Matariki explaining

Summarise the texts

Matariki today: In the 21st century people were looking at how Matarikis cluster has grown. They celebrated it every year, but then stopped to think more about how to make it more special. Soon after they kept celebrating it with so much joy. It is know marked each year as a Maori celebration. Te Rangi Huata had just organized his first very own celebration. Over 15,00 different people came to his celebration, He believed that it was way more popular as we come together. 

Maori kites:  The revial of Maori kites played a little part in Matarikis popular side. An expert looked at the Matariki kite and thought of the ancestors and all the Polynesions were the history. He said that The kites could be the history if we used them more. 

Kai-Food:   It is food that we have at a gathering with friends and family, or you can just have it in general. It is a time to eat and talk with others about Matariki. People do this to acknowledge the fish, veggies, and crops people have founded. People are happy when they get celebrated because they feel as if they have done something amazing. 

Matariki

 Matariki 

Matariki questions -what is Matariki 

 When is Matariki due to begin in 2021?

It is going to be on Friday the 24th of June 2021, but people celebrate it staring in June to July. They celebrate it in a June/July tbecause that was when the stars staring rising. 

What is the name given to the central star in the cluster?

It is Tupu-A Nuku because it means to grow and its just like the stars are growing up to be higher in the sky. 

 Do you think Matariki lost is significant?

No I don’t think it did because loads of people still celebrate it and make kites. People love Matariki because it is a Maori celebration and they feel like keeping that tradition of celebrating it. 

What are the Maori string patterns known as in Teo Maori?

They are used for making different things to represent things, like if you make a star it symbolises Matariki. They can also be used to teel stories.

Boy on a bike

 Boy on a bike 

In kakapo Rua reading group has been reading a book called boy on a bike. We had to pick a place that Mac went to and find out about it. 

Auckland is mostly known for its yummy food and Skytower view. Auckland has over 50 volcanoes and over 1,630,000 people live there in 2021. You can do lots in Auckland like the Museum, art gallery, Waiheke Island, and go to see the sky tower. Did you know that Auckland, It is 312.2km from Kaitaia. The skytower was built in 1994 and it took them two years and  nine months just to build it. Auckland is the closet city to Kaitaia. 

Chapter 3 a wrinkle in time.

 A  wrinkle in time Chapter 3 

How does Meg feel about her father? 

She feels sad and joyful at the same time. She loves him but whenever somebody brings him up she just feels like she wants to kill them because she misses him so much. She sometimes even want to get in a fight when they laugh and talk about him. Meg also feels angry at him because he is not with them his experiment went wrong (hes a scientist), Meg feels that her dad is really handsome but not in a weird way. Meg really does miss her dad. I feel that Meg is sad but trying to hide it. 

A wrinkle in time

A wrinkle in time
In chapter 1 of a wrinkle in time Mrs Whatsit was a stealer who stole sheets from Mrs Buncombe. Meg didn't at all trust Mrs Whatsit because she could have stolen something from Meg and her family. All of the characters in chapter 1 have all different personalities,thoughts and all different perspectives. Something in chapter 1 that stood out is that Meg’s personality was the strongest and most bravest. Chapter 1 was mostly about Mrs Whatsit and her naughty ways(she acted nice)
Mrs Whatsit got a nice yummy tomato and lettuce salad made by the one and only Charles Wallace.

My personal info

  With Whaea Donna we made posters about us and our favourite food,colour and more.This is what I made it has some of the things about me.

My reflection on my work: I think I could have done it better by maybe adding a little more facts or some of the things I like or haven't said in my poster about me. Walt: share only our personal information not our phone numbers,house address and your every detail. 

 

Bridge To Terabithia Chapter 11-13

Chapter 10 bridge to Terabithia

This is my chapter 10 of Bridge to Terabithia 
 

Bridge to Terabithia chapter 8-9

 This is my Bridge to Terabithia chapter 8-9

chapter 7 bridge to terabithia

 Bridge to Terabithia  chapter 7 

With Whaea Donna we had to draw a self portrait on a google drawing and using the curve tool

 here is mine 

My reflection:

I loved making a portrait because it was fun to trace and add some features  like earrings, freckles,eyelashes. 

it was quiet easy just use the curve bar and click every time you want to turn or go up and down your photo of you. 

Cyber smart smartys

 Cyber smart smarty's  

here is
one way of keeping your chrome book safe it is to put it in the middle of the table not on the edge because you could bump it or if you pull the table. 

With Whauau Donna we learnt how to take care of your chrome book and to be cyber smart. 

this is how i listed them from most important to least. 

• bear hugging when walking 
• keep food and drinks away 
• keep Chromebook away from edge of tables.  
• tap keyboard gently 
• not on the floor  
• close screen gently

i think that its important to do those things because it could break and no more Chromebook for you.  

kawa of care/cyber smart  is one of the most important things because its how to take care of your Chromebook and yourself. If we didn't know the kawa of care we would not know how to take care of our Chromebook and it could break or fall and we would not know how to stop It from falling and causing a explosive mess.  

 

Bridge to terbithia

 Bridge to terabithia chapter 2 

In kakapo we listened to bridge to terabithia chapter 2 and had t find out what was jesses first impression on lesley and does it change. 

  

 he was really sad when they said that leslie was a girl because he wanted a friend that was not a girl but a boy. When they said she was a girl he acted like he didn't care and pretend he had work to do,but jesse still thought she was good at music. He never wanted to see her face again but then on race day he saw her (jesse was a little embarrassed because she was so fast and he always thought he was the fastest)

I do think that his opinion will change because he estimated her.

Catherine McAuley 9th february

Catherine McAuley 

 Catherine McAuley was born in Ireland in 1778 September 29th. She was very young when her dad died, she was only 5 years old and then a couple years later when she was a teen, her mother died from a critical illness. Later on her sister passed away in her deathbed. 

 When her mother and father died she was sent to live with her friends and family, her sister and brother lived with a very wealthy and kind family and Catherine lived with a family although her bed was on the floor, so she moved in with her brother and sister. Catherine's dad was a Christian and her mum was a Protestant. She wanted to be a christian to look after all, so she decided to use the money she was left from Mr Callaghan when he died, to build a Mercy House. Mr Callahan gave Catherine the money because he over heard his daughter talking badly about Catherine and that she didn't deserve that disrespect. 

Catherine decided to build the Mercy House in Bogget Street because that was where all the rich people lived. She hoped they would notice her helping and teaching others and then they could donate or join to help out with the less fortune people . She was going to provide clothes, food, a warm bed and much more that they need. Catherine McAuley travelled to France while learning about teaching larger groups of children.

In 1831 in Dublin, Catherine founded the Mercy Sisters. She promised she would devote herself to God and to end world poverty. In 1827 Catherine McAuley became a nun and in 1831 she and two companions took their vows.  
Catherine McAuley died at 63 in 11 November 1841.

 ( died of tuberculosis )

My made up recount

 

First day of school  

On Monday the 14th of August,It was my first day of school. I got up, got dressed for the day ahead. 

I put on, a striped blue top with my favourite jeans.  I listened to music on the way to school ,while I strolled along the pathway,  

I had my earphones plugged In because I felt happy, and decided to listen to pop music. 

After I listened  to music I  grabbed out my pink and yellow pencil case and  blue math book, for learning. Instead of doing my math mentals I really wanted to draw it was my biggest passion. 

Myself had drawn ice cream, pandas, sunsets, you name it i could and can still draw anything. 

 

It was finally lunch so I drank my herbert tea so that I could feel a little better because in science I felt unwell, because there was an explosion that involved acids and fumes so as soon as I heard a boom I scurred out the door. 

Finally it was home time and I was so happy because i got to ride my new bike home from school. 

I put on my  helmet and sang the whole way home.

And then got home and did my school work on my pink, pretty laptop, we were doing school online courses everyday now for a week. 

Waitangi trip

Waitangi  

On Friday my class went to Waitangi for the day.  

As soon as we got there Whaea keery and Whaea Monica were waiting

for us to take us to the learning space. 

We got to the learning space and listened for a while then, had something to eat

then got on with the task. 

We had to make a scratch animation that had at least one moving character that

could have different costumes.  

It was really cool to see everyone's animations. After that we had breaks to eat

and chat . 

We did another scratch activity before we left and that was super duper fun

because we could control the characters. 

When it came time to leave I was sad but happy I went on that amazing trip. 

In class we had to make a recipe for sometime i choose to do a peanut-butter and jam grilled sandwhich.

 How to make a peanut- butter and jelly grilled sandwich 

In class we had to write a recipe of how to make something. 

So i decided to make a peanut-butter and jelly grilled sandwich.

 You may be wondering why i choose to make it well because my Mum and I always make it as a snack at home.  its delicious you should really try it.

I made it on a book creator go check it out. 

Heres the link below.

Comment when you try it. 

https://app.bookcreator.com/library/-MEKnER3kqzgsLwl70cw/9DrgBaCj1SaNllLzepu04ACE8MS2/zNfaJzF4SU2NVA4Tlwtikw/GtEV07-LRlOHyHpdm7QX9g

Most of the class shared there speech's on August the 3rd when we had all finished our speech's we had to reflect on them.

MY SPEECH REFLECTION 

Hello!

I chose my topic by reflecting on myself and deciding what most represents me. 

I chose my language then practiced every night and day until I had nailed it. I thought of my topic and ideas then drafted it and then my Mum helped me to do the finished copy. 

I presented my speech on Monday the 3rd of August. When I presented It to the class, I was not at all nervous.

 I was super excited to share my speech and thoughts.

 I was one of the last people to share my speech, because Miss Slattery was picking names out of the jar. 

I think my speech was amazing but I could have maybe used a bit more hand gestures. 

Hannah and Leila's cyber smart blog comments

The snowy snow

The snowy snow

During the two week school holiday i was able to go to the snow in Tapou even
though i had been twice already i was still as excited as ever. 

AS i hopped in the car wearing my raincoat, snow pants,
snow boots and of course my gloves. 

Then we were ready! My brother, uncle, and little cousin
Harper were coming as well. 

It was a two hour drive but we really wanted to see the snow
so we kept on driving. 

We finally arrived and it was icy cold. We went on a snow
shuttle and started going up the Mountain.

 As we went up the mountain there was instant snow. As we
walked up to get our gear we played with the snow for a bit
and then went to collect our gear. 

It took us two whole hours!  just to get our ski boots, ski poles,
and also our snowboards.   

As soon as I got on the wet cold snow it was just spine chilling,
teeth chattering and even mouth numbing. While i was watching
people slipping  and sliding on their skis and snowboards i wanted
to try it so i did i began with doing the skis which i had done before
so it was pretty easy and after half an hour i wanted to try
snowboarding and yes it was my first time trying snowboarding it
was very  terrifying because of how many times i crashed but overall

It was a super duper day. 

Finally it was time to leave and go back to Auckland. 

Comment  how you would feel if you were at the snow?