Coaching in Buddy Reading

We are so fortunate to have such wonderful leaders and coaches in the habitat. The students are learning quickly how to coach others during our buddy reading time and they bring such wonderful enthusiasm that their student's love working with them. 

The coaches are so personal that they naturally inquire in how they can help them further. Depending on the students some coaches are going over 'sight words' and others are reading books their buddy would like to read but are not quite able to yet.  

Being Creative in Concept

After many weeks of learning about the brain and how we learn best, Pounamu have begun thinking about how we can share our information through building sculptures and using lights. We are now at the stage of exploring how to use the materials we want to use such as cardboard, paper mache, Lego and other exciting resources. We are having lots of fun learning how to build and create!

Look who hatched in our Habitat this morning! A beautiful Monarch butterfly.

Pounamu's Seesaw

During Tinkering Time today we made a seesaw - great creativity and collaboration.

Literacy learning

We are becoming superhero readers by challenging ourselves. We do a daily 5 at literacy time; listen to reading, read to a buddy, read to self, work on writing and do some word work.

Here we are in action!

Learning during Maths

We have been learning how to manage ourselves during maths and make good choices. We have a Bingo sheet that we try and complete every week.

Exercising and the Brain

Pounamu have some 'first ideas' about how we learn best such as exercising. We are beginning to learn why exercise is so good for our brain. Check out the learning from these very fit and excited students!!