First, we got to dress up in olden day clothes. The girls wore long dresses and skirts, an apron and a bonnet hat. The boys wore shorts, shirts, waistcoats and a cheese cutter cap. We felt really hot in those clothes.
Next, we learned about how the Maori came to get pounamu, a precious stone. We also learned about the gold rush and how all the people came to prospect for gold.
After that, we did some shopping activities and had to go to Chinatown for our fresh vegetables.
At lunchtime, we got to play with toys like, stilts and wooden horses and a horseshoe game like the ones from Victorian times.
Our favourite thing was riding the steam train to the gold panning site and panning for our very own gold.
We had heaps of fun.
Kia ora,
ReplyDeleteI liked hearing that you had fun said Zoe.
It was amazing seeing you trying to find some gold said Hosea.
I liked how you were able to dress up said Mia.
I liked seeing you ride the wooden horses said Abi.
What was in the little glass jar?
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Kia ora, Room 6, thank you or your comments. There was gold in those little jars but you can barely see it!Hope you're having a fun day. Hope to hear from you soon. Nga Mihi from Ruma Piwakawaka.
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ReplyDeleteWe are Room 26 at Pt England School and we are your tuhi mai tuhi atu buddies. We love the gold panning and we would love to dig for gold. We also think you were all wearing cool clothes. We went on a school trip to the beach, we played in the sand and water. We enjoyed having a picnic with everyone including our famillies. Do you have a school uniform ? How many children go to your school? Do you have a TV for your learning? or ipads? Do you have a garden?
Ka kite!
Kia ora, Room 26, thank you for your comments and nice to meet you. Yes we do have a uniform. It is red and blue/black. There are 167 kids and 25 in our class. Yes we do have a TV and we just got it! We also have ipads, our favourite apps are Epic, Prodigy and Homer Reading. We have a really big garden with strawberries, potatoes, flowers, peas and swan plants. We also have an orchard too. We are looking forward to reading your blog. Nga Mihi Ruma Piwakawaka
DeleteKia ora Ruma Piwakawaka,
DeleteYour garden sounds amazing! especially the orchard, we love the sound of your really BIG garden with strawberries, potatoes, flowers, peas and the swan plants. We have swan plants too.
Till next time
This is Lauren grant I had fun
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ReplyDeleteHi friends,
ReplyDeleteI really liked Shantytown visit on February 2020.
Thanks,
Kritarth