Category: Ako | Learn

Our Animation

Hey Room 4 friends! Today we learned how to make our digital farm animals take their very first steps in the walking lesson. First, we built our cute hen using circles and triangles, and created the farm dog with rectangles and a circle—the key trick was to group all the shapes for each animal so they move as one piece! Once your hen and dog were grouped and standing ready on the left side of the screen, you hit the Record Button (the red circle), carefully moved the hen one tiny step to the right, immediately moved the dog one tiny step right, and quickly pressed the Stop Button (the white square) to capture that perfect little movement, setting the stage for a full animated walk sequence!

Term 4 Week 1 update

Kia ora whanau,

We had a fantastic start to Term 4 and we had our certificate winners for Week 1.

 Congratulations Jordan, Zharia, Benjamin and Stanley for being exceptional this week. Way to go!

…and we also received the Tidy Kiwi award for Room 4! Woohoo!

P.S: This term as the days get hotter and sunnier, please remember to apply sunscreen on your child before they come to school. We will have swimming days on Monday and Thursday, so please send the swimming togs, wet bag, and towel. Please label their belongings. Thank you for your support.

Our Helpful Robots on EE

Today in Cybersmart, we made some cool helpful Robots. Since we are exploring how Technology impacts and helps us, we decided to create some of our own. We found it a lot of fun,  but also it was a challenge to get our robots just the way we wanted them. Our focus was using shapes and adding different colours and adding their parts.

Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Airani – Cook Islands Māori Language Week 2025

Kia Orana!

This week, Ruapotaka School has been buzzing with excitement as we celebrate Cook Islands Māori Language Week, or Te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani, for 2025! It’s a special time for us to honour and embrace the rich culture and language of the Cook Islands.

The school has been beautifully decorated, creating a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere. The entranceway is adorned with colorful pareu (sarongs) featuring traditional floral patterns, and a table is set up with woven hats, baskets, and fresh flower leis. The decorations proudly display the Cook Islands flag and posters celebrating the theme of the week.

In our classrooms, students have been engaging in activities that connect them to the language and customs. A special assembly saw some of our senior students and a teacher, all wearing beautiful floral headpieces (ei katu), lead a presentation. It’s fantastic to see our young people taking pride in their heritage and sharing it with their peers.

This week is not just about learning words; it’s about connecting with the heart of a culture. It’s a time to celebrate our diverse community and the unique identity that each of our students brings to Ruapotaka School.

A big meitaki ma’ata (thank you very much) to everyone who has contributed to making this week such a memorable and educational experience!

 

Photo Challenge

For our photo challenge we needed to take pictures with our iPad. We had to remember to practise our Kawa of Care.

  • Walk with our iPad

  • Hug Hold our iPad

  • Put our ipad down on the table

  • Hold our ipad still

  • Tap the shutter button once