A super scientist (or two) asked what capabilities could contribute to a functional knowledge of science...
Growing Great Learners @ Owairaka District School
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
'Be Confident' is our whole school focus for Term 2.
Developing 'confident' learners @ Owairaka.
This is what it states in the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC, page 8) ...
Vision
What we want for our young people
Our vision is for young people:
- who will be creative, energetic, and enterprising
- who will seize the opportunities offered by new knowledge and technologies to secure a sustainable social, cultural, economic, and environmental future for our country
- who will work to create an Aotearoa New Zealand in which Mฤori and Pฤkehฤ recognise each other as full Treaty partners, and in which all cultures are valued for the contributions they bring
- who, in their school years, will continue to develop the values, knowledge, and competencies that will enable them to live full and satisfying lives
- who will be confident, connected, actively involved, and lifelong learners.
Confident
- Positive in their own identity
- Motivated and reliable
- Resourceful
- Enterprising and entrepreneurial
- Resilient
Connected
- Able to relate well to others
- Effective users of communication tools
- Connected to the land and environment
- Members of communities
- International citizens
Actively involved
- Participants in a range of life contexts
- Contributors to the well-being of New Zealand – social, cultural, economic, and environmental
Lifelong learners
- Literate and numerate
- Critical and creative thinkers
- Active seekers, users, and creators of knowledge
- Informed decision makers
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Bee Writing
Have you checked out the Writers' Wall in the library lately?
There is some great writing about how to extract honey and all the equipment that is needed to do this.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
We look forward to Learning Discussions
Students are supported to 'lead' Learning Discussions ...Learning Discussions will be held on Wednesday, 13 April and Thursday, 14 April between 2.30pm and 7.30pm (each day). Families: Let your child share their learning with you.
Make an appointment: Parents/Families, please 'book' in to ensure your child/ren can look forward to sharing their learning goals, what they are proud of, their progress and achievements (successes) with you.
Yes, all students are able to talk about their learning.
Students will take the central role during discussions. Our learning discussions take the form of a conversation between the students, their parents/family and their teacher. This approach gives students an opportunity to share with parents their growth as a learner.
Professor John Hattie (formerly University of Auckland) has published a list of the most effective influences on student achievement. This list identified 'student self-reporting' as a significant indicator linked to raising student achievement.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Have a safe and refreshing break.
On our return to school
our school focus is about 'Being Persistent' ...
Persistence is one of the five key characteristics that we develop within our
'You Can Do It' focus ... the others are Confidence, Organisation, Getting Along and Resilience.
School break: No school on Friday, 25 March, Monday, 28 March and Tuesday, 29 March. School starts back again on Wednesday, 30 March.
our school focus is about 'Being Persistent' ...
Persistence is one of the five key characteristics that we develop within our
'You Can Do It' focus ... the others are Confidence, Organisation, Getting Along and Resilience.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Next week 'we' welcome further focus on our 'environment'...Awesome!
We are 'wondering' ... ?
Wondering .... It has historically been seen as an important aspect of human nature, specifically being linked with curiosity and the drive behind intellectual exploration.(Wikipedia).
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