Week 5 - Samoan Language week

Kia ora whanau and friends

Well this week I felt truly blessed by the community spirit that is thriving in our piece of the world.  A big thank you to those that put your hand up and made Samoan Language week at Rowandale School a week to remember.  From the flag raising ceremony on Monday to the celebration Assembly on Friday it was a truly special week.  Always be proud of who you are!

 Our class got to practice using Samoan language every day.

We even learnt how to introduce ourselves in Samoan.  It was only suppose to be a few but I'm really happy that everybody in our class decided to give it a go.  It wasn't easy but we did it!

Also a big thanks to Counties for coming out to teach us how to play Turbo Touch.  

Week 4

Kia ora whanau and friends

Well week four was jam packed.  It started with me going to watch Ofeira, Sofiama and Daeshantae represent Rowandale School at Saturday Netball down at Browns Road netball courts.  It was cold, it was wet, it was super windy but it was super cool to watch the girls love every minute of playing in freezing cold conditions.  To see a smile on their face was priceless.  If you are ever bored on a Saturday morning go down and support our girls and the other children that are giving it a go in Netball.

In our class we have been learning what the numerator and denominator are in Maths.

 We are also working on the strategy of place value partitioning which is just splitting our numbers into tens and ones to make it easier for ourselves to add together.

We also had a cake stall, disco and mufti day to fundraise for Niue Primary School.  Our school managed to raise $1748.20.  Super proud of everyone that made a cake, brought a cake, dressed in mufti and also danced their lunch time away.

We were also very lucky to have our three girls from Saturday netball go to a school netball competition.  Very proud of the girls for representing our school to the best of their ability and just giving it a go!  Those smiles, totally awesome!  It's all about participating.

Last but not least we ended our learning week with a game of Kahoot.  We did a quiz on simple machines which is our focus for Inquiry this term.  Everyone was so engaged!  If you ever feel like you want to have a cool time with whanau or friends I would highly recommend finding a cool quiz on Kahoot.  Friendly competitiveness and just a whole lot of fun.  I shouldn't forgot but our winner was Dayton.  I was so happy for him, everybody was trying to overtake him.  Congrats Dayton!!

Week 3

Kia ora whanau and friends

Well I'm a bit late but in week 3 we had our High Flyers assembly.  Our two super stars were Ranui & Lucas.  They both went up a stage in Maths.  Congrats boys, keep up the great work!

We also had Jimmy & Jayven bringing in their bikes and helmets for Road Safety week, how cool!

Rippa Rugby with Counties Manukau

This week the United Pumas were lucky enough to learn how to play Rippa Rugby.  They were coached by T-Rex from Counties Manukau.  Everyone gave it a go and tried their best.  We discussed the rules when we went back to class because some people still needed a little bit of help in understanding the game.  We also tried to relate playing Rippa Rugby with our school P.R.I.D.E values.

Kia ora students and whanau

Kia ora students and whānau!

Welcome to the Room 17 blog or as I have been told the United Pumas!  My name is Suzanne Tupe and I am the class teacher. I am very excited to be a part of Rowandale School.  I look forward to having a great journey with you all in 2017.

My whanau is from Taranaki and Matangirau but if someone asks me where I am from, I always say Manurewa.  This is where I was raised and where I am proud to be from.  I have one son named Halen who is 21.  He went to Alfriston College and is now a scaffolder in Taranaki.

I went to Clendon Park Primary, Manurewa Intermediate and then James Cook High School.  My teachers had a great effect on me.  I hope to inspire your child to believe they can be anything they want to be if they work hard!  That is the culture that I nurture and develop in the children I teach, this is my strength.  Dream the dream, nothing is impossible.  It is all about your mind-set and work ethic.  I want to build my students up to have that self-belief.  

My super passion is in the area of Maths and I am an avid reader.  I would love for your child to embrace all I have to give in all learning areas.  Being present at school everyday is key to this success.  If you miss a day of learning, you can never get it back.  Building this routine helps set a solid foundation in your child's learning.  My goal is to educate young minds, to turn children from passive learners to active learners.   Teaching is my passion and seeing all children succeed in their learning is what teaching is all about for me.

Whānau, please know that you are always welcome to visit in Room 17.  If you have any questions or would like to catch up with me about anything, you can come and see me between 8.00-8.45am or at the end of the school day, pop me an email, or call the office to make an appointment.  I very much look forward to getting to know you, as well as your child.

Here’s to a great 2017!

Kind regards

Whaea Suzanne – United Pumas Teacher

suzannet@rowandale.school.nz

                                      My godson Logan, my nephew Cory and my son Halen.

Term 1 Inquiry Presentations

On the last week of Term 1 the students in Room 17 presented their inquiries about the brain in their inquiry learning groups. After each presentation we discussed what we learnt, what they did really well and what they could work on for next time. Well done United Puma's...it was amazing to see you all getting up there, sharing your learning and giving it a go!