The Best in the Multiverse

Curriculum Links: English- Purposes and audiences :Students show some understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences.Keywords: persuasive writing, structure, exaggeration Read more about 'The Best in the Multiverse'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged English, Using Language Symbols and Text, Thinking; Posted 6 days ago By Sara Sprague

Carving up a good read

Room 10’s Lake Taupo reading group read the school journal article 'The Korero of the Waka'. This sparked their wonder about how people carve. Read more about 'Carving up a good read'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged English, The Arts, Technology; Posted 6 days ago By Angel Chauval

Double It!

You run with it, boots and all. That’s exactly what happened when our principal, Paula Farquhar, announced in a staff meeting that we were going to have a ‘Double It... Read more about 'Double It!'...

Posted in Te Huka; Tagged Mathematics, English, Thinking; Posted 10 days ago By Leanne Jackson

The Wonders of Poetry

Students have always enjoyed reciting and singing along to nursery rhymes. In class we have taken them a little further and looked at the language in some of the old favourites. Read more about 'The Wonders of Poetry'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged English, The Arts, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing, Thinking; Posted 24 days ago By Isla Mckinnon

Our Taupo, Our Home

Room 12 students asked themselves these questions as part of our Inquiry, My Taupo, My Home, My Heroes. Read more about 'Our Taupo, Our Home'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged Social Sciences, English, Mathematics, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Using Language Symbols and Text, Relating to Others; Posted 38 days ago By Kylie Parkes

Using Our Senses

Over a series of lessons, Room 12 has explored using all our senses to describe various items of food. Read more about 'Using Our Senses '...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged English, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text, Participating and Contributing; Posted 38 days ago By Susan Green

Matariki and Visual Art Fun

Entitled, ‘taking your pencil for a walk,’ students across year levels have explored shape and line. They have taken risks and used their pencils in different ways. Read more about 'Matariki and Visual Art Fun'...

Tagged The Arts, English, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text, Participating and Contributing; Posted 38 days ago By Rebecca Kelly

The Kuia and the Spider

The Kuia and the Spider by Patricia Grace is a great book for integrating Tikanga Māori and te Reo across many of the curriculum areas. Read more about 'The Kuia and the Spider'...

Posted in Te Huka; Tagged Learning Languages, English, The Arts, Technology, Mathematics, Participating and Contributing, Thinking, Relating to Others; Posted 3 months ago By Leanne Jackson

Untapping the Skills Within

Room 10 have been using the following quote by Scott Adams “ Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep”. Read more about 'Untapping the Skills Within'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged English, Technology, Relating to Others; Posted 3 months ago By Angel Chauval

2022 MERC Taupo Camp

Tackling the Taupo environment over three days, in three groups, we set off to the challenges. Station one was a day-long hike at Opepe Track with Soul and Sam. Read more about '2022 MERC Taupo Camp'...

Tagged English, Mathematics, Relating to Others, Managing Self, Health and Physical Education; Posted 3 months ago By Angel Chauval, Bluelight, Sir Peter Blake MERC and Wairakei Camp