This week we have been learning about Lahars, specifically The Tangiwai Disaster. We have read a book “Journey to Tangiwai” By David Hill. We learnt so much about the disaster.
There were 285 onboard the train.
151 people died and 134 survived.
This horrific event happened on 24 December 1953.
Here is some writing I did about a Lahar and also a reading activity. We
had to choose to write a diary or create a fact file.
Here is my work.
Today for Play, Make, Create we made a bridge for Tangiwai. We had to see if we could make a stable bridge for the train to get across.