Kia ora whanau. Haere mai Waitangi Day. At the beginning of the school year, the tamariki knew very little about the importance of Waitangi Day. They asked questions and read several stories about the importance of this day. By the end of the first week, their understanding was much greater. Ka pai to mahi tamariki ma.
Tena koutou katoa. Nau mai haere mai. Greetings to you all and welcome back! Our concept for this term is 'Hauora.' I'm really looking forward to meeting you all and having loads of discovery, discussion and fun learning experiences. Kia ora tatou.
Tena koutou. Nau mai, Haere mai, Welcome to Room 23 Scholar's blog. Our learning coach's name is Mr Werder. He is an avid Taranaki and Hurricanes rugby supporter, and a passionate supporter of the Warriors and Queensland State of Origin rugby league teams. We have 24 amazing scholars in our Year 3/4 classroom.
The concepts we will be studying this year will include: ‘Turangawaewae' (Term 1, Health - Relationships with others; Social Sciences - Place & Environment); Term 2, ''Taonga’ (Visual Arts; Social Sciences). Term 3, 'Heroes and Heroines' (Social Sciences); and ''Celebration'' (Term 4, Social Sciences). The school wide focus for 2016 is Religious Education. This will be in conjunction with building on our current knowledge and learning from last year in the curriculum areas of Mathematics and Te Reo Maori. The writing focus in 2017 will be 'narrative' where we will examine its structure and language features in-detail.
We look forward to showing you our blog page, as well as 'seesaw' some of the wonderful work we are doing. God bless, and please write positive comments about our work. Kia ora tatou!