Holiday learning

For those of you who are keen to keep learning over the holidays here are some suggestions.


Also, remember you can practise your Reading and Maths skills using the links on the blog too! Have a happy holiday!

Manaakitanga day - wth the Thunderbolt teachers

Mannaakitanga is a concept that we've been unpacking this term. 

Manakitanga:

Mana – Self worth

Aki – How self worth is generated

Tanga – Treat others as you would like to be treated, respect (creating self- worth in others), giving of yourself.

Each block choose a different Manaakitanga focus. 
The Thuderbolts teachers wanted to show manakitanga by caring for the environment.  Here's a movie about our day.

Reflecting on Term 1

Can you believe it- we're already at the end on Term 1. We've had such a great term of learning and discovery. Here are some of our reflections of the term.

My reflection- Brianna R

I really liked: poetry and art, Teach me Tuesday and Mrs Millett
I wish I had: learned more about animals and the environment, that we had a class pet
I still need to work on: talking to the teacher
Something I now understand is: how to link letters
I am most proud of: my bird art
A tricky part was: keeping my desk tidy, being neat in my books
Next term I need to: stop talking too much at my desk
I could teach others about: animals and wildlife, survival and walking, tramps and keeping fit

My reflection- James B

I really liked: the bird art that is behind the board and Mrs Millett
I wish I had: learnt geometry this term
I still need to work on: is getting stuff finshed on time 
Something I now understand is: how to put paragraphs in my writing
I am most proud of: my self portrait
A tricky part was: answering reflective questions
Next term I need to: take my instrument to school
I could teach others about: baseball

My reflection- Leanne O

I really liked: the beach trip especially tbe long walk and sand castle competition, Teach me Tuesday
I wish I had: better handwriting skills
I still need to work on: my times tables
Something I now understand is: how to use paragraphs
I am most proud of: my flower art
A tricky part was: Maths, Handwriting and Spelling
Next term I need to: improve my learning
I could teach others about: the human body and netball.

My reflection- Daniel K


I really liked: connections, Teach me Tuesday and Reading
I wish I had: learnt decimals better and made my writing better
I still need to work on: decimals, recounts and paragraphs
Something I now understand is: mammals, connections nad reading
I am most proud of: my line graphs
A tricky part was: making my maths book tidy
Next term I need to: know lots more about decimals, writing and making my maths book tidy
I could teach others about: Tae kwon do

Thanks for a great term of learning!!!

Teach me Tuesday Week 8

We love Teach me Tuesday- and today was no exception! 

We began with Rohan who taught us how to cook a simple but delicious pork and noodle stir fry. 
Our mouths were watering and everyone enjoyed eating the great dish!

Thanks Rohan.

Next, Amy showed us how to scare unsuspecting friends by creating fake blood with food colouring and dishwashing liquid. 

Next she impressed us with pretty cool science experiments including a moving milk and a coke and mentos experiment.



Teach Me Tuesday starts again in Term 2!

Teach Me Tuesday Week 6!

It was Teach me Tuesday again today. What a great session we had! Micaela, Eddy and Jaxson were well organised and expertly taught us about there chosen subjects. The boys had us doing soccer drills including dribbling, passing and shooting. Next, Micaela lead several science experiments where we learnt about chemical change and centipetal force! Thanks teachers- you were awesome. We can't wait till next "Teach me Tuesday!"

Swimming Sports

It was another great day today. We travelled to Coatsville school for our annual swimming sports day. Here's a collage of some of the highlights of swimming sports. 

Thuderbolts beach trip

Today we went to Takapuna beach and walked around the coastline to Milford. Here's a slideshow of the event.