Our Cultures and Countries

The Places We Come From

During term one we explored and shared about our different cultures, where we all come from and what our flags look like.  We used this information to develop and add to our mihimihi and started to create a wall to celebrate our cultural diversity.  

Our cultures wall heading.

Our greetings on our wall.

Our map and flags show where we come from.

Reflection Time

Looking Back

Today is the last day of term 1 2019.  We are looking back on our time so far this year.

I am looking forward to term two because Whakamanawa are doing Dancing Like the Stars.  Our dance style is Bollywood!!!

Sensational Steps Stars

Our Steps Web

This week, we have tried to have more time using StepsWeb.  We noticed that for a few weeks, the amount of time we were spending on it, was quite low.  We have made a massive improvement and have been looking at our progress.  

I have been really impressed with how we are going.  Here are some screenshots of some of our results.

Our goal is to spend at least twenty minutes a day on Steps.

Eating Lunch

Our School Wide Expectation

Kia ora koutou

This week our school wide expectation is about lunch eating.  Here are the things that we must all do, and the things that I am going to do.

This is an example of the activity that Te Rōpū Whakamanawa students had to do.

Our next step, is to actually do it. 

Top Team 2019

Terrific Top Team

Last week we had a great time doing Top Team. We had a range of activities and we completed these in teams.  Activities were things like hoop toss, memory and house of cards.   

Here are a few pictures of our day:

We are looking forward to finding out who they winning team was.  

Welcome Welcome

Kia Ora Whakamanawa 2019

Where did those holidays get to?  Today we had our first day back in Te Rōpū Whakamanawa.  We have 23 Year 6 students and 4 Year 5s in our class this year.  We are working on learning about our standards and expectations, our names and history, our class mates and whānau and forming relationships within the school.

Our first day back was a good one and it is great to be back. 

Here are a few pictures of us today:

It feels like we are going to have a fantastic 2019 and we look forward to sharing our learning journey.

The Time Has Come

Goodbye, farewell, see you sometime soon...

Today we are reflecting on our year and looking forward to where our new pathways take us.

My highlights~ I really enjoyed being introduced to James Russell and then being able to read all of his books in class.

My lowlights~ Something I didn't enjoy that much was how chrome books were not used for learning all the time which made some children become dishonest because they would hide the fact that they were on something they shouldn't be, like games.

My headlights~ Next year I am looking forward doing less work from home and spending more time with my son.