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Spelling is a fundamental aspect of written communication. It enables students to convey their thoughts, ideas, and messages clearly and accurately. T…
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Digital Technology In Action

The build digital technology skills progresses as students move through primary school. These skills are broken down into achievable tasks as part of …
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Writing with a Purpose

Adults, when we sit down to write, do so for a specific purpose and audience. We write letters and emails to express our views, to apply for jobs or t…
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Learning Traditional Māori Stories

Traditional Māori stories or pūrākau are taonga (treasures). They are stories with magical elements that have been passed down orally from generation …
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Timelines in Action

Room 14 has been using drama to  step into the shoes of others. This has fostered an understanding  of Taupō’s history from pre-colonised times to the…
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Learn by Doing

The objective was to use the Stop Motion App to create a short movie retelling a local  Maori narrative. Stop Motion is a free app that makes short an…
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Multiplying our Success

Room 5, students  have been exploring multiplication and division. Students used

skip counting using pegs, and then using their hands to make sets. B…

Kowaiwhai Transformations

Every student in Room 2 designed their own kowhawhai patterns, in a project which combined artistic expression with mathematical concepts, cultural ap…

Dissecting Data

To prepare for using the Census at School work, Room 6 used data cards to share and display information about themselves. Each students needed to fill…
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2023 A Tree for Every Child

‘A Tree for Every Child’ started as a way to overcome the removal of many of our shade trees along the boundary of the gully, a health and safety risk…
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Seasons Change

During ‘Times are Changing,’ Room 16 discovered that the seasons change during the year.

Skill Versus Luck

Rather than skill versus luck, it is actually a combination of both skill and luck that makes an effective math game.

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