Whanaungatanga Whānau Day

At Worser Bay School, we sometimes work in Whānau groups. These are groups of children and teachers across the school. There is an added bonus- siblings and families work together. Teachers and students learn from each other! We have been thinking about Tuakana/ Teina. The older students teach the younger students. The roles can also be reversed. We saw this with great energy today!

We have been learning all about whanaungatanga across the school. Whanaungatanga is about relationships between people, people’s relationship with the environment, and the relationship between people and the non-physical ‘spiritual’ world.

Autahi students taught us some sign language. 

Tautoru taught us about kākahu (māori cloak). We made a kākahu and wrote down different ways to show whanaungatanga on the feathers.

Matariki Māhutonga ran workshops linked to the value of whanaungatanga. 

Why do Writers Write?

Why do writers write? I don’t know! Actually, why does anyone write? How do people know when to write? Maybe it is to cheer people up or calm you down or to maybe to get you excited about turning the page?! Or maybe writers write just for the money or fame. But what if I told you that writers don’t just have one reason to write their stories, they don't just have cheerfulness, they also have adventure and sadness, excitement and joy! Writer's books are fun to read so read a writer's book one day!

By Charlotte C

Whānau Festival 2021

Something exciting and brand new for us at Worser Bay School... The Whānau Festival! What a great way to celebrate our student's talents. 

Our Performance Arts group at the festival

In Matariki Māhutonga, our Inquiry has focused on the Māori values of Kaitiakitanga, Whanaungatanga and Manaakitanga (and how we can uplift the Mana of others). Students joined either the Visual Arts or Performing Arts group to showcase and celebrate this learning. 

The Visual Arts Group imagined what the outdoor space could look like. They designed bunting, flags and banners. 

These students are developing skills in sewing and creating with fabric. 

 

Here are our performances: 

The Whānau Festival has been a great way for us to connect with each other and improve our well-being. The Flourish Model is something we want for our students, our staff and our community: good health, frequent positive emotions, supportive relationships, a sense of purpose and meaning, the accomplishment of worthwhile goals, and moments of complete immersion and absorption—a life where a person uses their Character Strengths in ways that support the self and others, and that has flourishing at the heart.