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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Te Whanau Raukura

 Raukura

     Plan

  • Visitors

  • Reply

  • Simon Says




They were as loud as an elephant. Today we went to the hall because there were visitors that came to do a performance for the school. First it was quiet, but then once they came in it was VERY loud. One of them was saying some words in Māori, another person was blowing into a conch shell. They came to tell us some facts about how the Māori people dance, have fun, and get ready for battle all in one. They also showed us a weapon that the Māori people used.



After they finished doing their performances we sang He Honore in return for their amazing performance. Then the Kapa haka boys did the All Black haka. Then they turned around so we could see them do the All Black haka.



Then we went outside and played ‘Simon Says’ in Māori with room 4 because we still had 30 more minutes before lunch time. The winners were Matheus and Riley. Then we played again because we had 15 more minutes left. It was a hard game to play, but it was fun.



After we finished playing ‘Simon Says’ in Māori, the guy who taught us how to play showed us a weapon that the Māori people used to attack. It was bitty, but it had a sharp end on it. It was kind of like a hook that you would use to catch fish. It was made out of wood.



I liked the performance a lot. Even if I couldn’t understand some of the Māori words that they said, it was really cool. I might even join the kapa haka group next year. 



We had a special visit this week. Read all about it here.


     

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Te Reo - Names

 Maori Names: Toru


He aha te rā? He aha te huarere? Kei te pēhea koe?

Try these on your own first - use the clues given.


Raniera 

Daniel

Maaka 

Mark

Hana 

Hannah

Katarina

Catherine

Paora 

Paul

Ani 

Annie

Ihaka 

Isaac

Makareta 

Margaret

Rona 

Lorna

Arana  

Allan

Matiu 

Matthew

Kataraina 

Caroline

Heni, Heeni

Jane

Mere

Mary

Kewene 

Kevin

Ana

Anna

Matene 

Martin

Hune 

June

Tarati 

Dorothy

Hone

John


This week we looked at another set of Māori names.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Chunky Challenge

 


This week our prefix is semi meaning half or part. My DLO tells you what the parts of the word mean.



Poem - Nice Work

 




Thursday, November 19, 2020

Look Down!

 Look Down

Problem- Parker & Cameron were eating lunch on the plane wing.

Solution- they got in the plane and grabbed a parachute.


I was as scared as a chicken. Hi my name is Parker, one day I was eating lunch with my brother Cameron on a plane wing from Canada to New York. We didn’t know when the plane was taking off so we just sat there and ate our yummy lunch packed with sandwiches.But while we were eating our sandwiches the plane started to move. We didn’t know what to do so we just sat there scared and hoping that someone would see us and tell the person flying the plane to stop so we could get down and wait till we got to New York inside the plane.But the plane didn’t stop. It kept going and going until it got in the air.



Then we were flying with the plane. We could see everything. It was beautiful, but sooo scary. Then our faces were in the clouds. It felt weird to be this high but I liked it. Then my brother Cameron’s hat fell off, and it flew in the wind,but Cameron's hair was a mess. Then his hair was flowing in the wind. He said it felt amazing so I took my hat off to,and my hair was flowing in the wind just like Cameron’s. A few hours later I was tired so Cameron said that he would hold me while 

I slept so that I wouldn’t fall off and hurt myself if I fell on to the ground. So I went to sleep trusting Cameron.I thought it was really risky but when I woke up I was alive! I thought Cameron was going to get tired and fall asleep too, and then we would both fall off the plane wing and hurt ourself. A few more hours later Cameron got tired so we did the same thing except that I was holding onto Cameron while he was asleep. But I got tired of holding him and then Cameron started to slide off the plane wing. I HAD to think of something FAST before Cameron fell off and hurt himself. So I did something VERY risky, I took off my jumper and tied our hands together tightly, then I knocked on the closest window and… someone opened it! Yay we were saved but the person who opened the window was our mum. She said “what are you two doing on the plane wing” so I said “this is not the time to explain, can you just pull me and my brother up please”. So our mum grabbed my hand and pulled us both in the plane with her. Then we told her everything that happened.



After explaining everything to our mum. She said that when we got home we had to explain everything to our dad.Then we heard an announcement, it said “Hello everyone.We will be landing shortly, but we have some bad news… WE ARE CRASHING INTO THE AIRPORT. No need to panic though, we have it all under control.” Then the plane started to fall faster. Then another announcement came up and it said. “OK YOU CAN PANIC NOW.” Then everyone started looking for parachutes, so me Cameron and Mum started to look for a parachute too. Then we noticed that there were three parachutes under our seats, so we all shouted “HEY EVERYONE, THERE ARE PARACHUTES UNDER THE CHAIRS!” 

 Then we each grabbed a parachute and opened the plane door. I was almost about to hit the ground so I pulled the little tad and my parachute went up.After I got to the ground I looked up and saw all the colourful parachutes carry people to the ground safely. Then I saw my brother Cameron and our mum start to fly down.



After everyone was on the ground we all went inside the airport and saw a sign that said if you were flying on plane 6000 canadian airline to New York, then they would give you 1000 dollars back because the plane crashed, so we got our money back. Then our mum went and rented a hotel room for us to stay in for a few days.



It was VERY scary on the plane wing. At least we didn’t fall off and hurt ourselves. Our mum said that she didn’t notice we were gone because she was really tired and went to sleep. Then she heard us knock on the plane window. At least we weren’t on the plane wing when the plane was about to crash. We probably would have ended up in the hospital.




Here is my narrative. Can you guess what the problem and solution are?



Poem - Night

 


Today we had to finish a poem and then make a DLO about personification. Here is my DLO.

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Te Reo - Volcanoes

Auckland Volcanoes Maori Names




English:

Maori:

Mt St John 

Te Kopuke, Tītikopuke

Motutapu

Te Motu-tapu-o-Tinirau 

Mt Richmond

Otahuhu 

One Tree Hill

Maungakiekie 

Mt Eden

Maungawhau 

Mangere Mountain

Te Pane-o-Mataoho 

Mt Smart

Rarotonga 

Wiri Mountain

Matukutūruru

Rangitoto

Te Rangi-I totongia- te-ihu a Tamatekapua

Mount Albert

Owairaka

Mt Roskill

Puketāpapa, Pukewiwi

Mt Wellington

Maungarei

Mt Taylor

Taurere 


This week we did Te Reo Māori. We researched volcanoes in Auckland and learnt the māori names of the volcanoes.


Te Reo - Names

 Maori Names: Rua


Eg: Maria - Maria Ruka - Luke


Pita 

Peter


Anaru 

Andrew


Emere

Emily

Rawiri 

David


Hakopa  

Jacob


Miriama 

Miriam


Timoti 

Timothy


Wiremu 

William


Nikora 

Nicholas


Amiria

Amelia


Kuini

Queenie


Piripi -

Philip


Haimona 

Simon

Akenehi 

Agnes


Wikitoria 

Victoria


Hera 

Sarah


Irihapeti 

Elizabeth


Pati

Patricia


Huriana 

Julieann


Warena 

Warren


Hare 

Harry


 
This weeks activity.

Athletics Day

 


Here are some photos from our athletics day.

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Today's Number

 


This term we are looking at 3 digit numbers. I did well.

Chunky Callenge

 

This week our prefix is over meaning too much. My DLO tells you what the parts of the word mean.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Manaiakalani Film Festival

 


This is my favourite movie we watched today. I liked the music because it sounded beautiful.

Chunky Challenge

 


This week our prefix is dis, meaning the opposite.

Friday, November 6, 2020

Fish Island




 


This week we wrote our own narrative based on a given picture