Autahi 2023 - The Highlight Reel

 
Like all great TV shows we come to the end of our season and look back in fondness with a highlight reel of some of our favourite moments. The time goes by so quickly and it is great to look back on where we have come so far in this journey. I'll leave links to some of our past blogs to check out along the way.

Term 1: Goal Setting and the Power of Yet

 

We started the year with our Learner Attribute: I am a Goal Setter. We worked together to work out what was on top for our learners. I'm sure we ticked off many of these goals.

Term 2: Pacific Voyagers 

In Term 2 we started to explore pacific voyagers and how groups of people migrate around the world. We went on a trip to Te Papa and even built our own Waka.

Term 3: Autahi Cloud Appreciation Society + The Arts Celebration

In Term 3 we looked at the sky and explored the ground under our feet as we learned about Ranginui and Papatuanuku. There was a lot of data gathering to do with clouds and it all came together at the Arts Celebration. We learned new ways to share the information we had learned through the medium of visual arts. 

Term 4: Marine Reserve 

What an amazing day it was when we visited Taputeranga marine reserve. We have been exploring the creatures of the forest and ocean and this was an an incredible, hands-on experience. 

What a year we have had! These are only a few of the many highlights and we look forward to hearing yours! 

Ngā tamariki a Tangaroa - Writing about inquiry

  Writing about inquiry - Ngā                                           tamariki a Tangaroa

Our recent trip to the Taputeranga marine reserve has inspired us to try some writing about our favourite sea creatures. This has strong links to our Inquiry around Tangaroa, Tane Mahuta and the creatures of both the forest and the sea.

First we needed to draft what we wanted to say and then conference with a teacher to help with any words that could be fixed up.

Then we set out to publish our draft to make the amazing bits of writing showcased here on the blog and on display in the classroom.

Our goal was to publish a piece of writing and one of our key learnings was that fast doesn't always equal best when it comes to quality work. A good reminder for us all to slow down and appreciate our work in order to produce quality.