MATARIKI and lip balm learning with whaea Ali

                           MATARIKI WITH WHAEA ALI
Today we  had whaea Ali and with some kids from the collage to teach us about Matariki and how to make lip balm called Rongoa /medical ointment we also learnt a new Maori song  called No te Hohonutanga. First we got a strip of yarn and they were teaching up how to make the 9 stars of matariki  then, we made the lip balm, this is what you need coconut oil,bees wax and lavender and heat it up. After that we sang the new song No te hohonotanga we were only able to sing 3 little bits because we didn't have enough time. At about 12:30 we headed back in to class.
Have you made Rongoa before?   

Kiwiana inspired clay art

A couple of weeks ago we made kiwiana inspired clay art. The first thing that we had to do was to get air dry clay then we had to wet the clay with water then we tried to sculpture them it was hard we all took quit a long time. Then we finally did it they were all different they all looked detailed. 

Te reo maori conversation

World war 1 letters.

                                        World war 1 letters

W.A.L.T put our-self's in other peoples shoes 


 We tried to imagine what it was like to be in the great war and how it felt to be like to be in harsh terrain. in the war they had to train in Egypt,that would have been boiling hot.Seeing so much destruction. The solders letters had to be positive and they couldn't tell them what really was like. 
                                   How would you feel if you were in the war? 

TUI 2017

This year we did HEAPS of learning like making blog posts,smoothies,ice cream,art and a whole lot of other stuff. My favorite memory was when we made smoothies. They were so good. We had to do some studying on some smoothie ingredients.

I loved this year it has to be my favorite!!

wonder

                                                 WONDER
This year we read a book called Wonder. Wonder has a very powerful message. Wonder is about a boy named August/Auggie. He has a deformed face. He has had 27 surgery's!!!! auggie has a friend named jack will.

THE ROYAL ALBATROSS

This week we have been learning about the royal albatross,Here are some facts:)

The Royal Albatross

The Royal Albatross ( Diomedea epomophora ) is a huge seabird that is living in New Zealand and other country's.The Royal Albatross can spread is wings 2.9-3.3 M. A adult  Royal Albatross ways about 8.5 kg's. The Royal Albatross can live up to 42 years!,the size of the the bird is approximately 1.1-1.2.