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Showing posts with label Te Ha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Te Ha. Show all posts

Monday, June 10, 2019

Are you like your star sign?

We went on a trip to the museum to the star lab and learnt about how our ancestors navigated the seas with the stars.  We saw all the different shapes of the constellations.  The reason we are learning about this is because this year is the Sestercentennial - 250 Years since the first landings of Europeans.  Tairawhiti was the actual first landing!



Here are some photos from the Museum.  A bit blurry but shows us in the star lab learning about our ancestors.

This was really interesting.  The constellations are right above us at certain times of the year.  One of the things wWe had a look at our star signs and did some writing about them.  We learnt was that they are named after Greek Gods and characters of the myths.  They also have personality types which we compared to ourselves to see if they were true!

Check out our blogs to see our writing and artwork!

Is there any other uses for knowing the star constellations?
What do you know about navigating and our first encounters?

Here is Miss McIntosh showing off our cool art! 

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Welcome to 2019

Welcome to 2019!  

We are looking forward to a big year this year studying the National sestercentennial 250 years of the first landing of Captain Cook called Tuia - Encounters 250 and the local Te Ha Trust Commemoration activities.  We will be looking at voyaging, discovering, NZ History and the future.  We are all excited about the learning involved in this topic!


A nation is bound together not by the past, but by the stories of the past that we tell one another in the present.

Ernest Renan

Tomorrow we begin with a Powhiri for new families at 8.30 and welcome them to our school.  Everyone is welcome to attend and share a cuppa with us.

To start the year: 

Remember:
  • Togs
  • Headphones
  • Stationery
  • Hat
  • Sunscreen
Camp @ Whangara - February 20 - 22 for Year 5/6.  Watch out for the first notice for camp coming home this week on Thursday.  There will be medical forms for you to sign.  

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday 30th @ 8.30!