Olympic Inquiry Projects

Room 2 were very busy working on their inquiry projects during Term 2. They were given a country competing at the Rio Olympics by lucky-dip and began researching and directing their own learning.













Olympic Inquiry Projects

BYOD in Room 2

BYOD - Room 2

A group of Room 2 students with their own devices met with a group of researchers from the University of Waikato, a visiting Teacher from Wellington and a group of Principals this week. 

They were asked:
 1) how they used their devices 
 2) what 'apps' they liked. 
 3) how the chromebook improved their learning
 4) what was learning like before you had devices
 5) what would improve your devices

Lucy, Johntay, Quinn, Kyra, Lydia, Emily

Mr Langford was most impressed with the way in which our students articulated their learning and conducted themselves throughout the discussions.

2016 Cross Country

Room 2 at the Cross Country

 Theo running with 

                                                                                  determination.

 Cazaly - Action Shot

  Arty putting his heart in to               

 the cross country race for Year 6 Boys. 

 Manaia in ACTION 

 Emily putting in 100% effort to complete the three kilometre race.

Kevin in full flight navigating the 

 haybales and the 3 kilometre track.

Chloe eyeing up the haybale

                                                                        in the Cross Country today.

Jandal Art in Ruma Rua

Jandal Art in Ruma Rua

Bella has represented her whanau in flowers and the sun celebrates Tairawhiti - The first city to see the sun each day.



                           Johntay has used koru to show  his whanau                                        and the moon shines white above the blue ocean

Lucy has shown her family using a hearts and koru on one jandal and has depicted the sun and the sea to show her love of the ocean.

                                           
                                   Cazaly has used koru to represent her                                                  whanau and the flag of New Zealand                                                  shows her pride in being a 'KIWI'

Friendship Soup

Friendship Soup - Room 2 and Room 9

 

Miss Moore and Miss Hope prepare to serve the hungry students our FRIENDSHIP soup.

 

The students in Room 2 arrived at school with bags of vegetables to make soup to share with our BUDDIES              in Room 9. Quentin from                                             Life Education joined us and so did many of our Teachers.

 



Room 2 butterfly hatching!

In Room 2 today we were lucky enough to see one of our butterfly cocoons hatch in a beautiful Monarch Butterfly! Miss Moore recorded this on timelapse so the video is moving faster than what it would in real life. The video is quite long so skip forward to 1:45, this is where the butterfly begins to hatch.

Bug Discovery

Looking for New Zealand insects has become a favourite activity for Ruma Rua students. Today Mr Rogers found us a New Zealand Native Huhu grub.

Researching using CHROMEBOOKS to investigate the habits of the Huhu grub. The students were fascinated to discover that the GRUBS are a delicacy.

Room 2 Warrant of Fitness

Skipping - A Warrant of Fitness

Room 2

Students testing their skills and stamina during d

their DAILY EXERCISE session.

Monarch Butterflies in our Classroom

Monarch Caterpillar 



Room 6 has created a
butterfly garden and
Room 2 is helping by
TAGGING the
  Monarch Butterflies
as they hatch.

Check out the link
above

Caterpillar beginning the 

  chrysalis phase

 Chrysalis 

Female Butterfly

Male Butterfly

Reading in Room 2

Chromebooks in Action

Discovering the implication
of  'FERAL CATS' for our birds

ROOM 2

Students investigating our Native birds using their KCC Magazine 'Wild Things' and Chromebooks to  record and research. 

Study Ladder Challenge

                                      Reading about the secret lives 

                 of worms.

Holiday Plans

My holiday plans are...

1. sleep in every day
2. go to the town library and get some good book to read
3. clean my oven
4. go to see the movie "Hunting for the Wilder People"
5. visit my friends and have morning tea with them

What are you going to do?

Rm2 in Action at Softball

Room 2 in ACTION... Softball

Theo  ready for the CATCH of the day!

 Wayan swinging a big hit!       

 Kyra bracing herself for the ball!

 Grace in ACTION!