Speeches!

Congratulations to Vaughn, Thurston, and AJ for representing Room 20 in the Kauri team speech finals. They showed great confidence and by delivering their speeches with great enthusiasm in front of all their peers. Vaughn educated us about the negative effects of chromebooks, AJ told us about how electronics affect our lives, and Thurston spoke about his native country of Niue. Well done boys! 

Week 7 Focus - Be Caring!

Our focus at Owairaka School for weeks 7 and 8 will be "Be Caring". Being caring means looking after people, being gentle with plants, insects, and animals, looking after school resources, and caring for our environment! Let's work together to be caring!

Book Week Quiz!

As part of Book Week at Owairaka School, students from Room 20 got the awesome opportunity to participate in a Kahoot Quiz with other classes from the Kauri syndicate. It was a very entertaining quiz and also students showed their competitive spirits. Well done all students from Room 20 who took part! Well done!

BNZ Financial Literacy Workshop!

This Wednesday, Room 20 got the awesome opportunity to take part in a workshop about financial literacy by BNZ! We learnt about various different things like: how to earn / spend / save money, the difference between needs and wants, what loans are, what interest is, and many other interesting things. Thank you to BNZ for taking time out to come and speak with us!

Week 5 - Be Resilient!

Our focus for the next two weeks is "Be Resilient! Being resilient means staying calm and positive, trying again even if you fail the first time, asking for help when needed, and encouraging your peers. Let's all work together and practice being resilient!

Week 4 - Award Winners!

Congratulations to award winners from Room 20 for Week 4! Ahmet was showing that he was being a persistent learner by trying his best in all aspects of learning and not stopping if he failed the first time. Great work Ahmet! A huge well done to Fiona and Charlotte for representing Owairaka School at the Interschool netball competition. You did us proud! 

Week 3 - Be Persistent!

Our focus for Weeks 3 and 4 is "Be Persistent"! Being persistent means having an "I Can"attitude, taking risks and trying new things, learning from our mistakes, asking for helping when you are stuck, taking action to improve, and to constantly try till you achieve!

Fun Learning at MOTAT!

Last week, Room 20 had the privilege of visiting MOTAT! They did some awesome learning about the different types of bridges there are and the two main forces that hold up these bridges. The two forces were compression and tension. Apart from this, students also got the chance to do some exploring at MOTAT, where they raced against the speed light, found out about virtual reality, tested their weight on other planets, and lots more! Awesome learning Room 20!

Some More Water Safety!

     

Here are some more photos of Room 20 being water safe! They learnt about the importance of wearing life jackets, how to be safe im boats, and what to do if you run into a problem on your boat. Great work Room 20!

Week 4 - Award Winners!

Congratulations to Loreta for being our award winner from Room 20 this week! She has done an awesome job this week of being a great learner. She always puts her 100% effort when doing her work and is also ready to learn with a positive attitude. Well done Loreta! Keep it up!

Room 12 and Room 20's Assembly!

This Friday, Room 12 and Room 20 hosted Owairaka's school assembly! It was a challenge that was put in front of us and all students put in lots of effort to make the assembly a success. Room 12 shared their learning about fractions and also did a short jump jam routine. Room 20 on the other hand shared some of their learning about biographies and leaving a legacy. We also sang songs together and presented certificates to some awesome learners. Great job Room 12 and Room 20!

Week 4 - Swimming Fun!

In Week 4, Room 20 had the privilege of visiting the Mt. Albert Wave Pools for swimming lessons. We learnt about swimming basics such as floating, kicking, using a paddle board, and much more. It was a challenging yet enjoyable time learning. To top it all of, we got thirty minutes of free time at the pools when we went on the hydroslide and go to enjoy ourselves in the big pool!

Week 3 - Award Winners!

Congratulations to Mariah and Vaughn, our award winners for Week 3! They have both been awesome learners this week by always being ready to learn, having a positive attitude towards learning, and trying their best. Well done Mariah and Vaughn! Keep it up!

Week 3 - Buddy Class!

Room 20 spent some great time in Week 3 with their buddy class Room 12! We read with one another and then took some time to share the work we have been doing on our chromebooks with them. After the reading session we also took some time to discuss what it means to be a good role model to our younger peers. Great job Room 20!