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!