Our group was researching Maori governance as part of our topic Whanaungatanga. Did you know it were the tohunga that upheld Maori laws before the missionaries arrived? Neither did we! Watch to find out more!
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Thursday, 26 May 2011
My First Movie!
Miss Hansell set a challenge of making our very first movie using iMovie! We had to take the pictures, add transitions, add music and edit it all ourselves! Here is the end product, I hope you like it.
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
The Alphabet Key
A-aroha
B-building relationships
C-citizenship
D-dicipline
E-encouragement
F-friendship
G-good friends
H-honesty
I-integrity
J-joining into groups
K-kindness
L-love
M-manaakitanga
N-nice to each other
O-opportunity
P-perseverance
Q-questioning each other
R-relationships
S-self-dicipline
T-teamwork
U-uniting together
V-voting for each other
W-whanaungatanga
X-xtra love
Y-you know the best
Z-zig zag colours of values
Prediction Key
Monday, 2 May 2011
Jayden Term 2 Goals
My learning goal for Reading this term is:
to extend my vocabulary so I can understand what I read.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Read books like Harry Potter and ask about the words I do not know. I could also use a dictionary to help me learn the meaning of new words and try to use these new words every day.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Encouraging me to read better or longer books.
My learning goal for Writing this term is:
Paragraph my writing into paragraphs.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Remember to start a new paragraph when I get to a new part of my story.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Helping me remember to use my paragraphs in any writing I do at home.
My learning goal for Maths this term is:
To try and reach stage 7 in maths by the end of the year.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Keep practicing my maths at home and in the holidays.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Giving me hard maths problems like 13 divided by 7.
My personal goal this term is:
To keep trying my best in learning.
To achieve this goal, I will need to
Try not to work low and reach high personal standards like the national standards.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Working with and giving me “homework” to do when I’m bored.
to extend my vocabulary so I can understand what I read.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Read books like Harry Potter and ask about the words I do not know. I could also use a dictionary to help me learn the meaning of new words and try to use these new words every day.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Encouraging me to read better or longer books.
My learning goal for Writing this term is:
Paragraph my writing into paragraphs.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Remember to start a new paragraph when I get to a new part of my story.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Helping me remember to use my paragraphs in any writing I do at home.
My learning goal for Maths this term is:
To try and reach stage 7 in maths by the end of the year.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Keep practicing my maths at home and in the holidays.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Giving me hard maths problems like 13 divided by 7.
My personal goal this term is:
To keep trying my best in learning.
To achieve this goal, I will need to
Try not to work low and reach high personal standards like the national standards.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Working with and giving me “homework” to do when I’m bored.
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
My Marae Recount
On April the 6th 2011 it was a breezing,freezing and cold day, Miss Hansell took out the roll and began reading names out.When she was finished she said “Line up quietly in two lines.” Our class and the rest of the senior syndicate went down to the hall, we were the last ones down at the hall. Mrs Hansell yelled “Tena koutou Tamaki Primary!” We all replied “Tena koutou Ms Hansell.”
We sang and sang until the bus came. Lavinia finally came and whispered to Mrs Hansell that the bus had come. Room 8 and Room 7 went out first. We were walking to the bus. Me, Sam and Darwin were “stick’n together.” We sat on the bus together too. We were practicing our wonderful singing, but I didn’t think the bus driver liked it. We kept on singing until we got there.
When we got there, we hopped off and I was looking around. We went inside and sat in our lines, then went out on the deck “Men first.” Mrs Hansell said. We ran down to the small building. I stood next to Koi, then the others came.
The woman called a karanga and Khylie replied back to Whaea Celeste.I liked the carvings and the eagle. We took off our shoes and went into the marae. Me and Koi sat together and looked at the beautiful carvings around the marae. We watched Matua William. He told us that the roof from the inside are the ribs and spine. They sang a song and so did we. Arapeta went into the front and said a whaikorero. We all clapped for him as though it was his first time. Matua William said that he will take us to the marae practice room.
We went back to the deck for morning tea. I got my bag and tried to find Koi. I found him and tried to find Sam and Darwin. Koi spotted them and we ran to them. We started eating and when we had finished we had to line up. Koi and I were standing together. We went down to do the haka.
We tried our haka and Matua William made us do the actions for the All Black haka. Then we mixed it all up. We were good at the end.
We went back into the marae and we did the haka. I saw Mr Lintott and he had a camera! I spotted it halfway through the haka and then we sat down to watch the girls do their poi. We sang our waiata to each other. Then we gave them the koha to say thank you for our trip.
We walked to the bus and it was raining. Koi told me to sit with him. I disagreed and Sam was talking to Darwin. I went to sleep. When I woke up we were back at school. I hopped off and ran to the teacher. We had to line up and then we walked silently to class.
We sang and sang until the bus came. Lavinia finally came and whispered to Mrs Hansell that the bus had come. Room 8 and Room 7 went out first. We were walking to the bus. Me, Sam and Darwin were “stick’n together.” We sat on the bus together too. We were practicing our wonderful singing, but I didn’t think the bus driver liked it. We kept on singing until we got there.
When we got there, we hopped off and I was looking around. We went inside and sat in our lines, then went out on the deck “Men first.” Mrs Hansell said. We ran down to the small building. I stood next to Koi, then the others came.
The woman called a karanga and Khylie replied back to Whaea Celeste.I liked the carvings and the eagle. We took off our shoes and went into the marae. Me and Koi sat together and looked at the beautiful carvings around the marae. We watched Matua William. He told us that the roof from the inside are the ribs and spine. They sang a song and so did we. Arapeta went into the front and said a whaikorero. We all clapped for him as though it was his first time. Matua William said that he will take us to the marae practice room.
We went back to the deck for morning tea. I got my bag and tried to find Koi. I found him and tried to find Sam and Darwin. Koi spotted them and we ran to them. We started eating and when we had finished we had to line up. Koi and I were standing together. We went down to do the haka.
We tried our haka and Matua William made us do the actions for the All Black haka. Then we mixed it all up. We were good at the end.
We went back into the marae and we did the haka. I saw Mr Lintott and he had a camera! I spotted it halfway through the haka and then we sat down to watch the girls do their poi. We sang our waiata to each other. Then we gave them the koha to say thank you for our trip.
We walked to the bus and it was raining. Koi told me to sit with him. I disagreed and Sam was talking to Darwin. I went to sleep. When I woke up we were back at school. I hopped off and ran to the teacher. We had to line up and then we walked silently to class.
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