Splish Splash

Our students were given the opportunity to participate in swimming lessons once a week for five weeks at no charge to families.  The students were grouped based on their ability and confidence in the water.  It was awesome to see the level of confidence grow over the weeks and the lessons were a huge source of enjoyment for the students.

OUR TRIP TO MOTAT

YEAR 6 TRIP TO MOTAT

This term the Year 6 team went to MOTAT as part of our Being a New Zealander topic.  We had hands on experiences with early NZ settler and Maori games, clothes and tools.  For many of the students it was their first time visiting MOTAT so it was a valuable learning experience.  

Tuakana - Teina

This term Room 32 and Room 5 have joined forces in a Tuakana - Teina (buddy class) programme.  We meet once a week to share in activities such as shared reading, sport and arts and crafts.  This programme has worked well for both the older and younger students.  Room 32 students have made comments like "it makes us think of other people not just ourselves", "it helps the little kids know that someone else cares for them".  We look forward to the rest of the year and sharing more learning moments with our buddy class.