Kapa Haka trip

LI: To learn the teachings of our tupuna (ancestors) and the history of New Zealand's native people and their land.

Ls2 boys went to the Auckland museum to learn about Maori weapons, carvings in the wharenui, 7 taiaha moves and how to do the haka with a Taiaha. First we all went to the halll to talk about the chellenges and a video about going over the rules when we arrive to the museum.

On our way to the museum we practised the lyrics to the haka.

When we arrived to the museum we had to answer 6 questions about the museum. once we answered the 6 questions matua Ngarimu & matua Kingy added more questions to the chellenge. The 10 questions were: the name of the mountain that the Auckland museum was on, the name of the museum in maori 2 short weapons and 2 long weapons and the name of the patterns in the museum.

We then learnt 7 Taiaha moves and learnt the Maori haka using a Taiaha.

I enjoyed this trip and would like to learn a more about maori weapons, carvings and other treasures.

Why is it important to be hydrated

L.I to understand why staying hydrated is important for our healths and for our learning.

This week we learnt about hydration and dehydration. Being hydrated means you body has enough fluids to function properly and dehydration means you don’t have enough water for your body to function properly.

Our task was to define the meaning of hydration, dehydration and the effects they  have on our body. One fact That I found really interesting was that drinking water helps your digestive system work properly.

Statistical Investigation

LI. To plan and carry out a statistical investigation 

Pairs went around the class asking four questions to see what they prefered. The four questions me and my friend asked were: Favourite food, Favourite sport, Favourite colour and what ethnicity they were. After we chose one question and then made a paper graph and a digital graph using the results we gathered. We then predicted that most people like Purple but Blue was the most popular in our statistical investigation.

Summary of Te tiriti O Waitangi

LI: To explain in fewer words what the text is about.

Today for reading my group and I were reading about the treaty of Waitangi and we used a dice to help us create questions about the Treaty of Waitangi after that we made a summary about the treaty of waitangi. The treaty of Waitangi is a day of celebration to remember a historical day of peace; where the treaty was signed by many chiefs. Today we worked collaboratively in our groups, to summarise and learn about the history of the Treaty of Waitangi. In this activity we got to learn more about the Treaty of Waitangi and about why it was signed by many chiefs so New Zealand could be a part of the British Empire. One fact that I found interesting was how the treaty was split into 3 parts