Aroha 2015 @ WS

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Fantastic Inquiry session!

We had such a hive of activity today... during our Inquiry time there were tinkerers, photographers (outside looking for Monarch caterpillars and butterflies), a play being practiced, stitchery, constructors building bridges and children making observational drawings.

Everyone was highly engaged and enjoying themselves!

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Cicadas, seeds and butterflies...

We have been doing a lot of observing at the moment... the school garden is full of seeds, cicadas and butterflies. Stay tuned for some of our stories about them.

Here is a clip we watched today about the life cycle of a Monarch Butterfly...

And a few photos that some of our intrepid investigators took in Inquiry time today...

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Our first time hosting the whole school Assembly!!

As part of a new initiative this year the Aroha Pod hosted Assembly on Friday. Paige, Willow and Harrison were our hosts and they did a great job! We shared some art and a few photos of what we have been up to so far this year....

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Literacy time

This week we have been improving our reading programme to maximise the time that our students get with the teacher. We have also been developing our skills on independent tasks and working out how to do them the best that we can. Here are some photos of the pod working on their independent tasks....

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Maths time in the Aroha Pod

Maths is always a favourite time of the day for our kids. Lots of hands on activities and equipment, study ladder on the i-pads, counting, measuring, writing equations and reading numbers.

What fantastic mathematical learners we are!