Term 1 Week 4: Mahi Tahi and Manawaroa in Akomanga 16

Tēnā koutou! 

This week we have been really busy in akomanga 16 setting up our books, learning about how to correctly use devices and how to access goggle classroom.

Connor and his new friend 

Remy finishing his koru

 

We have had a few visitors in our room helping us improve how we learn about math's, which our students did really well. During math lessons we are also focusing on mahi tahi and what we wonder about the math's problem.

Tui and Connor doing maths

Remy and Frankie thinking about maths

The students are busy creating an art piece of Ranginui and Papatuanuku after watching and discussing the creation story. Which will help us inquire into whakapapa and the resilience of Tane.

Buster working on the outline for Papatuanuku

Pūtaiao was an exciting lesson for students, which took us two blocks in the morning. We observed the different reactions of water, baking powder and baking soda and then both powders with vinegar. The students used PH paper to investigate the ph scale of each solution.

 

Tui cheking the PH of her solution

Whaea Tini helping the tamariki decide on the PH level of our solutions

Our Te Reo Māori vocabulary is improving and student learnt rock, paper, scissors in Te Reo. Also we started Kapa Haka this week, with a large number of students turning up. The students of akomanga 16 all joined Kapa Haka and this will also helped with improving their pronounciation , Te Reo vocabulary and coordination.

Frankie searching for Te Reo words about Pēpi

  Connor's shared story writing and he is working on his fine motor skills by using a peg and picking up objects.

Tuhituhi 

Noah practicing his letters

Levi and Siuta practicing their letters

Jiera and Sam concentrating on their letters

Siuta's block creation

Levi's pāngarau task

Siuta and Levi mahi tahi in action during pāngarau