Bug Survey

Our maths strand this term is Statistics. In Te Puawai we have been surveying and gathering data about what bugs we have around our school and how many there are.

In class we discussed what bugs we thought we might find:

Bugs: 

1.cicadas

2.bees

3.worms

4.caterpillars

5.ants

6.snails

7.ladybugs

8.moth

9.spiders

10.beetlles

11.slugs

12.fruitfly

13.crickets

14.dragon fly

15.butter fly

16.stick insect

17.fly

By Mason T

We then walked around our Kura looking for five bugs that we had chosen from our list and recorded all the bugs we found. Each student chose different bugs.

Bug( :	How many? ( :
Cicada	7
Caterpillars	5
fruit fly	9
Ants	105
spiders	5

By Zaviah

To show the data we had collected we made a bar graph:

 

By Mikayla.

What do plants need to grow?

In Te Puawai we have been learning about what plants need to grow. We read about photosynthesis in the article 'Gardening with Science'.

WALT: We are learning about what plants need to grow.



Then we made either a Google Draw or a Google Slide Show about the things that plants needed to grow:



By Lara


By Liv

Te Puawai's Assembly Term 1:

In Te Puawai we have been learning about the Treaty of Waitangi and how it is an important part of our countries history. We learnt about it through Drama. We wrote a script based on an article we had read and came up with some actions to go with it. We made sure we spoke with loud, clear voices, used hand gestures, body language and facial expressions to show how our character was feeling. We had lots of laughs, especially when we got to dress up. We enjoyed sharing what we had learnt with our whanau and Kura.

Today Te Whare Kuaka were lucky enough to participate in a day of Paddle Boarding with Scotty and Jo from Sup Bros Paddle Boarding. the kids had a great time learning how to stay safe in and around the water and how to paddle board correctly.

Visual Pepeha

In Te Puawai we enjoy learning about Tikanga Maori or traditional ways Maori did things. We have been learning about 'Toku Pepeha'. Our Pepeha makes links to important parts of the environment, our whanau group, meeting place and other things that are important to Maori. When we introduce ourselves, using our pepeha, people make links and are able to identify where you are from and who you may be related to. Some of our class knew their own pepeha and used this to create their visual pepeha. The students who did not know their own pepeha were given the school pepeha to use. The following are some examples of the visual pepeha Te Puawai created.

Surfing

Today Te Puawai and Te Kauru were lucky enough to take part in the 'have a go surfing' day at Ahipara, hosted by Far North Surf Bros. The students had an awesome time learning how to surf and learning about water safety. Here are some photos of the day:

Fathers Day Art

Happy Fathers Day to all the Fathers, Uncles, Papa's and caregivers of our Tamariki. The children in Te Puawai have worked hard to create cards and letters to thank you for everything you do for them. Here a few examples: