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Pōwhiri
A pōwhiri is a formal ceremony including speeches, waiata, and the sharing of kai. Pōwhiri is led by the senior students of the school. This is a lea…
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Use Your Voice to Rap
Rapping is a way for people to express themselves and make sense of the world. It involves speaking or chanting rhymes that are often set to a beat. T…
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Kōwhaiwhai Korero
The koru is significant in tikanga Māori as it represents growth, strength and peace. As a symbol of our growing knowledge of te ao Maori, students we…
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Whakaoti Rapanga
I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho - A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions.
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What do the students think?
During our ‘Your Voice, Your Choice’ inquiry in Term 3 this issue was forefront in the eyes of the students as a key political policy. Many students w…
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Meaty Mathematics
Wairakei Primary School teachers have been learning how to get their students to engage in meaty mathematics tasks.
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Data Dilemma
Learning to read and use a calendar is an important life skill. Room 4 have been interpreting a calendar and realise that they need to have a good und…
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Winning the Party Vote
During the lead up to an election New Zealand’s political parties are easily identified by their logos. Each party’s logo is distinct to them, uniform…
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Towel poe
Towel poe, too rang e, why rack ey.
Can’t recognise these? These are place names we say all of the time! What if it was written as Taupō, Turangi or …
Can’t recognise these? These are place names we say all of the time! What if it was written as Taupō, Turangi or …
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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…
