An act of kindness from Glen Taylor School

This week Room 7 have been fortunate to receive an act of kindness from Mrs Fa'alili and some of her students at Glen Taylor. Moni a student at Glen Taylor e-mailed Mrs Tofa about their project where they are doing an act of kindness for people in the community and they chose Room 7. The Glen Taylor students gave wrapped treats they had made themselves which were brownies, cookies and a chocolate. They also attached kind and motivational messages for each student in Room 7. We are very grateful to Mrs Fa'alili and her students. We wish you all a great end to this year and very Merry Christmas.

Telesia our Manaiakalani ambassador had her last presentation on Wednesday 28 of November. She has done a great job of being an ambassador for our school. This is her presentation about responding to current events.

Party planning for a kid's birthday can be quite stressful for some people. However, Room 7 have been working on planning a 5th birthday party with Rainbow's end as a venue. The students had to research costs of tickets, food, cake, decorations...All groups presented their plans to the class. This is Anita and Telesia's plan. Authentic purpose for mathematical work.

Our trip to the Botanical Gardens. Our unit this term is about plants. We travelled to the Botanical Gardens to learn more about plants and how to grow them. We finished off our day with a scavenger hunt and a class photoshoot. It was a fun day filled with learning and laughter. A typical Room 7 day.

Argument writing by Davarni about the teacher strike which is causing a lot of debate in the media and communities.

Do Teachers Really Need to Strike?

The last recent teachers strike was held on the 12th of November. Teachers argued about the workload, salary, and unnecessary tasks they’ve been given. Addition to that, teachers don’t get paid to do extra work. But do they really need to go on strike?         

As a student, I thought that teachers only needed to teach students about maths, reading and writing. But, I was wrong, teachers have additional jobs like: caring for the students' feelings, making sure everything is alright at home, and maintaining their behaviour.

Teachers are what structure our future for the next generation, by that I mean, they educate the youth for the sake of their lives and future. Without teachers, us children wouldn’t be getting the learning needs they demand. So, in order to keep our teachers ‘safe’, they need some consideration from the government, education minister, and prime minister.

It’s not just money teachers need, they also need resources such as, books and sports gear; Of course this is for the students, to help them learn. These resources are very useful to those who need them.

To finish off, I personally think teachers have every right to protest. Keep in mind that they’re doing this for themselves, their students, and their families.

Inquiries into types of plants.

Telesia and Newsam have been learning about what Vascular plants are. They have read a lot of information about what they are and created this slide show to share their new learning.  Their next activity is to use this information to create a quiz for their peers to answer after reading their presentation.

Royals up in here

This year the media have been reporting about teachers and their campaign for better work conditions and better pay. We have seen many news reports about their on going campaign. We have also experienced one strike. Our movie is about showing our support not only for our school teachers, but all the teachers in Aotearoa who work hard to help us achieve our goals. Thank you teachers for all you do. Kua tae te wa!

A motivational experience being on board the HMNZS Canterbury.

The year eight students were fortunate to have the opportunity to visit the HMNZS Canterbury. A wonderful opportunity provided by Tamaki College. Mr Dunn and Staff Clarins kindly came to take the students to go on board the biggest Navy vessel New Zealand has. It was a fun and exciting experience for us all. We would like to thank Mr Dunn and Staff Clarins for the wonderful opportunity.