Optimist Yachting ( Sailing Pandora Pond)

Last week we went sailing in the amazing Pandora pond. We practised capsizing in the school pool a couple of days earlier. When we finally got there we where very nervous but that didn't stop us from having fun. To fill in our time we went kayaking too. Its definitely a great opportunity, We are all so proud that we accomplished something that big. Here's a quick video of some fun times at Pandora, Hope you enjoy!

By Nina and Esther

2016 Optimist Yachting from Room 13 Dream Team on Vimeo.

Physical and Chemical Changes

Mr Meehan's Science Unit Mr Meehan's Science Unit Pt 1 from Room 13 Dream Team on Vimeo.

Dream Team Assembly

Assembly Item 2016 from Room 13 Dream Team on Vimeo.

Te Reo Wero - Mahora Values

Hey kids, rewind the learning we did earlier in the week with Miss Smith, to help you with your Homework wero (challenge). The video of our session with Miss Smith is below.

 Let's see if we can have everyone knowing the Maori translation and correct pronunciation for our School Values...AND...the beautiful meanings behind these words.

SELF, RESPONSIBILITY, and CONNECTED

We're great learners in the Dream Team! The children have been learning A LOT of new routines over the past three weeks and now they can quickly fall into these, so that they can get on with their learning. They know what it should look like and sound like.

They are also getting faster at organising themselves and their tools, and are also quick to pack up/tidy up so that they can head off to their well-deserved break on time.

Well done Dream Team! I'm impressed with how you are showing the school values of SELF, RESPONSIBILITY and CONNECTED.

Working on their Maths

Learners as Teachers

The children have been learning how to give effective peer feedback and feedforward to each other. They use the Success Criteria (What Counts) to help them and they only focus on what the person has been working on (e.g. the learning intention, WALT or learning goal).

We talked about how this helps our learning and how important it is to be specific about what their peer has done well and what their peer needs to focus on next.

Introducing Mr Meehan

We are very fortunate to have EIT Candidate Teacher, Mr Bronson Meehan, completing his 5-week teaching practicum in the Dream Team.

Mr Meehan is in his 3rd year of teachers training. Prior to this he was the Sports Coordinator at a school in Napier and is a keen cricketer.  Mr Meehan has been visiting our class over the last 3 weeks and as of Monday, he will be in everyday. The children are enjoying having him in our class and they always look forward to his daily brain buster and fun outdoor games.

We all can't wait for Monday!