Term 1 

We like to move it, move it!

On Fridays the whole Pae Ake team gets together for some singing, dancing and sharing at our team hui.  This week Mrs Mabey pumped up the energy with the dance choices!

Week Seven!

This week has been another great week of learning, we are now humming along. We have had our second week of Science! On Friday we had four different opt in's to choose from - outdoor learning space, density science experiment, scribble art, or ukelele. Next week will be our third science rotation with a new teacher. 

Week Six 

This week we have started our Science Inquiry! Each whānau class will get to rotate through 4 different science areas - acids and bases, fizzing and foaming, mixtures, and viscosity. We are doing lots of experiments and hands on learning! 

Week Five

We have been deep in our learning this week! We start our day with Smart Moves and Maths, then Reading. After morning tea we have Phonics and Writing, and we have Te Ako Ritenga (Inquiry) to end the day.  On Friday we had Opt In's! It was such a beautiful day. Mrs P's group were able to paint outside while Mr Pike did baking, Mrs Bradshaw went into the outdoor learning space and Mrs Mabey did some puffer fish art!

Week Four

Mr Pike took an awesome Te Reo session on Thursday - where we practised how to say how we are feeling, and sang a waiata to help us pronounce our vowels in Māori! On Friday we had some fun opt ins, Mr Pike made cinnamon scrolls, Mrs Mabey took drama games, Mrs B went into the outdoor learning space, and Mrs Pedersen did some butterfly art! 

This week was our assembly week! Thanks to everyone who came along. 

Extending Our Patterns Knowledge - Learning About Growing and Shrinking Patterns

Since we are all experts on repeating patterns, Ms B challenged us to create some 'growing' patterns of our own.  Can you figure out the rules of each pattern and guess what the next term would look like?

Exploring Patterns in Maths

Ms B challenged us to make our most creative pattern using anything we could find in the classroom.  Look what we came up with all on our own.

Wiki Rua - WEEK TWO!

Another short week, but we have loved getting back into routine. 

We have been revisiting our Te Tiriti o Waitangi knowledge, as well as exploring the difference between physical sensations and emotions. We have done some art rotations and created three different pieces, which will be up in our spaces soon if you want to have a look! They are all about us - self portraits (or selfies as the kids have been calling them), wizards, and rainbow striped people! 

The pool has been nice and warm for our swims too 🥰