Kereru mindfulness

In Kereru, we have begun practising meditation to help us to be calm and to help with our focus. When we listened to one of the guided meditations we got to imagine three doors; the listening door, the writing door and the reading door. Then we had to choose one of the doors to go through; this helped us focus better in that subject during the day.

So far we like the meditation and it has helped us to feel peaceful and relaxed. We are looking forward to trying it some more.

Willowbank adventures

As part of our Inquiry into New Zealand animals, their habitat and adaptations, we had a fantastic day at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve on 22nd August.

Thank you to the parents who came with us!

Kereru dioramas

We have made some videos to tell you a bit about our dioramas: 


Ethan and Aeryn:

Annabelle:

Krishay:

Lana:

Lottie:

Seb:

Reef:

Zoe:

To support my learning I ask you to comment as follows: 1. Something positive - something you like about what I have shared. 2. Thoughtful - A sentence to let us know you actually read/watched or listened to what I had to say 3. Something thoughtful - how have you connected with my learning? Give me some ideas for next time or ask me a question.

Our dioramas by Polly and Grace

We are learning how to make a diorama.  We are making them about the Wigram area in the past and how the early Maori lived.

I have put in some cotton wool for the clouds and drawn a tree with some apples in my diorama.  My diorama is about the rivers and river life. I put in a Pukeko in the grass and an Eel in the river.
By Polly.

I have put in some trees using paper and sticks in my diorama with apples.  My diorama is the forest and the birds. I have added a Ruru and a Kereru to my diorama.

By Grace.

Half way through Term 2 already!

The children in Kereru are getting very excited about dioramas they will be making soon as part of our Inquiry about the Wigram area and how it has changed. They have chosen a topic to make their scene about and made a plan of what their diorama will look like and what they need to make it.

When they are all finished we will make a time for parents and families to come along and have a look at our wonderful work.

We have an addition to Kereru - his name is Monty and he is a very cuddly teddy bear with a cute little red heart. Each night  a child who has shown our HEART values and been a self manager over the whole day takes Monty home with them for the night. So far, Monty has been home with 

17 of the 43 children in our learning space. 

If Monty comes home with you, please take a photo and email it to 

the Kereru teachers:

sredden@wigramprimary.school.nz or eroach@wigramprimary.school.nz

Numeracy in Kereru

Children enjoy writing on small white boards and solidifying their learning on IPads. Maths is very popular and we are seeing lots of learning happening in our hour of numeracy each day.

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Term 2

 
We have so many superstars in Kereru who are using their H.E.A.R.T values everyday and working hard on their learning. This term we have Mrs Jenny Greening working with us supporting ESOL students, Welcome Mrs Jenny!
                   

Last week, many of the staff visited our new school site in Wigram Skies, where we had to don hi vis jackets and hard hats. It was great standing on the actual foundations and picturing where we will be working next year!