Ko Horomatangi te Taniwha Rangatira
Room 14’s inquiry topic has been ‘Our Place.’ In the initial planning the teachers have included Māori local legends from Ngāti Tuwharetoa. Read more about 'Ko Horomatangi te Taniwha Rangatira'...
Learning journey
Independent learning journeys were introduced to the students of Room 1. We were aiming to give the students agency in their own learning. Read more about 'Learning journey'...
Stretch a Sentence
A video called “Stretchy Sentences” on Youtube showed all the parts of sentences we needed to use to stretch our sentences and make them more interesting. Read more about 'Stretch a Sentence'...
Classy Capitals and Final Full Stops
After listening to ’Crown Park,’ a chapter book by New Zealand author Des Hunt, they have created a ‘Word Wall’ of new topic vocabulary. Read more about 'Classy Capitals and Final Full Stops'...
My House
To start with, Room 13 looked at their own homes. Through discussions in groups and with partners they identified different aspects about their homes including physical features and emotional ties. Read more about 'My House'...
Finding Our Place
Room 2 started off by learning about NZ history and what brought the first Maori and British settlers here. Read more about 'Finding Our Place'...
Native Neighbours
First the students learnt to write questions about what they were curious about. They formulated wonders about kiwis. Read more about 'Native Neighbours'...
Creative Compound Words
HeggartyRoom 11 has studied the work of Laura Ranger, a 9 year old poet who wrote a collection of poems called “two word poems’ where she played with the words... Read more about 'Creative Compound Words'...
Planning to be Better Writers
From here, students could choose to do a picture plan to organise their ideas for writing or just write. Read more about 'Planning to be Better Writers '...
