Carving Whakairo

For the past two weeks we have been learning about carving.

Quick Writes Term 4

We have been working on Quick Writes. This is where you are given something to write about (a writing prompt) and you only have 10 minutes to write as much as possible using a writing prompt. For our writing prompts we will use either images or short videos



1) Fireworks



As the rough orange cloud covered the museum  it made the crowd go crazy, like they were getting chased by  acid.   But they can't move. Some people  looked at it a said it is beautiful. How did we survive the orange cloud?




2) Spider Man

As I was standing in the parade with all the confetti coming from the rooftops I felt like the coolest man in the world. I could smell all the food from the houses. I was in heaven but then I smelt the rotting smell of petrol and a sour smell of smoke.

3) Tomato Pulp

As the tomato juice goes everywhere the seeds are getting stuck in your toes. We are absolutely covered in tomato juice it is all through our hair. I was diving into the pulp and jumping around. If I didn't have goggles on my eyes my eyes would be in so much pain. But when it finished I ran home and had a long shower.

Quick Write Beekeeper

Quick Write Number One - The Beekeeper

For the next two weeks we are going to work on ‘Quick Writes.’  This is where you are given something to write about (a writing prompt) and you only have 10mins to write as much as possible using this writing prompt.

For our writing prompts we will use either images or short videos.

The purpose of this is to practise writing fluently.

When we look at our writing prompt we will have about 10-15 mins to discuss it and brainstorm some ideas and vocabulary.   

Our learning goals are to:

-write a description, using powerful words and phrases

-include some Te Reo Māori

-carefully check that our sentences make sense and have correct punctuation and spelling.

When we are writing we need to think about…

1. What do I want my reader to see?

2) What do I want my reader to hear?

3) What do I want my reader to smell?

Tips:

-look closely at the picture or video

-think about the three key questions and the learning goals

-give yourself time to plan and write

Do your writing here

When I was walking(hīkoi) to the hive the smell of sweet sugary honey struck my nose.  I saw all the tiny rain drops slowly making their way down the fresh glimmering (hīnātore) grass. I was calm and silent when I saw the bees buzzing through the trees and diving into the hive.

Robot Rampage

We were learning to use  strong and powerful language. We used a helpful sentence starter  to help us get good ideas. Here is my work.

Rubbish Scramble ?????

Every second day in the week there was one job Hemi hated doing: taking out the rubbish. He’d much rather be building his latest robot invention in the shed.That was it! What if Hemi could build a keretao (robot) to take out the rubbish?

So Hemi went to the shed and got his tools and started. BOOM, SMASH,I think it's  finished But at that moment the lights flickered. TING! The lights went out on the whole street. “Oh no!” Hemi realised that he had used all the power on the street and he had caused a power cut.  That's when Hemi knew it was going to be a long night and a hiamo (exciting) night.  Hemi used his dad’s old generator until the power came back on and he worked away all night.

The next rubbish day, Hemi got his keretao (robot)  named Smelly- Flat Face. First, Hemi turned Smelly Flat Face on. Then Smelly Flat Face got all the rubbish out of the house and took it to the rāpihi (rubbish) bin. While this was happening Hemi went to sleep on the couch. When Smelly Flat Face was coming back from taking out the rubbish, Smelly -Flat Face went nuts and started to go bonkers.  He was malfunctioning!         

What happens next? Scroll down to find out.

Suddenly, Hemi woke up and realised his robot wasn't there. He checked the whole house. Hemi started to feel curious about where Smelly Flat-Face was. He asked mum, “Mum, where's my robot?”  ‘’I don't remember it coming in’’ cried mum.  Hemi suddenly realised that his robot must have malfunctioned and gone on a rampage!

Then Hemi got his special boomerang and bat and set of to find Smelly Flat Face. Hemi’s got his special boomerang from his grandmother who lived in Australia and he knew he could use it to turn off his robot. When he whakatāuke (pushed) the door open he saw people on the ground! Smelly Flat Face had pushed them over when they had tried to stop him. Smelly Flat Face had dints in him but he was still moving slowly down the street. Hemi ran as fast as a  cheetah chasing its prey. When he got close enough he chucked the boomerang as hard as he could.  Spot on! It hit Smelley Flat Face right in the batteries and caused the batteries to explode! To finish the job Hemi smashed Smelly Flat Face with the bat.   And after that all the neighbors hated Hemi because of his horrible invention.😞

Hemi never made another robot again!

The end

Elections Party

In class we are learning about the election topic, we came up with our own parties and the class voted. I decided to  be a independent candidate. Here is my work.

Maui Legends

As part of Matariki we re-read the legends of Maui. We then retold a legend and created artwork. Below is my work.

Great Fish Of Maui

A long time ago on a big Pā site and in a big whare lived a man called Maui. Maui asked his brothers if he could go fishing and they all said NO! He got mad. So that night he snuck on to the waka and he had all his fishing gear including his magical grandmother's jaw bone and a special woven rope. He fell asleep in the waka. When the brothers pushed the waka into the water he woke up. When the waka stopped Maui jumped out and then the brothers had no choice but to let him fish. So he did a karakia and  threw the line out with the magical grandmother's jawbone on the end of the special woven rope. He felt something strong pull on the rope, it was big, it's a giant stingray which is now the North Island of Aotearoa. The brothers cut up the fish and these cuts made the hills and crevices so that is how the lakes and rivers of the North Island formed. That's the great fish of Maui.

By Sam

Maths Place Value

We are learning to...


-Recognise how many tens and hundreds are in numbers 



Here is my work.

My Mihi 2017

here is my mihi video.

Classroom kupu

We have been learning how to say the names for classroom objects in Te Reo Māori. Here is the slideshow I did to show my learning.

Science Term 2 3017

This term we have been doing science. We have been learning about the water cycle and states of matter. Here is some of my 
learning.

Persuasive Writing - why we should have pets

We have been having a go at writing a piece of Persuasive writing.Here is my piece of writing about why we should have pets.

Title A Short Statement about the topic. eg. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	Pets Are Good !
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	I strongly believe everyone should have a pet. If you want a good time in your life.
Series of Arguments Reasons Your points supporting your view about the topic.  Your arguments to support your statement and information to support these arguments. Remember -argument -supporting detail, reasons, examples	Firstly, pets are fun to play with especially if the pet is a dog or a cat because if it is a dog you can play pacific dog games like fetch. If it’s a cat you can play with a toy from a shop like a fake mouse. Some people like to take their dog on a work in the afternoon on the beach or  in the bush on a bush work.
	Secondly, pets can be very comforting  when you are down or sad.  Most people like it when their pet comes with them to bed and came to the television lounge.
	Thirdly,pets are used for pacific jobs like a guard dog, farm dog, and a police dog. If we didn't have these dogs we wouldn't have a good world. The list goes on with dog careers.
	Finally, cats and dogs can kill pests like rats and stoats. The pests and rodents kill the environment and native birds. some of the birds only live in NZ and some are close to .
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	In conclusion, I think that people should have pets because pets are fun to play with, pets are good at comforting you, pets can be trained to do specific jobs and pets can kill  pests and rodents .

Persuasive writing - why we should fix our field

We have been having a go at writing a piece of  Persuasive writing. Here is my piece of writing about why we should fix the field .

Title A Short Statement about the topic. eg. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	Fix The Field NOW
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	I strongly believe we should ita (fix) the field NOW! I think we need the field to practice sport on. Last year we couldn't use the papa tākaro (field) as much as it was always boggy. We have too many people getting hurt on the concrete. The school needs to have special events like the gala to raise money.
Series of Arguments Reasons Your points supporting your view about the topic.  Your arguments to support your statement and information to support these arguments. Remember -argument -supporting detail, reasons, examples	Firstly, the field was constantly boggy last year I did not like it.  This year we have  no field which is worse.  If you ita (fix) it inaianei (now) we can use it more. In the winter and when it rains the night before. If it is tāpokopoko (boggy) we can slip over and get all muddy.
	Secondly, sport teams can not train in a crowded area and if we still train on the court we can fall on the concrete. if we ita (fix) the papa tākaro (field) we can play more sport. if we go on the field we don't get hurt on the concrete.
	Thirdly, we have too many people getting HURT because we don't have half of our school playground as we did last your. There are heaps of people playing in one place. And in that one place we are getting in each other's wey and it isn't fun!
	Finally, the school needs to have special events like the gala to raise many for the school so we can have a GOOD school! To pay for buses, shows and plays..
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	In conclusion we need to ita (fix) our field because last year the papa tākaro (field) wos tāpokopoko (boggy) and sports teams can’t train in a small space. People are getting hurt in the small space we have right now. We also need to have special events. SO FIX THE FIELD  NOW! or I’ll go home and stay there!

My Maine Mammal Information Report

We have been learning  how to write an information report. Here is my report on a New Zealand marine mammal.

How To Look After Our Rocky Shore

We have been using our reading skills to learn about our rocky shore. Here is some work I did showing how we can look after our rocky shore.          

Rocky Shore Animal Work

We have been using our reading skills across the curriculum to learn about the rocky shore. Below is some work I did about a rocky shore creature that I was interested in.

My Sea Week Writing

For sea week we wrote about why the ocean is important. Here is my writing work. Please leave a kind, positive and thoughtful comment.

My Chance and Probability work

This term we have been learning about Chance and Probability in maths. Here is DLO (digital learning object) about Chance and Probability. Please leave a kind, positive and thoughtful comment.