Welcome to Room 17. Haere mai!

Welcome back to all students to Ōwairaka School in 2016!

In particular, welcome to the new students, parents and caregivers of Room 17 or Rūma Tekau mā Whitu. We have a great spot here with lots of light, fresh air and a beautiful backyard right through the window.

Our theme for this year, across the school, is "Making the World a Better Place". We will be investigating ways in which students, staff and families can contribute to making our environmental, social and learning worlds even better than they are.

For the first couple of weeks, a social focus will be the importance and correct use of manners. So, thank you for reading our blog and I hope you will enjoy watching and being involved in our learning journey through the year.

Paul Greenfield (Teacher)

The lovely view from Room 17.

Green Day

Green Day! Rūma Rua Tekau mā Rua went on safari in the African Garden to hunt dangerous wild weeds (Deadly Nightshade) and battle horrible spiky seeds that stick all over your clothing and skin.

With dedication and bravery, our doughty hunters restored the balance of Nature! 

Ka mau te pai, tamariki mā! Kia kaha, koutou.

This Green Day we also thought about our Guiding Principles as a Green-Gold Enviroschool.

Our class decided how we are achieving our Green-Gold goals by categorising photos from our school environment.

Maori Perspectives

Sustainable Communities

Empowered Students

Respect for Diverse Cultures

Collaborative Art for Oakley Stream

Room 22 artists have been learning to use the medium of pastels to create a "cityscape". This is part of a bigger artwork with contributions from several other classes. We are creating part of a mural for the planned work on the Oakley Stream - which aims to make the waterway a more natural environment.