書道 Calligraphy

As well as fine motor skills, there are many other skills involved in handwriting. These include hand-eye coordination, muscle memory, posture, and use of the ‘tripod’ pencil grasp. Read more about '書道 Calligraphy'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged The Arts, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 5 days ago By Olivia Graham

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

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

Lighting Up Science

Inquiry for Term 3 is called ‘Phunky Physics’ and the rationale is to predict, observe, and explain everyday examples of scientific phenomena. Read more about 'Lighting Up Science'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Science, English, Mathematics, The Arts, Thinking, Managing Self, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 19 days ago By Clara Loughin

Millions of Matariki moments

Ma te wheturangi o Matariki, e tiaki mai, e manaaki mai i a koe, i a koutou ranei, mo te tau e taka mai ana Read more about 'Millions of Matariki moments'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Learning Languages, English, The Arts, Technology, Social Science, Thinking, Managing Self, Relating to Others, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 19 days ago By Clara Loughin

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

Turning Words into Diamonds

A diamante poem is a good way to introduce verbs and nouns and use new vocabulary about topic like Matariki. Read more about 'Turning Words into Diamonds'...

Posted in Ohaaki; Tagged Learning Languages, English, The Arts, Thinking, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing; Posted 20 days ago By Margo Clark and Matariki by Waitangi Teepe and Thaw Naing

Matariki 2020

Ko te ahurei o te tamaiti Read more about 'Matariki 2020'...

Tagged Learning Languages, The Arts, Mathematics, Thinking, Using Language Symbols and Text, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing; Posted 47 days ago By Margo Clark

Cherry Blossom Trees

I wanted to put stars in the night sky. Kora Read more about 'Cherry Blossom Trees'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged Mathematics, The Arts, Participating and Contributing, Thinking, Managing Self, Relating to Others; Posted 2 months ago By Jessica Wilson

Developing practical knowledge in art

Learning about visual arts at level 3 of the curriculum allows students to explore some different art-making conventions. Read more about 'Developing practical knowledge in art'...

Posted in Te Mihi; Tagged The Arts, Participating and Contributing, Managing Self, Using Language Symbols and Text; Posted 2 months ago By Olivia Graham