Mathematics, The Arts, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 17 days ago By Olivia Graham

Tessellation Time

A plane shape is a two-dimensional (2D) or flat figure, such as a triangle, square, rectangle, or hexagon. Read more about 'Tessellation Time'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Using Language Symbols and Text, Thinking, Mathematics; Posted 18 days ago By Sara Sprague

The Magic of Science

We moved the cotton bud in the milk and when we got closer to the green colour it kept moving away from us. Read more about 'The Magic of Science'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Science, Mathematics, The Arts, Technology, Participating and Contributing, Thinking, Managing Self, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 24 days ago By Jessica Wilson

Marvellous measurement

The students have had fun exploring standard and non-standard types of measurement. We have used measuring beads, tens frames, measuring tapes and rulers to measure different objects around the classroom. Read more about 'Marvellous measurement'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Mathematics; Posted 3 months ago By Rebecca Partridge

Measurement Madness

Te Pou fixing cubes together to measure the length of his legNext, we had to estimate the length of each body part. We learnt that an estimate is an educated guess. Read more about 'Measurement Madness'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Thinking, Mathematics, Using Language Symbols and Text, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others; Posted 3 months ago By Shannen Holder