What are decodables you may be asking? 

Decodable books are designed to support a method of teaching reading using phonics.  The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading a text that makes sense. This ensures that every beginning reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book

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Dash robots
Dash is a small mobile robot that is full of character and drives around making noises and shining lights. Dot is its sidekick, and it, too, is full of character. The robots help our tamariki learn the basics of robotics and coding in classroom settings. We have all loved coding with our Dash robot and now we have more...

We have purchased 2 Dash robots with our 2021 bazaar income to add to our robot collection so that all our tamariki have more opportunities to experiment and code on an individual or small group basis.

iPads

We have decided to add to iPads with the lease of 10 second-generation iPads for use within our classes from our 2021 bazaar income.  Our tamariki use these iPads for a range of educational activities including maths games, art and design, reading practice, filming, photography and working with our robots.