Student+Voice+Titirangi

Titirangi

__Descriptor Ice Breaker __ · Group in two teams of three. · Children tell each other about themselves briefly. · Each child records a word that describes themselves on 3 separate pieces of paper. · Place face down in front of the team of three. · Mix up papers. · Opposite team members attempt to match the word with the child.

We will supply paper and pencils.

__Student Voice Forum -25 March __
 * Wonderful opportunity for children to work together - with children from other schools, friendships developing and comments from learners that this was one of the highlights of the day
 * Temptation to step in as teachers and guide but children in fact showed that they were very competent in running with this independently of us and so implications for the next session is that we need to stand back and let them lead
 * Powhiri was fantastic experience for all of us but highlighted an enormous gap in that we did not have a strong waiata (or any for the second one) ready to support our speakers. We have decided that we, as a staff need to be prepared for if any of us were in this situation and plan to take instruction from our Te Reo tutor at staff meeting so that we have at least two waiata that all can sing and pronounce correctly as a staff and then fold down to the children. One will be Utaina Ma, the other to be decided.
 * Thanks to Stella Maris and Papatoetoe South for the wonderful home baked morning tea and very efficiently organised lunches.
 * We are meeting with the group of children early next week to begin their school task in liaison with Pap South as our buddies.