A WORD FROM THE WISE - MATUA TUIONO SPEAKS!

Why do we do IKAN TESTS?

What does IKAN actually mean? and why do we do IKAN at the beginning and at the end of the year? IKAN stands for Individual Knowledge Assessment of Number. The students are given a test of their instant knowledge for math that they definitely need to know. The stages for this test start from stage 4 through to stage 8. The students record their answers on a sheet and then the teacher can tell what stages they are at for particular domains such as how good they know their numbers in sequence and order, how well they know their fractions, how well they know their place value and finally how well they know their basic facts. This information is useful as it allows the teacher to organise specific activities that can help students reach higher stages in their knowledge. So students look at your sheet and tell me what your stage is for a particular domain and what you need to work on. MAURI ORA!

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Kapa haka  - For Year 5 and Year 6 Tuakana!

Every Friday morning at 11:15 am we learn new moteatea (ancient chants), waiata (songs), waiata a ringa (action songs), haka (war dances) and much much more with our kapa haka tutor Koka Kylie (Ngati Porou). At the moment we are learning the waiata "E nga iwi e, haere mai, haere mai." Please have a look at our photos and videos. 

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CDL - For Year 5 and Year 6 Tuakana!

This is an absolutely awesome programme where students learn to be great students for their class, school and community through learning new leadership skills.We are lucky to have 6 students from our class room involved in this programme - They are Jahmal, Dallas, Jada, Kody, John and Charlez.

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He Manu Kura Programme - For Year 5 and Year 6 Tuakana!

We are very lucky to have two experts in Taonga Puoro (Maori instruments) and Maori weaponry to work with 12 of our students in Pukeko class. In the first term, they will be learning all about Whakaraka - Maori rakau of differing sizes for games and lovely waiata. Our topic this term is "OUR PLACE" and the students will be learning so much about the local arts, crafts and culture of Te Manurewa o Tamapahore (Original name of Manurewa). Mauri ora!

Students are listening intently to their teachers Matua Kapi (Mana Whenua)
and Matua Thomas (Waka Huia) about the He Manukura Programme

Matua Kapi and Matua Thomas explaining the programme for 
this term to the 12 students in Pukeko class

It's all about whanaungatanga (bonding) first and then students
will feel comfortable in their learning environment

Te Akomanga o Pukeko Room 23

Kotiro Toa!

You really don't wanna mess with our girls in Room 19 or they will kick your butt!! On Friday they learnt new self defence skills to protect themselves in times of trouble. They are confident and know what to say and do. AWESSSSSSOME!

Buddy Class Fruit Salad Mix!

On Friday our students joined with Room 17 and talked about healthy eating and how to make an easy fruit salad. We put the mats outside and played funky music in the background. Our whaea prepared the ingredients with all students helping to make a funky fruit salad. Matua Tuiono talked about why fruit is healthy for our bodies. We later played games and then had a good healthy feed. Mean Maori Healthy Mean!

Roscommon Athletics & Kapahaka Day 2011

Room 19 had a fantastic time mixing and mingling with other students from Roscommon and Wiri School Maori Bilingual units. It was a get together for sport and kapahaka. We did shot put, discus, sprints in the Athletics and then performed Poi, Waiata a ringa, and Haka for Kapahaka.

Israel Dagg Rocks!

Duffy Assembly Detroit in the House!

Detroit was selected from Room 19's Fantastic Kakapo Kids to receive a Super Duffy book from our Duffy Hero Alison Quigan aka Yvonne Jefferies from Shortland Street.

Look at all these Super Stars.Try and find Detroit in the picture.

Do you recognise this famous star? She is from Shortland Street.