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Iti noa ana he pito mata
From a withered tree a flower blooms
Hook
Hook
Today we received a letter from Mr Bron. He told us he needs our help to decide what the room behind Waitā could be used for. We get to design the space! We were thrilled!
Mr Bron asked us to also come up with some rules for all, our spaces based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The teachers wanted to know what we already know about the Treaty of Waitangi and what ideas we already have for the space. Well teachers, we have HEAPS of ideas and we can’t wait to show you!
Wonder
Wonder
We worked in collaborative groups to brainstorm EVERYTHING we knew and wow, there was
A LOT!
After we had finished our brainstorms we came together and shared our ideas with the rest of the team.
Here is our collective organiser...
Explore
Explore
With Mrs Lunn, we look at what 'Space for purpose' means. We then thought about what we do in each of our spaces. We also had to decide if each space was a quiet, collaborative or creative space. This will help us decide what kind of space we need in Poutama.
Have a read all about the stars our spaces are named after:
Explore
Explore
We then thought what the purpose could be for Tupu-a-rangi. We needed to decide if we wanted it to be a quiet, creative and/or collaborative space.
We wrote down our ideas on our organiser and drew a picture of our plan from a bird’s eye view (that means looking straight down).
We also had a think about what the Strengths and Weaknesses of our design would be. Some of our weaknesses need to be problem-solved.
Take a look…
Ella thought of a Calming Down space complete with a Petting Zoo
Ella thought of a Calming Down space complete with a Petting Zoo
Hugo thought of a Lounge complete with a Dance Floor
Hugo thought of a Lounge complete with a Dance Floor
Explore
Explore
Before creating rules based on the Te Tiriti O Waitangi, we needed to review what we already knew about the treaty.
We then worked together to build on this knowledge.
We also discussed the different ways people in our class celebrate Waitangi Day and the history behind it.
Explore
Explore
Each whānau class decided the treaty was needed to ensure our Poutama environment was safe and conducive to everyone having the opportunity to come to school and learn.
Each of us decided what was our main whiringā then we joined with others who were the same.
In those groups, we wrote down the important rules for us.
We discussed which were the same in all groups and rewrote them into positive statements.
These became the rules everyone agreed upon and felt tau.
These became our Tiriti O Poutama.
Reflect
Reflect
We had another look at Mr Bron's letter and worked out the three things he most wanted us to work on: the space for the purpose of Tupu-ā-Nuku, te Tiriti o Waitangi and who would be able to use the space.
We spent some time with our Whānau teachers talking about what the success criteria could be for each.
Then we came together and each Whānau Class shared what they had come up. The teachers combined our final ideas and here is our official Poutama Success Criteria sheet for 2024.
Act
Act
After a lot of exploring and learning, it is now time to ACT.
We got together in our groups and shared the plans that we came up with in Mrs Lunn's workshops. We talked about rules from Mrs Ruawai's sessions and about Te Tiriti o Waitangi which we learnt from Mr Lion.
We COLLABORATED with the kids in our group to come up with an idea for what we want Tupu-ā-nuku to be.
Here is the sign up doc so you can see what we are planning to come up with...
Luca B's Patiki Friendship Space
Luca B's Patiki Friendship Space
Tom's Chill Out Space
Tom's Chill Out Space
Luca's Minecraft for Education Room
Luca's Minecraft for Education Room
Matthew's Chill Out Space
Matthew's Chill Out Space
Aurora's Calm Space
Aurora's Calm Space
Nina's Movie Cinema
Nina's Movie Cinema
Jamie's Minecraft Room
Jamie's Minecraft Room
Ada's Creativity Space
Ada's Creativity Space
Darcie's Patiki Friendship Space
Darcie's Patiki Friendship Space
Te Huriwai's Calm Space
Te Huriwai's Calm Space
Zac P's Quiet Space
Zac P's Quiet Space
Zahra, Amanda & Lila's Creative Space
Zahra, Amanda & Lila's Creative Space
Flynn and Maddy T's Chill Out Space
Flynn and Maddy T's Chill Out Space
Sophie's Kids' Staff Room
Sophie's Kids' Staff Room
Zack M's Quiet Work Space
Zack M's Quiet Work Space
Austin and Seth's Chill Out Zone
Austin and Seth's Chill Out Zone
Courtney's Quiet Work Space
Courtney's Quiet Work Space
Levi, Arjay and Hugh's Quiet Space
Levi, Arjay and Hugh's Quiet Space
Lauren's Teachers' Lounge
Lauren's Teachers' Lounge
Jeremy's Gaming Room
Jeremy's Gaming Room
Jontae's Creativity Room
Jontae's Creativity Room
Ethan and Logan's Gaming Room
Ethan and Logan's Gaming Room
Ashton and Cailin's Chill Out Space
Ashton and Cailin's Chill Out Space
Noah's Chill Out Zone
Noah's Chill Out Zone
Alie and Mila L's Kitchen Space
Alie and Mila L's Kitchen Space
Alibhe and Aurora B
Alibhe and Aurora B
Avery's Tech Space and Printer
Avery's Tech Space and Printer
Ayla's Calm Work Space
Ayla's Calm Work Space
Arabella and Elsie's Pet Room Rules
Arabella and Elsie's Pet Room Rules
Hudson's Tech Room
Hudson's Tech Room
Hugo's Patiki Friendship Space
Hugo's Patiki Friendship Space
James' Teacher's Rest Area
James' Teacher's Rest Area
Tane's Sign Language Room
Tane's Sign Language Room
Charlotte and Mackenzie's Quiet Working Space
Charlotte and Mackenzie's Quiet Working Space
Mila W's Creativity Room
Mila W's Creativity Room
Miwa's Reading Zone
Miwa's Reading Zone
Nathaniel's Patiki Friendship Space
Nathaniel's Patiki Friendship Space
Peyton's Nature Inspired Workroom
Peyton's Nature Inspired Workroom
Quinn's Teachers' Lounge
Quinn's Teachers' Lounge
Scarlett & Pippa's Outside Playground
Scarlett & Pippa's Outside Playground
Scarlett & Pippa Music Room
Scarlett & Pippa Music Room
Enzo's Fortnite Gaming Space
Enzo's Fortnite Gaming Space
Olly's Computer Space
Olly's Computer Space
Edward and Zach's Tech Room Space
Edward and Zach's Tech Room Space
Zach M's Quiet Space
Zach M's Quiet Space
Maia, Georgia and Mia's Quiet Space and Library
Maia, Georgia and Mia's Quiet Space and Library
Elsie and Arabella's Therapy Room and Pet Space
Elsie and Arabella's Therapy Room and Pet Space
Maddy and Armani's Patiki Friendship Space
Maddy and Armani's Patiki Friendship Space
Eadie's Art and Creative Room
Eadie's Art and Creative Room
Bailey's Project Room
Bailey's Project Room
Reflect
Reflect
We need to do is assess our design against the Success Criteria.
We took some time to think about our design and we had to decide where it fitted in our matrix. We needed to write down our thinking as to whether we thought our design fitted under the criteria of Pia, Māhuri, Māhuri Tōtara or Tōtara. We needed to be able to justify our decision and we talked to our teachers about what we thought.
The last thing we need to do is show all our work to Mr Bron and let him decide which is best! Exciting!
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