Our Hot Shot Learners

​

Term 4 2018
​
Week 1: 17 October 2018
Luke from our Tui Learning Hub has worked hard on his reading and writing over the year and shown and increased confidence in his abilities.

Well done Luke.  Keep up the great work!
Week 2:  24 October 2018
Lucas is a coding superstar.  His ability to problem solve and create an abstract context show mature self-regulation skills and deep thinking.  He uses his HEART values each and every day to relate to others in a positive and kind manner.

​Ka pai Lucas.
Week 3: 31 October 2018
Adair from The Little Birds in Room 5 has greatly improved his writing.  He had made a huge effort to learn all his sight words and is applying these to his reading and writing every day.

Ka pai Adair. 
Week 4: 7 November 2018
Kauri has worked so hard to improve his reading and writing.  It is wonderful to see how hard he tries.  Ka pai.  We love having you in The Black Robins. 

Keep up the great work Kauri.
Week 6: 21 November 2018
Charlotte from Room 8, The  Nest, strives for excellence in her learning by trying hard.  She is growing in confidence to become and independent reader and writer.  We love the kindness she shows in our nest everyday. 

Ka pai Charlotte.
Week 7: 28 November 2018
Ashleigh from Base Camp has worked hard this year to improve the quality  of her work.  She has listened to the feedback given to her and has incorporated this when setting goals to achieve.  It has been very pleasing to see her becoming 'better than before'.  We are proud of the improvements she has made with her learning.

Ka pai Ashleigh.

Term 3 2018

Week 9: 19 September 2018
Week 10: 26 September 2018
Keegan writes descriptive pieces that show flair.  His writing is engaging and entertaining.  He gives 100% in the wider community such as HEARTbeat 106FM and he is a considerate member of Dudley.  Keegan is a passionate learner who lives and learns with HEART.

Tino Pai Rawa Keegan!
Verity is a confident and independent writer.  She uses initiative when beginning a new writing task and constantly seeks feedback to improve on her writing.  Verity is a superstar member of Team Roto and has also made the most of extracurricular activities offered at Banks Ave - jump jam, choir, ukulele - you name it.  She also takes on additional responsibilities within her class with a positive attitude.

​You are a fantastic role model Verity!
Week 6: 29 August 2018
Daniel from AWA has a positive attitude towards his learning.  In maths he clearly verbalises his thinking and is flexible in the way he approaches problems.  He is a real bookworm and enjoys losing himself in a book. 

Well done Daniel. Keep up the great work!
Week 7: 5 September 2018
Indi from Base Camp has worked very hard to improve her reading.  She persevered and kept on trying even when it was a bit tricky!  Now she is reaping the rewards of her determination to become better than before.

Fabulous work Indi.  Keep up the super effort!
Week 8:  12 September 2018
Lily from Base Camp, is a creative and imaginative author.  Her writing has such a lovely descriptive vocabulary and it shows her love of reading and writing for others to enjoy.

Fantastic work Lily.  We always enjoy sharing your ideas!
Week 1: 25 July 2018
Alydia has blossomed as a learner.  She is a keen debater and her reading has rocketed ahead.  She now has a love of reading novels and shows more initiative every week with her learning.  Her emerging leadership and proud HEART values are fantastic to see.

​Ka pai Alydia!
Week 3:  8 August 2018
Jasmine has been working very hard with her reading and writing.  She has been learning all the alphabet sounds and her sight words.  Now she is able to read much harder books and she can write more words by herself.  She is a happy learner who is showing excellence by being the best she can be. 
Week 5: 22 August 2018
Aiden is becoming a wonderful reader in The Black Robins.  He is a fluent and happy reader.  We are so proud of his hard reading work.

​Ka pai to you Aiden. 

Term 2 2018

Week 2: 9 May  2018
This year Jessie has shown greater maturity in her learning and is striving for excellence.  Her written language is a very good example of this.

Well done Jessie.  Keep up the great work!
Week 3: 16 May 2018
Kiera sets high expectations for herself with all of her learning.  She asks inquisitive questions to help drive her learning and she shows a mature growth mind set for her age in taking on challenges with a 'can do' attitude.  She understands that you have to persist and show grit.  

​She is a star Dudley learner!
Week 5: 30  May 2018
Erin is a Black Robin Chick who has continued to improve her self-manager skills.  She is a wonderful reader and I love the way her story writing is always improving.

​Ka pai Erin.
Week 6: 6 June 2018
Sam from 'The Nest' (Room 8), comes to school every day with a big smile and ready to strive for excellence by making his learning even better than before.  He is working hard at being a self-manager and loves to show aroha to others.....every chance he gets!

Thank you Sam.
Week 7: 13 June 2018
Fatana from AWA is mastering poetic language and using it in a creative way.  Her work skills have improved through her desire to learn and for making good choices for her learning.

Keep up the great work Fatana!
Week 8:  20 June 2018
We are so proud of Andy because he always displays our HEART values and gives his best effort in his learning.

Ka pai Andy.
Week 9:  27 June 2018
The increase in the momentum of Marcus's learning is excellent.  He has committed to giving a best effort with his learning and his leadership skills are flourishing.  We are really proud of you Marcus.

​Keep up the great effort. 

Term 1 2018

Week 3: 14 February 2018
Sione is a star learner in Dudley.  He has made a great start with his Passion Based Learning through knowing how to create a mind map that shows his passions and things he would love to learn about.  Well done Sione, we are proud of you.
Week 4: 21 February 2018
Kahlia is a leader and role model in AWA.  The quality of her self-directed learning is outstanding.   She engages the children with her amazing narratives and everything she embraces including the challenges of new learning. 
Week 5: 28 February 2018
Solomon is showing HEART every day in The Landing (Rms 9 and 10) by caring about others, using a kind voice and helping out whenever he can.

Well done Solomon.  Keep up the great work!
Week 6: 7 March 2018
Spencer is just working so hard and improving every single day.  I am so pleased with his hard work and he really is displaying our HEART value Excellence.

​Ka pai Spencer.
Week 7: 14 March 18
Nimeet from the Keas shows HEART by having a positive attitude towards his learning.  He displays respect and is kind.  He is trying hard and embracing all new learning. 

​Ka pai Nimeet.
Week 8: 21 March 2018
Ally-Rose has just blossomed in her learning.  She is now a self-regulated learner and has made considerable progress in maths.  She is always keen to learn and shows excellence in her attitude towards learning.  

Ka pai Ally-Rose.
Week 9: 28 March 2018
Walter takes responsibility for his learning - always trying his best in all he does.  He is helpful, kind and caring and uses our HEART values every day.  His positive attitude towards his learning shines through as he strives to be 'better than before'.  

Keep up the great work Walter!