Our Values Focus

 Be Honest and Trusted

This week our value is to Be Honest and Truthful.  The activity we did was creating a T-Chart to show what it is like when we are honest and when we are dishonest.  

Reflection and next steps:  Be able to seek the truth without being rude or mean.  

Terrific Tūmahana Trip

 Tūmahana at the Town Hall

On Monday, Takitini were very lucky to be able to go to the Christchurch Town Hall to watch an amazing show called Tūmahana.  Tūmahana was the creation story told by the people of Kai Tahu which is the South Island tribe.  

In the show we saw a narrator who was wearing a purple suit and told the story, hanging hoola hoops, silks, a trapeze bar and ropes.  The actors were doing tricks and acrobatics.  There were men fighting with traditional fighting sticks called taiaha.

The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra was playing the music throughout the show.  It was amazing.

Shadow Dance

Reflection:  I absolutely, positively loved that we all got to see Tūmahana.  The show was visually unbelievable to watch and I enjoyed the story that was told through dance, storytelling, music and acrobatics.  

PALs Training

 Physical Activity Leaders

In week 6 of term one, ten of our Year 6 students attended a training session to become Physical Activity Leaders.  This role gives them the opportunity to organise and run physical activities at break times for other students in our school.  We look forward to getting this started and thank Mr Boyd and Sport Canterbury for providing this training for us. 

It's a New Year

 Welcome to Whakamanawa 2021

This year we have a mostly new to Whakamanawa class of 24 Years 5 and 6 students.  We have moved spaces and will have four classes in our hub instead of our usual three.  

Here are a few pictures of our space as it is being set up and created for the year.

Festival of Flowers

 Let's Create

In the last couple of days, we decided to create some artworks that we could enter into the Festival of Flowers this year.  We didn't have much time to plan for this event so it was great to have the opportunity since Athletics was postponed, to put a bit of time into our work.  

Check out the pictures of our entries:

We might still have a few more entries so will add those if we do.  Our next step is to attend the festival this weekend and get some ideas and inspiration to participate and create again next year.

Life Education

 Growth Mindset

At the start of term four, we had a visit from Harold and the Life Education Trust team.  Whakamanawa's learning was around a growth mindset and the brain.  

Here are a few of our photos and a brainstorm of learning.

Check out our video clip of a game that uses the brain.

We now plan to take what we have learned and continue to develop a growth mindset.

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra

 A Week Of Music Making

What a treat we had when members from the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra spent the week with us.  The week started with the whole school having an introduction session and met the team who would be working with us.

This was exciting enough for us and had us all engaged and mesmerised. 

Whakamanawa had a theme of 'Climate Change' and were the CSO team were led by Thomas.  Throughout the week we learned a chant and then used drum sticks and buckets to create our music.  

Our dress rehearsal.