Samoan Language Week 2019: Counting to 10

Cross Country preparation

Puriri team are getting ready for our annual Cross Country - coming up in Week 7 (Monday 10th June at 11.40am). Parents and supporters are most welcome to join us!

School Certificate: Madalin

What a good week from Madalin - your confidence has got so great in class, and you are keen to share ideas in your group and in front of the whole class.

You also learnt some sign language skills so you could contribute to Philosophy lessons, even when you weren't speaking!

Tino pai.

Our Community Gardens Trip

On Monday, with the assistance of the amazing Heather, Room 19 took a trip to the Community Gardens on Hendon Rd.

We cooked omelettes, did planting and weeding, watered lots of garden beds, and threw 'seed bombs' onto empty land with the aim of growing beautiful wildflowers.

We loved our time outside the school, and can't wait to visit the gardens again next term.

Caught Being Good - Josh

Well done Josh. On our recent trip to the Community Gardens, you were being responsible as we rotated around all our exciting activities, and you gave lots of energy to the gardening tasks. You were a great example for others.

Caught Being Good: Dayton

Ka pai Dayton - you were spotted working hard during our trip to the Community Gardens on Monday.

What a great way to show Kaitiakitanga. Keep an eye on our blog for some photos of the trip, coming soon.

School Certificate: Palak

Congratulations Palak - you have shown Manawanuitanga in your school work. You have an excellent, positive attitude to all new challenges and learning. You are always thoughtful in class discussions and you like to share your ideas with the class.

Parent Survey

We want to hear your thoughts!

Please complete this quick questionnaire about learning with digital technologies.

Click on this link Parent and Caregiver Questionnaire

Background: Owairaka has been on a journey of incorporating digital resources into a range of teaching approaches.  We aim for a blended environment where staff and students have the option to choose the best resources for the learning at the time, whether it is digital or otherwise.  

Ako Hiko: Is a cluster of eight schools who work together to create equity, raise achievement and offer opportunities to all our learners. The basis of the learning is the Learn, Create and Share learning model.

Research: The Woolf Fisher Trust, a research arm of the University of Auckland, send out these annual questionnaires to give feedback to the cluster about how the digital environment helps to learn.  Woolf Fisher collects data from Year 4-6 parents as some of the other cluster schools have digital devices for all ages. The feedback we get from this survey will be specific to Owairaka as well as from the whole cluster.

We would appreciate if you could do this quick survey by Friday 24th May.

Tuesday "Choose Day" is underway!

Remember to talk to your child every Tuesday afternoon about the learning they have been doing at their "Choose Day" activity. We have just finished out second lesson, and have six exciting weeks to go!

Caught Being Good: Carlos

Nice one Carlos - you were our Caught Being Good winner this week. You have made excellent progress with your reading and are confident when talking and sharing ideas with your group. 

You have also been working really hard at maths problem solving, by looking for the equations hidden in story questions.

What a great example for your classmates.

Scooter Safety with Constable Rob

Room 19 learnt some valuable scooter safety skills during Road Safety Week. Thanks to Rob, our Community Constable who came to teach us some new skills and give us extra confidence for when we are out on our scooters.

Holiday Reading Logs!

Take a look at all the super star readers who took time over the holidays to enjoy some books with their families!

Thank you families for your support.

Week 2 - Road Safety Week

This week is Road Safety Week.  We encourage students and families to be safe on their way to and from school.  Please comment on our blog with your safety message. Thank you!

Welcome to Term Two!

Welcome back to Room 19 for term two. Well done to all the children who have returned their Holiday Reading Log! We have lots of exciting learning and activities during term two: - Week 2: Road Safety Week - Week 3: Stardome Trip (Thursday 16th) - May 20th: Room 19 Community Gardens   Trip - May 22nd: School Photo Day - Week 5: Green Week Keep an eye on our class blog, and on your child's homework sheet for more information and key dates.