What's+On+?

 = Term 4 = The Sapphires are inquiring into what we can do to make a difference Our Big Question is "What can we do to help protect our native trees and birds?" **
 * This term the Gems team are investigating Ecological Sustainability.

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**We have already visited Yarndley's Bush, just out side of Te Awamutu and are hoping to visit Pirongia to discover what is being done there to control pests. Other members of our team will be visiting Maungatautari to see the progress in restorating native birds to the mountain.**

**__Waharoa__ Over the last few months a team of whakairo students from Te Wanaga o Aotearoa Apakura Campus have been working on a waharoa (gateway) for our school. The children have all been to view the progress and the exciting news is that the waharoa is just about completed.The children will soon be able to complete their part of the waharoa and then we can erect the waharoa on site and have a fabulous welcoming ceremony for it and thank the carvers in traditional Pekerau style!!**

= Term 3 = =This term our big inquiry question is... = = = = How do we impact on our school environment?  We will add our new knowledge and findings as the term progresses. In pairs we worked on a PMI chart to ask ourselves 'what is happening at our school?'  Stay tuned to discover what our thoughts and feelings are on this topic. = = =



Fairytales are really interesting to read.. . We are reading a variety of fairytales, we have been illustrating the beginning, middle and ending of Cinderella.

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Term 2
=What is Healthy Living? = This term we have been inquiring into what is healthy living?

Children looked at the food pyramid Healthy lunchbox choices Cleaning our bodies Keeping our teeth healthy Sports and exercise Push Play Sleep and rest

As part of the study we created Powerpoint presentations about Healthy Living Have a look at these.These students worked out how to transition the slides and add sounds without much adult assistance...aren't they clever????



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