Thank you for your support

Many thanks to you all for your support during the year. It has been wonderful that your children have been able to begin bringing their Chromebooks home with your support. Your children can continue reading and writing over these long holidays through the Summer Learning Journey blogging programme. I look forward to reading any posts that they publish.

If you were unable to make it to prize-giving on Thursday, here are some clips from the day: 



As you know, I am moving to Point England next year but will be able to keep in touch with your children's learning through their blogs.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and relaxing holiday!

Ka kite ano!
Mrs Buchanan

Please pop in for a chat and collect your child's report

Prize-giving takes place on Thursday 15th December

Come and find out about the Summer Learning Journey!

It is nearly time for the summer holidays - and your children can carry on reading and learning over the summer by getting involved in the Summer Learning Journey!

You are invited to come to Room 10 to find out all about it - at the same time as your children - from Rachel Williams, the lady who runs this holiday blogging programme.

When: Thursday, 1st December, at 11:15 am

Where: Room 10 @ Ruapotaka

Morning tea will be provided.

School athletics: Wednesday 23rd November

Latest news from Room 10

It has been a very exciting and busy week in Room 10!

Firstly, we had a wonderful trip to Sylvia Park on Wednesday to watch the 9th Manaiakalani Film Festival and our own class movie, Gotta Read 'Em All, on the big screen. A great adventure! Thank you all for continuing to support your child's learning by leaving positive comments about our movie on the class blog. Ka mau te wehi!

Also, our Year 5 students in Room 10 now have the opportunity to learn at home using their personal Chromebooks. Thank you to our whānau who visited during the week to make this happen and to check out what Cybersmart learning looks like in action.

Thank you for your positive, thoughtful and helpful comments

Thank you for writing such positive, thoughtful and helpful blog comments on your child's blog last week as part of their homework.  It has been awesome to read your quality blog comments.  Here are a few examples:

Please feel free to comment about your child's learning at any time on their personal blog!  If you would like to know more or have any questions, please ask through your child or by leaving a comment on this whānau blog.

Manaiakalani Film Festival 2016

Do you want to come and watch the evening showcase of the Manaiakalani Film Festival?  It's happening next Wednesday, 9th November, at Hoyts Sylvia Park from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.  Our Room 10 movie, Gotta Read 'Em All, will be shown at this event.

Your children will watch one of the daytime sessions as a school group. However, the movies at the evening showcase are a selection from all the Manaiakalani schools.  If you would like to go to this event, please book tickets through this film festival information page. The tickets cost $2 each.  If you call your group Ruapotaka, we will be seated together.  You will need to make your own way to Sylvia Park and back home again.

Separate notes will go home to the families of our two presenters.

Quality blog comments

Your amazing children are creating short videos using their Chromebooks to share why and how blog-commenting is important to them. Here are two finished examples.




As part of their learning at home next week, they will ask you to check out their blog and write a quality blog comment about one of their blog posts.

There are still opportunities for you to do some Chromebook training with Yayleen, Manaiakalani's Whānau Learning Kaiarahi, if you would like your child to bring their Chromebook home more often.

What's happening this week!

Further whānau training!

Two more families have taken the opportunity to do some whānau training with Yayleen to learn more about Chromebooks and support learning at home. Fantastic!

Pupuke and Solomone are really excited that they can take their Chromebooks home more often.

There is a little bit of a problem with Chromebooks coming home at the moment, however. Although we are now back at Ruapotaka and working out of the library, the Chromebook cases are in Room 10 and will have to stay there until the asbestos risk is removed.

Back at Ruapotaka!

Back to Tamaki Primary on Monday!

School closed tomorrow!

I am really sorry that your children couldn't bring their Chromebooks home today.  We want to keep them safe while we are out of Room 10.

A blog is like a diary or a journal!

In this short screencast you will be introduced to the basic idea of a blog. Of course, the screencast is being shared on our blog!

Mini-Olympics

Thank you for coming along to watch our Mini-Olympics yesterday afternoon. It was wonderful to see so many parents and whānau enjoying this special event on such a beautiful afternoon. Whether running with an egg and spoon, throwing a gumboot, jumping, playing badminton or kicking a soccer ball, everyone had fabulous time and showed outstanding sportsmanship.

Our first whānau training session

Alexandra was really excited today when her mum came into school for some Chromebook training with Yayleen,  Manaiakalani's Whānau Learning Kaiarahi. Now that her mum has learnt a bit more about the kawa of care, Alex is able to take her Chromebook home more often.

Whole school Mini-Olympics

We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo!

What's happening in Term 3?