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Meet Whaea Edith

Ko Pataua te maunga

Ko Taiharuru te awa

Ko Huruhurumanu te waka

Ko Ngati Korora te hapu

Ko Te Waiariki me Ngapuhi nga iwi

Ko Edith Davis toku ingoa

Introduction

Kia Ora, my name is Whaea Edith and I am in my third year of teaching.  I am currently teaching 17 year 1-4 students in Room 1.  Although I am new to the profession, I can assure you that I have been trained by highly professional and experienced practitioners and lecturers from The University of Auckland. 

Yes, our classroom organisation may seem a little all over the place, but at present it is working for both me and the children while we focus on classroom routines, behaviour management, and awareness of safety amongst each other, and others.

Nobody knows these children better than their parents/caregivers, therefore your involvement and contribution to your child's education is acknowledged. Working alongside parents to bring out the best in their children, gives me great satisfaction.

Tangata ako ana i te whare, te turanga ki te marae, tau ana

A person who is taught at home, will stand collected on the Marae (meeting house grounds)

A child who is given proper values at home and cherished within his family, will not only behave well amongst the family but also within society and throughout his life.

Personal Information

I have a curious nature and I always seek out new ways to improve my teaching skills and advance the quality of education,  Recently graduated with a Bachelor of Education (specialising in te Reo Maori), I also own and operate two businesses alongside my partner. My partner is an IT specialist and is currently training part time at The Diving Academy, to become a qualified Scuba Diving Instructor. 

Huarahi Maori Graduates 2013

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When I am not in the classroom, I love to spend time with my family, going to the beach, diving, fishing, enjoying entertainment from live bands, singing, travelling, and keeping involved in cultural Practise's and commitments.

My partner and I have a blended family, and we are blessed to share 7 beautiful children and another baby on the way, due April 2016.

Our Whanau (family)

Whaea Edith and Matua Hemi (James)

Our children

Our Babies

From left: (4yrs) Sulu-Vinie (VJ), (7yrs) Chantana, and (6yrs) Keilana

Our big kids

From left: (12yrs) Te Omeka, (17yrs) Ethan, (14yrs) Oceania, and (11yrs) Tatarina

Christmas holiday 2014

 Taiharuru - Pataua South

This is where I grew up. This photo is taken from our front yard

I love my seafood! 

We have a pet cat named Pickle. She enjoys cuddles.

I hope you now know me a little better. I will try and keep our blog updated regularly. 

He kākano ahau i ruia mai i Rangiātea

I am a seed which was sewn in the heavens of Rangiatea

A famous proverb from the Aotea waka, which shows the important of your genealogy and your culture.

Welcome to Term 1 Room 1!!!!!

Here are some photos of what we have been up to in our first couple of weeks :)

MATHS - Week 1-5 Statistics: We are learning to organise/sort/categorise ourselves into groups of our preferred colour. Using the words 'less than', 'more than', 'the same as', most, least etc. We are also learning to ask questions about our findings e.g. I wonder which group has the 'most/least' students that like.....,? would the data be the same if we included other classes?

Well done Rm 1! What a great start to our term strand.

KIWI CAN SAYS!!!!!!!!

Here we are sitting up nicely with Rm 14 at our very first KiwiCan lesson for the term. We are learning about leadership skills and good role models that we can look up to.

Our KiwiCan catch phrase - "Kiwi Can says leaders are fair, leaders are fun, leaders include everyone!"

SWIMMING - We are learning to use flutter boards to glide across the pool, blow bubbles, and kick our feet (under the water).

We only have 7 swimmers each week so make sure to bring your togs EVERY DAY!!! Well done to my regular swimmers.

We in Room 1, are learning a few Maori Waiata (songs) as part of our Te Reo Programme this term.

Each student has a copy of the lyrics to the songs, and we will be practicing our waiata every morning.

Here are a few links of our waiata. Sing along to the track and follow the lyrics that pop up if you need to : )

Mahunga, pukihiwi, puku, hope, waewae (Head, shoulders)

E PAPA WAIARI

TERM 3 IS ON!!

Welcome back to school Room 1!!!!! I hope you all enjoyed your holiday. It's Term 3 now, and we have so much to do and learn.... So... Come to school on time, be prepared for learning, and stay focused : )

Thank you to those students and parents who made sure to return to school on our first day! You're absolutely AMAZING!!!!

Look at what we've been learning in maths today!!!!!

We are learning to solve word problems using multiplication strategies.

These are some of the strategies we used - Splitting numbers (12 = 10+2). place value partitioning (10+10+10=30, 2+2+2=6), multiplication (3x10=30, 3x2=6).

We think we can use these strategies to figure out other word problems and equations such as;

You can try and give it a go too! use our examples above to help you and let us know how you go : )

Great work Room 1, keep it up!!!!!

Hey kids, go and check out this cool site that has heaps of cool activities!!
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/math.html

- Whaea Edith