The Long Boat

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The Long Boat  are a class of Year 5 and 6 students. TLB  are active and creative.  THe Long Boat are taught by Mrs G on Monday and Mrs  Lightfoot Tuesday to Friday!  
Teaching programmes are varied and exciting, capturing the many interests of the children in The Long Boat and stretching their thinking.
The bulk of each day revolves around literacy and numeracy with many opportunities for the children to work independently and in groups. Afternoons in The Long Boat  are times we work on aspects of the current Inquiry topic through a vast range of activities. 
Children in Year 5 and 6 are encouraged to set SMART goals for their learning and work towards achieving them by identifying the next steps in their learning and seeking help from their peers, teachers and whanau. 
Year 5 and 6 is a great year to develop leadership skills and children in The Long Boat rise to the occasion. Year 6 is the first year they can stand for R?p? House Leader and they take this seriously, writing their convincing campaign speeches and working on delivery of these to convince their R?p? House to elect them. We love to see our Long Boat crew stepping up and showing us the leaders they will become as they move onto their final primary years.