This week in Tāwhirimātea, we have been getting to know each other by doing fun activities  in our kaiawhina       

Someone new I have met is Cadi 

The RISE value I have shown this week is integrity because I have been paying attention when someone was talking or that I just had to be patient. 

Three of the rules in Tāwhirimātea are:

1.No chewing gum

2.No shoes in the class

3.No sharing food

I am looking forward to learning more and the school celebration tonight. 

Today we made a colour block on google draw.

First we got to do our background I choose purple for my background we double clicked on the background and choose our colour.

Next we had to do the mountain and fill the colour in I choose grey we used the bucket to fill in the mountain and to make the mountain we used polyline.

Then we got to choose from a sun or a moon I choose the moon I used a shape of a moon.

Finally we got to do some details and we got to choose I choose to do a waterfall and the tool I used was a shape I choose square.

Last Friday, we went to Rāwhiti Canopy to “Have a go” at activities in preparation for Winter Sport next year. We tried Tough Rugby, Football, Ki O Rahi, Netball, Capture the Flag and Gardening.

My favorite was Netball because I really liked how we all worked as a team and tried really hard.

I also enjoyed Capture the flag because we had to get to the other side and work it out all together.

The RISE value I showed was integrity because I listened to the rules.

From Thursday 22nd – Friday 23rd August we stayed at Rāpaki Marae. When we arrived we were formally welcomed in a ceremony called a pōwhiri. 

Matua Issac talked about the special artworks, carvings and tukutuku panels in the wharenui. He also told us about how to be respectful of marae tikanga, like not wearing shoes or taking food into the wharenui. 

We did lots of activities such as walking to the beach, weaving, drawing the ancestors on the pou, making rākau and singing waiata. 

My favourite part of the noho marae was going to the beach because we found lots of crabs and shells.

Something I learnt while at the marae was learning about different kinds of birds.

The RISE value I showed the most was success because when it was time for bed it was really hot and there was lot’s of snoring. I would like to go back to the marae because it was really fun and it was really good.

For Monday mashup we have been learning one of aotearoa’s official languages. First we learnt the alphabet and how to count to 10. Next we learnt how to say ”hello,my name is… Finally ,we learnt how to spell our names this is a video of me introducing myself in NZSl. I have also learnt 5 extra words.

In 1847 Kate Sheppard thought it was unfair. That  women couldn’t vote. she went around getting peoples signatures in New Zealand. In 1893 women were finely allowed to vote.

When we pulled the string the butterfly wen’t up because of friction rubbing against the string. When we let

it go it came down when we let it go there was less gravity that’s why it pulled right to the ground.

For Monday mashup we did clay  modelling . First we learnt how to Score, Slide, Slip and blend it all together.

Next we got to make something with the clay i made a turtle on the front it had a shell on it’s back.

What would you make with clay?

Today we played a game of dodgeball but it was kind of diffrent. If someone got hit you would lay down

then when the medkit person would come they can come and tap you and you would be back in the

game. You can throw dodgeballs at the other team you can try and get them down. If you miss your still up but if they get you  you have to lay down and if the medkit person gets hit with the ball your hole team would be down then the other team would win.

Matariki Blog 

Matariki is a time to acknowledge the dead and to release their spirits to become stars. It was also a time to reflect, to be thankful to the gods for the harvest, to feast and to share the bounty of the harvest with family and friends.

For Art, we have been making a collaborative Matariki Star.

First, we had a shape of a diamond on a piece of paper for ideas. Next we had a piece of foam shaped as a diamond and drew our idea on the foam with a felt pen.

Next we poked holes along the pen lines and then joined up the holes to make the lines. We pulled out some of the small things like stars.

Finally we rolled  gold paint onto it  and printed it on black paper to make a matariki star.