Elisapeta @ Edmund Hillary School

Covid-19 Alert Level 4 - what this means for our Room 10 Learners Here's hoping that you are all keeping well and safe at home.  It is crucial we are looking after each other in our immediate bubbles.  Let's all do our bit to keep everyone safe while the country is in lockdown.   Check our school website regularly for the latest updates.   Take time to read the digital newsletter from Raina - our school Principal At this stage we are unable to send out learning material hardcopies.   So have fun planning a day of learning and helping out around home.  For a few who have access to own device, this might be a brilliant time to work through outstanding tasks from Mathematics, Reading/Vocabulary, Writing and Topic.   Also, take advantage of educational online platforms that are shared on our class websites. Aim to spend 2-3hours of online learning in the first part of the day (as if you are following our Class T3 Timetable). ...

Kia Ora.  Kia Orana.  Malo e lelei.  Ni Sa Bula.  Namaste.  Mauri.  Talofa Lava My name is Peta Leitu and I have the privilege of working with our beautiful Years 7&8 whanau in Room 10 since the beginning of Term 3. To enable a successful teaching & learning space for Ruma 10, my initial focus has been around 'Knowing the akonga'  Setting routines  Fostering a whanau culture of high expectations by doing the best we can, and Practising our school values  There has been plenty of learning both for myself and our wonderful tamariki.  I am super proud of their positive work ethics and learning collaborations.   Remember to check out our class blogs when you can. Gratitude has been huge on our list of learnings thus far.  For instance, eating our healthy lunches and remembering how these have been prepaid for.   Eating and remembering the less fortunate. As we endure the cold months in the third quarter of th...

The A nalogy that the student blog is like an exercise book is often used to describe what a blog is. Traditionally the exercise book is generally only seen by the teacher and on rare occasions, the parents. Now, a wider audience can view the student blog via the internet and make a contribution to helping students improve their work by commenting.