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BSLA has come to Room 12

Education continues throughout our lives. I am learning about the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) and applying this learning in the classroom. T…

Ko Wai Au? Who Am I?

Room 8’s inquiry was all about tūrangawaewae, where we stand now, where our place of connection is, who we are as people and how we are connected to t…

Mapping New Zealand

In Room 1, students have been learning to understand and compare maps, identify map features, how to use them, and how some maps vary in their constru…

Silver fern art

Did you know silver is found only on the undersides of mature ponga fronds?

Mānuka and Kānuka Healing

New Zealand’s native plants have been used for centuries for their medicinal purposes. Room 3 inquired into how they could use locally sourced plants …

Hey Diddle Diddle: Nursery Rhyme Magic

Nursery rhymes are more than catchy tunes because they can provide a structured framework for a child’s development, offering repetitive patterns that…

Never Eat Soggy Weetbix

How do you remember the points on a compass? Can you follow directions?
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Cool and Warm colours unpacked

The Creation Station is an area in Room 12 where students make a variety of creations using paper, cardboard, crayons and felts. I noticed that many o…

Is it baseball? Is it cricket? Well, it’s both!

Room 2’s young athletes are diving headfirst into the experience of striking and fielding games, with a blend of skill, strategy, and sheer determinat…
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Dip, Swirl, Dab, Swipe

By using the sequence, dip, swirl, dab and swipe, and the correct terminology such as ‘apply’ and ‘bristles,’ students followed an art process, and ga…

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