Waitangi Day - The Hihi and Ruru Class Treaty

Today we discussed Waitangi Day.  

The Hihi class acted out the role of the tangata whenua (Maori) of New Zealand, whilst our Ruru friends were the British settlers.

We explored the need to create a Treaty to ensure that we are all protected by fair rules, which we all created and agreed upon - see below.........

Article One:

Be kind to each other.

Article Two:

Share traditions.

Article Three:

Look after our environment.

We then signed the treaty to demonstrate our commitment to upholding each of the 'Three Articles' in our Te Tiriti o Wentworth (The Treaty of Wentworth).

The Maori and British friends agreeing to share traditions.

 

Signing the Treaty!

Welcome to the Hihi Class!

Welcome to our Hihi (Stitchbird) Class for 2019.  

We have some lovely new faces joining us this year and we are looking forward to a year filled with learning and laughter!  

This year we are going on a Beach Picnic to Shakespeare Regional Park.  We will visit Tiritiri Matangi where we hope to catch a glimpse of our Hihi namesakes in the flesh.  We can't wait for Harold to visit us from the Life Education Trust and we know that you will be looking forward to our School Production, Music Festival, as well as Dad's Day and many more exciting activities.  

Hopefully this blog will provide you with an insight into some of the exciting things we do in a school day, so feel free to check in on this page for regular updates.  

But, first things first..........Meet our wonderful Hihi Class!

Happy Holidays to you all!

2018 has been a wonderful year and as I begin to reflect, I can't believe how quickly it has gone!

Thank you for sharing your children with me and allowing me to be a part of their learning journey.

Enjoy a safe and relaxing holiday and see you all in the New Year!

Merry Christmas from the Karearea class!

 

Yo Ho, Yo Ho.......a Pirate's life is for me!

Today we were learning the 'ar' sound in Phonics.  

We found the sound in our Poem and then we became pirates.  

Have a look at the fun we had!

Windmills!

In Science we have been learning to recognise that 'Pushes and Pulls' are classified as Forces.  

The weather played right into our hands (literally) by providing an extremely windy day - the perfect opportunity to investigate how wind works as a Force.

Have a look at our lovely fun with windmills!