Welcome back to Ruma Tahi Karoro School.
The term starts with three new students joining us. We all hope that Finn, Connor and Reuben enjoy learning, creating, and sharing with us for the remainder of the year. Ruma Tahi is a busy place to be and we are all focussed on making progress in our learning and enjoying the great feeling of success.
This term we have also linked in to a new initiative called "Tuhimaituhiatu". This will require all of us to share our learning with two other schools. We are in a group that includes a class from a school in Hornby and a class from St. Patrick's school in Greymouth. Each class will be posting shared learning and D.L.O.s on their class blog. Then students will have the opportunity to comment on each other's shared learning, collaborating inter-school, and using our classroom blog to engage a wider group of learners. More on that later...
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| Striking the flint. |
In the last week of Term One our class kicked off our involvement in the W.P.C.A. Our first challenge focussed on developing basic bush craft skills, beginning with 'how to light and cook on a safe campfire'. We had to work in groups to plan a shared menu on a fixed budget. We also had to create a safe campfire poster or information flyer. You will soon be able to access our shared learning through our class website
RumaTahi under our topic button. In the meantime here are some photos to show what an awesome time we had. The view from the kitchen bench was beautiful.
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| Top Chefs in the making. |
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| Open plan kitchen. |
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| Everything tastes better outdoors. |
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| One of the winning dishes. Delicious! |
