Weekly outline

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  • 29 January - 4 February

  • 5 February - 11 February

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING Tāmaki Makaurau's regional parks and taonga, investigating how our native trees, plants, and wildlife are nurtured in these spaces
    • We are EXPLORING the significance of native trees, plants and wildlife in Māori culture
    • We are EXPLORING the threats that face some of our native trees, plants and wildlife

    Kia ora...

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: 

    • I can summarise information about native animal and plant species


    Hei Mahi / Activities:

    Exploring the regional parks in Tāmaki Makaurau and identifying native species




  • 12 February - 18 February

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING Tāmaki Makaurau's regional parks and taonga, investigating how our native trees, plants, and wildlife are nurtured in these spaces
    • We are EXPLORING the significance of native trees, plants and wildlife in Māori culture
    • We are EXPLORING the threats that face some of our native trees, plants and wildlife

    Kia ora...

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: 

    • I can summarise information about Kauri trees and their importance to Māori

      I can name some risks or opportunities for Kauri trees


    Hei Mahi / Activities:

    Case study: Kauri, a native tree, and the Dieback Disease




  • 19 February - 25 February

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING Tāmaki Makaurau's regional parks and taonga, investigating how our native trees, plants, and wildlife are nurtured in these spaces
    • We are EXPLORING the significance of native trees, plants and wildlife in Māori culture
    • We are EXPLORING the threats that face some of our native trees, plants and wildlife

    Continuing our case study from last week

  • 26 February - 3 March

    Kia ora...

    This week we are exploring Biosecurity in New Zealand, and selecting topics for our own Case Studies

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: 

    I can summarise information about how biosecurity is important to protect our natural environment

    I can name some threats or opportunities for our natural environment

    I can explain the causes and effects of people or groups cooperating to protect our native environment

    I can reflect on the importance of relationships between people and the physical environment


    Hei Mahi / Activities:

    Resources and activities on Google Classroom



  • 4 March - 10 March


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING how community groups meet the challenge of maintaining/ protecting te taiao - our natural environment.


    MHJC Great Learner Compassion / Awhinatanga: Culturally Connected

    Brooklyn and Gurpreet with cultural symbols

    MHJC GREAT Learner Learning to Learn / Ako: Digital Literacy

    Victoria and Gurpreet in front of whiteboard


    Kia ora...

    We have been exploring biosecurity in Aotearoa, and the role that the MInisitry of Primary Industries plays in preventing pests entering Aotearoa.

    This week we are going to explore the ways in which the Department of Conservation/ Te Papa Atawhai works to maintain te taiao - our natural environment. 

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • explored projects that DOC are involved in
    • designed a poster to show how ONE project will help to maintain/ protect our natural environment, and which groups are involved in this project. 

    Hei Mahi / Activities: See Google Classroom

    Mahi Kāinga / Homework:
    Ensure that the poster is completed by Friday, noon (end of lesson)


  • 11 March - 17 March

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    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to apply our learning about Biosecurity so that we can demonstrate our learning in a combined Science-Global studies assessment.
    Assessment Task: You have an opportunity to write an article for the MHJC newsletter. You would like to inform our community about the threats facing te taiao - our natural environment, and the measures that Aotearoa is taking to protect it. You will also include information to help your readers take action themselves. See Google classroom for detailed instructions.


  • 18 March - 24 March

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to apply our learning about Biosecurity so that we can demonstrate our learning in a combined Science-Global studies assessment.
    Assessment Task: You have an opportunity to write an article for the MHJC newsletter. You would like to inform our community about the threats facing te taiao - our natural environment, and the measures that Aotearoa is taking to protect it. You will also include information to help your readers take action themselves. See Google classroom for detailed instructions.

  • 25 March - 31 March


    Mapping Skills

    • latitude/ longitude
    • scale
    • precis maps
    • creating precis maps

  • 1 April - 7 April


    Mapping Skills

    • latitude/ longitude
    • scale
    • precis maps
    • creating precis maps


  • 8 April - 14 April

  • 15 April - 21 April

  • 22 April - 28 April

  • 29 April - 5 May

    Through EXPLORING the economic history of Aotearoa New Zealand, we will investigate how:

    • Mana was central to all political and economic relationships in traditional Māori society and has continued to shape internal and external interactions.

    • Iwi and hapū experimented with new economic opportunities to enhance their mana. In doing so, they built extensive trading networks domestically and with Australia.


    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: 

    • I can make connections between economic concepts by exploring different contexts (place, time)

    • I can use historical sources with differing perspectives on the past, giving deliberate attention to mātauranga Māori sources. I can recognise that the sources may not fully answer my questions, and that my answers are themselves interpretations


  • 6 May - 12 May

    Through EXPLORING the economic history of Aotearoa New Zealand, we will investigate how:

    • Mana was central to all political and economic relationships in traditional Māori society and has continued to shape internal and external interactions.

    • Iwi and hapū experimented with new economic opportunities to enhance their mana. In doing so, they built extensive trading networks domestically and with Australia.


    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: 

    • I can make connections between economic concepts by exploring different contexts: trading and economy pre- and post-European arrival.

    • I can use historical sources with differing perspectives on the past, giving deliberate attention to mātauranga Māori sources. I can recognise that the sources may not fully answer my questions, and that my answers are themselves interpretations


  • 13 May - 19 May

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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We have been exploring how:
      • Mana was central to all political and economic relationships in traditional Māori society and has continued to shape internal and external interactions.
      • Iwi and hapū experimented with new economic opportunities to enhance their mana. In doing so, they built extensive trading networks domestically and with Australia.


    • This week, we are EXPLORING how people in New Zealand, including Iwi and hapū, experimented and continue to experiment with new economic opportunities to enhance their mana.


  • 20 May - 26 May

    • This week, we are continuing to EXPLORE how people in New Zealand, including Iwi and hapū, experimented and continue to experiment with new economic opportunities to enhance their mana.

  • 27 May - 2 June

  • 3 June - 9 June

  • 10 June - 16 June

  • 17 June - 23 June

  • 24 June - 30 June

  • 1 July - 7 July

  • 8 July - 14 July

  • 15 July - 21 July

  • 22 July - 28 July

  • 29 July - 4 August

  • 5 August - 11 August

  • 12 August - 18 August

  • 19 August - 25 August

  • 26 August - 1 September

  • 2 September - 8 September

  • 9 September - 15 September

  • 16 September - 22 September

  • 23 September - 28 September

  • 30 September - 6 October

  • 7 October - 13 October

  • 14 October - 20 October

  • 21 October - 27 October

  • 28 October - 3 November

  • 4 November - 10 November

  • 11 November - 17 November

  • 18 November - 24 November

  • 25 November - 1 December

  • 2 December - 8 December

  • 9 December - 15 December