Celebrating Matariki - E Papa Waiari

This week we are learning about ways in which Maori of past and present day New Zealanders celebrate Matariki.  This was our first day learning an old favourite...E Papa Waiari.

This week we changed Problem Solving Groups. This is a time where we can share our ideas and strategies to solve Maths word problems.

Question Chain-

What is the name of the wolf pup in our current Read Aloud book?
Add your answer as a comment. The first person to correctly answer gets to ask the next QUESTION about the book.

What do you call the holes in bread?
What causes them?

Basket Balls Skills

Students have really enjoyed learning new skills in basketball over the last few weeks.

This week we ended the session with a shooting game. Check out some of our shots.

The Lost Pet - Show not Tell.

The lost pet

As a patch of light peeks through my bedroom window and finds a way up my bed to my eyes the patch of light wakes me up, I rub my eyes. A sudden thought of my brand new pet popped into my brain. I quickly  get dressed  and dash rapidly down the stairs the thought of my new pet still filling my mind.

I sprint through the living room out the back door as I jump onto the backyard’s bright green grass. The sun still shining as bright as it can.My eye’s are then taken to the pole and the rope where my massive, dazzling creature stood yesterday afternoon But my pet was no longer tied to the pole. He was nowhere to be seen. Thoughts of confusion infected my head. Where could he be? I repeat to myself. Sadness starts to take over the thought of confusion.

I circle the house over and over again looking under every leaf or branch finally admitting that he’s not around our house.

I then decide to grab my crayons and some sheets of paper to make posters that said LOST PET in capital letters.

I jogged around the neighborhood sellotaping the posters to trees. The sellotape barely sticking to rough bark. Going up to everybodys house in the neighborhood and asking have you seen my wonderful pet giraffe. I even wander up to people at the park and asking them. Everybody's answer was, “Sorry but no.”

So walked over to the playground tears filling my eyes. I walk to the swing with sorrow in my heart. A strong head strokes against my body. My pet giraffe had found me. Warmth had been restored to my body. I played with him for the rest of day at wide, spacious park.

THE END

Written by Wu

Response to Reading Article.

Last week Cassius and Roriki had their first attempt at script writing. They asked classmates to play characters in their play. Classmates really enjoyed the play. Their main job however was to give Cassius and Roriki some feedback on their presentation and advice on next steps for script writing and presenting.