Team 4 Immersion Assembly

Term 4 has officially started and we are still in Covid-19 Level 3 here in Auckland, NZ. This means that we are continuing to distance learn from home. We also had to have our Immersion Assembly onl ine.  Our theme this term is "Tā tātou Kōrero, Tā tātou Kōwhiringa: Our Voice, Our Choice."

The students of Team 3 are going to be exploring the differences between wants and needs. We will also be looking at how our choices affect the world around us. Check out the video created by the team 3 teachers for our school immersion assembly.

Immersion Term 4: Life's a Stage

This term, we Inquiry topic is "Life's a Stage."  On Team 5, we will be studying drama and dance from various cultures around the world.

To kick off the term, the students of PES began Term 4 will our Immersion Assembly.  The teachers of Team 5 treated their team to a dance performance.  Hope you enjoy!

Term 2: I Like Your Latitude

Today was the beginning of Term 2 here at Pt England School. We started the day with a school assembly where we learnt what our school wide topic focus is for the term, which is "I Like Your Latitude" and our focus question is "Where in the longitude and latitude is that?". 

We are very excited to travel the world as Year 7/8 students while learning about the 7 continents. We are also exploring how to locate places around the word using longitude and latitude and around our own community using a GPS.

Later this term, we will be coding our very own choose your adventure stories and participating in PES Greatest Race.

Term 3: Move 'Ya Body

This term, the students at Pt England will be studying Physical Health and Movement in our Inquiry Topic called "Move 'Ya Body."  The students of Ako 3 (and Team 4) will be focusing on improving our overall health by finding ways to move our bodies during class through daily runs, jump jam sessions, and sports. We will also take a Beep Test at the beginning of the term and again at the end of the term to monitor our progress.  Each class on Team 4 will also be challenged to create their very own game that they will be having other students play later in the term.

Please enjoy the movie made by the Team 4 teachers for our school Immersion Assembly on Day1 of Term 3.

Term 2 Immersion Assembly: Now That's Thinking

This term, we will be looking into Technology with our school-wide focus "Now That's Thinking."  The students of Team 3 will be diving deeper into Māori uses of kites and various ways to make them.  Students will be exploring different materials and different methods to make the best kite for flying.

We will also be exploring Māori mythology and Matariki.  The students of Team 3 will be working to complete their very own animations of the Māori myth Tamarereti.

Check out our Immersion Assembly movie of Tamarereti below.