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Life Education at school

Shelley and Harold have been here at school since last week. The Senior Syndicate have been following the 'Quest' programme, learning to identify how different foods, liquids, medicines and other chemicals enter your body and the affect they have on the different parts of the body. Check out the work we have been doing with Shelley and Harold.

Reading

We have been working to improve our reading comprehension this term and we decided to use the CSI kit(Comprehension Strategies Instruction)to help us. CSI is a literacy resource for teaching comprehension strategies and improving vocabulary, fluency, oral language, and writing. We have Buddy Learning Partners that we work alongside, everyone in the class has to contribute. The CSI kit incorporates English language arts, math, science, and social studies. We also learn to work cooperatively alongside other students speaking to them and listening to their ideas.

Check out some of the Matariki web sites we found http://www.matarikievents.co.nz/matariki-stories/ http://www.wicked.org.nz/r/wick_ed/matariki/index.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Celebrating Matariki

Before Europeans came to Aotearoa, Maori would look for the reappearance of Matariki in the dawn sky at the end of autumn (ngahuru). For Maori, its sighting was the start of the New Year. When Matariki was seen, big celebrations were held, as well as ceremonies remembering those who had passed away during the year. Maori were among many ancient civilisations that watched for constellations. The Greeks and the Romans founded modern-day astronomy in trying to understand the bright objects they saw above them. Matariki is an open cluster of very bright stars that can be seen in New Zealand in June. There are more than 300 stars in the Matariki constellation, and most people can see six or seven of these with the naked eye. The name Matariki is Maori and includes the following meanings: Mata Riki - tiny eyes Mata Ariki - eyes of God Matariki is 400 light years away from earth. It is a very bright constellation, and can be seen without using a telescope.

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