During weeks 8 and 9 of term two we will be exploring mathematical transformations.

During the first week at school we will be looking at our school's 5 Core Values, gaining understanding and working out how we can use these core v

I will organise a Story writing competition for people from our community to enter.

Building an understanding of music and it's technical aspects such as beat, rhythm, melody and dynamics (loud, soft etc).

We have the opportunity to work with the Mindful Movers, two experts trained by Mindful Schools, in three workshops in term 2.

Students will work in small groups with their LA 3 times per week, to learn the knowledge and strategies below.

For PE in Term 4 HB Hawk will be learning athletics skills leading up to our athletics day on the 29th of November.

The programme was first established in 1978 and is now run in a number of countries around the world.

Learning to play futsall and participating in futsall inter school competition on Friday. Opportunity for student leadership.

Moving from stage 4 to stage 5 in Numeracy Project

Fortnightly rotation of lessons alternating with a phonics based activity or game.

We are learning comprehension and retell strategies, using journals as a tool for reading and Hilton Ayery SHARP activities to strengthen understan

This term we will focus on reminding ourselves about the Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery core values through Core Values play on Friday afternoons.

We are fortunate enough to have Holly join us for the term from the Unlimited site.

Stage 5 maths group will attend maths workshops 4x per week.

Unit with a focus on Narrative Story Telling.

We are working at the emergent level of the numeracy project.
We are learning to:
Read numbers to 10
Count to and from 10

Students work through an independent program in stats creating 6 different graphs using set up maths buddy workshops to assist in self teaching/ f

Moving from stage 6 to stage 7 in Numeracy Project

Fortnightly rotation of lessons alternating with phonics based games and activities.

In this unit we share stories from our family. It is part of a bigger focus on investigating where we are from.

Our plan is to be teachers of Lego Mindstorms to younger students at Kirwee Model School.

4 x weekly phonics lesson based on Yolanda Soryl's Phonics Programme

Through a series of nine workshops students will ask investigative questions, experiment, explore and describe the effects of forces at work around

Stage 6 maths group will attend workshops 4x per week.

4 x weekly guided reading sessions to build on basic strategies for decoding and understanding text.

In weeks 9 and 10 we will be looking at and celebrating books.
We will read, listen and act out stories.

Learning to play play football and participating in football inter school competitions.

Creating a series of workshops around the theme of things that are lost.

Children will learn to read and write the words on Card 2 of the Fast Words series through daily activities including (but not limited to) the foll

This term we will be building alphabet, phonics, hand writing, big books and fast words into our writing sessions to learn the skills of being more

4 x weekly phonics lesson based on Yolanda Soryl's Phonics Programme

We will be exploring aspects of measurement and geometry, focusing on developing skills and abilities in identified gaps in student knowledge: usi

Stage 5 maths group will attend maths workshops 4x per week.

As part of our school's transition to our new building sited in the Inner City in 2019, we will be spending most Fridays in term 4 based in the Cen

Collaborative problem solving sessions will happen once a week on a Friday morning.

We are working at the emergent level of the numeracy project.
We are learning to:
Read numbers to 10
Count to and from 10

Children will build on their basic reading skills and strategies during 4 x weekly guided reading sessions.
Yellow reading skills:

Children will use skills and strategies learnt to decode text with fluency during 4 x weekly instructional reading sessions.

Martus and Emily are going to fundraise for the Salvation Army and raise awareness about homelessness.

We will be reading 4 x weekly to establish book knowledge and reading processes.

Red reading Skills:

Students will work in small groups with their LA 3 times per week, to learn the knowledge and strategies below.

Students will continue to focus on developing mindfulness - the quality of paying attention in an open, balanced and curious way.

Keeping Ourselves Safe is a programme designed by the Ministry of Education and implemented with support from an education officer from the NZ poli

This term we will be focussing on the Māori World through the arts, storytelling, maths and trips within the community.

Children will use skills and strategies learnt to decode text with fluency during 4 x weekly instructional reading sessions.

4 x weekly guided reading sessions to build on basic strategies for decoding and understanding text.

Aim: To create a Youtube Rugby Channel.

This term we will be building alphabet.