Noho Marae at Arahura West Coast and Lake Mahinapua

 

Ruma Rima and Ruma Whitu had a fabulous time staying on and learning about the Arahura Marae, its history through carvings on the whare walls, the special place and significance of pounamu at the Arahura River and some place based learning around the history connecting two carvings and Lake Mahinapua. Thank you to Jerry who captivated the children with his knowledge and stories. Also to all the parents and teachers who help us at camp. Nga mihi nui.

The Great Spaghetti Marshmallow Challenge

Class Created Haiku Poem

We are learning to write a Haiku poem using the correct syllable pattern. 

Blue Guru Indian Dance and Instrument Visit

It was great fun learning about Indian dance and some of the musical instruments used in Indian dance. We learnt to do some Bollywood moves. Thank you to Blue Guru for sharing their expertise with us.

Kawa of Care

We have been learning how to follow the Kawa of Care.
The Kawa of Care teaches us to look after our device and to be cyber smart.

Blue Bots

It was wonderful having Allanah King working with us this week. We are learning through the new Digital Technology Curriculum Area. We were lucky enough to have the use of Blue Bots, that she supplied to us, for our session in the library. The children were very excited about using these and  some great learning took place.

Chapter Chat Wonder

We have been showing our understanding of the book Wonder written by R J Palacio. We have been doing this through Chapter Chat and Tweeting our work. Here are some of our reading responses so far.