Working together

Students have spent the first couple of weeks getting to know their classmates in Room 2. We have collaborated on a number of activities. We will keep posting updates on what we get up to. Looking forward to a great 2017!

Team building 

Working with a partner

Practising 'EEKK' with a buddy

Super Swimming

Room 1 started swimming last week. This term the classes in the Pukeko Hub will take turns swimming across the term. All the students are doing a great job in the pool and focusing on developing their technique further.

The rain meant we were unable to get out for out Hub Tinana time but we were still able to do some indoor team building tasks in our classroom. We tried out the Helium stick which proved to be quite tricky.

Pukeko Hub Collaboration

Our Pukeko Hub has started our cross class collaboration this week during Tinana time and Te Reo.
This year we are using 'Tinana' as the name for our PE and fitness.

Today we had our Tinana teams working on 3 different activities:
Toxic Waste (students had to transport the ball on the ring using the skipping ropes)
Elf express (students had to move across a space using their hoops)
World Cup (students had to lift up a ball using pool noodles and moving)

Our learning focus is around team work and relationships. Students are reflecting on how well they work within their team and identifying how they can improve in the future. 

Yesterday during Te Reo we started practising how to throw and catch Poi for a range of Traditional

Maori games we will be playing in the term. It was quite tricky as you have to catch the poi by the Aho (string) instead of the ki (end).

Teamwork

This term we are learning about belonging to groups and working in a team. Today one of our Tinana groups was trying to pick up a ball with 4 noodles and carry it across the court. We found it difficult at first but it got easier when we worked together.

Happy birthday

Thanks for bringing in the treats for Room 3 today.

Welcome to our new families

Today we welcomed students, their families and teachers that are new to Trentham School.

Week 1 - Learning to work together

It has been a busy first couple of days in Room 1. We have been doing lots of learning together in our new classroom. In Tinana (PE) we have been doing team building activities to identify our strengths and weaknesses and reflecting on how we can improve. 

On Wednesday we unpacked our Whakatauki  with Koka Tangi which is 'Manaaki Whenua, Manaaki Tangata, haere whakamua' which means, care for the land, care for the people, go forward. We did a bus stop activity where the students unpacked what this meant in small groups and shared back with the class.

The students have also had the opportunity to learn in different spaces in the classroom, they are able to make choices about the places they work best, e.g. desks, kneeling tables, jelly bean table and in quiet spaces.