Posts by Jenna Foley

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Urban Planning - making decisions for the community

Driving through Taupō at the moment you don’t have to go far to be caught up in the big changes that are happening in the town centre. We looked at th…

Mastering the Basics

As students move through school, the mathematical knowledge required to solve more complex maths problems increases. Often a hurdle to progress is gap…
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Colourful Fun Run

Wairakei Primary School held  our much anticipated Colour Run to conclude our Matariki Celebrations. This was the finale of the week-long school event…

Matisse

Over the period of a few days I had the opportunity to work in a Year 1-2 class, a Year 3-4 class and a Year 5-6 class. I chose Matisse as the integra…
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Lake Taupō and the Waikato River - an investigation

The inquiry focus was around water and we live in the perfect place to investigate it. We started by identifying what we already knew about water and …

Hands on in Mathematics

With our school fun run we fundraised to buy new mathematics equipment to use across the school. Our aim is  to have more practical equipment. We want…

Leading the Way

Student leadership is fostered and developed across a variety of different contexts. Our students are always eager to be a part of these leadership op…

Vision and Mission

Wairakei Power Station was commissioned in 1958 and Wairakei Primary School followed not long after on September 7, 1959. Our school history and cultu…

Learning Together

Throughout any given day at Wairakei Primary School students from across the school can be seen to be learning together. These interactions take place…

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