TERM FOUR - Week 7

Inquiry 

Actors, Singers, Musicians, RWC 2019

We wanted to find out about local or NZ artists, such as music artists, drama artist, and those who are champions in the art of sports.

What makes these people champions?

 How do you know you are a champion?

 What qualities make a champion?

 How do they keep doing going?

Stan Walker, a true champion.  Despite the ups and downs with his health, he continues to make music and persevere in his career. 

RM 18 END OF YEAR PHOTO

LEADERSHIP TRIP to Rainbow's End

The leadership trip that took place, was a trip for those students in team Whakapono, who were loyal and committed to their role and responsibility as a Peer Mediator, Road patrol and Travel wise leader.  

A huge thank you to all those students who managed to stick to it right to the very end

Thank you!!!!

TERM FOUR - Week 6

Rowandales Cultural Identity Show 2019

'We grow our CULTURES together'

PURPOSE - To acknowledge and develop students cultural identity.  

Outcome - To perform / present a range of cultures, in growing and sustaining our diversity of cultures.

On Thursday the 21st of November, Rowandale held the Cultural Identity show 2019.  All three teams, Team Aroha, Tumanako and Whakapono took part in cultural dance, drama and music.

Team Whakpono Niuean group

 Team Aroha Cook Island group

 Team Whakapono Cook Island group

 Team Aroha Samoan group

The show began with the Tumanako and Whakapono Kapa Haka group.  Powerful singing, and dances of elegance from both males and females.  The rest of the Tumanako groups followed on: Tongan, Samoan, Cook Island and the Niuean group.

Next we had Team Aroha, our junior students perform.  They brought cute back into cuteness, with amazing costumes and performances that only the junior school can show case.  The audience was the largest, parents and family members all wanting to see their little ones perform.

To end our day we had the Senior students  perform.  They were amazing and had lifted the standards to a new level.  All Room 18 students were in different groups and had thoroughly enjoyed the experience of either being in a new cultural group or in a group of their own ethnicity.  

We were all very proud of our performances and especially to our teacher Mrs Aliifaalogo who put this whole show together.  Thank your Mrs Aliifaalogo.

TERM FOUR - Week 5

Reading

This week, we had the wonderful Duffy Theatre yet once again.  Our class really enjoyed it this year because the context of the show was based around gaming, which totally links in with the recent gaming craze students are into at the moment.  Through books the characters managed to import themselves into the game and had to read for instructions to solve the game and get out of the game.  

Where are you?  How are you going to get out of there?

 Help!  Help!

 

This proves that reading, is a vital part of life and that you can use reading in anything and everything, even gaming.

Joy Cowley reading group

We Are Learning To: To identify explicit (clear / obvious) clues

Success Criteria: Explain what the clue is telling us. Understand what is a clue.

TASK: What is a clue? Play 20 questions to find out about the topic 'Tui birds'.

We believe that reading is important, reading is necessary, and reading is fun!!!