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Cooperative Games
Our PE focus is working together with our peers in a collaborative way. Thus is helping us build relationships and practise whanaunatanga...
Tash Whitta
Mar 16, 20221 min read


Maths with the Smarties
In the Marhs group Smarties we have been working on addition through the decades and making tidy numbers. Look at the faces of these...
Tash Whitta
Mar 16, 20221 min read


Clockwise and Anticlockwise
The Rulers have been learning about directions. Today we went over Clockwise and Anticlockwise. Here is a video to show you what we...
Jo Lunn
Mar 16, 20221 min read


Wacky Relay Races
During PE this week, our Poutama tamariki have been engaging in various co-operative games. In todays relay, students had to work...
Joshua Lion
Mar 15, 20221 min read


Hoop Island
Six very cool young ladies played Hoop Island today. It was hilarious. They had to get from one end of the cricket pitch to the other...
Jo Lunn
Mar 15, 20221 min read


Joel learns how to code!
Mrs Lunn taught Joel how to use the Sphero. He was able to code the Sphero to go to different locations on the Sphero city map. Well...
Jo Lunn
Mar 15, 20221 min read


Naughts and Crosses - Poutama Style!
We had a BLAST with Mrs Lunn at PE today. Check out the video below.
Jo Lunn
Mar 14, 20221 min read


A very chilled start to the week
What a calm start to the week we have had in Poutama. Great to see the children ready for learning. Here's to a good week ahead...
Jo Lunn
Mar 14, 20221 min read


Kaito vs Liam V
Today was our final swim of the season. Kaito challenged Liam V to a race. Once everyone was out of the pool the race began! It was...
Jo Lunn
Mar 11, 20221 min read


Poutama Steps for Learning: Spelling
Today was the first day for our Poutama Spelling progamme. Each child has created their own Spelling folder with their individual...
Tash Whitta
Mar 11, 20221 min read


Friday Opt-ins
It's Friday again! Today we had some of our friends leading Opt-ins as well as the teachers. On offer today was: Sphero, Digital Art,...
Jo Lunn
Mar 11, 20221 min read


Pa Jack's First Visit
Today we had our first visit from Pa Jack our treasured Amorangi. He told us all about Maui and his childhood. We never knew that Maui...
Jo Lunn
Mar 10, 20221 min read


Night or Day - which do you prefer?
Some of the children wrote an argument explaining if they prefer Day or Night. Have a read and let us know which one you like best in...
Jo Lunn
Mar 10, 20221 min read


Bread Tags for Charity
The Kind Hearts team are collecting bread tags to raise money for Charity. If you have any at home please send them in to us.
Jo Lunn
Mar 10, 20221 min read


Using a thesaurus
Today Mrs Whitta's writers used an online Thesaurus. We have been focusing on choosing the best word for our writing. NO BORING WORDS!!...
Tash Whitta
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Te Reo Māori Powtoons
We have a couple of Powtoons that are finished! Click on their links to take you to the videos of their fabulous mahi! Keep up the great...
Tash Whitta
Mar 9, 20221 min read


Update with our Digital Art
Take a look at the finished products from Ava and Ryla. These girls have spent their own time trying to complete this activity. Such...
Tash Whitta
Mar 9, 20221 min read


Creativity in progress
Take a look at the green screen in action. Coltyn is in the middle of a news report from our classroom... I'm looking forward to seeing...
Tash Whitta
Mar 8, 20221 min read


Free Life
If extra lives were a thing in the real world, how would you get them? We used humour and choice of language today in our writing. The...
Tash Whitta
Mar 8, 20221 min read
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