Kiwiana Ext ~ 2020 Term 4

 

(Art Collectors) Extension Group 2020

 

This term we looked into a lot of art purposes. The theme is ' Art Alive ' I was in a group with Toby and Jedida. Our group was called the ' Art Collectors.' we looked at things like ' what do art collectors do ' ETC. As part of out DLO we also had to create a piece of art that shows Kiwiana. Enjoy the slides above:) 

Jane, Oalii, Jahzara ~ Polynesians ~ Extension 2020

In this slide we researched a lot about different countries in the Polynesian area. Our school wide theme was ' A world Of Difference. ' Basing it off any country other than New Zealand. Although we were allowed to look at different areas in Nz. Oalii, Jane and myself worked very hard to get these slides done and also did our part in customising the slides too! :) 

Pauline, Valessa & Jahzara ~ Extn Term 2 2020

As part as the last term and session of extension we have been told to post our research slides if we haven't already. This is from way back, in term one. We were researching ' The Living Earth.' Like always, we got split up into groups of 5 or 6 and base our research off whatever group we're in. We looked at things like the weather.  I was in a group with Pauline and Valessa. Unfortunately, we were in lockdown at the time of completing these slides but we still managed to get our work done!

Kei hea a ? ~ Te Reo Maori ~ Rotations

 Walt: To say where someone is

Task Description:

In this slide, our group ( rua ) for rotations learnt  a few landmarks in new zealand in Maori. Then for the create task we had to find our own landmarks and place it into a slide. 

Solubility ~ Maths

 Walt:  make accurate measurements using a variety of measuring equipment

Task Description:

Today in class we split up into different groups and did a bit of experimenting. We discovered how much sugar would dissolve in 100ml of water. 

Nga Tau ~ Maori

Tips for blog commenting !

 WALT: leave quality blog comments. 

This morning we were tasked to find a buddy and create a posted about ' Tips for blog commenting ' For the past few weeks we've been learning on how to improve our blog comments. 

Plastic Pollutions ~ Literacy

 

In this slide we were tasked to complete the slides. Word grouping, Matching the meaning, and creating a poster :) ~ We want to spread awareness about Plastic pollution and what its doing to our planet.

Admirable Algebra 2

 Walt: identify the rule for a pattern

As I saw it ~ Captain James Cook ~ Activity 3

Inquiry: As I saw it ~ Captain James Cook

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 Object ~ Mirror

Person ~ Toa Otiriunui

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1: What is this Item?

The mirror. The mirror was given to many Maori visitors. Although, they didn't quite know what it was. Since they didn't have the same material as Captain Cook and his crew they either called a mirror 'a small round disk the reflected my face.'

2: Who had this Item ?

At the time, the settlers and the native's were trading things with each other. The Item was given to Toa Otiriunui by 'the man in the red cloak' also know as 'Sydney.' He gave it, wanting to receive his Dog-Skin cloak in return. 

3: Item's Perspective

I was used by Captain James Cook for quite a while. He took me along with many other 'trinkets' and took us along with him on shore. He took us, showing friendship. Some of the other people on the Endeavour crew also took other mirrors too. But Cook decided to give the other mirrors to the Maori people that he visited. Later on while we were at shore, we stopped on land. I was placed in John Gore's pocket then later was given to a man. Otiriunui. He seemed confused when he first saw me. It was like he'd never seen a look a like before. 

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Kei Te Pehea Te Ahua O Te Rangi?

Hinewehi Mohi ~ Literacy :)

 Walt: Evaluate information in a text


This is my reading for the week :) ~ We were tasked to complete the following slides. We were given a text to read then to answer the questions :)

Te Reo Maori ~ Happy Maori Language Week :)

Today at 12pm as a school we decided to sing a couple songs in Maori as it is Maori Language week. We sang to celebrate being able to speak Te Reo Maori again! We did this because...

On the 14th of September, 1972,  People in New Zealand who are Maori, started a Petition, fighting to able speak their native language. Signatures were sent to the government in parliament to save Maori Language from being forgotten. Before 1972, speaking in Te Reo was forbidden to speak. Forcing people to speak english. As they followed the rules and the law, people forgot their native language: Maori. Maori people weren't able to pass their language down to the next generation, causing Te Reo Maori to decline.

Who are you? ~ Home Room Learning :)

'Be proud of who you are as I have done the same!' Being Maori 'and' Tongan means a whole lot to me as I identify myself as 'that' nationality. It's in my blood and will always be :) 

(Maori) ~ One of the many traditions that I am linked and involved in is 'Kapa Haka.' Kapa Haka is a time where a group of people represent their skills, their family and more :) Many things are involved in this type of tradition as it has meaning too :) One of the many traditions in 'Kapa Haka is a Waiata: A waiata marks a special and important occasion. Such as, the birth of a child, death, ETC. It can most likely be emotional and heartfelt. But in the end it brings everyone together. 

(Tonga) ~ From my personal experience the most common Tongan traditional dance is called a Tau'olunga. Usually performed on special occasions, E.g weddings, birthdays and more. You’re able to perform the dance individually and also in small groups. It shows untouched beauty. It’s also performed by younger people as it is quite rare for older women and married women to do this dance as it is prohibited. 

Being able to participate in such passionate event brings me to a better understanding of where I come from and of how special it is to me:)

Tongan Travel ~ Home class!

Today in Home room we had to solve the questions in the pictures above :) Pauline read the details from the site, outloud, to the class. We were given graphs to help us with the question. Our task was to find out which dot represented who. For example, Who was the first, second, third dot (and so on).

The graphs held the information about who was the tallest, who was the oldest, and who had the most children.

The question was about a boy (Tomu) who has never met his aunties and uncles in Tonga. So the boy asked his father about each of them. The father told him about his uncles and aunties, a graph and gave him the option to ask only 3 question as he had to work out the rest himself. (Read The pictures :) We knew that Aunty Ana had the most children, that Uncle Loni was the tallest and that Uncle Pita was the oldest.

We all had our own time to figure out which dot represented who. Because, Aunty Ana had the most children we looked closer at the most amount of childrens graph. We then knew she was the first dot. We then looked at who the tallest was. It was uncle Loni. So we checked where his dot was placed and moved onto the next dot. The oldest! Which was Uncle Pita. His dot was placed third on each graph. And lastly was Aunty Kuini. As Aunty Kuini had no information about herself, we figured she had the least amount of children, that she was the second tallest and that was one of the youngest.

Conquering Fractions ~ Maths! :)

~ It's Tongan Language week! :) ~

This week is Tongan Language Week! This week we celebrate the nationality, the people, the culture, the language and all that has come from the friendly island: Tonga. Uike Kātoanga'i 'o e Lea Faka-Tonga is on from Sunday 6th of september to Saturday 12th of september. 'Fakakoloa ‘o Aotearoa ‘aki ‘a e Lotu Mo’oni.' The theme for the week! Which in english means 'Enriching Aotearoa New Zealand through Prayer and Faith.'


Tonga is made up of 170 Islands! The island itself is located in the Pacific Ocean. The capital of Tonga is Nuku'alofa. Tonga is known as The Friendly Island. It was nicknamed by Captain Hook as he adored the Warm Welcomings, their hospitality and their friendliness.

Made to Measure! ~ Maths work :)

Task Description:

In this presentation we were tasked to complete the following slides. It involved math equations like finding the perimeter and area of different shapes, converting units, and adding, subtracting fractions and decimals. We've been put into different groups and in each group we all have our strengths and weaknesses and so that decides where we sit. On the last slide we had to figure out the area of a circle. I love doing those and so I decided to do them :)

Anyways, Enjoy :)

He hākete kikorangi? ~ Te Reo Maori!

Today in Te Reo Maori we learnt about how to say specific objects in maori. We also did a small revision on our colours in maori as majority learnt a song about our colours a few years back. We then combined the two and found out how to say ' a blue hat ' or so :)