Skiing Fun

We were so lucky to get five awesome days skiing in. Great to see big smiles on all children, Mums, Dads snd Teachers. 👍👍

Week 6 Certificates

Wow!!! Look at all these children who have given their best this week. Ka pai!!!

Maths Basic Fact Test

I was so impressed by my class today when they did their Basic Fact Test. They are all experts at adding and subtracting and groups of 2,5 and 10. Big high five for checking the sign.

Pirate Diagrams

I'm so impressed with these self directed learners challenging themselves by adding labels to lift their learning.

Kaila's Shells

Today Kaila brought her shell collection to school. We decided it would fun to classify the shells according to likeness. I drew three circles for the children and they soon added many more circles as they became very specific with their classification! 

Buddy Class Fun

Yesterday Room 5 spent the afternoon with their buddy class. Room 19 had written and published instructions and then taught new skills to the Room 5 children using these instructions. There was baking, drawing, hairstyles and science experiments! Thanks Michelle and Room 18! 

New World Little Kitchen SCIENCE

New World Little Kitchen are running a Science Experiment competition!

All you need to do is film your child demonstrating an experiment and upload it. There are experiment ideas on the website and videos of what others have already sent in.
The videos need to be uploaded by the 27 September 2015.
Check out the website for more information - http://www.littlekitchen.co.nz/

Awesome Writing

Well done Hinato. You wrote an awesome piece of descriptive writing and you got a principal award. 

Week 5 Certificates

Congratulations to this wonderful bunch who recieved an award today!

Missing Numbers

Rui and Johnny are loving their challenge of finding the missing numbers. 

New Maths Games

Today Room 5 played some new Maths games. They are focused on improving our basic facts and doubles facts! 

Letter Formation

Congratulations to Sienna and Hinato for forming their letters correctly. 

Science Lab Week 5

This week we have some AWESOME experiments in the science lab. The children have been engaged in these before the bell even rang. They are both very easy to replicate at home if you have a budding scientist! 

Play is the Way

We have been focussing on behaviour and how it affects others. The children have been playing games and discussing feelings when we try something new or hard. We discussed feelings of feeling left out, making friends, standing up for ourselves. Making strong choices and using our thinking before our actions. 

Awesome Self directed Learning

I am so proud of all the children in Pod 2  working independently at Pataitai. You are all making great strong choices and challenging your learning and thinking. Ka pai!