Waitemata @ Waikowhai Primary School

Wow it is Week 4 already! We have been so busy setting goals, swimming and getting used to our new space that time has flown by! We are very luck this to have 2 fabulous student teachers joining us this year (3 weeks in Term 1 and later in Term 3). Miss Aberdin and Miss Ocampo. Miss Ocampo will be based with Miss Daly in Waitemata so if you see her about be sure to say hi. We played some team building games like making a stretcher out of 12 sheets of newspaper, 4m string and tape. The challenge was to make it strong enough to carry 7kgs through an obstacle course. It was a lot of fun! We have been having lots of fun in the school pool, in Week 3 we refreshed our sculling, floating, gliding and freestyle skills. This week we are off to Cameron Pools! We are extremely lucky to have access to 10 free swimming lessons taught by professionals. It is so important that our tamariki learn how to swim as we live in a place that is surrounded by water, please remind your child to brin...

Wow a new year and a new classroom. I am very excited to be teaching in Waitemata with the year 5 and 6's. We have all adapted to our new places and faces and have jumped straight into learning. This week we are learning all about each other and our school. We have set up our class site, personal blogs next week we will be moving into our Maths, and Literacy groups. This week we have been looking at the Treaty of Waitangi and why it is so important. We have been creating personal timelines in Maths, and creating emotion poems in Writing. Next is goal setting. Please take the time to look at our blogs as we load up our digital pepehas. Here is Miss Daly's so you can learn more about her.