Category: Shannen Holder

Measurement Madness

Te Pou fixing cubes together to measure the length of his legNext, we had to estimate the length of each body part. We learnt that an estimate is an educated guess. Read more about 'Measurement Madness'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Thinking, Mathematics, Using Language Symbols and Text, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others; Posted 2 years ago By Shannen Holder

Naturally Nutritious

We have been learning about the human body. Part of learning about the human body is learning about what foods best fuel our bodies for activities such as learning. Read more about 'Naturally Nutritious'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Science, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others; Posted 2 years ago By Shannen Holder

Team Work Makes the Dream Work

Firstly we discussed what we already knew about effective co-operation. We knew that it involves teamwork, showing respect to others, taking turns, and communicating. Read more about 'Team Work Makes the Dream Work'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Health and Physical Education, Using Language Symbols and Text, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others; Posted 3 years ago By Shannen Holder

Future Focused

Room 8 took part in Drawing the Future. Drawing the Future is a national survey from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) that asks students in Years 3 to 8 to... Read more about 'Future Focused '...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged English, Using Language Symbols and Text, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others; Posted 3 years ago By Shannen Holder

Kindness Boomerang

When asked what is kindness? This is what the students in Room 8 came up with. Room 8 are revisiting and learning about kindness. Read more about 'Kindness Boomerang'...

Tagged Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others, Health and Physical Education, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 3 years ago By Shannen Holder

Captivating Planets

One of the various things we learnt about were the planets in our very own solar system. Read more about 'Captivating Planets'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others, Science, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 3 years ago By Shannen Holder

Spectacular Sunflowers

Arion Ty Xavier and Mitchell working carefully on their art Read more about 'Spectacular Sunflowers'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Posted 3 years ago By Riley P-O and Shannen Holder

Making Mona Lisa Pop

Some of us had heard of his name and some of us had seen his most famous piece of art, the Mona Lisa. Read more about 'Making Mona Lisa Pop'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Science, The Arts, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 3 years ago By Shannen Holder

Rollicking Rakau

Riley practicing rakau actions to E Papa Read more about 'Rollicking Rakau'...

Posted in Aratiatia; Tagged Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others, Learning Languages, The Arts, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 3 years ago By Shannen Holder

Math that Matters

As we are currently learning about global issues so we put our data detective hats back on to find out - What global issue Room 8 is most concerned about? Read more about 'Math that Matters'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Mathematics, Science, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 3 years ago By Shannen Holder