Term 1: Week 4

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are PRIORITISING and ACKNOWLEDGING tangata whenua by learning our pepeha (in Te Reo).
• We are IDENTIFYING physical and spiritual landmarks that are important to our whakapapa.
• We are EXPLAINING our pepeha/whakapapa to our peers.
• We are FOCUSING on the strong spiritual bonds Māori have with the land - Papatūānuku (the Earth mother).
• We are FOCUSING on the Māori world view of taonga/treasures (such as land, soil and water).
• We are FOCUSING on the Māori concept of kaitiakitanga (guardianship and conservation) of these taonga.
• We are FOCUSING on understanding kaitiakitanga as a source of unity and identity for tangata whenua.

Through our learning context  ‘Tūrangawaewae - Where do we stand?”  we will continue to EXPLORE identity and place through the Māori World View. 

Whakataukī: Mā te taiao kia whakapakari tōu oranga   ‘Let nature in, strengthen your well-being.’ 

Authentic Outcomes:  Camp Adair, Performance of the 'Kia Mana Ake' school haka, and personal mihi in Te Reo. 

UN Goal:  #11 ‘Sustainable Communities and Cities’

This week we will continue your personal mihi/pepeha posters. Please complete your pepeha poster for homework during Weeks 5 and 6 (it is to be handed in after camp.)

Activities:

1. Speak to your family members about your whakapapa (genealogy) that could be represented in your mihi poster. 
2. Read through the slideshow, 'My Mihi - Whakapapa' .
3. View the two exemplars of completed mihi posters.  Contribute to the class discussion, what effective visual and verbal features have been used?
4. Write the LI and SC in your Global Studies exercise book.  
5. Start developing your personal mihi in your Global Studies exercise book in both English and Te Reo, carefully selecting mountains, oceans, rivers and people that are important to you and to your family.

Further Learning:

• Please complete your timeline for homework. 
• Speak to your family members about your whakapapa (genealogy) that could be represented in your mihi poster.