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Start of 2024 Gallery
An exciting year ahead. A February 1 gallery of some of the great learning started in each class.
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Pōwhiri
A pōwhiri is a formal ceremony including speeches, waiata, and the sharing of kai. Pōwhiri is led by the senior students of the school. This is a lea…
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Predator Prevention
Can New Zealand become predator-free by the year 2050? Students in Room 2 want to be more than just spectators in this bold initiative.
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How Lucky Can You Be?
Luck - Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions: "it was just luck that the first kick went in". Oxford …
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Sweet Treats for Our Feathered Friends
Calling all nature enthusiasts and bird lovers! Room 9 has taken a delightful plunge into the world of caring for our native birds by creating a speci…
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2023 Athletics Champions Achieve Three in a Row
The pathway for success started with athletics training sessions in Term 3, leading up to the Wairakei Primary School Athletics Day. For some, that da…
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Whakaoti Rapanga
I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho - A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions.
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What do the students think?
During our ‘Your Voice, Your Choice’ inquiry in Term 3 this issue was forefront in the eyes of the students as a key political policy. Many students w…
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Combining Patterns and Culture
Room 13 learnt about beats, loops, teamwork, and rhythm whilst working with Māori rākau to create a short musical piece to Tutira mai. Māori used thes…