Moari

LI:To find the real names of places in New Zealand
This week for Maori we first looked at some Christmas song but in Maori. It  was a competition Boys vs Girls, for  this competition we had to guess the song the person was singing. It was a tie with 2-2.
Then we had to go on a google do where we had to find the English name for places in New Zealand.

Maori

LI:To name places in Auckland in English.
This week for Maori Mrs Odie made a document about the places in Auckland/ Tamaki Makaurau. They were in Maori our job was  translate them to English.

Maori

LI:To say fruits in Maori.
This week for Maori we first looked at a video about how the north and south of New Zealand was made. We had to make a google drawing  to show people fruits in Maori like Panana and Kerepi. We had to work with a partner but make different drawing. We had to do learn about four fruits. Matthew and I had to do Banana, grapes, cherry, and mandarin 

Paikea

LI:To learn about paikea.
LI:To learn how humans where made.
This week we learned how the first human was made. we read a story about a god that closed his eyes and he made a structure out of the earths clay. At first it was a normal structure until the god put his head on the structure head and sighed. When he sighed the structure came to life that is how the first human was made. We also had to make a DLO about Paikea.

Matariki celebration

LI:To celebrate matariki
This week on Wednesday Panmure Bridge celebrated Matariki. We had performances by the cuppa haka group senior and junior, Drum group, Ucalali group, and the pecifica group. I enjoyed the the drumming group the best. After all the performances  everyone had to form a lines to get sausages, but if they were vegetarians they had to go the kitchen they got vegetarians sausages. Because I didn't like sausages I didn't have any. Mrs fiya Odia donated the sausages.

Matariki with LS2

LI:To collaborate with LS2
This week LS1 went up to LS2 to work with two people from LS2. I worked with Oscar, Jericho, and Mataio.  We watched a video about matariki then one of us got a three minute timer. After that we wrote as many thing we new about Matariki. We had to use that to make a poster about Matariki. Jericho drew most of the pictures. Me and Oscar wrote most of the information. Mataio had to do a job for Mr Mat an Mrs Lily.

Maori

LI:To make stuff out of string
This week for Maori we had to make stuff with string. The easiest was the parachute. The other ones were complication. Mrs said told us at the beginning that this is a test of patients. We learned it by watching videos, My friend Fanini helped me learn how to do the parachute.

Maori

LI:To learn how to make a fish.
This week for Maori we learned about wellington and who's idea it was to name it wellington. We read a book about Naki and Whaitaitai. Naki made a harbour and went into the sea. But Waitaitai didn't want to go. After a couple days he missed his friend he tried to go by Naki but he got stuck. We also made fishes with two pieces of paper.

Maori

LI:to learn about Matariki.
Matariki is a Maori new year. PBS will celebrate Matariki by singing songs and eating food. We will do this in week ten. Matariki  starts on the fifteenth of June. We did a word search,  searching  for twelve Maori words. We are going to have a sausage sizzle during  the celebration. We are all going to perform a song about the seven stars of Matariki. The song goes like this: Waiti, Waita, Waipurangi, Tupuanuku, Tupurangi, Ururangi e  , Koinei nga tamariki o Matariki, Nga whetu e piatata i te rangi (x2).

Matariki

LI:To learn about matariki.
This week for Maori we learned about Matariki.  Matariki is a Maori new year. It happens every year on 15 of June. We know if it is Matariki because seven bright star appear in the sky, and their names are: Matariki, Waita, Waiti,  Uru arangi, Tupu arangi, Tupua nuku, and Waipuna a Rangi. In English, it is called the Pleiades. In Japan It is called Subaru.
We watched videos. I watched This one. We celebrate by having a feast and singing song. Also some people make kites.

emotion

LI:To learn Maori emotion.
This week for Maori we learned how to write four different types of emotions in Maori. We also had to draw it. The first one I did was "I am cold" which in Maori is "Kei Te makariri". Then I drew the emotion angry which in Maori is "Kei Te Riri". After that I drew I a person that was hot, which in Maori is "Kei Te Wera". And finally I drew a person that was happy, which in Maori is "Kei Te Pai".

Maori

LI:To learn how to introduce our self in Maori .
This week for Maori we had to make a google slide. It was about how we introduce our self in Maori. For example we had to write it who our brothers are.