Karakia to support a pepeha speaker

Here is a rewindable learning video Team Maunga created to help them learn this karakia that would support someone who saying their pepeha.  Again leading up to our Auckland trip, where we will visit and stay on a Marae this video will be very useful to help us all remember what we could say.

Pepeha learning

In Team Maunga we like to learn about our Pepeha and to begin sharing these with others.  Here is a rewindable learning video to help team Maunga (especially leading up to the zoo trip).

Speech Finals

For the last few weeks, we have been busy writing speeches about things we think are the best.  All students in team Maunga participated in this and shared some amazing work with their peers.  We are so proud of all their efforts and how well they shared their ideas with others. 

Today as part of Team Moana's assembly a few students from each team presented their speeches to the whole school and to parents who came to watch.  

Team Maunga Nui

 Team Maunga

 Team Maunga Iti

Photos of the Team Maunga children who presented at the assembly.

The Ned Show

Today we went to the Ned show in Team Awa. Ned stands for ...

N ... never give up
E ... encourage others
D ... do your best

N... Never give up
We learn't about the power of Yet and that if we arn't good at something if we add the word YET, it makes it that we will keep working on it and getting better at it.

The Ned lady told us that even if we take 2 steps forward, and 1 step back, we are still going forward. We might not be going as fast as we could but we are still going forward.

E... Encourage others
She also told us that when you encourage others you give them courage, so we should encourage others more.

D... Do your best
When we do your best, we get over saying I know ... because when you always say I know ... you don't know what you don't know.

Let go of "I know" ... so you can learn and grow.

Go brain go

Fun Maths Friday

Today we had a very exciting maths session.  We got to practice different maths activities and games around the room.  We then all came back together to share what we had been learning.  Some of us were practicing our counting, some of us were adding and taking away. Some of us were practicing our basic facts, and before and after numbers.

Here are a few photos of us having fun today.  Enjoy.