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25 Years and Counting
There are not many things at Wairakei Primary School that Diana Fitzsimmons doesn’t know about. As she heads towards her 25 year celebration, I sat do…
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Tech Savvy Students
Room 5 delved into the world of coding using Scratch and Scratch Jr, embarking on a creative journey of digital storytelling. By using these coding ap…
Tu meke Tuatara
Do you know that the tuatara is New Zealand’s largest reptile and is often called our living dinosaur? Room 14 do!
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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…
Room 4 secured one of three plant towers purchased by Wairakei Primary School as we continue to promote and develop healthy…
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Building Resilience
Building resilience is part of growing up. There are many opportunities during the school day to put this into practise. In our school life students c…
Lizard Gardens
Room 14 have been diving deep into the life cycles of plants, learning the importance of nurturing our planet and our local community. Buzzing with ex…
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Beneficial Brain Breaks
Brain breaks are short, purposeful breaks that allow young learners to refresh, recharge and refocus their brains. When students are given the chance …
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Falling Feathers and Balancing Balloons
Each day the students in Room 16 participate in a range of movement activities using feathers, balloons, and paper plate batons. Behind the excitement…
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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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Recognising Student Leaders
In a full school assembly, we presented our Year 6 Manukura, Bus Monitors, Librarians and Road Patrollers with badges and hats to wear at school.
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Matariki nine stars
As part of learning about Matariki, the students of Room 7 searched deeper into the meaning of the nine stars that are part of the Matariki cluster.
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Swoop Week
A “swoop” is a descriptive writing activity where students respond to an image.
