Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Nursery Rhymes for the 21st Century

 Namaste bloggers!


Did you know that last week was World Nursery Rhyme week?


In Tuffery Class we selected our favourite nursery rhymes and created a stop motion animation for them. We then recorded ourselves singing over the top of them. Below are some of our finished animations. 


What is your favourite nursery rhyme?

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Backing Team New Zealand!

 Kia ora bloggers!


This week the Year 5's and 6's were treated to an extremely special trip thanks to Emirates Team New Zealand, Genesis Energy and Spark! 


We visited the ASB Waterfront Theatre where we raced Sphero Bolts around an America’s Cup course.  It was a challenging navigating but also racing through with speed! We had a great time learning how to drive the spheros and are super excited because we can take this learning back to school and teach our Year 4 peers. 









We also got to test some innovative 5G technology at the Spark 5G Race Zone. We learnt about the different factors that can impact on the boat. We also got to design our own boat and then race it using a simulator.  



Special thanks to Spark and Genesis Energy for offering us this amazing opportunity. This has definitely been a highlight for us in 2020. 

The great news is that the Spark 5G Race Zone is also open to the public so you can check it out too! 


GO EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND!!!

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Revolutionising School Assemblies with Google Meet

 Greetings fellow bloggers!


The weather today was rather dreary and many of us played inside as a result. Normally on a Thursday afternoon we would head to the hall for our school assembly, but today's weather prohibited us from doing so. 


Instead, Miss Stirling decided to host our Hay Park Way assembly via google Meet! This meant that we all stayed dry but also got to celebrate and acknowledge many of our amazing learners.


Miss Stirling setting up for the assembly using google Meet

Tuffery Class listening attentively to Miss Stirling

Pule Class listening carefully for their names to be called out

Garlick Class students being acknowledged for their mahi


Ka pai to everyone who adapted to this assembly style and tried something new! 2020 is the year of resilience!