End of Term 1

And so we wrap up a very productive term. Room 4 has been very active with their learning. We have looked at how our muscles grow, why nutrition and exercise are important and how our brain grows. With this we have also looked at the growth mindset and what resilience looks like in their ever changing environment. We’ve also looked at how ideas are communicated through reading and how we can communicate our ideas in our writing.

To complete the Food for thought programme, we shopped for healthy foods and made it for our class of 30. So we had to look at proportions and budgeting as we had to get all the ingredients for under $60.

Life education for all

We have looked at how our muscles grow, why nutrition and exercise are important and how our brain grows. With this we have also looked at the growth mindset and what resilience looks like in their ever changing environment. Harold the giraffe from Life education ban came to visit us to talk about managing our big emotions. This was a good discussion.

On the open waters

Room 4 and the year 7s in Room 1 went sailing with the New Navigators programme. They learnt about being safe on the water and how to make certain knots. Blake NZ Virtual Reality were there too, giving the students a chance to see what a marine reserve looks like underwater and the more polluted areas. The students learned about being kaitaki of the sea and what we could do to help the environmental issues we are facing. A big thank you to all the sponsors who made this programme happen.

 

Nutrition is key

We have had a busy fortnight, the students have been having educational sessions with the Heart foundations Food for thought programme. They looked at what our body needs for nutrition and how to read nutritional labels on products. They then used this knowledge in a “supermarket” setting choosing and comparing products.

A world of discovery

For discovery this year we are looking at our theme of Hauora- Health and wellbeing. We are doing this through the Te whare tapa wha model. This term we are looking at Taha Tinana- physical wellbeing. This is very fitting as our term is a busy and active one. We have a few interschools coming up which we are preparing for. we have our Kelly sport sessions with coaches who hone our small ball skills and we are being mindful that being active requires us to look after our bodies, hygiene as well as nutrition.

Kicking off our year

It has been a busy time but lovely to see everyone again. We have been getting our routines ready and having a look at what our year will look like for our learning. In reading, we are working on our comprehension skills to be able to read fiction and non-fiction texts no matter the context. In writing we are working on organising our writing to flow better as well as to entertain our readers. No0one wants to read something boring. In mathematics we are continuing our Prime math journey, which is alot more structured and addressing the needs our students have presented. While also focussing on our basic facts.