Manaiakalani Ambassadors

Today our Manaiakalani Ambassadors presented for the first time to teachers visiting from schools around New Zealand. Each of our 12 Manaiakalani Schools is represented and ambassadors each shared an example of learn, create, share. Please visit their blogs to read more about their learning and leave a comment for them. Blog list below.

Nirvana tkmnirvanat.blogspot.com

Victoria stonefieldsgazette.blogspot.co.nz

Iisa pesiisas.blogspot.com

Bradley sssbradleyc.blogspot.co.nz

Miria rpsmiriam.blogspot.co.nz

Shanelle gisshanellew.blogspot.co.nz

Yvette pbsyvetteb.blogspot.com

Tokilupe spxtokilupef.blogspot.co.nz

Lennyx gbslennyxw@blogspot.co.nz

Willy pswillyl.blogspot.com

Avishek spsavisheko.blogspot.co.nz

Gloria http://pesgloriat.blogspot.co.nz

Manaiakalani "High-end Polynesian Tech"

Manaiakalani schools welcome Hōkūleʻa Worldwide Voyage to our shores.

Whānau Learning at Glenbrae School

The following is an original post from the blog of  Room 7 at Glenbrae School 

As part of Manaiakalani Education Trust, Glenbrae school supports tamariki and whānau to learn how to use their chromebooks in the best possible way. We call this our Kawa of Care and includes everything from looking after the device, being Cybersmart, and home learning. 

Last night we invited whānau to join us to learn about the Kawa of Care so that our new chromebook learners can begin to take their devices home. By taking their device home they can continue their learning journeys, anywhere and anytime! 

It was an absolute delight to see our talented tamariki, showing their whānau through our learning site, this class blog and their own personal blogs. Mothers, fathers, grandfathers all took part in using their children's chromebooks and practised writing thoughtful, positive and helpful comments on their blogs.

It was awesome for our fantastic Room 7 learners to share their learning with their families. They were very proud of their work and I was very proud of them for leading the learning in the way that they were sharing with their whānau!

Well done tamariki, and thank you to the wonderful family members who came along. We couldn't do this without you! 

Posted by Stephanie Parker

Hokule'a & Hikianalia at Pt England Beach

Thank you to all whanau who supported Mālama Honua and welcoming Hokule'a & Hikianalia to Pt England Beach last Wednesday. Our students have been sharing their learning and experiences on their blogs. These will also be shared along with video and images on the Manaiakalani website.

February is here - School's back!

Kia Ora Whanau,

February is here, school's back. Many of our students will be back to using netbooks or chromebooks again in the classroom, or perhaps are using it for the first time! Check out some helpful tips from our friend Andrey below. Ensure you and your children both understand clearly the Kawa of Care and being CyberSmart at home. If not, feel free to contact us or get in touch with your teacher!

Happy Holidays - Welcome to 2015!

Kia Ora Whanau,

We trust you have had a well deserved break over the Christmas and New Year holidays. As you start to organise your family for this new school year, make sure you check up on a few things:

• Netbook is in working order ready for learning and payments are up to date.
• You have new uniforms if required
• Dates confirmed for when your children start back (particularly for our high school students)

If you know you need to talk regarding one of the points listed, head down to your school ASAP - do not leave it until the last minute!

Lastly, check out this fabulous newsletter created by our friends from the Woolf Fisher Research Centre. Some of you may recognise this group, who took time out last year to interview students and parents in our community. The feedback you gave was invaluable and has helped to contribute to this wonderful piece of work. You can expect to receive similar newsletters from them throughout the year, helping us as a whanau work together in becoming better learners. Need tips on how to help your child at home? Not too sure what to look out for when it comes to their learning? Take some time out of your day to read through this newsletter, we would love to hear your thoughts!

This newsletter is also available to download from HERE