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Hooking you in

When you pick up a new book to read, the first couple of pages are often the make or break - will the beginning pull you in enough to keep reading? Or…
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We practised, we learned, we experienced success

Spellathon 2023 at Wairakei Primary School was a resounding success. Without fail, all students made progress and experienced success in their spellin…
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Micro:bit Slogans

Micro:bits are a valuable tool for enhancing student learning in digital technologies. These miniature computers give students the opportunity to lear…
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Learning from the Past to Protect the Future

Room 11 students are learning about how to keep taonga alive by being kaitiaki. Before they could do this, they had to learn about the taonga they are…

Managing Minecraft

Room 3 students know how to work out the area and perimeter of squares and rectangles and their teacher knows how to set a purposeful Minecraft learni…

Beyond the Ballot

Are you tired of playing on destroyed sports fields? Do you want cleaner streets and more fresh air? These are some of the policy ideas campaigned in …
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Young Scientists in the Making

The shouts of, “It's a kiwi!” “I saw a piwakawaka in the maze,” “There was a tūi on the flax flower,” were just a few of the excited comments shared w…

Dealing to Decimals

Training for the inter school Mathematics competition is underway for Years 5 and 6 students.
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Fresh Veg At Our Fingertips

Your Lucio - Your light  

Room 4 secured one of three plant towers purchased by Wairakei Primary School as we continue to promote and develop healthy…

Pattern Detectives

Room 11, has  been learning about patterns. To begin the learning journey, I needed to get an idea of what the class already knew about this subject a…

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