CONTRIBUTING TO OUR WORLD

 This term our concept is about CONTRIBUTING:

As a citizen of our world we contribute.
The act of contributing impacts our world. 

Our FOCUS VALUES are:  KINDNESS and Compassion.

We've already discovered that CONTRIBUTING is...... GIVING - SHARING - PARTICIPATING.  IT'S ABOUT DOING THESE THINGS WITHOUT BE TOLD - like our value 'DUTY' - doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason.

This week are observing and sharing how we contribute to our world (at home, school, with family, friends, at church, sports, anywhere and everywhere).

 We invite whanau, learners and our Pomaria staff to post their contributions this week....

How have you contributed to your world this week?  
How did your contribution make you feel?  How did it impact others?

POMARIA LEARNING HUB WORKSHOP - DISCOVERY EVENING

Introducing our 'PLH' Facilitator Coaches for this evenings 

Hands-on Learning Workshop for Whanau

Malina Iosua, Perenise Laung-Hing, Inori Semau

These awesome learners will be facilitating a workshop where whanau can learn how to access, use and navigate (move from place to place) on our Pomaria Learning Hub.

The workshop arose from a NEED shared by  parents at a earlier Literacy Workshop facilitated by Mrs Aiavao in Term 1.

Parents WANTED to LEARN how to use the INTERNET to FIND, USE our Pomaria Website, Pomaria Facebook Page and Classroom Blogs. 

So......

Come a long to tonights DISCOVERY EVENING

between 6 - 7.30pm

to LEARN WITH US!

THE TEAM PLANNING/MAPPING OUT THEIR PROCESS AND PRODUCT!

LOTS OF THINKING, RETHINKING... 

PROCESS:  Putting a plan in place: WWWWWH?

Mmmmmm... Who, what, why, when, where, how?

PRODUCT:  Takeaway for parents - Bookmark or handout?

This way?  That way?  Which way?  What information will be most useful to our whanau?

Now to to glue it all together...

After a lot of developing, changing and refining this is our 
final product..

We went with a handy-handout - A book mark was too small for whanau to read. 

The AWESOME team!

We hope you enjoyed learning with us!

Please give us some feedback about our Workshop.

So...

PLUS:  What did you like about about our workshop?

MINUSES:  What might we improve next time?

INTERESTING:  What was something new you learnt or discovered today?

What questions might you have?

Would you like future Technology Workshops?  What kind?

Sorya and his beautiful mum

Thank you to Sorya's beautiful mum for bringing him to share his learning in Shining Stars.

Sorya wants to be a doctor or nurse, and get his drivers licence one day.

Sorya is proud of what he has achieved in his levels and stages and mum is so happy too and proud.

Mum wants to learn English with Sorya, so we thought our school library is a great place to learn.  It's open MONDAY's and THURSDAY'S 3 -4pm.

Next week, Sorya is going to take mum to the library on Monday and Thursday afternoons, to learn together on Sunshine Online, Studdy Ladder and his class blogs.

How AWESOME IS THAT - Mum and Son Learning together.

INTRODUCING A BEAUTIFUL WHANAU/FANAU/FAMILY

WHAT A PLEASURE IT WAS TO HAVE PERENISE, DAD (KELLY) AND STEFAN

VISIT ESOL SHINING STARS TODAY.

SO BEAUTIFUL TO HEAR OUR LEARNERS SPEAKING IN SAMOAN ABOUT THEIR LEARNING JOURNEY.

WHAT A COOL DAD, TAKING THE TIME TO COME TO 3 LEARNER LED CONFERENCES TONIGHT - YOU ARE AWESOME!

FA'AFETAI LAVA.

POWERFUL LEARNING PERENISE AND STEFAN!

ESOL LEARNER LED WALKTHROUGH AUGUST 10-11

Warmest greetings to our  ESOL WHANAU.

We welcome you to our ESOL LEARNING CLASSROOM.

So what did you think about our sharing of our learning?

What questions might you like to ask us?

LEARNING CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE AWESOME LEARNERS WHO ACHIEVED THEIR 10 STICKERS FOR ALWAYS SHOWING THEIR VALUES.

SIONE, RICKSON, AND ELENISI HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD THIS YEAR.  

THEY HAVE SHOWN PERSEVERANCE BY TAKING LOTS OF RISKS IN THEIR LEARNING, AND SHARING THEIR THINKING WITH OTHERS AND ASKING LOTS OF QUESTIONS TO INQUIRE MORE!

TALOFA LAVA. Welcome to our new learner.

We give a warm and friendly Talofa Lava and welcome to our new friend Falea'ana Utailesolo.

Falea'ana comes from the beautiful island of Samoa.

Fa'afetai Lava to his new friends Sione, Stefan and Tualagi, who help translate in Samoan.

Mrs Aiavao is so lucky to have these helpful learners who help communicate in English and Samoan.

New friends:  Sione, Falea'ana, Stefan and Tualagi.

When you see Falea'ana in our playground, greet him with a friendly smile and a big HELLO.  

TALOFA LAVA FALEA'ANA