Kia ora, kia orana, talofa lava, malo e lelei, ni hao, namaste, bonjour, hola, guten tag...
We have been busy during the first few weeks of Term 1.
Out of the Box
During the first few days many excited students were eagerly involved in the 'opening of the box' ceremony with their new chromebooks.
Technology Challenge
We also had a challenge where students had to work in groups across the senior syndicate to construct a shelter to fit a group member from newspaper, tape and wool that would withstand a strong wind. We started off indoors to design and construct...
...then moved outside to face the wind from the leaf blower!!!
Swimming and Water Safety
For the first half of term students have been improving their confidence and skills in the water at Cameron Pools. Recently Waitemata learned some safety skills while wearing life jackets.
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| Waiting to hop in the pool |
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| Huddling to stay together and keep warm |
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| Helping to rescue someone |
Kia ora Waitemata learners,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu for 2018. I'm James, and although I don't officially work with Manaiakalani any more, I still really enjoy dropping in to class blogs and sharing in the learning. What a fab post with so many things going on. Unboxing your devices for the first time is one of the best feelings of the year! Your technology challenge looks awesome and like you all had a great time. How did the shelters survive the leaf blower? What happened to all of the paper, did you recycle it? It's a really creative activity and one that I'm sure will inspire other classes as they drop into your blog to comment and share. I can't wait to drop back in and see more of your learning throughout the year.
Mā te wā
James
kia ora WAITEMATA school my name is dylan from gilberthorpe school. i am from christurch new-zealand.i liked the post were u are trying to make stuff out of news paper it is so creative.next time u should think about making stuff out of carboard and seletape....
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hi i am at gilberthorpe school what are you making because I make stuff in my dad's garage and helping him my hot rod me and my dad have a car I know it sounds weird it's junior dragster my dad is a anglia van
ReplyDeleteand it is FATBOX and my one is TOYBOX if you write up on the computer fat box it is a picture with me and my dad and mum and sometimes it is a weird name but it is a fast car it races at ruapuna me a my dad car is a DRAG CAR.
Hi my name is Angus and iam from tra tu whakata gilberthorpe in christchurch and i'm in a class of year sixes and I like how you add pictures and next time you should put what time you did it and where was it BLOG YOU LATER!!!!!!!!
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DeleteIn my class we have been doing blogging and next week we are having a food underground evening with families and want have you been doing blog you later!!!
Hi my name is Ethan im from Gilberthorpe School in Hornby. I really enjoyed your shelter and the swimming post. I think you teachers should put more words in the posts.
ReplyDeleteKia ora Waitemata school Shikarn here form gilberthorpe school I am from Christchurch. It looks exciting to be opening new chromebooks for your learning this year. The art your making is fantastic. Looks like your learning to swim is that your own swimming pool?
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ReplyDeleteIt is nice to finally be able to view your blog. I am Miss Waho and I am a teacher at Ara Tū Whakatā Gilberthorpe School in Christchurch. My class, Te Rōpū Whakamanawa is one of your Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu partners. We have been pretty slow in getting started so it's good to finally be here.
It looks like you have had a great start to your year and I am looking forward to seeing what else you get up to throughout 2018.
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ReplyDeleteHi I'm Dani from gilberthorpe school. I hope you enjoy that look fun. I love how you guys did a challenge keep up the good work. Next time could you split the post. Love your work bye.
ReplyDeleteHi Waitemata school. my name is Kevin and I am from Christchurch New Zealand and my school is gilberthorpe school. and my favorite photo on your blog is the one when you were making the stuff out of the paper. cause for one of them it looked like you were making an animal and that was my favorite one.
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Kia ora Waitemata, Zoey here from Gilberthorpe school. Gilberthorpe school is in Christchurch, Hei Hei. This year I am a year six...
ReplyDeleteWOW! It sounds like you have really been busy. I am sure everyone would of been excited to do all that stuff. Personally I would love opening the box to a chromebook and the challenge because I am not a big fan off pools because half the time the pools are really cold.
What are you planning on doing next?
I am really looking forward to reading your blog posts more often.
BLOG U LATER!
Kia ora Waitemata, Zoey here again from Gilberthorpe School.
DeleteI was wondering what you have been doing for the last few weeks. I have checking in every now and again and I haven't seen any new blog posts. Everyday I have been getting more interested on what your next blog post is going to be. I am super excited for the next blog post but I really want to see another blog post because looking at the same one every time I come on to your blog is starting to get boring so please get a blog post up as soon as possible.
We have been doing lots of AWESOME stuff lately. I really think that you should check out or blog because I really want you to see what we have been doing and we also want you to comment on our blog posts and we also would appreciate it if you could follow us or check our blog twice a week.
Next time that I comment or reply I am going to make sure I use CAPITALS and next time I comment or reply I am going to write a bit more. Especially I want to write more questions.
That's a super long reply!
DeleteKia Ora my name is Lucas at Gilberthorpe school I'm a big fan of cats and the dc universes i just came to Gilberthorpe school I came from Hampstead school at the start of 2018 I'm really jealous of those Chromebooks that you got. Well I'm in Christchurch hei hei NZ.
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ReplyDelete1:Hi my name is Chrysler I am from gilberthorpe school that is in christchurch.2: Good work I think that you have done a great job in doing this blog post.3:Maybe next time you can add more words ok not just pictures.
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DeleteWhat have you been you been doing we have been doing lots of stuff.
But not me I have a sprained ankle so I haven't been doing anything.Goodbye Hope you have a great year.
Kia ora my name is Chelsea and am am a year 6 from Gilberthorpe School.I like how you have put all the photos of what you have done in this blog post. Next time can you put more writing in the post.
ReplyDeleteKia Ora Waikowhai, my name is Hunter. The school I go to is gilberthorpe it is in christchurch, my home base is Te Ropu Whakamanawa. I like how you are learning how to save someone if they can't swim. Some advice could be to explain how they rescued each other. That's all from me, Bye
ReplyDeletehi i am regan from gilberthorpe school primry my room is room 3
ReplyDeletewe are in cristchurch we have a fantstic tether.
if you can belive you can do it who won the make a shelter.
hello my name is Noah im from Gilberthorpe school christchurch
ReplyDeleteI like the blog post. it is a nice theme and that. Which shelter stayed up when the windblower got it? I also liked the swimming part when you huddled to stay together and stay warm and the resuing someone. Thats all from me bye!
Hello its me again you should make more blog posts cause I want to see more bog posts plz we have been learning about moari names and kapa haka and kiwi can and reading and writing and maths and #art and #hometime #freetime :D
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Hi Regan from Gilberthorpe school primry my room is room 3
ReplyDeletewe are in cristchurch we have a fantstic tether.
if you can belive you can do it who won the make a shelter.
Kia ora I am a student at Gilberthorpe Primary School. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas. This is a great blog I like how you have used some tech for your first. I think Just a question if you were to do a technology challenge how many people would be in there Your next step would be to limit the amount and get a little bit of wording wording into
ReplyDeletehi my name is latoiya im a year 6 im from gilberthorpe school
ReplyDeletei like how use huddled when u swam i reallly hope u liked swimming
in the pool mabe next time someone should viedo it
kia ora ano
Deletei have been learning maths with miss farelly and my x tables
Hi my name is Hayley. I go to gilberthorpe school. Gilberthorpe school is in christchurch. I am looking ford to look at your blog posts for the future. I like how in the last photo the students are using teamwork. Great job! Do you like swimming? I DO! The cercle was very awesome. maybe if someone cant swim you cold teach them.
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DeleteHi!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteI really like looking at your BLOG because it is really interesting.
HOW DO YOU DO IT!!!!!!! :(
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Hi my name is Jesse. I'm from Gilberthorpe School. I like how yous were saving each other but did yous take turns with saving each other. goodbye
ReplyDeleteHi its Jesse again. We are back on your class blog. I was just wondering what yous have been up to these fine weeks.
Deletehi my name is isaiah im from CHRISTCHURCH our school is Gilberthorpe School our homebase is mostly full of year 6 people but one thing that i like is that you people saving the other ones when that's my most favorite part if i did i wouldn't be able to do it i'd doggy paddle or dive under and swim i liked the look of the water to and those noodles to there nice and long we kinda don't have like some of our's are broken some arn't but its good ok it was nice talking to you bye
ReplyDeleteHello my name is Skyla and I am from Gilberthorpe School in Christchurch. i think that this is a great blogpost. next time you should make seporate blogpost. :)
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DeleteKia Ora Skyla again
DeleteI hope you have done more blogpost in the past few weeks. Our School is having a celebration.
BLOG YA LATER!!!
hello my name is tyler i am from Gilberthorpe School in Christchurch.I think that you did a very good job on your blog
ReplyDeleteKIA Ora its Tyler again i hope you have done more on your blog in the past couple of weeks
DeleteHi I'm Keisha from Gilberthorpe School. I hope post same more blog posts because I'm very fascinated with your blog! Next time what you could work on is to make your blog post not so long
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Hello my names is Kaunteya from Gilberthorpe school in Christchurch. I really liked all the things you guys do in the pool, I really like the ideas as well! good job! Blog you later!
ReplyDeletehi I am at gilberthorpe.school what pool are you at and remember you are a Fish and remember this song KEEP ON SWIMMING SWIMMING SWIMMING SWIMMING.
ReplyDeleteKia ora. I'm Safiyya a year six at Gilberthorpe School.That is so cool it is so cool I would have loved to have done that box opening ceremony! Next time you can probably added more photos for life jackets swimming you could have probably have done more photos or told us more about it. But I really enjoyed reading what you have done so far and I hope that you can post more interesting things this year. Bye for now and I hope I comment later.
ReplyDeleteHello my name is Nevaeh. I am a year 6 at from Gilberthorpe School in Christchurch. I like how you are learning how to save one another. It's amazing how you all got new devices I bet you are grateful. Maybe Next time you can put more photos of what your doing but it's wonderful how you went the extra mile to help the kids with being safe in water and telling us what you did. I really enjoyed reading the stuff you have been doing. Thanks from Nevaeh.
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Sophie and I am year 6 at Blaketown School. I like the way you put several things in one post. Maybe next time you could tell us a bit more about the technology competition.
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Hi my name is morgan I really like this post because my school goes swimming but without life jackets blog u later bye :)
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Maddie from Blaketown School and im a year 8, I liked the way you put a lot of things in one post. Next time you could write more about the technology competition.
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HI my name is Morgan and I like your swimming because i love swimming
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good swimming!!!
Hi my name is lily from Blaketown school I really liked your post keep up the great work!!
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Bryalyn I like the way you put a lot of things in one post.Maybe next time you could write more about the technology competition but it was good
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Hi my name is Morgan I like that you are learning to save people in the water that awsome Bye
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