Fairy Tale: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears

For literacy we are learning how to use voice over in our slides. Jayden K and I have worked on this fairy tale of Goldilocks and the 3 bears. We had to learn how to use the Mote tool. The voices may sound squeaky but I enjoyed creating this. 

Tech

Today at tech we did cooking for our first session.We started to cook hangi when we got into our class our tech teacher told us what to do first we had to get ready to make the hangi  when we finish wrapping the hangi then we put it in the oven.After we put the hangi in the oven we made the stuffing just with bread,butter,mixes herbs.After we eat the food it was OK. 

The shortest day of the year

Yesterday is the shortest day or the longest night of the year. Is this year's winter solstice? The number of daylight hours on the shortest day amounts to 7 hours, 49 minutes and 42 seconds - some 8 hours, 48 minutes and 38 seconds shorter than the summer solstice, when daylight hours are at a maximum. Since the sun is on the north side of the world here in New Zealand the sun is on the other side of the world so for us we get less daylight.

Te Ao Maori-Myths and Legends

 Yesterday we were learning about myth and legends. Myths are stories that are based on tradition. Some may have factual origins while others are completely fictional. But myths are more than mere stories and they serve a more profound purpose in ancient and modern cultures. Myths are sacred tales that explain the world and man's experience. \I also did a venn diagram 

Spencer Park 7km run

Yesterday most of my class went for a run to Spencer Park. We had to start at Broad Park since we were in first running group we had to mark each km of the run from Broad Park to Spencer Park which was 7km. At the start I felt good in the middle of the run then I started to get more tired and my legs started to ache. They felt like they had lead weights in them. Slowly the finish line got closer, yeah I made it! At the end I felt really tired. I was in the background

Matariki

This week we have been learning about Matariki and we are doing this blog for preparation next week. We are going to be learning about Matariki like flax weaving and planting for the people that finish their work, right now we are doing reading worksheets to get more background information about Matariki.The worksheets that we did were about Mr matamua  has proven that there is nine stars scientifically proven but there is not seven stars I really want to do the flax weaving.

Math

 Yesterday for math we did two sheets one of the sheets where basted on 9x times tables and on divided by's .

And our teacher showed us strategies of divided by's and square numbers.

Example

450➗5=90

450➗5+50➗5

80+10=90

New Zealand history

 Who was Kupe?

According to some tribal narratives, Kupe was the first Polynesian to discover the

 islands of New Zealand. His journey there was triggered by difficulties with fishing in Hawaiki, his homeland. Kupe set out in his canoe to kill the octopus, and such was the length of the pursuit that it brought him to New Zealand.In some traditional stories Aotearoa was the name of the canoe waka of the explorer Kupe and he named the land after it. Kupe's wife Kuramārōtini in some versions his daughter was watching the horizon and called He ao! He ao a cloud! a cloud .

According to many Māori iwi tribes Kupe was the first Polynesian to arrive in Aotearoa New Zealand over 1,000 years ago. While stories differ from region to region, we explore the tradition and the anchor stone that is featured in our current exhibition Here Kupe to Cook.

What year was the NZ National anthem sung in Te Reo Maori? 

In 1976 a petition was presented to Parliament, and the song became a national anthem in 1977. In the 2000s people often sang a verse in Māori and then a verse in English.They white the maori national anthem in maori because they thought that the New Zealanders cannot pronounce it in Maori.

Who is Dame Whina Cooper ONZ DBE?

Dame Whina Cooper ONZ DBE 9 December 1895  26 March 1994 was a respected kuia Māori elder who worked for many years for the rights of her people and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women. She led the land march that stemmed from concerns over the historic sale of Māori land and the desire to retain control of land still in Māori hands. Fifty marchers left Te Hāpua in the far north on 14 September for the 1000-km walk to Wellington. Led by 79 year old Cooper the hīkoi quickly grew in strength.

 What did the Polynesian Panthers do?

Founded by a group of young Polynesians on 16 June 1971 the Panthers worked to aid in community betterment through activism and protest education, legal aid and other social resources.  The name has since been adopted by an activist group continuing to fight for human rights in New Zealand. Dawn Raids? 

How did the Polynesian Panthers help the Dawn Raids?

The Panthers' lead function was to raise consciousness and ensure community wellbeing in response to racial discrimination, prejudice and social inequality faced by indigenous Māori citizens and Pacific Islanders.In 1971 a group of young gang members and students set up the Polynesian Panthers to stand up for the

Te Reo Maori

 In Te reo Maori we have been learning how to say farewell in Maori 

E noho  ra - leaving 

I haere ahau/au I went  ahau/au- past

Kei te  haere  ahau- I am going present

Ka haere ahau- I will go future

Victoria Cross

In our reading we have been reading about Second Lieutenant Moananui-a-
Kiwa Ngarimu VC. He was awarded the Victoria Cross in WW2 for bravery and valour. 

The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the Crimean War. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. 

Our last VC winner was awarded to Corporal Will Apiata VC, NZSAS.

 

Mount Hikurangi, East Cape of North Island

In reading we have been reading about Second Lieutenant Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu VC. It mentions Mount Hikurangi being used as a code name Hill Point 209 and is what the Ngati Potou soldiers call this hill. It is on the East Coast of New Zealand. Mount Hikurangi is 1764m high. It is the first place to see the sun rise each day.