On the 20th of May we went into the town to learn about the town and we went to five different stations: the Waka, Margaret Mahy playground, Victoria Square, Tuna and traditional Maori mats. The first thing we did was look at three mats with Māori patterns. These patterns have a meaning not just for decoration.
I fed the cat food eels last because I was in the last group to feed them because they weren't that hungry so I went last with all the other people who didn’t get to do it. Next was the Waka it was very tiring because we had to row the boat ourselves. In Victoria Square we were allowed to go around and look at all the things in Victoria Square. We looked at the Queen Victoria statue and the James Cook statue. Last we did was Margaret Mahy playground. First we did a scavenger hunt then we went around in a group and found them all last we did some rubbing with crayons. I did some bird footprints with blue and purple.
My favourite part of the trip was Margaret Mahy Playground because we did a scavenger hunt first and then we looked at the path with a Māori chant on it.
Something I learnt was that Margaret Mahy playground used to be an indoor pool.
The thing I found the most interesting was that people used to be transported by Waka to the riverside Market.
This trip has helped me with my PBL because it has told me a lot about the town and we are going to use the information for our create for PBL.
Have you been to Margaret Mahy playground?
