Term 3 | Kaupeka Tuatoru

Posted on May 19, 2019 by whaeavashti

Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kaupeka Tuatoru! Welcome to Term 3. We are working on the following things this term…

Literacy | Reo Matatini:
Explanations- How things work or why things happen.
Persuasion (Second half of term): Speeches that convince people
Our reading and writing is linked to these themes.

Pāngarau | Maths:
We continue with problem solving.
We are learnng about fractions.

Inquiry | Mahi Whakaaro:
We are learning about innovation and inventions, and also linking this to inventions and innovation made my māori.

Te Reo Māori:
We are learning about how to use ka in a sentence, and we are continuing to use Amokura books in our reading and writing of te reo māori. We are also learning how to use Language Nut to practise our reading. We are learning about Matariki.

Poetry and Songs

Posted on April 2, 2019 by whaeavashti

We are now starting to look at how poetry works in song lyrics. Today some children learned about a protest song. Pureroa was one of the last remaining native forests in New Zealand, when it was felled in the 1970s. Hirini Melbourne wrote a song about it. You can find it in the link below.

http://folksong.org.nz/pureora/index.html

Here are some more links with information about Pureora:

https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/34834/pureora-forest-protest-1978

What other protest songs do you know? What mood is your protest song? Is it sad? Angry? Uplifting? Think about what words make the poem have a ‘mood’ or feeling.

What mood is this song?

Watch “Song of Protest” on New Zealand On Screen. This documentary was made in 1986.

Athletics day by Anna

Posted on March 26, 2019 by akuakomanga

KABOOM! Went the starting gun. Everyone shot like cheetahs. I focused on the finish line even though I could hear everybody screaming.I was beaming when I found out I came third.

Mila’s Colour poem

Posted on March 26, 2019 by akuakomanga

looks like blood dripping from my wiggly tooth

sounds like the warm crackling fire

smells like the smoky smell of fire

feels like watery blood

tastes like strawberry ice cream

Athletics poem by Carter

Posted on March 21, 2019 by akuakomanga

Today is the day I run my fastest or maybe not I heard them say run and I came second but when it came to the finals Riley came first Reuben came second and Jacob came third and I came for lunch.

Athletics day by Sylvie

Posted on March 19, 2019 by akuakomanga

Kaboom kabam!!!!!!!!!!!!!! out went the runners swish everyone was as fast as a bullet. I could hear my parents cheering. I came second in the race my pace was as fast as a roket. it was so much fun I came first in high jump and that was becuse i was taller

then everyone. in long jump ther were so meany rules but it was still fun.

shot put was fun to i thro it… acsholy I can remeber but it was prety far Athletics day was so much fun.

ATHLETICS DAY BY TORRANCE

Posted on March 19, 2019 by akuakomanga

when i ran i was so hot that it felt like the sun was right the top over my head.

Athletics day by Evie

Posted on March 19, 2019 by akuakomanga

At athletics day, when my name got called out, i rushed up to the starting line as my arms flew back and forth, when the gun went bang i shot of like a bullet tawords the finish line, my friends were catching up but i was in luck, i came first place, then i went up to the table, where the techer was writing the places down, i told her my name, then i walked down the side, while watching the other races, i saw my friend zoom past everyone, i kept going till i reached my ropu and sat down.Go kakariki!!!!!!