5 ways to show our POWER values when moving

The school wide goal over the past three weeks has been to "move around the school as a class showing POWER". Read more about '5 ways to show our POWER values when moving'...

Tagged Health and Physical Education, English, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 5 days ago By Claire Smith, Courtney Warren, Fiona Griffin, Gordon Roberts, Jenna Foley, Melissa Isaacson, Natasha Forrest, Paula Farquhar and Tayla Nicolson

Floating Away

Learning intention: Read more about 'Floating Away'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Science, English, Thinking, Participating and Contributing; Posted 5 days ago By Rebecca Partridge

Elastic Force

Room 1 and 14 students used technology to assist us in building simple catapults and paddle boats. Read more about 'Elastic Force'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Science, Thinking, Relating to Others, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing; Posted 5 days ago By Tracey O'Sullivan

Digital Technology in Room 7

The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways. Robert Greene Read more about 'Digital Technology in Room 7'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged English, Science, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 6 days ago By Charlotte, Ciana, Kevin, Melissa Isaacson and Samuel

Ready for Running Dictation

Having a solid foundation in oral language will help students become successful listeners, readers, strong communicators, build their confidence and give them an overall sense of well-being. Read more about 'Ready for Running Dictation'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Participating and Contributing, Thinking, Managing Self, Relating to Others, English; Posted 6 days ago By Jessica Wilson

Finding Our Passion

This is the question Room 15 students have been asked to think about when choosing a Passion Project. Read more about 'Finding Our Passion'...

Posted in Poihipi; Tagged The Arts, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 6 days ago By Philippa Ewen

2020 Cross Country

Wairakei Primary School would like to send out a special thank you to all the people that made it such a successful day, including Sue Maclean, Noel from the Harriers... Read more about '2020 Cross Country'...

Tagged Health and Physical Education, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others; Posted 13 days ago By Paul Morehu

The Wairakei Way

Wairakei Primary School’s POWER values are important to all teachers’, students’ and the wider community, and ‘The Wairakei Way’ reminds everyone of these values. Read more about 'The Wairakei Way'...

Tagged Health and Physical Education, The Arts, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 13 days ago By Margo Clark, Matua Lawerance, Melissa Isaacson and Natasha Forrest

The fascination Sounds of Physics

Phunky Physics is the school wide inquiry focus. The teachers’ and students’ are learning a variety of elements of physics from energy, force and motion, light, and so much more. Read more about 'The fascination Sounds of Physics '...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Science, English, The Arts, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 19 days ago By Natasha Forrest

Rocket Ahead in Reading

Research shows that parental involvement in their children’s learning positively affects the child’s performance at school

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Posted in Poihipi; Tagged English, Managing Self, Thinking, Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 19 days ago By Susan Green