Learning in Action

Term 1: Together we Thrive

How do we build and sustain a thriving community?

Whakatauki:

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi | With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.

Te Moana went on a Sensory Hīkoi around Seatoun to understand what makes our Tūrangawaewae so special. After exploring our community we created some artworks to depict our hīkoi.

Term 2: Fuel for Life

What truly nourishes us, and how do we ensure everyone has enough to thrive?

Whakataukī:

He oranga ngākau, he pikinga waiora | A healthy heart is a source of wellbeing.

In Te Maunga, our students have been exploring what it means to nourish both the body and the soul through Faith and Inquiry. We have been deeply unpacking our big question through the lens of Te Rongopai (the Good News), our favourite scriptures, and our core school values. We have produced some incredible artwork and gone on some great adventures to really understand more about what truly nourishes us whilst being grateful for the things we have.

Our Values, In Our Own Words:

Gratitude: "To be pure in heart, grateful and thankful - to take in life's treasures and to be a kind caring person." ~ Alexander

Reconciliation: "Restoring friendships, having self-control...and not judging so quickly from appearances." ~ Sophie

Awareness: "Understanding the effects of our actions and noticing what is around you. Always looking out for others." ~ Charlie

Term 3: Every Drop Counts

If every drop counts, how do we sustain and protect our world’s most vital resource?

Whakatauki:

I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho | A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions.

In the Junior area, our students have been diving deep into understanding why every single drop of water matters! We became young scientists by setting up Ziploc bag experiments to watch the water cycle happen right before our eyes in the classroom. 

To explore our local environment, we learned all about our coasts and built detailed 3D dioramas to showcase different coastal features. 

We also got creative through interactive role play, stepping into different roles to explore how we can harvest rainwater and care for this precious resource.

 Our 'Under the Sea' classroom corner has been a fantastic resource for driving both independent writing and hands-on mathematics! After working together to build our own coral reef, the students used it to bring statistics to life—creating pictographs to tally different marine animals and building bar graphs to compare our collections of coloured shells.

Term 4: Safe Spaces (Animal Habitats)