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Thursday, August 10, 2017

New Students in Term 3

Wow! We are in Week 3 and 'snowed under' with activities and work already.  At Waikowhai we had a teacher leave, and with the Auckland shortage of teachers it meant we were unable to replace that teacher. So Te Waka Ako, our senior syndicate, had to take on 15 new Year 4 students. Hauraki has 5 new students. I will introduce you to them now and show you some of the things we have been doing in the first two weeks of term.
 Toby is one of our new students. This is his tent creation he was challenged to make in Geometry, using only toothpicks and modelling clay. It was a very sturdy, strong structure.  
Two other students are Faith and JD. They both enjoyed this thinking activity and came up with

some excellent shapes.
Abigail and Ayva and our final two new students. They have created 'All about Me' poster to include in their learning steps slideshows, which include all their goals and practise work around their goals. For students brand new to chromebooks, our Year 4's are picking up the necessary skills very quickly. 

 

They have all settled in really well and have been very patient with all the changes. Lucky for Te Waka Ako we have extremely helpful Year 5 and 6 students who love to help teach them how to use their chromebooks, and the way we work in our new space.