Museum Visit - Learning more about waka and how people traveled in Aotearoa New Zealand

Koka Iona came to Room 9 to talk about the waka that came to New Zealand (Aotearoa), the horouta.  She linked this information about sailing (wayfinding) and waka (boats) to the film Moana which...

Koka Iona came to Room 9 to talk about the waka that came to New Zealand (Aotearoa), the horouta.  She linked this information about sailing (wayfinding) and waka (boats) to the film Moana which most of the children had seen.  We learnt how they traveled across the ocean by using the stars, sun, ripples in the water and birds they could see.

A lot of this information and knowledge we learnt linked into what we talked about and discussed during term one.  The children then had a chance to make their own waka.  They were able to design their sails and attach it to their waka.  The children had a great time in this 45 minutes museum lesson and Koka Iona was most impressed with the children's understanding and fantastic creations.

Tuakana-teina

The tuakana-teina relationship, is a part of traditional Māori socitey, that provided a model for buddy systems. The older or more expert tuakana (the students who have been at school since term 1) helps...

The tuakana-teina relationship, is a part of traditional Māori socitey, that provided a model for buddy systems. The older or more expert tuakana (the students who have been at school since term 1) helps and guide a younger or less expert teina (the students who have been at school since term 2).  In a learning environment like our classroom these roles can often be reversed depending on what we are learning and who is an expert or has more knowledge to share.  

Each student show strengths in different learning areas so it is great that we can share our knowledge with our friends and peers.  I've attached some photos of this buddy relationship happening in our class.  Our expert learning where teaching the new students how to do our  phonics, math and writing work on the iPads. 

Lunctime fun

Good evening, It has been a busy start to Term 2!  All the new children have settled in well and are learning the way of school.  The children who have been here since the start of the year...

Good evening,

It has been a busy start to Term 2!  All the new children have settled in well and are learning the way of school.  The children who have been here since the start of the year have been wonderful role models for these new children.  I am very proud of how far these children have come in the last 11 weeks of school.  Here are a few pictures from lunch last week :)