Week 10 in Room 9

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We had another busy week in Room 9. On Friday our year 6 students had an external maths assessment so I took our year 5 students to the school hall where we presented poetry with Whaea Kat's class. It was great to the children to be able to use the stage in some cases.

We also share our creations in class whether it be our artwork or Lego constructions.

We also explored another science book during Week 10. This time we explored parts of the plant and we attempted to sprout a mung bean. The conditions might not have been conducive for this, but everyone was able to keep a diary of their observations.

Week 9 in Room 9

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Here are some photos from Week 9. This week we our focus for Kori Tinana shifted to small ball skills. One drill for catching practice involves the class dividing into two teams. They then have to pass soft toys along a chain. The students enjoy using soft toys for catching as they seem less threatening if one is dropped.

We are continuing with our self portraits and artwork for our pepehas using the grid method. Here are two more:

March 25th: Performing Toi Kupu

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We practise Toi Kupu (poetry) every day in Room 9. We are forming the habit of performing our weekly poem in front of each other on Fridays. Here are are some of our poets in action:

March 24th: Pāngarau Time

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We are well into the swing of our Pāngarau (Maths) rotations. This includes me working with smaller groups while other groups play maths games or practise in their books or on the e-ako plattform: