Tech

From the start of term 3, Te Ngahere has been learning to make useful things with pallets.  First we had to find out what we wanted to make. Secondly we drew it on a scrap piece of paper, And then Mr Lindsay had a look at our drawing before we measured our plan. Ethan showed Reitu and I how to use a power saw, I didn’t understand how to use the saw, but it was ok because Reitu got it, and I had to stand on the wood so it didn’t move. We enjoyed it, we are making a birdhouse and I hope it works out.

Writing

This week in Te Ngahere we have been doing argument writing. It was our choice of what we wanted to write about. I chose to argue that kids should bring their phones into school. I am learning to write an argument to persuade someone to do something, give me something or allow me to do something.

I have not finished my writing but I will post it sometime soon.

Sugar

On Monday Te Ngahere were learning about sugar and our health with Whaea Gina. Whaea Gina comes once a fortnight and she stays all day to work with every class in our school.

When we were learning about sugar I was the one to put the on Mother drink, I bet that was the one with the most sugar in it. It was fun learning that with Whaea Gina.

Korowai

Last term everyone made a piece of art to show the school. Our class made a Korowai. Our teacher photo copied some paper feathers then our class used a hot or a cold color on it with crayons. With the hot or cold colors we made patterns, then at the back of the feathers we wrote a goal that did not need to be as a school goal but a life goal. Then if you had a cold color crayon you get a hot color dye, dry it, then cut it up. When you have done all of this, then stick it on the cardboard. I just enjoyed making art. My favorite part was  putting the dye on and watching it come off the crayons

Report writing

WALT: locate, evaluate, and integrate information and ideas within and across texts.

Two weeks ago my classroom Te Ngahere was learning about the bush and what endemic, native and introduced trees and birds mean.

Some trees and birds that are in New Zealand can be endemic, native or introduced.

For the whole week we made a presentation of all the information we learnt about the trees or birds that we chose.
We got the information from this DoC.

Mostly everyone's first presentation was boring but then the next ones that we did were much better than the fist and I bet the third one will be great.

I enjoyed learning fun facts that I didn’t know about

Pepeha

For the last 3 weeks we have been learning to write  and say our pepeha confidently. I learnt how to add my family. The purpose of learning our Pepeha is to know the tikanga behind it. I enjoyed writing and learning my pepeha and how to not just introduce myself but my whole family. Here’s a link

Mihi

All week Te Ngahere was making a vishal mihi. Not a lot of people do the mihi in the morning so everyone had to learn it by make a google drawing and put in the images to remind us what is means so that we learn it. I put a bell bird in it because it remind of the first line in the mihi.