Tuna Kuwharuharu (Longfin Eel)

This term we have been learning all about the Long Fin Eel.  

Our assembly item was based on the story Velvet and Elvis. This was a story about the migration journey that the longfin eel takes.

Click here to view our te manga class blog Assembly post


I have created 3 different digital  learing objects (DLO) to share my learning on this topic.

The first is a poster that I created in my topic book about the challenges to the long fin eel. 

We had been learning about the life cycle of the longfin eel. I created the life cycle using google draw.

I shared 5 interesting facts I know about the longfin eel on a google doc poster.

My Wonderful Reading - The tame eels of Anatoki by Susan Belcher

Waitangi Learning - Rarangi Matahiko

On May the 21st of 2019 it was the day Te Manga could go to Waitangi. Soon we arrived at Waitangi. when we arrived at Waitangi Whaea Monika and Whaea Kerry greeted us.

 They told us to go up long stairs to get ready to learn. I saw some amazing paintings from Antarctica and the beautiful technology laid out. I felt really pumped and superb when I walked into the building.

 Te Manga did some Unplugged Activities. Our Unplugged Activity was sorting out number cards from one to fifty. Me, Lara and Reina was my buddies for the Unplugged Activity.

 After that a nice person came in called Caitlin. Caitlin came in with six very special rocks. The rocks are important, soft, spiky and some smooth even a bit rough.

 We did Scratch and paint 3D to make some eels.My eel looked like a wobbly line line to me. I put my background on Scratch and me! Each of us made and decorated our own eel on Scratch and paint 3D.

 At the end Te Manga played Tag, Hare-In-The-Whare, Chain Tag and had a little walk on a track. All of us saw some eels at the cafe and the ginormous stump made out of Kauri-gum tree. Before we hopped on the bus we did was all of us doing a scary pukana!

Learning Goals Term 2