Our Whakatauki

Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei.

Aim for the highest cloud so that if you miss it, you will hit a lofty mountain.

Monday, March 21, 2016

Kahurangi Writing: WALT Socialise

Some of us in Kahurangi have been learning how to socialise through writing.  We have been working on creating concise and effective invitations.  Take a look at these examples below...
(Please note - the open day is a fictional event)


Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Kahurangi Tier 2 Homework Projects: Weeks 3-5

Here are some examples of our homework projects that students produced and shared digitally.  We ha some other fantastic projects handed it in at school too!  Well done to all those that completed the project.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

WALT use number lines to solve problems

Some of us in Kahurangi pod have been learning to use number lines to solve maths problems...  It helps us add in parts visually.  Take a look at this great example from Darren.


Monday, March 14, 2016

WALT Describe

Some of us in Kahurangi have spent the last three weeks learning to be descriptive.
Here are some great examples of our descriptive writing, where we have used our five senses to describe colour...

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Week 6 Value of the Week Certificates

Excellence Certificates

Congratulations to these people who have been showing excellence in Kahurangi last week.  Ka mau te wehi - that's fantastic!


WALT Persuade: Too Much TV

Some of us in Kahurangi have spent the last three weeks learning to persuade in our writing.  Here is a great example from Finn, who has done a fantastic job of explaining his reasons and thinking about how to convince people to agree with him.




Saturday, March 5, 2016

VALUE OF THE WEEK: RESPECT


Congratulations to our values certificate winners for Week 5.  Well done for showing respect in Kahurangi this week.

Homeroom 18: Aleisha Cheetham 
Homeroom 19: Lucy Cavanagh
Homeroom 20: Ella Field

Excellence is our new value of the week. Check out the posters the students have made below.