Our Place, Our Stories

We have been learning about the taonga in our school and community. We have also been learning our pepeha.

A pepeha is a way to introduce yourself and where you're from. A pepeha tells people about our waka, our awa, our moana, hapu, our iwi marae, maunga.

Rahi and the Patupaiarehe

 WALT explore the legend behind the game kī-o-rahi.

LEGENDS ASSEMBLY

We are learning to use descriptive language in our writing.

2-3-digit Addition Strategies

 WALT solve addition equations using a place value strategy.

2-3-digit Addition Strategies

WALT solve addition equations using a place value stratgies

I need to work on place value  Addition strategies I need to work on my 3,6 times tables.

First Draft - Mahuika Show

28.5.21

We are writing about our experience at the Mahuika Show. 

Yesterday we left school to go to a excellent show.

In the beginning there were two sisters called Kahu and Sissy. They were out in the garden doing  jobs with Nan. Kahu was complaining that sissy  wasn't doing  jobs. Kahu and sissy found a magic kete and the last buring finger nail of mahuika came out of the kete potiki turned Nan to coal kahu and sissy had to save Nan. They followed potiki to the under would to mahuika on the way pukeko kidnapped potiki and took potiki  to mahuika because mahuika put a curse on pukekos beak because pukeko was being bad.

Next steps

• Re read each sentence - does it look right? does it make sense?
• Full stops and capital letters
• Correct your spelling errors

Final Draft - Descriptive Writing - My Mum

 WALT to write a description of our mum using precise words to create an image in our readers minds.

I’m going to introduce my Mum Brenda, she has sparkling blue eyes and likes to wear dresses. She  is tallish. We go walking  on the farm She absolutely  loves coffee. I help her  do  gardening. I help her clean the house. Mum likes to read to me. We bake  delicious banana chocolate chip muffins. Mum takes us to swimming and soccer training. We like to go to McDonalds  together.

Mum likes to watch  Country Calendar and aXe Men. Mum likes to come home after a busy day at work She cooks delicious dinners that I enjoy.  Mum takes me to nans house for afternoon tea .Then we go home. she lights the fire and we  sit by the fire and watch Outback Truckers and The chaser. mum screams  in delight when the chaser wins. She gets a little mad when me and Cameron fight but I still love my Mum even when she is mad.