Who are we?

Te Ara Angitu is a group of Year 5 and 6 students at Ara Tū Whakatā Gilberthorpe School in Hei Hei, Ōtautahi, Aotearoa. Welcome to our blog where we share our learning throughout 2022.
You can also see sharing from Rimu and Whakamanawa students from previous years.

Sunday 29 July 2018

Cook Islands Language Week

Cook Islands Language Week


This week we are celebrating Cook Islands Language Week.  We will be learning and using different words and phrases while also learning about this beautiful place and culture.  Check out our learning resource:


Wednesday 25 July 2018

Welcoming Paihia School

Te Ngahere Class from Paihia School


This term we have a new Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu  partner.  Te Ngahere from Paihia School are now our new blogging buddies.  We will view each others blogs and see what they have been up to.  Today we spent some time researching about Paihia and seeing where in New Zealand their school is.  
We were then ready to make our first comments and introduce ourselves.  
Here is our map showing where our Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu partners live:

Some of our comments:







Wednesday 18 July 2018

Weekly Kapa Haka

Checking Us Out 2018

In term two at Te Ara Whakatā, students choose to do Kapa Haka or not.  Here is a slide that we will use to share our journey.

Over the Hill

What's Coming Over the Hill?


Being able to be outside and train for our weekly winter sport has helped with our skills in the competition.  We took a bit of time out to enjoy the new hill we have.


Wednesday 4 July 2018

Fish Awards

Term Two Fish Awards

Each term we collect Fish tickets by showing our Fish! Philosophy school values.  We count them up throughout the term and the person with the most from each home base class, gets to go out for lunch with our principal, Mr Wilkinson.  This term our count was extremely close.
Our term 2 winner is Elijescha.  Congratulations and thank you for all of your hard work Elijescha!!