Museum Trip

The Museum Trip

On Tuesday the 11th of June, Kea Hub (as well as the rest of the Kauri team)
walked to the Museum of Waikato.

First, we were greeted by two ladies who worked at the museum.
Our first activity was viewing a presentation about the stars and the importance of Matariki to Maori tribes.

We then split into two groups. One group began to make a box or envelope in
which a clay charm would be placed. We had access to many tools with which
we could add detail to our clay. They all look fabulous!

While one group was doing this, the other group heard a legend about how the stars,
moon and sun were released into the sky. It was almost like we were in the cinema
when we entered the near pitch-black room. As the story progressed, the room was
lit up when the stars, moon, and sun came ‘into existence’.

We then took a look at Te Winika, a waka. The feathers at its end came from an albatross. The whole waka is still in amazing condition.

Our Learning:

I learnt that Tane kicked the bag of stars and he got it from a Whare - Armani-Jay

I didn’t know that in the legend of Tane Mahuta the waka could fly - Mia

Albatross can spend half their life on water without going onto land - Henning

I enjoyed the stories and legends that were told - Karannpriett

I enjoyed making the clay charms and learning about new Maori symbols - Sam

I enjoyed doing the clay and learning about the legends of Matariki - Nicholas

I learnt that there are nine stars in the Matariki cluster, not seven - Tobias

I learnt that there are a lot of different tools that can be used to manipulate clay - Lauren

Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa - Samoan Language Week

Talofa lava!
Kea Hub had a great time learning about Samoa during Samoan Language Week 26th May - 1st June.

We sang, we talked, we researched and we created.

Have a look at our google slide to see our drawings of fale and find out what we learnt. Don't forget to leave us a comment about our learning.

Tofa

Zine Making

Leaves, Leaves, Leaves!

On a beautiful sunny, but slightly chilly day we all went out towards the front of the school to look at the huge piles of leaves under the trees in the carpark. We took turns playing in the leaves. There was a lot of very excited people!

Some of us wrote amount this moment in time.

Pink Shirt Day

Today is Pink Shirt Day. Here is a google slide to tell you all about it! Please leave a comment so we can reflect on our learning. There are photos to support this event on the resource room windows. Have a look to see if you're there, wearing your brightest pink to support positive behaviour at Hamilton East School.

Mother's day Baking

Thursday 9th of May, we (room 9) were lucky to have some university students come and help us bake yummy chocolate chip cookies and make lovely mother's day cards. It was an exciting experience for all of us. We got our hands dirty, did lots of measuring, mixing, stirring and cookie cutting! It was lots of fun, the room was filled with lots of laughter and smiles. 

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Once the cookies were golden brown, we let them cool down while the smell of fresh baking filled the air.  We then wrapped our baking in bright coloured paper, tying them with a beautiful silky satin ribbon.  We also showed off our artistic side by making a perfect mother's day card to place alongside the yummy cookies. 

International Star Wars Day

On Friday 3rd May, Kea Hub thought it would be appropriate to recognise International Star Wars Day.

We did this through poetry, art and digital technology.

We wrote poems, some are in the slides.
We used Google Drawing to create an image, we used the magnifying option to enlarge the image so we could add detail.
We added links so you can see where we got our ideas from and to acknowledge the source.
We added music and video to make our presentation even more exciting!




We'd also like to acknowledge Peter William Mayhew who died just a few days before the official Star Wards Day.

Peter William Mayhew (19 May 1944 – 30 April 2019) was an English-American actor, best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977 original to 2015's The Force Awakens before his retirement from the role.