Samoan Language Week
Talofa! It has been Samoan Language week. We had some guests (Nicky’s 2 girls and Husband) come in to help teach us a samoan song. Will up load a video when I can get it to load. Fantastic participation by … Continue reading
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Football writing
This week for Oral Language and Writing we shared our ideas about football. It was great to see some of the specialised vocabulary being used. The children are typing their own stories. It is great to see their typing improving … Continue reading
Football wk 4
This week we played another fun game, while practising ball control. Each week the kids are becoming a little more confident and enjoy learning from the coaches!
Tōmene- construction wk 3
We have had another busy week exploring and learning co-operatively. Some of the activities this week we: Matched the blocks with the shadow Took apart electrical devices Explored different play hut designs Stacked the cones as high as possible Imaginative … Continue reading
Football skills
This week we played a game called ‘Ghost Busters’. The children practised their kicking skills will trying to get the ‘ghost’ (the kids in the orange vests) This was a lot of fun!
Tōmene – construction
Challenge: Erect the tent One of the tasks this week was to put the tent up. This was a first for many students. It was great to see the children learn the steps and work together to make it happen. … Continue reading
Tōmene- construction
Design and Make We had Nicky’s guinea pigs in Pod 2 this week. One of our challenges was to design and make some shelters for them to hide in. Look at what we made!
Football Skills
Every Wednesday we have some football coaches coming in to teach us a Fundamental skills programme. They are fantastic and the kids learn a lot over the term. This week we practised some dribbling, toe taps and stoping the ball … Continue reading
Tōmene time in Pod 2
Tōmene time happens every afternoon! This is when the children learn through hands on experiences across the Junior school. When the children are in Pod 2 they are exploring Construction. Here the children will Design Plan Make Build
Walking Bus a Hit!
The weather played its part so we could finally do our first ‘Walking Bus’ Thank you for those who met us there and joined in. It was the first time for some kids to walk to school. We hope to … Continue reading
Pod 2: Measuring
We have been exploring ‘length’ during Maths Time. We used felts to measure and compare how tall we were. Now we know who is the tallest and shortest in our Pod
Junior Electives: Plan and Make wk 6
This week we had the challenge to plan and make a robot! We went to the ‘Build and Play’ trailer making our plans come to life.
Junior Electives: Plan and Make wk 5
This week we were in the ‘Build and Play Trailer’ practising using a hammer and screw driver!
Reminder: Moving March 8:15am Friday!
We will be doing a ‘Walking Bus’ tomorrow, Friday 15 March Drop off your child at a meeting point or they can join in as the ‘walking bus’ goes past. The groups will be leaving the meeting points at 8:15am … Continue reading
Walking Bus Tomorrow!
Reminder: We will have our first ‘walking bus tomorrow! We will have 4 meeting points in the Avalon area so drop off your child there, or they can join in as the ‘walking bus’ goes past! The groups will be leaving … Continue reading
