Rio Olympics!

Nau mai, Maliu mai, Ulu tonu mai, Aere mai
and Welcome back to Term 3 in Room 10!

This term our Home Learning will focus around the
Rio Olympics!

Your child gets to choose what they want to focus on.  Each of the tasks below are designed to develop their skills.  For example Task 1 is developing their research and comprehension skills, and Task 2 is asking students to use key words and use their layout skills in a way that makes their word choice easy to read.

One task is to be completed by the end of each week.  Students can record their tasks in their Home Learning Book or they can use the various Google Apps in their student Drive.  

Tasks 1 2 & 3

Tasks 4 5 & 6

Tasks 7 8 & 9

Tasks 10 11 & 12

This term spelling will focus on homophones:  words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings.

Please continue helping your child to learn their basic facts and times tables up to 12.  Math tasks will also be coming home to provide another opportunity for your child to practise the strategies they are learning in class. 

If you have any queries, please drop by or email me on:

charlotteh@rangikura.school.nz

Visit from Hari!

Haritina (Hari) is a horticultural engineer who works in biosecurity at MPI and has a passion for Space science.  She came to speak to Room 10 about the Solar System.  

Choosing the next question to ask..... 

Haritina Mogosanu
Education

Haritina is a science communicator, passionate about astronomy, biology and space sciences.
She has a scientific background in biological sciences, environmental management and communication and public relations.

Haritina was awarded the “International Year of Astronomy 2009 Certificate of appreciation” by the International Astronomical Union in recognition of the commitment and outstanding contribution to the success of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

• Manager of Educational Relations, World Space Week Association 
• Publicity Officer, Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
• Astronomy Outreach Team Member for Mars Society

Booked through:

Susan Weekes - Futureintech Facilitator

Porirua/Wellington/Hutt cities & Manawatu region

M +64 21 479 891   

www.futureintech.org.nz

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Improved Dribbling...

2016 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

The theme for this year is ākina te reo – behind you all the way which is about using te reo Māori to support people, to inspire and to cheer on.

Here is Room 9 & 10 using te reo Māori to cheer people on:

Inter School Cross Country & Netball

Porirua Inter School Cross Country 2016

Year 5 & 6 - 2km Run

Netball Inter School Cross Country 2016

Basketball

Basketball

Race

Boo

Race

learning new skills like dribbling, controlling the ball and swooping hands

Sports Encouragement In Te Reo

Because Art Is Cool!

Every Friday the Middle & Senior Block have electives to participate in.  This term students can choose from Poly Club, Drama, Jump Jam, 3D Art, Weaving, Board Games, Martial Arts and Visual Art. 

Mya and Kyara chose Visual Art with Mrs Nui and have come back with some very cool pieces.  Check out their art below.

If you would like to know how they did it, leave a comment below and they will get back to you.

Art by Mya and Kyara - Room 10

Someone Say Dribbling?

We are learning basketball skills in Room 10 and it's harder
than it looks!  

We have learnt how to pass and catch a ball.  We are also learning how to dribble.... no, not out of our mouths.... dribble a ball!  We thought it would be easy but realised that if we use the flat of our hand we lose our ball.  We are learning to bend our knees and use our fingertips on the ball for better control.

Watch our video to see how we are getting on.....

Giving Back To The Plants

During the week we have been manu tukutuku (kite making) for the Matariki Celebration.  Every year the Māori people have their New Year which is called Matariki.  This celebration takes place in early June.  

During the process of making our kites we have learnt more about what tikanga means and the things we need to do to show our understanding of it.  Before we cut the raupō and toetoe we said a karakia.  It was not raining when we cut it, and it was cut in a way that helps the plant continue to grow.  We didn’t just throw away the parts we didn’t use.  Instead, we cut them into small pieces so they could be put back under the plant we took it from.  This will help it break down quicker and the nutrients in those bit will end up feeding the plant to help it grow.   

Below are two videos sharing what we do with the raupō and toetoe once we have used the bits we needed to make our kites.

Examples of manu tukutuku made by students and teachers.

If you would like to know more about the Māori Culture, Te Reo and Tikanga please leave a question below in the comment section and we will get back to you.