4 Aug 2016

Matahui Room 3 and 6 Buddies Visit the Art Gallery

by Paul Evans | posted in: Class Blogs, Education - Primary, Kauri yrs 7,8, Matahui School Community, Puriri yrs 3,4 | 0

Room 3 and 6 attended the Otherworld exhibition at the Tauranga Art Gallery last Thursday afternoon. he program gave the students further insight into a number of different forms of art including Sculpture, Digital Landscapes and Landscape painting.

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Hannah discuses the afternoons program under the the yellow installation in the main foyer.

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‘The Last City’ sculptography by Peter Madden

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Making our own sculptography! It was lovely to see the students engaging with in other in the creative process. Mel who hosted the students was very impressed with the degree of sophistication and imagination the students showed in the creation of their sculptures.

29 May 2016

Innovation and Invention Alive at Matahui

by Paul Evans | posted in: Class Blogs, Education - Primary, Kauri yrs 7,8, Matahui School Community, Teacher Blogs | 0

Room 6 Matahui Year Seven and Eight students have been developing their Term Two Inquiry which focuses on Innovation and Invention. As a part of this they have been receiving additional support from parents who are highly skilled in Technology and Invention. Darren Bruning and Simon McDonald are two such parents and their skills and experience have raised the bar with the students learning.

Darren has been visiting each week to show the students the first steps in computer programming. The students have been totally absorbed with the complexity and challenge associated with a learning area which will be an important part of their future.

In the photos above Connor, Alex, Blake and Olly follow a wiring diagram to prepare their electronic hardware.

The completed breadboard and Arduino board ready for connection to the computer.

The computer programming study has generated a lot of interest including a visit from the Bay of Plenty Times. To read their article and learn more about the students learning follow the following link:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11643968

25 Feb 2016

Room 5 & 6, Romeo and Juliet at the Pop-up Globe Theatre

by Paul Evans | posted in: Education - Primary, Kauri yrs 7,8, Outdoor Education, Pohutukawa yrs 5,6, Teacher Blogs | 0

On Wednesday the 24th of February Room 5 and 6 from Matahui School supported by some fantastic parents made the trip to Auckland to attend a performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Pop-up Globe Theatre.

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What a wonderful experience! We were filled with the artistry, drama and wonder of Shakespearian theatre. The performance had us spellbound.

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27 Jun 2014

What Has Been Happening This Week In Room 6, Matahui Primary School?

by Mary Woods | posted in: Class Blogs, Education - Primary, Kauri yrs 7,8, Matahui School Community | 1

Phoebe Robertson is currently working on her Gold Project, which is to design and build a new “spaceship” play structure for the juniors. To help fund raise for her Gold she is selling Waffles to students on Fridays at lunch time.

Here are some photos of Phoebe and her team making waffles for the hungry students.

Room 6 have been holding a barbeque every Friday after full assembly. The delicious sausages have proved to be very popular! The money we gain from the sale of sausages is going toward the new technology workshop or future school camps.

A large number of our class were celebrated for receiving Gold, Silver, Bronze and Credit awards in the recent Language Perfect World Language Championships. Tres bien!!!