Manu Tukutuku For Matariki Celebrations!

You Are Invited To Rangikura School's Matariki Celebration!

This Thursday the 23rd June between 6-8pm

In the past Matariki was celebrated with singing, making music, storytelling, carving, weaving, playing games, kite making, remembering the past, remembering those who have passed, setting new goals, sharing food and enjoying each other’s company.

All of these things will be in action at Rangikura School on this date. So come along and share it with us.

Room 10 is busy manu tukutuku for you.  Our kites will be ready for the Matariki Celebration so come and see how they turn out! 

Singing To Our Hong Kong Buddy Class

Hong Kong Class

Rangikura Room 10

Woo Hoo Swimming Here We Go!

We are practising our swimming skills down at the Arena so we can swim safely in the pools, rivers and the beach that are available to us.  

Having fun down at the heated indoor pool.... 

We LoVe swimming!

Boys chilling out....

Thank You Whaea Jess!

Whaea Jess we hope you like the messages we have written for you in our specially made cards.  

We appreciate you and love having you helping us with our learning in Room 10.

Inter School Cross Country Competitors!

Proud to represent Rangikura School!

Room 10 had six students represent Rangikura School today at the Inter School Cross Country.  

They had a fabulous time and shared with the class that running 2 kilometres is hard work!  But they were pleased to represent their school and whanau. 

Well done Eraia, Nav, Javahn, Jipsy, Memphis and Mya.  

We are very proud of you.

Do You Have Asthma?

Chris from the Funky Monkeys visited the kids at 

Rangikura School today and taught them things they

 need to know about asthma.

Watch the videos to find out what causes asthma and how 

to take the medicine.

Distance From The Sun....

In Room 10 we are learning about Planet Earth & Beyond.  Today a group of students went about the task of working out which planets were closest to the sun.  

Below you will find a video made by the students sharing their findings.

It's hard work this measuring business!

Big thank you to Whaea Jess for supporting the student's learning.

Reference:  http://www.pbs.org/parents/adventures-in-learning/2014/12/solar-system-scale-model/

Gagana Samoa!

Last week we celebrated Gagana Samoa.  

It was a wonderful week that ended with an assembly that gave our students an opportunity to shine as they shared their language, dance and culture with us.

Student's from Room 10 who participated in the assembly.

The dance was beautiful and the boys spoke with confidence.

The whole assembly rocked!

Happy Samoan Independence Day!

Rangikura School celebrated by singing the National Anthem.

Photo courtesy of Ciaran Featherston.‎

Number Strategies.....

In Room 10 we are always looking to see which is the best strategy to use when solving a problem.

We have to remember to go back and check out answers.

Can you work out what the missing numbers are?   

Have a go, then read on to find out how we managed to answer the question.....

We had to work together to solve this challenge.... it took us awhile but we got there!

Space Visit...

We all hopped on a bus and travelled into Wellington to the Space Place which can be found in the Carter Observatory.  

We sat in big, red comfy chairs in a cool cinema and watched an awesome video that played up in the ceiling!  

We started at the Sun and flew through our Solar System.  We learned that not all moons are the same, which planets could have life on them and other facts.  

After the video the ceiling lit up with stars.  We learned how to find the Southern Cross, the Scorpion and a few more.  Our favourite was the Pleiades (Matariki stars) because soon it will be the Māori New Year!

We learnt more about the 8 planets that orbit our sun (which is a humungous star!).  

After the two sessions with our guides, we were able to look at, and play with the exhibitions.  Everyone loved being able to touch and play with everything.

Reference:  http://www.museumswellington.org.nz/space-place/

Solar System Inquiry...

In Room 10 we are beginning our inquiry around Earth and the Solar System.  

During our inquiry we will find answers to student generated questions and carry out some fun experiments.  

Along the way we will cover the points listed below, and any other student driven inquiry that is not listed here:

• To know that the Earth is part of the Solar System

• To know that the Earth takes 365 days and 8 hours to orbit The Sun

• To understand that The Earth revolves around its own axis once every day (24 HOURS) and how this gives us day and night

• To know that the Solar System includes The Earth, The Sun and nine planets
• To know the average distances between the planets

• To know that The Sun is the most important part of the Solar system because it keeps the planets in their orbits

• To know how the height of The Sun in the sky varies with the seasons

• To understand how and why the moon appears to change shape

• To know the different moon phases

• To know that The Earths moon takes 27.5 days to orbit The Earth

Place Value Practice...

In Room 10 we are practising and consolidating our knowledge of 'Place Value'.    

We can expand a number, for example:  

542 is the same as 500 + 40 + 2  =  542

500 = 5 groups of 100

40 = 4 groups of 10

2 = two ones

This knowledge is really important because. it helps us understand the meaning of a number.  If people just used numbers randomly, no one would know which numbers people meant.  You need place value to understand the order of numbers as well.

Below this picture you will find links to cool 'Place Value' games.

We support each other with our learning, developing our ability to collaborate with others and share our knowledge.

Here are some links to practice 'place value'
with your child:

Place Value Hockey:    

http://www.abcya.com/place_value_hockey.htm

Online Place Value Games:  

http://www.education.com/games/place-value/?gclid=CP6xwODb9swCFQsIvAodLv4Eyw&gclsrc=aw.ds

http://www.familylearning.org.uk/place_value_games.html