Inquiry Outcome- Human WW1 timeline

Week 9 Term 1

On Tuesday the 31st March Te Manawa presented their inquiry outcome to parents, caregivers, family, teachers and other SPS students. Our outcome was a 'human timeline' of all the crucial events of WW1.

Each class in Te Manawa was given 3 significant dates/ events to research and create a freeze frame for, then the students had to reflect on what they had learnt from the date/ event and create a new freeze frame to show their new learning.

Room 16's dates are shown through the photos and captions below. 

We received some amazing feedback:

• 'Thank you for a great learning experience'- Parent
• 'The students confidence was amazing and so was their behaviour'- Parent
• 'The timeline had a real sense of occasion'- Whaea Barb
• 'You could see the students were really passionate about what they were doing'- Parent
• 'I didn't know they used dummies to trick the Turks!'- Mrs Wrightson
• 'I like how there was a mix of drama and research'- Whaea Dagmar
• 'I am so proud of all the hard work the Te Manawa students put in to creating this amazing human timeline'- Mrs McGarry

Some of our students were asked- 'What did you learn or find interesting from the human timeline?'

• 'I learnt that each different date there was a different war'- Wils Room 9
• 'I learnt that when soldiers came home (from the war) it was hard to get on with their real life'- Jaeda Room 9
• 'I didn't know there was a treaty made at the end of the war'- Lorenzo Room 9
• 'I learnt that soldiers sacrificed their lives for us to have a good life'- Riley Room 9
• 'I learnt that everyone has a treaty at school'- Gabby Room 6 
• 'I learnt that there were Maori soldiers in WW1'- Elizabeth Room 6
• 'At first I thought all the soldiers got killed in the war but I learnt that some came home'- Amelia Room 7

Inquiry Group 1: 16th October 1914- NZ soldiers leave for WW1.

From this event we learnt that our soldiers were brave in fighting for our freedom.

Inquiry Group 2: 15th December 1915- ANZAC soldiers are evacuated from Gallipoli; One of their tricks- Dummy soldiers! 

From this event we learnt that if you want to be successful in something you have to be well prepared and willing to 'Think outside the box'.

Inquiry Group 3: 15th March 1919- ANZAC soldiers arrive home. 

From this event we learnt that war changes everyone and that it was very hard for our soldiers to go back to a normal life.

All the Te Manawa inquiry groups are set up and ready to go. 

The 'Field of Remembrance' (end of the human timeline)- each cross represents a soldier who fought and was killed in WW1. 

The crosses are a silent reminder of our soldiers sacrifice. 

Parents walking around the human timeline of WW1. 

Te Manawa wowing the students in Pohutakawha.