This week we had a special blessing of our nature track at school. The track is called Te Ara o Te Ngahere - the path of the bush. The children were very excited to hear Matua Piripi talk about Tane Mahuta as he was blessing the track.
It was a beautiful afternoon.
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| Ms. Jones has worked for many years to establish the track |
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| Waiting so beautifully! |
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| Matua Piripi saying karakia to bless the track |
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| Exploring the track |
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| Kapa Haka sang beautifully for us. |
We have been busy this week designing and then making our kites.
As you can see the children have put a lot of work and effort into their kites. Tino pai tamariki ma!
Room 1 visit to the Waikato Museum:
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| Off on the bus |
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| We learnt about all the different waka |
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| This red line is where Tainui waka travelled around the island before landing in Kawhia. |
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| Looking out at the awa. |
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| A carving on Te Winika |
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| Looking how long Te Winika is. |
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| Making our own waka. |
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| Then we had a kai while we waited for the bus to go back to school. |
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| The children enjoyed hearing the story of the Tongue of the Dog. |
We have been exploring ideas about the coming of winter, leaves falling off trees, and how this happens. Our poem this week was about winter...
