Latest Technology Opens Our Minds To A Whole New World

  

Google Cardboard accessible to Rowandale School Students

Google Expeditions enabled us to see the World

Pikachus Tour The World 

We explored Antarctica, El Capitan and the Carribean 

Matrix-like tech empowers the pen

Our experience transferred into our writing 

Virtual Reality Helping To Raise Achievement

Go to https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/ for the latest news, events, offers and to find out more about Google Cardboard 

Learning Co-operatively

Liongi showing Ropeti the strategy he used

Class Brainstorm of Co-operation

Joseph using table group strategy with Lilly and Christian (co-operative group)
keeping a close eye on his process

Kakariki Co-operative Learning Group enjoyed discussing methods

Tracy was an excellent Co-operative Learning Group Leader
She enjoyed using tuakana-teina in her strongest subject
Here Tracy is showing Hope her 'steps to success'

Tyson monitoring Jason's progress with his chosen strategy

An engaged and co-operative group
These learners were on fire!

Rowandale School Celebrates DIWALI

Namaste...Happy Diwali

Celebrating Niuean Language Week 2015

Faka alofa lahi atu

Taekwondo Talent!

'Powerful' Pikachu Kicks...

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Learning about Flight at Motat

It was exciting, fun, inspiring, enjoyable and educational!

 The boys were intrigued and enraptured.  It was awesome to see inquiry lead to the reading of entire walls of information as Rowandale students eagerly searched for new learning!

Our class highlight was learning about and experimenting with the four main forces which affect flight...

LIFT, WEIGHT, THRUST & DRAG

CELEBRATING 'MATE MA'A TONGA'

Powerful Pikachu's had a wonderful week celebrating and learning to use Tongan language.  A highlight was contributing to the Rowandale School Tapa not to mention enjoying our class mates as they looked and performed beautifully and proudly feat. the Rowandale School Pacifika Group

What pikachu's have been writing about?

We have been focussing on planning and editing this term.  We know that a good piece of writing has been planned, reworked and published.  Our best writing has been recounting our favourite experiences.  We are learning to plan while being mindful of our success criteria.  A recent highlight has been publishing our letters to Feed the Need to thank them for our delicious meals that will be missed by all!

Basketball All Stars at Rowandale

 Champion Ballers

Celebrating Cook Island Language Week

Te Wiki o te reo Koki Airini

He pai te hanga tivaevae ki a matou hei

whakanui i te reo me nga tangata Kuki Ilani

Te wiki o te reo Maori

Whāngaihia Te Reo

E kaha ana mātou ki te mihi

        

 

He pai ki a mātou te tuku pātai 

                                                            

Ko wai mātou?

E noho rā ... e haere rā

Soaring to Success

Tohoa

Duffy Award Winner

Term 3

Tupai

Mindful Award Winner

Term 3

Celebrating Powerful Pikachus soar to success

As term 2 draws to a close =)

wow! It is hard to believe that the Powerful Pikachu are half way through the year.

I am very proud of how much we have achieved as a class and I know the Powerful Pikachu will do their best to be even more successful next term.

All the best for the future my wonderful Pikachu.

Remember "Pikachus lead by example"

Congratulations Powerful Pikachu

Congratulations to all of the Powerful Pikachu team members who reached our class goal today!

In our class we have a peg system that children are able to move up through for making positive learning and behaviour choices. Today we reached our class goal for the term of having everyone that was at school on the Super Student part of the ladder. I am so proud of all of the Powerful Pikachu for learning to work together to achieve our goal and look forward to many more days like this in future. 

Thursday's Challenge for Samoan Language Week

We have had so much fun learning about the Samoan language and culture this week!

We love learning the sasa.

Come check it out tomorrow during assembly- the whole school are performing 

Mrs Seulata reading to us in Samoan

Wow! Yesterday we were so lucky because Mrs Seulata came to our class and read to us a story in Samoan. She helped explain what the story was about and other members of the class were able to use their prior knowledge to answer questions. Well done to the Language Experts in the class who were able to translate the story themselves. Miss Longstaff was very impressed at the pride and enthusiasm you have displayed for the Samoan Language. 

Wednesday's Samoan Language Week Challenge

We hope you enjoy our Video.

We are learning how to say "my name is..." in Samoan

Tuesday's Samoan Language Week Challenge

Check out our awesome video for Samoan Language Week

Talofa Lava and welcome to Rowandale School

Talofa lava and welcome to Samoan Language Week.

We were learning how to say Hello!

Powerful Pikachu remember the sacrifices of our soldiers on Anzac Day

The Powerful Pikachu are learning about Anzac day and why it is important to commemorate this occasion each year. This year marked the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli landing.

Each student has been doing some research about Anzac Day and World War 1 in particular.

Check out some of the things we have been doing:

The Powerful Phoenixes reading group created some information posters as part of their literacy assignment. They first needed to do some research using books and the internet. Then they drafted information and designs in their books before publishing on Comic-Life on the computers.

Payton's information posters

Atoa and Tyson's information poster

Sonia and Sophie's information posters

We also created a reef for our school Anzac assembly ceremony

Photos to come of our awesome tea and coffee stained letters from the trenches of Gallipoli.

We are really interested in discovering more information about Anzac day and the world wars over the next two weeks.

HOME LEARNING LINK: every week I will add a home learning link. House points will be awarded to those children that complete the tasks.

• write a paragraph describing how your family commemorate Anzac day 
• Research what countries were the major powers during World War 1
• Create a poem about Anzac day or the war- get your family members to help you.

Welcome to week 2!