The Blooming Piwakawaka Sunflower Competition maintains momentum….. Since the beginning of Spring the children in the Piwakawaka class have been embarking on a wonderful Sunflower growing competition. Each child received sunflower seeds to plant and grow at home. Every week the children bring in their sunflower measurements, photos and graphs to share with the class […]
The students in Ruru have created their own art pieces based on the Northern and Southern lights. Students have learned what causes the Northern and Southern lights to occur. They are also known as Auroras. As a class, we investigated, and found out that scientists discovered that the sun gives off a bit of electricity, […]
Students in Kakariki are putting together a visual display for our topic of Fairy Tales & Stories – our learning intention is to use stencils, collage, and découpage to create a mural display of colourful leaves, of our favourite story books and of handmade Fairy Tale Pages, adorned with students’ writing and illustrations. After brainstorming, our first steps have been to create an array of magically […]
We have budding entomologists in the Weka classroom who thoroughly enjoyed discovering and exploring the world of Minibeasts. They loved learning about different minibeasts and classifying organisms into living and non-living things. They found the lifecycle of the frog and butterfly very interesting and were intrigued to learn about the different stages in each lifecycle. […]
With an emphasis on Māori language Week and to make a connection with traditional mythical legends. The Year 4 Takahe class has embraced Māori mythology and researched the Taniwha. Large supernatural beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers. The […]
Tui Class are proud to present the geometric designs they have created with paint on canvases. Their designs were inspired by tukutuku panels which are a type of ornamental weaving used to adorn the inside walls of wharenui. After researching different tukutuku patterns, the students chose their favourite one to replicate using masking tape on a […]
As part of Kakapo’s topic they are researching NZ early explorers. They have been learning about Captain Cook and his long journey to New Zealand. The life and challenges the crew aboard the Endeavour faced. A small part taken form Jacob Parker’s Writing: “200 years ago, 1768, James Cook and botanist John Banks set sail on […]
Kea Class spent their first art lessons creating Painted Paper butterflies. In Week 1, they made painted paper by loading several colours in similar tones onto their paintbrush and spreading the paint across the page. The children enjoyed seeing the colours mixing as they painted. In Week 2, they cut out wings using their favourite […]
Term 3 topic is all about minibeasts and Pukeko children have created caterpillars out of recycled egg cartons. They planted cress and mustard seeds and will now be waiting in anticipation in the days and weeks ahead to see their results. Learning about caterpillars and healthy eating is a very positive message, Harold who visited […]
Ngā mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Māori – Happy Matariki. The Piwakawaka class were very busy celebrating Matariki last week and learning all about the nine stars of Matariki. They started the week by writing their ‘Matariki Hopes and Wishes’ for the new year ahead. The children were very excited to create their heitiki’s […]
