Reading Week 5 Term 3

All the text in green is the key words

Response activity	Vocabulary (find the meaning of these words)
Literal - Answer these questions in full sentences. Who taught the children in the early Maori Society?Their parents,uncles and aunties. What did the games teach the players? Having fun and playing with their whanau. What was the importance of flying  kites during Matariki?It the memory of the people that died.	Kainga Tangihanga mamau waiata
Inferential - Do you agree or disagree? Why? A morere was used as a swing to swing over the water. I Agree because there were no bridge and they could swing out over the water and then let go. The haka moves performed by the Karetao was done to scare the enemy away.Agree because when the defenders come to fight the arms of the Karetao moves and do the haka. It was difficult to make a Whai.Disagree because there are different types of patterns and whai means whai is a university. How many types of Manu tukutuku were there? There are 3 types of Manu Tukutuku.	chant tempo warriors priori potaka pouturu tau punipuni tutukai
Applied - Do you agree or disagree? Why Titi torea wlas a game that helped the warriors catch the enemy spears in battle.Agree because This game is the way to train young soldiers. The Manu tukutuku were difficult to make and fly. Why?Agree because the kites were huge and they needed a lot of people to fly. The Manu tukutuku were very useful for the warriors. Why?Agree because they used it when they in the war.	message succeed massive launch versions equipment
Create Create a Whai using a loop of string.
Share Take a screenshot of your Whai and share it on your blog.

Junior Warriors

Rugby League Tournament

On Thursday Room 9 and part of room 10 went up to the playfield  to play Rugby League. The tournament was organised by the Junior Warriors. There were 5 teams. Their names were as follows:  Junior Warriors, Warriors, Rabbitohs,Broncos and Bulldogs.

The first game was between Broncos and Bulldogs and I was in Broncos  team. The Broncos won  this game because they  got the first try and it was a close game.

Next, the Rabbitohs played against the Warriors. The Warriors had 5 tries  and the Rabbitohs had 3 tries and it was a tough game because both teams had strong and were fast.

The semi final  was played between the  Broncos and the Bulldogs.  The Bulldogs won by 3 tries to 1. Bulldogs were a tough team and they  played very well.

Finally it was the finals and it was a good game because both the teams were strong teams. The Junior Warriors played  the Bulldogs in the finals and the  Junior Warriors won this game by 5 tries  to 0.

After the tournament was over, all the teams got together for team photos. The Junior Warriors organised tiie tournament very well. I had a great time playing and watching my friends play.

By Fineasi L

Motat Trip

                    

On a sunny Wednesday morning the senior’s went in a bus to Motat to learn about the world war 1 and 2 even the morse code.

When we got there we had morning tea and our educator Katherine had to talk to us about the rules and she said to don’t touch the old stuff.Then we got into our groups and I was with Mrs Pomee and in her group was Hemi,Sam,Maara,Linda kiki,Chris and George Niko.

Then we just had 5 minutes and then we will go to the tram ride    so we went to the challenge zone then we went to the  tram ride and there was heaps of big white goose even pukekos and there was a black goose on the middle of the track and the goose didn't move but when we got near the goose it flew away.

Meanwhile then our educator Katherine took us to a room and we talked about the Morse Code,world war 1 and 2 and the Pigeons.When she finished talking we walked a round we saw a real medal.After we finished walking around it was lunch time.

Then finally we had to pack up and got our bags and walked to the gate and then our bus arrived then we went back to school and I wished that we can go back to Motat because all of us had fun in the trip.

My Funny Story

                                 My Funny story

One day I went to go to the zoo and we were walking and  there was an elephant jumping around and the zookeeper was just looking at  it.

Then we walked somewhere else and we saw a balloon flying up to the sky and the elephant that was jumping it jump up so high it reached it and hanged on and then the elephant was flying up to the sky and it was lost and the zoo keeper shot the balloon the the elephant.

Meanwhile I was thirsty so I found a lemon then I squeezed it in my cup then I went for a walk and I saw a monkey that stole someone's banana then the monkey went and ate the banana and climbed up the tree and never came down.

10 years later there was a jungle man he lived in the jungle and he saw something very big and grey and it was the elephant and it was still alive and the jungle man was riding it and playing with it in the mud then they went for a swim in the pond and the jungle man was drowning so the the elephant jumped in the pond then all of the water washed away then the jungle man came out of the pond and said thanks to the elephant.

Then Finally the zoo keeper went to search in the jungle and saw the elephant and the jungle man playing in the mud but the zoo keeper said to the jungle man give my elephant back then the jungle man had to give it back so he did.

What we learnt in Maori language week

This week was Maori Language week.I learnt some new words from the text I read for my reading activity.

Maori Words	Meaning
1.Kainga 2.Matariki 3.Tangihanga 4.Marae 5.Mamau 6.Poteketeke 7.Whai 8.Purakau 9.Tapere 10.Aho Tukutuku 11.Taua 12.Pakaukau 13.Neti 14.Korari 15.Kakaho	1.It means village or address.   2.It means Maori new year. 3.It means funerals. 4.It means a open area. 5.It means wrestling. 6.It means acrobatics. 7.It means strings or patterns. 8.It means story telling. 9.It means House of entertainment. 10.It means flying lines. 11.It means war party. 12.It means a kite with wings. 13.It means teka. 14.It means fern stalks. 15.It means toe toe steams.
16.Poike	16.It means flax around the end.

 

Poem

I walk beside you

across mudflats in

my blue gumboots

over crackling oyster

shells green ribbed pipe

The traces of wading birds

When the tide is out what lies exposed river threads of mud old brown stones

Tiny mussels yet to grow

my sole prints left

on the ocean’s bones.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Once upon a time there was a boy called Jack and he had seeds then he planted it and it was a big green beanstalk.  Then Jack was getting ready to climbed  the beanstalk.

Then Jack climbed the beanstalk and when he got there it was  a giant's house . He went inside and he saw a magic beans and money from the giant house and he took it down.

Then Finally he climbed back down and he a waked the beanstalk with a axe and then the beanstalk fell down. Then they lived happily ever after.