Weka Collage

Today we made a collage on a google drawing. I did mine of a weka. We had to do a bird that is native to New Zealand. To make the collage we had to use the mask tool to make the pieces into shapes. I have put a border on all the pieces to make it easier to see.

Maths DLO

Phrase Of The Week Term 4 Scratch

Kōrero O Te Wiki

Here is Daniel and my work about the phrase of the week at our school.

Phrase Of The Week

WALT: Say basic Te Reo Māori Phrases.

Today we made chatterpix videos to say our Māori phrases of the week.

I Am Running Māori Phrase Scratch Animation

Table Tennis Māori Phrase Scratch Animation

Transformation Art

For my art I used translation which means I slid my image around.

Wild Things Reading Response 2

My Kowhaiwhai Artwork

My Kowhaiwhai Art

By Nathan J 

In He Kākano we had to make artwork that
has atleast one kowhaiwhai pattern and
with its meaning. You could either make
your own design or use a traditional one.

This design represents speed, swiftness
and agility.It is one of the traditional
kowhaiwhai patterns. I chose it because
it represents speed and I’m fast at running.
It is called Puhoro in Māori and it is from
athe iwi Te Arawa.

Food Chain / Food Web DLO

Meganeura Insect Enquiry

Wild Things Reading Response

DRSABCD DLO Callan and Nathan

Ski Trip 2019

OUR SKI TRIPWe are learning to write recounts. Recounts can be presented in many ways, including visually. I have presented my recount through word art and photography. My opinion of the trip was that it good because I learnt lots and had fun.

Te Aitanga Pepeke

He Kakano Term 2 2019 Location and Direction

In He Kākano this term we have been learning how to give basic directions in Māori. I worked with Korban and this is our work.

Te Reo Māori Phrase of the Week

Made by Chatterpix.
We are learning to use simple Te Reo Māori phrases.

Equivalent Fractions

Fractions DLO

Cuboid DLO

NZ Sign Language DLO

Book Review The Garbage King

Finding The Area Of Circles

The Umbles

Lake Daniell Day Tramp

Lake Daniell Day Tramp

For William Pike Room 1 and Room 8 and some
parents and teachers went to Lake Daniells
for a tramp. When we went there we thought
we would get hypothermia but it wasn’t even
cold when we started walking. We also went
there to learn a bit about the area.

We went for the walk on the 12th of June
2019. The drive there was 1 hour and a half
but we stopped at Reefton and found bigfoot
in our imagination. It was in the morning that
we went and I went with Daniel’s dad in the
car with Daniel, Rhys and me.

Lake Daniells is on the Lewis Pass which
keeps going to Christchurch. We also went
to the Reefton for a toilet break. At the
place where the Lake Daniells tramp starts
it is also called marble hill and there was a
wall at the fault line which was meant to see
if it moved in an earthquake.

What we did is we went to the start of the
tramp and we did the call with numbers. Then
we started walking and we had breaks about
every 30 minutes. On the way back, some
people were carrying logs and they chucked
them in the river for a tribal ceremony.
Some people were doing a dance as well.

How we got to Lake Daniells is we all went
in cars that we were assigned with at school.
Also the teachers traveled and parents
came that were from our school.

I really liked the whole walk and it was fun
to walk with my friends. It was a bit hard
because it was quite long but overall I really
enjoyed it. Maybe we could do it again but
go in the summer so we can go swimming in
the lake.

Analogy DLO

Callaghans Ridge

Callaghans Ridge

On Thursday room one and eight went to Callaghans Ridge for the
William Pike Challenge. We did a scavenger hunt to find native
things. Some things we found were South Island fantails, miromiro
(tomtits) and some solid bracket fungi. Also we had to look for
other things as well.

The conditions on the day was raining and damp. Also it was sunny
at some bits. The conditions didn’t really affect the walk because
we all had rain jackets and wet weather gear.

Also we made bivvys at lunch time to eat our lunch in. All the
groups had to only use a blue tarpaulin and a long yellow rope. My
group made a small bivvy next to a bank and we got a lolly frog.
The bivvys made us work well as a team.

I really enjoyed the whole walk but my most favourite thing was
sprinting furiously to the end. I was a very speedy ginger ninja!
I was the first one to make it to the end.

A suggestion for another outdoor activity is we could do another
beach cookout because that was really fun.

Noho Marae Recount

Noho Marae Recount

For our Noho Marae trip we went to the Arahura Marae so we could
learn about the stories of the West Coast and so we could learn
about the heritage of our local area. We also went to the marae
so we could learn about the Māori culture.

We went to the marae on the 5th and the 6th of March. It was in
the morning that we went and I went with Cailan’s mum in the car
with Charlie, Cailan and me.

The Arahura Marae is in Arahura which is down from our school.
We also went to the Arahura river to look for pounamu. The next
day we went to the Mananui Tramline for a walk and we walked to
Lake Mahinapua.

The marae is a part of Ngāi Tahu and it is mainly about someone
who was in a boat but it got capsized and his friends died so he
got their heads and swam very far. Also we learnt about other
stories.

What we did is we went to the marae and we did the powhiri.
Both the groups did a waiata and a speech. Then we had food
and went to the river to look for pounamu. Also we made statues
of Poutini and Waitaiki. Then we went back to have dinner and we
went outside to play games. I did rippa rugby and ki o rahi. After
that we had smores and listened to stories at the fire. The next
day we did our mihi and went to the Mananui Tramline to do the
track and we walked to Lake Mahinapua. At Lake Mahinapua we
heard the story about the guy who got his boat capsized and his
friends died.

Room 1 and Room 8 went to the Marae with some parents and
teachers. Also there was people at the marae that were nice and
helped us do fun things. The teachers that went were Ms Kemp and
Mrs Glue and Miss Ireland came for the powhiri then left to go back
to school. Then later in the day Miss Ireland came with Ms Barrow.

How we got to the marae is we all went in cars that we were
assigned with at school. Also the teachers travelled and parents
came that were from our school.

Chinese New Year DLO

Tiriti O Waitangi

On the 6th of February we learnt about the Treaty of Waitangi. We learnt about the 4 New Zealand flags. They are Tinorangatiratanga, United Tribes (He Whakaputunga), Union Jack and the New Zealand flag.

Onomatopoeia Poem

The Chocolate Biscuit

Poem by Nathan Johnson

As I eat the chocolate biscuit I slashed

Through it with my teeth it smashed

My tooth and my biscuit fell out into the ocean

It got swept away with the motion

Of the current and it dragged it to China

Into a posh diner

And it got eaten

And beaten

By a child

With the spice as mild

Then it got digested

And invested

Into the Chinese bank

My Selfie Poem

My Selfie Poem

I am from the orange beanbag,

from fresh water and smelly soap.

I am from the ferns out the back,

from the West Coast Basketball team.

I am from the punga tree.

I am from the sounds of cicadas chirping,

from the soft couch.

I’m from Rapahoe beach and Punakaiki,

from Aunty Annie and Uncle Chris.

I’m from swimming at the pool and watching movies.

From playing Fortnite with Dad and sleeping.

I’m from, “Kia ora.” and “How are you?”

From the pages of Shrek and Baby Shark.

I am from gaming and Fortnite.

I am from basketball, my backyard.

I’m from Wellington and New Zealand.

Macaroni and soup,

from World  War 1.

From surviving Gallipoli

and my grandad’s tan leather wallet.

Mahatma Gandhi Reading Task

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi, was given the name Mahatma, meaning great soul,
because he was a great soul, he did things for others and didn’t want
anything in return. He was against racism, he went to prison for the things
he did and he was very famous.

Firstly, Gandhi was greatly against racism. Mahatma Gandhi went to work
for the South African office of an Indian legal firm. This is when Gandhi first
encountered racism. When he was on a train, a white man wouldn’t sit next
to him. He found that lots of Indians in South Africa were given the worst
jobs and they lived in poverty. Gandhi started working for the rights of
Indians and he campaigned for twenty years. Gandhi said, “Make the
injustice visible. Be prepared to die for it.”

Secondly,  Mahatma Gandhi was famous for the actions that he made
and what he believed in. He helped the Indians, by refusing to get his
finger print scanned and he wanted others to do the same. He thought
that he had helped the Indians in his country, and people started to
recognize the things that he had done. Other people started to follow in his
lead.

Gandhi’s main grumble was that under the British rule India had become
the world's poorest country. The British found India, while the Indian
people were already there and they tried to take over and rule over the
Indians. This was called colonisation.

Finally, Gandhi went to prison because he refused to do things that the
government said to do and he protested peacefully against racism and
lots of Indians were arrested and went to prison. He said, ‘An eye for an
eye ends up making the whole world blind.’ Gandhi meant that fighting
each other was a bad thing and that it can do horrible things to people.
We agree with Gandhi because fighting can do very bad things to you,
like traumatize people and injure people. We believe that Mahatma
Gandhi shouldn’t have gone to prison because of what he believed in
and he just wanted the make South African people all equal.

In conclusion, Mahatma Gandhi was a great man and his name fitted
who he was. He was recognized for being against racism, he made good
choices and he also went to prison for believing in the things that he did.
His actions have affected us today because people of all races are allowed
to have any job and many people are inspired by him and do not want
racism in the world.

Statistic DLO

Decimal DLO

Nelson Mandela Work

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is a man from South Africa, and he was the reason that we have
race relations day today. He fought against apartheid and segregation, in his
lifetime ( 18 July 1918, to 5 December 2013) he also won the Nobel Peace Prize.
He also was against white supremacy.

Firstly, Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid and segregation. Apartheid is
when only white people in South Africa are superior and they have good things,
when the blacks are treated unfairly. Segregation means where one group of
people like the whites are separated from black people and are treated
differently. I think apartheid and segregation is wrong because everyone should
be treated equally.

Secondly, Nelson Mandela was against white supremacy. In South Africa he
did not think that it was fair that only the white people got all the good things
in life.  Only the white people got big houses, electricity and proper roads.
Nelson Mandela also thought that the black people should not have to live in
tiny hovels and should be allowed  proper roads or electricity. He did not think
it was fair that because of their skin colour, that the black and the white people
got different rights. We agree with Nelson Mandela because we don’t think it
is fair either.

Finally, Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He shared the
Nobel Peace Prize with Frederik Willem de Klerk. De Klerk was the president
of South Africa. They won the Peace Prize because of their work fighting
against apartheid and segregation. We think that they deserved the Nobel
Peace Prize because what they were doing was right.

In conclusion, Nelson Mandela is recognised today because he fought against
apartheid and segregation, he was against white supremacy, and he won the
nobel peace prize. Nelson Mandela was very important for the way he fought
for equal rights and helped support black people to have a better life. It affects
us today because everyone no matter what their skin colour is, they are

entitled to have equal rights.

The Guardian Of A Mysterious Swamp Creative Writing

The Guardian Of A Mysterious Swamp

In 1848 there was a mysterious swamp in the middle of a  random forest near Moisty
Mire.This perplexing swamp was very odd because sometimes furniture comes out of it.

One day little Red Riding Hood was walking through the forest and saw some soft
purple carpet that was as moldy as 100 year old bread next to a swamp. She sprinted
furiously and went to bring her granny to view the problem. When she arrived at her
granny’s house she wasn’t there so she fetched her butterfly catching net and sprinted
furiously back to the mystery swamp. The oak trees were wailing and dancing rapidly
in the breeze.

When she appeared at the swamp the purple carpet was gone but there was a ginormous
chair and a slimy, green taniwha that looked like a fat elephant sitting on the chair. At
the sight of little Red Riding Hood he dived into the mystical swamp. Little Red Riding
Hood scooped her butterfly net into the dark, slimy water but the taniwha wrapped his
scaly tail around it and yoinked it out of her grasp. Then the taniwha emerged from the
water with a silicone spatula and started intensely smacking little Red Riding Hood with
it.

She ran away and never came back again until years later. When she was 107 she was walking through the forest and saw the magical swamp again. She had completely forgotten about the swamp because she was very old but she still had the scar of the silicone spatula on her leg.

She walked up to the strange swamp and there was a wooden table lying on its side next
to the swamp. Then the taniwha came out and threw lemons and oranges and salt at her
until she sat down and started crying because the taniwha got her clothes dirty.

Then the taniwha tightly grabbed little Red Riding Hood by the toes and quietly
dragged her into the swamp and cooked her at 220o C for breakfast and the wrinkly
sweaty toes were the best.

Nathan J.