Tēnā rā tātou katoa, me te wawata ia kua haumaru te noho ki ngā kāinga mirumiru o Rongo – kei whiua ki te riri o Whiro. He koha ō roto i te noho puni nei, tiakina. He wā wānanga, he wā pipiri, he wā whakawhanaunga tonu; me te mōhio ia, He ao anō kei tua.

Greetings to all our fellow educators. Term two brings changes in education for all of us. Within a very short space of time we have all had to learn new ways to connect with one another and to participate in shared experiences. There are challenges along the way, but opportunities too.

Mate kāinga tahi, ora kāinga rua. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Whanganui Regional Museum will not be open to the public for a while. Our LEOTC service to schools continues, however, and we are offering a variety of ways to connect your students to our shared cultural heritage and the natural history of our region. Our team is currently working on new digital content that you and your students can access. Some content links are included in this newsletter.

We welcome your enquiries and will do our very best to meet your requests. Please bear with us as we navigate this new way of sharing LEOTC experiences.

We are all in this together. He waka eke noa.

Ka maumahara tonu tātou i a rātou. Learning about ANZAC Day is especially poignant for New Zealanders this year, with all public ANZAC services cancelled. At dawn on 25 April, families all around Aotearoa gathered silently at their gates to commemorate ANZAC Day.

To support your primary and intermediate school students with their follow-up learning after ANZAC Day we have produced a brief slideshow, also available in PDF form for sending out. There are three versions available: one in te reo Māori (Ask here) one with a small amount of te reo Māori (Link here) and one in English for less confident readers (Link here)

He kitenga kanohi, he hokinga mahara. During lockdown, we know that many people are using some of their time at home to go through old family photos and reflect on the past. Our long-running Family Treasures project is a perfect way to connect your students with older family members and help them to learn about their own family history. This programme is designed for students in Years 7-10 and can also be used by younger students in Years 4-6 who are independent learners.

The teacher resource and student workbook are available on our website: Family Treasures teacher resource Link here Family Treasures student booklet Link here

Family Treasures example

Lisa Reweti and her father share a story about a personal family treasure: their Māori battalion officers baton. Request movie here

Pānui ki ngā kura

Newsletter to schools

WĀHANGA 2, TERM 2, 2020

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RĀ O NGĀ HŌIA, ANZAC DAY

HE HOKINGA MAHARA, FAMILY TREASURES

Tirohia ngā ngahau i tā mātou hōngere tiriata, kātahi māu anō koe e kuhu. We have recently launched a child-friendly Museum YOUTUBE channel, under the name Whanganui Museum. We are using this to share stories and quick and easy activities for children. We encourage you to visit our channel and to use it for your class. Link here.

Children can also access this content using YOUTUBE KIDS. Each new YOUTUBE addition is publicised on the Whanganui Regional Museum Facebook page. Link here

How the Kiwi Lost His wings

Lisa Reweti retells a popular modern story about the kiwi. Link here This story is available for reading on request. Ask here

Mako and Tuatara

Lisa Reweti retells the story of Mako and Tuatara. Link here This story is available for reading on the Museum blogsite. Link here

Pūtātara

Lisa Reweti explains how the construction of a pūtātara (shell trumpet) links to the story of Mako and Tuatara. Link here

Five Little Ducks

Pre-schoolers and new entrants can sing along to the popular counting song, Five Little Ducks with Lisa Reweti and her pet Muscovy duck. Link here

Spinning Tops

Learn how to make a Lego spinning top by following a few simple steps. Spinning top 1 Link here

Spinning top 2 Link here

Spinning top 3 Link here

Feather Pens

Using an unusual writing implement is a great way to motivate reluctant learners. Feathers are easy to find in the natural environment and food colouring can be used as ink. Your class can experiment with making their own inks from plants, onion skins and avocado stones. Learn how to make and use a feather pen for writing and drawing. Request programme here

We can send any digital content directly to you as an MP4 file, or as a google-drive link. Spinning top instructions are available as PDF slideshows that you can send on to your class and as step-by-step lessons in Google classroom. Email your requests to wrmprogrammes@gmail.com.

This is a great time to hone art and design skills and musical skills. We have a range of mahi toi activities with step-by-step instructions for use with a class or students learning independently. These are available via Google Classrooms, Google Drive or PDF. Contact us with your requests. Choose from:

Koru Art

Follow instructions to make your own amazing art; frame them as gifts, decorate your environment or make sheets of original wrapping paper.

Wāhanga 2

Term 2, 2020

AKORANGA TIRIATA, MUSEUM YOUTUBE

MAHI TOI, ARTS

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MAHI TOI, ARTS continued...

Taonga Puoro

Use everyday items to make these three contemporary versions of traditional Māori instruments. We begin with rarā (rattles), hue-puru-wai and hue-puru-hau.

More mahi toi will be advertised later in Term 2. Programme details for Puanga/Aotearoa New Year will also be sent out soon.

Ka mīharo pai ki tāu e kitea ai! Enjoy virtual access to the Museum collection through the Museum website. Link here

You can use this link to find and share artefacts of interest to you and your class. Every object has a short summary description and Museum catalogue number. When we re-open, you are welcome to visit us to see the real thing! If it is not on display, we may be able to get it out to show you. If you have trouble navigating the online collection, please email us with your request and we will do our best to help. We can send you images directly, or tailor a slideshow to support your distance learning. Collection highlights: Link here

Whakakīia haere ngā kete mātauranga, he tuhinga he kura huna, he tuhinga he kura huna. The Whanganui Regional Museum blogsite is an ideal resource for secondary school students and younger independent learners. Every blog relates to an artefact in the Museum collection. There’s a wide range of cultural and natural history topics available. To browse the list, follow this link: Link here

When the Museum re-opens and life return to normal, we encourage schools to keep using our digital content for follow-up learning after participating in a Museum education programme. We will keep adding further online resources over the next few days, weeks and months. We hope you enjoy joining us in this new learning journey. Noho ora atu.

Utu, Costs

All online content is free to all schools and learners

Whakapā mai, Contacts

Contact our education team to discuss how we can support and enrich your distance learning and your eventual return to the classroom.

Museum Reception info@wrm.org.nz

Education team Remote learning wrmprogrammmes@gmail.com

Educator Margie Beautrais margieb@wrm.org.nz

Kaiwhakaako Āwhina Twomey awhinat@wrm.org.nz

Wāhanga 2

Term 2, 2020

TIROHIA TE KOHINGA, BROWSE THE COLLECTION

NGĀ RANGITAKI, READ A MUSEUM BLOG

PITOPITO KŌRERO, MUSEUM INFORMATION

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