Team Harakeke
Monday 1 March 2021
Tena koutou
February was a busy month for Team Harakeke. In week 3 we spent three sessions at Christchurch School of Gymnastics learning lots of new techniques and using the epic gymnastics apparatus.
We've also been spending the first 20 minutes of each day participating in a fitness rotation focusing on one of The Five Ways of Wellbeing 'Be Active'. These sessions include a variety of activities and skill levels to keep the students engaged and motivated.
Tena koutou
February was a busy month for Team Harakeke. In week 3 we spent three sessions at Christchurch School of Gymnastics learning lots of new techniques and using the epic gymnastics apparatus.
We've also been spending the first 20 minutes of each day participating in a fitness rotation focusing on one of The Five Ways of Wellbeing 'Be Active'. These sessions include a variety of activities and skill levels to keep the students engaged and motivated.
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Friday 5 February 2021
Kia ora koutou Harakeke teachers and students have had a great first week in the classroom. All four classes have spent time getting to know each other completing team building activities, art activities, quizzes and much much more! We've also spent a lot of time unpacking out team whakatauki: waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa. Which translates to: Friendships should be kept alive. Students have unpacked this in-depth and discussed the importance of strong friendships and how to make new friendships, which is especially important at the moment as many of us are in new classrooms with new students and teachers. Have a look at what we've been up to so far through out the four classes - you'll notice one of the school values 'Excellence' is really on display already, students are setting the standard high early on. |
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Monday 9 November
Tēnā koutou Harakeke students are continuing to pack lots of learning and extra curricula activities into their programme. Some of our highlights from the first 4 weeks of term include:
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Tuesday 1 September
Kia ora koutou
Harakeke students are great mathematicians! One of their favourite activities to work on independently is Mathletics. They work hard during the week to earn points to meet their target and practice skills and strategies to improve their mathematical thinking and confidence.
Take a look at the students below who received a Gold Certificate for 20 consistent weeks of work and reaching their goals.
Kia ora koutou
Harakeke students are great mathematicians! One of their favourite activities to work on independently is Mathletics. They work hard during the week to earn points to meet their target and practice skills and strategies to improve their mathematical thinking and confidence.
Take a look at the students below who received a Gold Certificate for 20 consistent weeks of work and reaching their goals.
Monday 3 August
Kia orana!
Over the past two weeks, Team Harakeke have been lucky to have Mrs Takle join them for maths. Mrs Takle is some what of an Maths expert and is sharing her knowledge and wisdom with both students and teachers to help us be more capable and confident mathematicians.
One of the key concepts Mrs Takle is unpacking with us is using a DMIC approach to our learning programme where collaborative approaches to solving mathematics problems are being encouraged. We use a variety of 'Talk moves' to communicate our thinking and ensure we're all on the same page on how to solve the problem.
Take a look at some of the problems we've used in class!
Kia orana!
Over the past two weeks, Team Harakeke have been lucky to have Mrs Takle join them for maths. Mrs Takle is some what of an Maths expert and is sharing her knowledge and wisdom with both students and teachers to help us be more capable and confident mathematicians.
One of the key concepts Mrs Takle is unpacking with us is using a DMIC approach to our learning programme where collaborative approaches to solving mathematics problems are being encouraged. We use a variety of 'Talk moves' to communicate our thinking and ensure we're all on the same page on how to solve the problem.
Take a look at some of the problems we've used in class!
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Wednesday 1 July
Talofa lava. Inquiry learning has been the main focus in Team Harakeke over the past few weeks. Students have had a focus about Journeys and have explored different types of journeys such as animal migration, expeditions, journeys for travel and journeys to accomplish goals and achievements. Throughout the four classes, students have all viewed the inquiry through different lenses and this shows with the individual inquiries students have selected. We have students learning more about personal journeys of growth, historical journeys, famous expeditions and destinations we can travel to for Holidays such as Hawaii. Students are sharing their learning in a variety of ways. E.g. Minecraft recreating Jean Batten's plane, world maps with Ozbots to demonstrate the journey taken, slideshow presentations unpacking more information about their selected inquiry and incredible posters. |
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Tuesday 2 June
Kia ora e te whānau, Harakeke team have been lucky enough to have Art lessons with Andrea over the past couple of weeks. Andrea is an Art EXPERT and has been sharing her wisdom and knowledge with us. Each class is split into two groups and gets a 45min session learning new drawing, shading and colouring techniques. We get to use a variety of media to create some epic art! Check it out to the right! |
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Monday 2 March
Kia ora whānau Who can believe that it's already 5 fantastic weeks down and there's only 6 to go?! We have packed so much in already, and students are producing some epic learning. A popular highlight for our team each week is Team Singing. We're fortunate enough to work with Matua Sonny each fortnight on a Tuesday. Last week we learnt the correct formation to sing waiata and then played some fun games. Sonny and Tui definitely know how to tell a great story and make learning fun! We're really excited to get to each session and can't wait until it's our turn again. Next week see's the whole school visiting Aqua Gym for daily swimming lessons. We're excited to check out the newly upgraded venue and master our technique. Check in soon for some action shots! |
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Monday 3 February 2020
Kia ora koutou, and welcome to Term 1 2020. It has been a busy first few days in Team Harakeke with a variety of team building and getting to know you activities being completed.
Walking around the four classes you'll notice that art has been a major theme. All classes have also read and unpacked the story 'How to Fill a Bucket' which has helped students settle in to their new classes, routines and expectations.
Te tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi) is also being unpacked so students have a deeper understanding of why Aotearoa celebrates this special event each year.
A busy term is planned - stay tuned for more information!
Kia ora koutou, and welcome to Term 1 2020. It has been a busy first few days in Team Harakeke with a variety of team building and getting to know you activities being completed.
Walking around the four classes you'll notice that art has been a major theme. All classes have also read and unpacked the story 'How to Fill a Bucket' which has helped students settle in to their new classes, routines and expectations.
Te tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi) is also being unpacked so students have a deeper understanding of why Aotearoa celebrates this special event each year.
A busy term is planned - stay tuned for more information!
Monday 2 November
A successful but busy term we've had here in Harakeke Team. We started the term off with Athletics where several of our students did really well and went off to represent Christchurch East School at Zones Athletics.
We've also had Kapa Haka and Choir practices and trips too!
One of our favourite events from the term would have to be the Outdoor Education day! This was a whole day out of the class rotating around teachers taking a variety of different activities, such as cooking pikelets on 'hobo stoves', making Bivvies out of tarpaulins, putting up tents, obstacle courses and much much more! It was such a great day, and we were lucky to do all of this before the big storm arrived - such awesome timing by Ms Kent!!
As well as all of these extra learning curricula activities, we've been forging ahead with some epic Inquiry learning focusing on unpacking the Maori Creation Myth and reinterpreting this myth and legend through art, drama and narrative writing.
Check out all of the photos from these events and more on our School Facebook Page.
A successful but busy term we've had here in Harakeke Team. We started the term off with Athletics where several of our students did really well and went off to represent Christchurch East School at Zones Athletics.
We've also had Kapa Haka and Choir practices and trips too!
One of our favourite events from the term would have to be the Outdoor Education day! This was a whole day out of the class rotating around teachers taking a variety of different activities, such as cooking pikelets on 'hobo stoves', making Bivvies out of tarpaulins, putting up tents, obstacle courses and much much more! It was such a great day, and we were lucky to do all of this before the big storm arrived - such awesome timing by Ms Kent!!
As well as all of these extra learning curricula activities, we've been forging ahead with some epic Inquiry learning focusing on unpacking the Maori Creation Myth and reinterpreting this myth and legend through art, drama and narrative writing.
Check out all of the photos from these events and more on our School Facebook Page.
Friday 8 November
What do Harakeke Students get up to on Fridays?
Now that we've completed Athletics for the term, we're able to fit more time in to our timetable working on Digital Technologies and The Arts. It's a great chance for our students to continue working on their Inquiry projects and build in more Curriculum Areas. You'll see students working on Coding activities, Visual Art Activities, Digital Math activities and a whole lot more!
What do Harakeke Students get up to on Fridays?
Now that we've completed Athletics for the term, we're able to fit more time in to our timetable working on Digital Technologies and The Arts. It's a great chance for our students to continue working on their Inquiry projects and build in more Curriculum Areas. You'll see students working on Coding activities, Visual Art Activities, Digital Math activities and a whole lot more!
Tuesday 1 October
As Harakeke Students continued learning more about their identity through Inquiry and other curriculum areas, we began to explore different art themes and styles from cultures around the world. Students participated in a variety of Art Activities exploring different styles, techniques and media.
Throughout the 5 classes, we have all created unique masterpieces that portray our own identities.
Come in and have a look at the AMAZING art on display in our classes!
As Harakeke Students continued learning more about their identity through Inquiry and other curriculum areas, we began to explore different art themes and styles from cultures around the world. Students participated in a variety of Art Activities exploring different styles, techniques and media.
Throughout the 5 classes, we have all created unique masterpieces that portray our own identities.
Come in and have a look at the AMAZING art on display in our classes!
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Monday 2 September
During Term Three, Harakeke students have enjoyed learning more about their identity. We have taken this excitement and enthusiasm and have written Acrostic Poems with a twist. Students learnt how to write an Acrostic Poem about themselves. The poem needed to include information about their Identity, and information that wasn’t easily known. This required them to think deeply and peel the layers back to explain and share not just about their likes and dislikes, but their culture, their whānau, their background, and facts that make them who they are.
The students' poems are tremendous, and as a part of our Linc Ed Reporting, we’ve shared these home along with a SOLO Rubric helping to explain the level of thinking the students used for that specific piece of writing.
Below is a sample of our Harakeke Student’s work.
Enjoy!
During Term Three, Harakeke students have enjoyed learning more about their identity. We have taken this excitement and enthusiasm and have written Acrostic Poems with a twist. Students learnt how to write an Acrostic Poem about themselves. The poem needed to include information about their Identity, and information that wasn’t easily known. This required them to think deeply and peel the layers back to explain and share not just about their likes and dislikes, but their culture, their whānau, their background, and facts that make them who they are.
The students' poems are tremendous, and as a part of our Linc Ed Reporting, we’ve shared these home along with a SOLO Rubric helping to explain the level of thinking the students used for that specific piece of writing.
Below is a sample of our Harakeke Student’s work.
Enjoy!
