Our next question for our Curiosity topic is – Why don’t we feel the earth spin. This video explains what we did and what we learnt.

Enjoy.

Room 7 students learnt about some native skinks and geckos that were moved from Transmission Gully in Wellington and then returned after the motorway was built. The students then created their own poster with facts about geckos and skinks. Room 7 enjoyed learning about these little creatures.

This week has been Samoan Language Week. We had an amazing assembly today for it.

This Thursday we had our very first Cybersmart lesson with Mr Hughes. He will be visiting us once a week on a Thursday to teach us how we can Learn, Create, and Share on our iPads.

Today we were learning about how to look after our devices; being careful when we move around the classroom, our gentle “butterfly” hands and how we put them down our tables. Once we showed Mr Hughes that we knew how to look after our iPads, we had to get started. We used a program called Explain Everything to do some fun drawings. It’s a lot of fun being creative with our devices.

Check out the video of what we learned and created below.

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 Talofa Lava. We celebrated Samoan Language Week and our tamaiti enjoyed learning about the language, culture, and traditions of beautiful Samoa. We have been working very hard on our artwork for the upcoming Art Exhibition and are taking great pride in our creations. We have also been using our iPads regularly to support our learning and we are becoming more confident and capable with technology. In maths, we have been learning about 2 and 3 dimensional shapes and have enjoyed exploring shapes through hands-on activities, including shape scavenger hunts around the classroom. We had an amazing time during wheels day and we enjoyed showing our skills and some of us even learnt how to ride a bike! Malo lava, Room 6! Manuia le vaiaso.

Today we created pictures using shapes. We drew circles to make flowers and squares and rectangles to make a car and a house.

Can you spot the different shapes we used?

Room 7 looked at what is contained in an information report by looking at a report about tuataras. We found the information about tutaras interesting. We learnt that an information report needs to have facts about something. With animals, we had to find the species, why the species is special and where it lives. Next, we found information about what it looks like, and then information about what it likes to eat. We then had to have a conclusion. We then worked together to find facts about penguins in note form and then made the notes into complete sentences for each paragaraph. Room 7 was very interested in how penguins are camouflaged in the water by their black and white feathers.  We then copied and pasted our paragraphs into a google draw with a picture of a penguin.

We are so proud to share the results of our latest digital art and literacy project! Inspired by Fantastic Mr. Fox, our students took a deep dive into personal reflection and tech-design to create unique digital self-portraits.

To start the project, everyone practiced self-reflection by analyzing their own appearance and using paper templates to plan out their visual layouts. Next, they leveled up their tech skills by using the digital platform Kleki to carefully trace their own photos. Finally, they paired their artwork with precise, powerful adjectives that describe who they truly are.

The final masterpieces are absolutely beautiful! Our students chose wonderful words to describe themselves, including Independent , Patient , Playful , and Artistic.

Our classroom wall is now glowing with these amazing creations. Please take a look at the photos below and leave a proud comment for our digital artists!

Today in class we learnt about different types of leaves. We really enjoyed going outside on a classroom leaf hunt to see what leaves we could find. When we were outside we liked using our ipads to take pictures of the differet leaves we found.

Today Room 27 learnt how to draw different shapes. First we hunted for things in our classroom that were different shapes.

What shapes can you see? Let us know in the comments.

Today in Room 4 we spent time learning our multiplication strategies. One of the ways we do this is through the use of physical manipulatives, like blocks. This helps us to be able to visualise problem solving, and helps keep our minds and hands busy.

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Today we had a fun cybersmart lesson with Mr Hughes. We learnt how to create and solve a maths story on our ipads. 

Anakava’s Maths Video

This week, we were excited to welcome parents and whānau into our classroom for our Student Led Conferences. It was a wonderful opportunity for students to take ownership of their learning and proudly share their achievements with their families.

Students guided their parents through their learning portfolios, showing examples of their work and explaining what they have been learning across different curriculum areas. They reflected on their strengths, discussed challenges they have overcome, and shared their goals for future learning.

It was fantastic to see the confidence and enthusiasm students displayed as they talked about their progress. Parents enjoyed listening to their children explain their learning journey and celebrate the effort they have put into their work throughout the year.

Thank you to all the parents and whānau who attended and supported this special event. Your encouragement and involvement play an important role in your child’s learning success. We are very proud of the way our students presented themselves and shared their learning with confidence and pride.

We look forward to continuing our partnership with families as we support every student to learn, grow, and achieve their best.

Yesterday we went to church to celebrate and to receive the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. Bishop Steve Lowe was there and he wore red vestments, because it was Pentecost. Pentecost is the Church’s Birthday because it is the day when the Apostles received the Holy Spirit, which Jesus promise to send. They were filled with courage and were able to go out and tell others about Jesus in all the languages of the world. They were not afraid anymore.

Five of us in Room 6 received these special Sacraments. We felt very excited and we wore our best clothes. “Bishop Steve asked us all to go around the church and find someone we didn’t know and ask them something they knew about Jesus”, said Jackson.

Afterwards we all had a photo and then went to the hall for a scrumptious morning tea. We all feel  special knowing the Holy Spirit, Te Wairua Tapu, is with us always.

We have been enjoying practising our netball passing skills with our Kelly Sports coaches. We are looking forward to learning more netball skills and continuing to build our confidence and teamwork.

Room 1 learners engaged in a range of activities focused on the letter Dd to strengthen their letter recognition skills.

Room 1’s inquiry learning focused on the sky. We discussed what we can see in the sky, including the sun and clouds, and shared our observations. To support our learning, the students created their own sky collages using blue paper as the background. They used different shapes and materials to create the sun and clouds. The learners enjoyed creating their artwork while learning more about the world above us.

Room 1 has had another busy and exciting week of learning! We enjoyed our visit to Te Tuhi Art Gallery where we created our very own abstract paintings inspired by technology. We also started a new sport called Box Tag which has been teaching us self-defence skills, teamwork, and discipline. This week we began completing the new SMART assessments to help track and support our learning progress.  During discovery we have been diving deep into the digestive system and learning about the different parts of our bodies and how they work together. We also finished our first technicraft rotation and are excited to begin our new rotation next week. To end the week, we showed our appreciation for our amazing support staff and thanked them for all they do for our school community!