Adventures with Leafman

I found some orange, yellow, red and some brown leaves at my house, said Emily. Read more about 'Adventures with Leafman'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Science, The Arts, Mathematics, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing; Posted 37 days ago By Kylie Parkes

Gully Magic

On the Kids Greening Taupo website, we discovered a Magic Potion recipe using ‘natural ingredients.’ Read more about 'Gully Magic '...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Science, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Using Language Symbols and Text, Relating to Others; Posted 2 months ago By Kids Greening Taupo and Kylie Parkes

Developing Independence at School

Developing personal independence at school is important for students. Team Poihipi implements the ‘Independent Learner Licence – Level 1’ to encourage students to get themselves ready for their day at school, share their learning with others, and be responsible for their own belongings.

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Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Managing Self; Posted 3 months ago By Fiona Griffin

Geometry

Over the past few weeks, the students have had a variety of fun experiences to build their understanding of geometry concepts. Read more about 'Geometry'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Mathematics, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text, Participating and Contributing; Posted 3 months ago By Susan Green

Using Nature to integrate maths and technology

So what better way to do this than combining the two? Integrated Curriculum! Read more about 'Using Nature to integrate maths and technology'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Mathematics, Technology, Science, English, Using Language Symbols and Text, Relating to Others, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing; Posted 3 months ago By Kylie Parkes

Ready, Set, Write

For more information on the writing curriculum, go to: https://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/The-New-Zealand-Curriculum/EnglishKeywords: English, Writing, Phonics, Written Language, New entrant Read more about 'Ready, Set, Write'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged English, Using Language Symbols and Text, Thinking, Managing Self; Posted 7 months ago By Fiona Griffin and Jeannie Young

Let It Flow

Room 15 wanted to create an activity for students to enjoy at playtime and lunchtime. The challenge was to design something fun, using water. By using the Engineering Design Process, the students could follow specific steps to ask, research, plan, create, test, and improve an activity for other students to enjoy.

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Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Technology, Relating to Others, Social Sciences; Posted 7 months ago By Fiona Griffin and Jeannie Young

Balancing and Moving in Room 9

PMP is a movement class for junior students. It’s typically run by a classroom teacher and is conducted once or twice a week. Read more about 'Balancing and Moving in Room 9'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Health and Physical Education, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing; Posted 7 months ago By Susan Green

Collaboration in Room 9

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Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Technology, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing; Posted 8 months ago By Susan Green

Wonderful World of Wai - Science Experiments

Students learned about the water cycle and used scientific words to describe the different parts of the cycle. Water ‘evaporates’ from the lakes and seas. Read more about 'Wonderful World of Wai - Science Experiments'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Science, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing; Posted 9 months ago By Kylie Parkes