Inquiry Learning Expo 'Structures'

 Owen sharing his learning about the structure of roads.

Hayley sharing her project on suspension bridges. 

Nikau found out exactly how surfboards are made. 

Ben was curious about how triggers work. Here he is sharing his research. 

Elgregoe poems

Contributing

Contributing means working together 

It's like a pirate crew digging for treasure

Contributing is when you talk 

If you don't I'll watch you like a hawk

I'll talk to you, it's my pleasure.

Wits

Wits that's the best 

Wits I'll be the guest 

Use your wits to beat the bully

Use your wits to beat him fully

Wits that was the test.

Written by Ceizar

Kia ora Students, Whanau and Community Members

Our new school year is now well underway with Room One students settling in well into their programmes of learning. Welcome to all new and returning students for 2015!
The photo attached to this blog is an example of student work from this term, in which we as a class  have created a metaphor for our learning and for our class.
Our waka represents all of us working together to achieve our best as a class and as individuals. The paddles illustrate the core values and attributes needed by students to achieve. Below the waka the students have broken down the vocabulary and described what each core value and attribute looks like, sounds like and feels like in our classroom in an everyday learning context.
The waka will be referred back to throughout the year as a model for excellence and achivement!
Thank you to all the wonderful people who have made me feel so welcome in our school. I look forward to the year ahead and the adventures it will bring!

Mr Aan Hoek - Room One Teacher

Felicity Rose Powdrell

Felicity Rose Powdrell is my brother Kurt's girlfriend.

She has brown hair with purple streaks .

She loves music because she writes her own.

She is playful and fit . She plays with Kurt, Hugh and I. When we play rugby she gets aggravating and tackles Kurt.

She is funny , awesome and pretty.

She is 18 years old.

Tane Williamson

Tane is brainy

His style of hair is a Sonny Bill hair cut.

Tane is quite short but not shorter than me.

Tane is always making people laugh with his cheesy smiles and funny jokes, and MASSIVE big eyes.

Tane has swag, I'm surprised no one like Puku has threatened  him to do his homework.

Tane is as funny as an impersonator.

Tane has 24 yellow teeth that you can easily call the 24 sun brothers.

Tane is Maori with big ears, they're like the size of Mars.

Tane has brown eyes that are really hard to see in the dark, it's like trying to find charcoal in the dark.

Tane is a great gamer at MCPE.

Tane has a weird sqweeky voice.

I personally think Tane is one of my best friends and not shy.

Character Description of Kopu Smith

Kopu has short blonde hair.

His eyes are green.

He is as small as an Ant.

His eyes are huge.

His nose is gigantic.

His ears are massive like monkey ears.

Kopu is as silly as a clown.

He is as fast as a dog

Kopu always makes me laugh when he 

Smiles because it looks big and cheesy 

And he scrunches up his face.

Kopu is one of my best friends.

He has a good attitude but when

We play handball and he loses he 

Gets so phsyco he throws the ball

Away.

He is awesome at the drums and 

Useless at fights.

Kopu is a good gamer at MCPE 

And use to be shy but now he 

Has a lot of friends