Wai Challenges

The Key competencies participating and contributing, and thinking were extended. Students gained a lot of ideas by looking at each other's creations, and they had lots of questions. Read more about 'Wai Challenges'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Science, Technology, The Arts, Mathematics, Thinking, Participating and Contributing; Posted 24 days ago By Olivia Graham

Inspired by Jackson Pollock

Looking at Pollock’s works, we were touching on level 3 of the New Zealand curriculum in visual arts: investigating the purpose of images from past cultures and identifying the contexts... Read more about 'Inspired by Jackson Pollock'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged The Arts, Technology, Using Language Symbols and Text, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others; Posted 3 months ago By Olivia Graham

Predictions, Observations and Explanations

hull - something that floats - pool noodle, ice block sticks Read more about 'Predictions, Observations and Explanations'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Science, Technology, English, Mathematics, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text, Relating to Others; Posted 3 months ago By Web Master

Full STEAM Ahead

This was a recent dilemma faced by the Poihipi teachers and students. Read more about 'Full STEAM Ahead'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Science, Technology, The Arts, Mathematics, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others; Posted 4 months ago By Philippa Ewen

Lovely Lava Lamps

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Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Technology, Science, Participating and Contributing, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text, Relating to Others; Posted 4 months ago By Tayla Nicholson

The Journey of Electricity

View Arley’s video here Read more about 'The Journey of Electricity'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Technology, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 5 months ago By Sara Sprague

Millions of Matariki moments

Ma te wheturangi o Matariki, e tiaki mai, e manaaki mai i a koe, i a koutou ranei, mo te tau e taka mai ana Read more about 'Millions of Matariki moments'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Learning Languages, English, The Arts, Technology, Social Science, Thinking, Managing Self, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 6 months ago By Clara Loughin

The Popping Explosion

This was a great way for the students to work on their procedural writing skills. If they missed a step out then the procedure would have failed. Read more about 'The Popping Explosion '...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Science, English, Technology, Using Language Symbols and Text, Relating to Others, Participating and Contributing; Posted 6 months ago By Tayla Nicholson

Describing our family members

Room 4 has been looking at how to use different language features to make their writing more interesting and appealing for an audience to read and listen too. Read more about 'Describing our family members '...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged English, Technology, Social Science, Using Language Symbols and Text, Managing Self, Thinking; Posted 7 months ago By Tayla Nicholson

Matariki Integration

Things grow stronger when you integrate. Read more about 'Matariki Integration'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Mathematics, English, Technology, Science, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 7 months ago By Melissa Isaacson