Pā - Te tikanga o ngā kupu!

Here is a wee clip we made for our school assembly. We made the pikitia when we were learning what the main part of a pā were. We hope you like watching and would love some feedback!!

Haerenga ki Kaiapoi Pā - Nā Yazmin

At Kaiapoi Pā we learned so much from Matua Corban. 

Here are some things I learned about the Pā. 

I hope you like it and please leave me some feedback. 

Ka kite!

Haerenga ki Pā - Nā Nevaeh

I went to Kaiapoi pā and here is something that I learned. 

I hope you like it. Ka kite. :-D

Haerenga ki Kaiapoi Pā - Nā Arabella

I tērā wiki i haere ahau ki te Kaiapoi pā. 

Here is something 

I want you to listen to. 

I hope you enjoy it and make sure you give me some feedback! :-D

Being a Critical Thinker ~ Nā Te Taonga rātou ko Savannah, ko Emily

For our Kaupapa we are building a pā.

We are being Critical Thinkers while we build.

We are solving problems and thinking carefully.

Here is some evidence - 

We put the watch towers in 2 corners, one facing each way so it’s better to see the front and back incase enemies come.

We put the most special whānau in the whole pā in the whare in the corner so that they can be safe.

We would like you to give us some feedback and ask us some pātai!

Te Taonga, Emily, and Savannah.

Being a Critical Thinker ~ Nā Carez rāua ko Roy

For our Kaupapa we are building a pā.

We are being Critical Thinkers while we build.

We are solving problems and thinking carefully.

Here is some evidence so far -

We put the poupou (carved post) by the kūwaha (entrance) on our
plan so that heaps of people would be frightened by them so
they wouldn’t come in.

We put a secret kūwaha on our plan so that the Māori who
lived there could escape the enemies and the fights.

We made heaps of stuff like our pātaka (storage house).
We had to put tape on the bottom so it would stick on properly.

We would love you to give us some feedback.

Carez and Roy

Hāngaia te Pā - Creating our Pā!

We have finished our first plan and are are now constructing our Pā! 

While we are constructing we are thinking about how we can be problem solvers 

and critical thinkers.  

We have some examples to show you soon... 

We would love you leave us some feedback or ask us some questions!! 

Pātai mai, kōrero mai!

Tuhi Rātaka - Kaiapoi Pā - Nā Narteiau

We went to Kaiapoi Pā. I did some writing about my trip. I hope you like reading it.

Tuhi Rātaka - Kaiapoi Pā - Nā Jack

I liked learning about Kaiapoi Pā. 

I hope you like reading my facts. Nā Jack 

Tuhi Rātaka - Kaiapoi Pā -Nā Mikaere

We did Tuhi Rātaka about going to Kaiapoi Pā and here is my one. 

Hāngaia te Pā!

Now we are getting ready to Hāngaia te Pā - Create a pā! We are very excited. 

Here is a pikitia of a pā we created so we could remember what the main parts of a pā were called and what they were used for. 

Kei raro are some pikitia of us preparing our plans. 

We can't wait to show you our next steps!

Kaupapa - Haerenga ki Kaiapoi Pā

On Rāapa 30th Haratua, i haere mātou ki a Kaiapoi Pā. We went to visit a special place called the Kaiapoi Pā. Matua Corban took us on a tour and told us all about what happened here. Whaea Christine had told us all about the pakanga (battle) too. We have been learning all about pā and will be using all our knowledge to create our own pā later in the term. Here are some pikitia of our haerenga. 

Haerenga ki Kaiapoi Pā

I haere ahau ki Kaiapoi Pā. I learned that Kaiapoi Pā was he wahi teno whakahirahira (a very important). It was a nice and peaceful place. Everyone was calm. Here is a clip of something I learned.

Haerenga ki Kaiapoi Pā

Last week we went to Kaiapoi Pā. We learnt that Kaiapoi was a special place - he wahi tino tino whai tikanga. This is what I learnt.

Haerenga ki Kaiapoi Pā

Last week we went to Kaiapoi Pā. We learned that hundreds of Ngai Tahu people lived at Kaiapoi Pā. It used to be a busy place. They went backwards and forwards to get water and food. I made a video about what I learned at Kaiapoi Pā.