Term 1, Topic 2

TERM ONE- TE WAHANGA KOTAHI TOPIC 2- TE MAHI TUARUA Unit Topic: An inquiry into How we organise ourselves Level 1-3 Revolving organisation Te kaupapa huri haere

TE POUAHI SYNDICATE 2009

Curriculum focus: Health and P.E (community resources- participate in events and talk about affect on the school, classroom, community). Key competencies:

School Theme: Citizenship is Everyone’s business! Key Idea:

Managing self Participating and contributing

We can use structures and hierarchy to make decisions and find our place in society.

Time frame: 5 weeks

Lines of inquiry:

Rich task:

Tools of learning:

The marae is a focus of its community.

Use information to explain what a system or structure is.

Examples of systems and structures (school charter, marae organisation) Wiki Email Ongoing digital portfolios

The kaupapa of the marae is relevant to our school, our classroom and our community.

Design a system or structure that results in fair decision making. (Kidspeak- look at how a marae, a class, a school, and a community works).

Resources: Marae School council

School charter

Cool Schools

Local community Whanau