Posts by Leanne Jackson
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Keeping Ourselves Safe
Keeping Ourselves Safe is a programme devised by the New Zealand Police. The learning activities are designed to help children keep safe when they mix…
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Ngā Timatanga Hou - New Beginnings
Matariki signals the start of the Maori New Year. Reflecting, setting goals and making plans for the future are part of the mahi that is done during …
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Learning Traditional Māori Stories
Traditional Māori stories or pūrākau are taonga (treasures). They are stories with magical elements that have been passed down orally from generation …
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Why Wear a Poppy?
Anzac Day, on April 25, is a national day of remembrance for New Zealanders at home and around the world. The day marks the anniversary of the first m…
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To Tatou Maunga Kaha - Our Mighty Mountain
Our pepeha is a taonga because it gives us a deeper connection to our whenua and ancestry. Learning and understanding our pepeha is a way of celebrati…
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Dragons, Dragons, Dragons!
The dragons in the Ready to Read book Dragons, Dragons, Dragons! by Feana Tu’akoi felt a bit lonely and sad. They realised they needed to make new fri…
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Silly Snakes
‘Snakes’ is such an interesting word. It starts with the blend ‘sn’ and has a bossy e at the end so the letter ‘a’ is a long vowel (says it’s name). T…
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Designing A Maths Game
Our thoughts turned to revising and consolidating our basic maths skills. In a writing activity Room 13 students explained what their need was and how…
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Learning Te Reo Māori Phrases
Principal Paula Farquhar wanted staff to become more confident in understanding and using te reo Māori phrases.
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Kapa Haka 2022
Kapa Haka is the name for Māori performing arts, kapa means to form a line, and haka is to dance. It is a powerful combination of song, dance and chan…