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Stop, Think, Go - Drop Writing
Drop writing is a way to build writing skills and stamina. There are a few rules to follow to guide students when writing:
Write the whole time, no s…
Write the whole time, no s…
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Power for Learning Journey
Wairakei Primary started their Power For Learning (PB4L) journey several years ago with 2022 seeing a rebranding and introduction of the Tokarewa prog…
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Our Tamariki as Taonga
Room 14 has focused on how tamariki (children) are taonga. We learnt that taonga should be cared for and treasured and why and how we can look after o…
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Turning Pages - Dive in to reading
As parents, we often dream of a bright future for our children, wanting them to grow up to be successful, happy, and fulfilled individuals who can mak…
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Taonga Time
Our taonga (things we treasure or value) makes us who we are. Room 3 students have investigated their personal taonga and followed a writing structure…
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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…
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Dragons, Dragons, Dragons!
The dragons in the Ready to Read book Dragons, Dragons, Dragons! by Feana Tu’akoi felt a bit lonely and sad. They realised they needed to make new fri…
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Silly Snakes
‘Snakes’ is such an interesting word. It starts with the blend ‘sn’ and has a bossy e at the end so the letter ‘a’ is a long vowel (says it’s name). T…
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What is moveNprove?
MoveNprove games are great warm up or warm down mathematics games. MoveNprove is a rapid retention game which can be used to review prior skills and k…
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Harnessing the Teacher Within
It is not only teachers who can teach us skills, as Room 5 recently found out. Teina to teina teaching is a great way for students to teach their peer…
