Math Place Value

WALT....
Recognise how many tens and hundreds are in numbers. Here is my work.

Maui Legends

As part  of Matariki we re-read the legends of Maui.We then retold a legend and created artwork.Blow is Sasha and my work.

Once, a long time ago lived a man called Māui and he had 5 brothers. They were all tūpuhi (skinny)and hiakai (hungry) but were very generous. Māui and his brothers worked hard all day and night for the village people but the problem was that there were really short days so there was no time to do anything. The brothers and Māui didn’t look after themselves they looked after the village people. The village people were very demanding. Māui and his brothers were out every day hunting because crops weren't growing. The crops needed the ra (sun) to grow. One day a  woman entered the village, she called herself Wahine o te Moana. Wahine o te Moana was caring but told her opinion. Wahine o te Moana made the village people help Māui and his brother. Now Māui and his brothers can sleep and eat but they still weren't happy. Māui wasn’t happy because there wasn’t enough time in the day to do things. The next morning Wahine o te Moana had to leave. She gave Māui a special jaw bone from a whale. When Wahine o te Moana gave Māui that jaw bone she said, “Do something that needs to be done with this jaw bone Māui”! That morning Māui decided to slow the ra (sun) down, so he started to prepare. When Māui told the village people what was going to do they all laughed. But that didn’t stop Māui. Māui started plaiting strong flax rope with his brothers. They were up all night and day. Then they finally went to slow the ra (sun) down. As they started walking to where the ra (sun) set and rises the ground was as hot as fire. Māui and his brothers hid behind a small rock wall that they had made. When the ra (sun) started to rise Māui and his brothers threw the ropes over the ra (sun's) fiery hair, Māui said, “Hold on and don’t let go”! Then Māui got his jaw bone and smacked the ra (sun) over the nose. Māui yelled in anger, “You will slow down and make our days longer!’’ “Okay,”  said the ra(sun),  “but don’t kill me”! The brothers let the ropes go and the ra (sun) was in pain but he held his promise .When Māui and his brothers got back to the village everyone was hari koa (happy) at last, and all sang around the fire. That's how Māui slowed the ra (sun).

Retold by Sasha and Billie

Here is our artwork

My Mihi 2017

Here is my Mihi video.

Classroom Kupu

We have been learning how to say classroom object in Maori. Here is the slideshow I did to show my learning.

Science Term2 2017

This term we have been doing science. We have been learning about the water cycle  and states of mater. Here is some of my learning.

Persuasive Writing - Why we shouldn't have pets!

We have been working on a piece of persuasive writing. We got to choose if we wanted to write for pets or not for pets. I chose to argue agents pets. Here is a piece of my writing.

I don’t necessary believe that we shouldn’t have pets.

Title A Short Statement about the topic. eg. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	I am Against Pets
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	I strongly believe that having pets is a really bad idea.
Series of Arguments Reasons Your points supporting your view about the topic.  Your arguments to support your statement and information to support these arguments. Remember -argument -supporting detail, reasons, examples	Primarily, pets can be dangerous! I am against Pets because they can be well behaved and then they can just attack you. I would be scared. For example, dogs can be vicious. This is dangerous . We need to do something about. Sometimes Kids can pat dogs and then they can take the poor child’s hand off! Another example is, my mother was walking along the footpath one day and a dog shot out of the house and bit her on the leg.
	Secondly,pets make a mess! They can rip sheets and do their business on the carpet or in the house. I am certain that you don’t like coming home to torn up pillows and broken furniture. I know that puppies are cute but they make  a mess. We should keep pets outside or under a shelter outside! Or even better don't have pets at all.
	Thirdly, they cost a fortune to look after. They need food and they need a kennel  and they need TLC. TLC cost a lot of time and money. Kennels can costs up to 100 dollars but small kennels can cost about 90 dollar .Also big kennels cost around 200 dollars!!!! I would not want  to spend that much money. Some people love their animals so much they take them to have their feet massaged and pedicures.I understand if they are sore but sometimes they do it to make them look good. What a ridiculous thing to spend money on!
	Finally, they take a lot of time to look after. Dogs especially are energetic and I am certain that pets would want to go for a run or a play with the owner at least once a day. Pets are energetic animals and they need to go for a run every morning and night. Also sometimes owners think they can fit time for a play and a run with a pet but they don’t have time sometimes and that's bad. It's better not to have a pet because they take a lot of time.
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	In conclusion, I think that people shouldn’t have pets because pets can be dangerous, pets can make a mess,  and they can cost a lot of money. Also they take a lot of time. I don’t believe that people should have pets!

Persuasive Writing we should we should fix our field!

We have been having a go at writing a piece of persuasive writing. Here is my piece of writing about why we should fix our filed.

Title A Short Statement about the topic. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	Our Field Needs Finished and Fixed!
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	Dear Mrs Truman and the Board of Trustees, I strongly believe that we should get our feld fixed NOW! I would feel disappointed if we didn’t have a field at Karoro School.  We can't do big events like the Gala because we only have a small amount of space. We can’t train for specific sports. We have to pay to go to places to train and have a game on a field. Also we are whati (running) on concrete and it is bad for some people's feet. We need the field fixed Now!
Series of Arguments Reasons Your points supporting your view about the topic.  Your arguments to support your statement and information to support these arguments. Remember -argument -supporting detail, reasons, examples	Firstly, I think we need to fix the field because constantly we are running on concrete and its hurting my hīkaikai(feet)! When we run on concrete it is bad for some peoples feet, especially me! For example I was training for cross country and my feet starting killing me I had to stop. I feel mad when I run on concrete and the thought of never getting a field, disturbs me.
	Secondly, the school has bought lots of sports equipment and it not getting used because we have no field! We have lots of equipment that is just nohotŪ (sitting) still in the P.E Shead. I’m not the one that brought all this equipment so if we don’t have a field that is like money down the drain! I respected the P.E equipment but why do we have P.E equipment that were not going to be using??
	Thirdly, all the children in the school only have a small amount of playing place. This is dangerous because people can collide and fall on the hard concrete. This makes me feel sad because people can get uruha(hurt) and we can’t play as many game because we don’t have a field! It would be disappointing if you wanted children to get hurt.
	Finally, we need to train and keep fit for events. As children growing up we need to sleep , be healthy also many more. But being hauora(health) we need to be fit. As a student at Karoro School I want to try and represent our school for all things, I want to be fit and happy to be at sports games and other events. To train we need to have space that won't be so squashed. We need a FIElD!
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	IN conclusion we need to fix and finish our field! WE need our field because the concrete is hurting my feet, The equipment was so expensive and we don’t want that to go to waste, the kids at Karoro School are crowded. Also to represent Karoro School in learning and sport we need to keep fit and healthy. WE are certainly disappointed if we don’t have a field. We need a field for lots of reasons but it is hard not having a field at school!