Mufti Day this week

Explain Everything - show what you have learnt this week about...

In reading this week the Kiwikiwi and Karaka reading groups have been reading non-fiction texts about spiders, insects and living dinosaurs.

We have explored the texts to ask and answer questions about these creatures and the children chose to share their learning using Explain Everything.

We shared them today and have given feedback to each other about what worked well how we could improve them next time.

We'd love to know what you think too.

Kamyar

Nathan

Daisy

Izanna

Melisa

Vitolio

Vadim

Reading: Kōwhiringa Use your Imagination

This week some of our Kōwhiringa learners read about a girl called Clare who went on an adventure leaving the library.

The learners were challenged to create a map of her journey. They could do this any way they saw fit.

Take a look below.

Reading: Kōwhiringa - The Ants and the Grasshopper

During Week 2 of Term 3 some of our Kōwhiringa readers in Kōtuku read the story of The Ants and the Grasshopper. Miss Skinner set the challenge to take their learning and retell it as a movie to share with the rest of Kōtuku. This group of students have done such an amazing job, and we can't wait to see what they come up with next. Well done everyone!

Uru Mānuka: Explain Everything

This week during Uru Mānuka the children were set a challenge of creating a video around what they know about Explain Everything. They only had 25 minutes to create these.

Take a look

Vitolio & Codi-Jae

Ollie & Sadie

Naomi & Daisy

Dylan & Jaden

Cameron & Nicole

Izaak & Sean

Reading: Kōwhiringa - Think of a Name

This week some of the learners in Kōwhiringa have chosen to learn about Puppies.

First they read the story Think of a Name - Which is about a boy who cannot decide what to call his dog.

The children then talked about the things needed when you get a puppy. The looked at other texts.

Finally they had to decide how to share their learning back to the rest of the group.

Matthew decided to create a quiz - This has been done on Explain Everything and then turned into a movie.

Take a look

Reading: The Story of Rona

During Week 7 some learners in Kōtuku decided to learn about a Māori legend of Rona and the Moon. Miss Skinner set the challenge to take their learning and create a movie retelling the legend to share with the rest of Kōtuku. This group of students have done such an amazing job, and we can't wait to see the next one. Keep up the good work!