A short but busy week...

Great to see so many families at the Learning Conferences last night - if you missed getting an appointment, please email Lynne, l.dunn@raroa.school.nz so that we can arrange another time to get together.

Learning Updates:

Manawanui students discovered the differences between self-esteem, self-concept and self-efficacy, and discussed the connections between them.  Team 2 Mathletes are finishing up their Stats learning by focusing on drawing conclusions and inferences.  Other Mathletes have completed filling their individual gaps in Number Knowledge and Strategies through problem-solving.  Some Ext(reme) writers have entered the NZ Intermediate School Short Story Competition which closes today.  This is a horror, scifi or fantasy that is related to 'Beyond Expectations'.  Each entry receives feedback from an author so we are very excited about that opportunity.  Roxy5 films are been edited expertly with the help of Ms Fa'a and Mr Johnston.  Springfire brainstormed the benefits and challenges of their strongest intensity, as well as strategies to make the most of the benefits and decrease the imapct of the challenges.  Finally, Philosophy's most interesting moment was noticing the differences we encountered in our responses when comparing:

"It is OK to lie to someone, so that they won't get hurt"

and

"It is OK for someone to lie to you, so that you won't get hurt"