Maths week

A few weeks ago at school we had a Maths Week. In Maths Week the whole school had to go over to one of my teacher’s cars. We had to go to their car and it had balloons in it and we had to guess how many balloons there were. Once the whole school guessed we had to wait till Friday to get the answer. When it was Friday we got told how many balloons there were and only 3 people got the answer right. The answer was 116 I didn’t get it right I wrote 71.

Pepeha And Greetings

Hi in Te Maunga we have been doing Pepeha And Greetings. For the greetings bit we were learning how to greet others in Te Reo Maori like Tena korua which means Hello to two. For the pepeha bit we wrote down our pepeha. My pepeha is 

Ko Whakrongorua toku maunga. 

Ko Utakura toku awa.

Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua toku waka.

Ko Ngapuhi toku iwi .

Ko Ngati hine toku hapu.

Ko Mataitoa toku marae.

Ko Paihia toku kura.

Ko Rohario toku Mama.

Ko Mori toku Papa.

Ko Henare toku Koro.

Ko Isabell toku Kuia.

Ko Ben toku Koro .

Ko Tini toku Kuia .

Ko Rehua Me Davis Me Ngatoki toku tuakana.

Ko Kiri Me Waimirirangi Me Anahera Me Tangimanawa toku Tuahine.

Ko Te Hauata toku ingoa

The Battle Of The Mountain Collage

Kia ora in Te Maunga we have been making collage. I learnt that a collage is a picture that you make with resources around you. I also learnt how to make a collage with hand and I learnt how to use small pieces. We did a collage based on the story The Battle Of The Mountains. We did a collage because the name of our class is Te Maunga meaning The Mountain.

Kindness Letter

For the past week Te Maunga has been making kindness letters. For the kindness letter we were writing to our Elders to cheer them up because they couldn’t go anywhere because there is a higher chance of them getting the virus. So we wrote a letter to try to cheer them up. In my letter I wrote a funny story about when we were dumping our rubbish, my father, brother and I were dumping the trash and then our dad decided to throw some of the rubbish at us.

Diffrences Between VIruses,Fungi and bacteria

For the past few weeks we have been looking around viruses, fungi and bacteria. One of the differences between fungi, bacteria and viruses is that bacteria and fungi can help your body otherwise viruses specialise in harming your body. Another difference is that some fungi can make food while bacteria make your food taste like food. Viruses kill many people while some bacteria can cure people.

Water Cycle Art

Last week My class and I started some art based on our writing. Our writing theme was the water cycle. I started my art about the water cycle on the third day because I had to finish off some of my other work. One of my teachers taught us about using different textures and ways of using our colored pencils in different ways. I also learnt how not to use my colored pencil hard and to use them softly.

Koru And Kowhaiwhai Patterns

Three or four weeks ago Te Maunga did koru and kowhaiwhai patterns.The one called Magnopare is the hammerhead signals a sign of strength. Koru a young fern and it represents protection. My koru is about my mum’s side and my dad's side. On my dad's side there are my two brothers, my three sisters and some of my auntys and uncles.On my mum's side there is my brother, my sister and some uncles and auntys and many other relatives.