Family Tree

LI: To create a family tree.

This week for our Te Reo challenges, we did a challenge, where we created a family tree with some kowhaiwhai patterns. The grey swirls of my pattern represents my parents, uncles and aunties and the little designs represent their children. I really enjoyed creating a family tree.

Kowhaiwhai Patterns

LI: To design a kowhaiwhai pattern for our PBS Te Reo Blog.

   

Kowhaiwhai patterns are art patterns created by Maori  and are most likey found in Maori community houses/Wharnui. Kowhaiwhai patterns are a traditional part of the Maori culture and are very important, because it tells the history of the iwi tribe and Maori ancestors.

In the middle, the small leaves represents different communities in New Zealand and  the swirls on the outside represents a shield protecting New Zealand. 

Maori|Matching

LI: To match Maori places with their known names. This week for Maori we matched Maori places with their English meanings. We also wrote down which island it was on, like North Island or South Island.  We went on the Maori dictionary to find out what the Maori places mean. We went on the google maps to find out which Island it was on. I enjoyed matching the Maori places with their meanings and which island it is on.

Maori Lessons

This week for Maori we did a matching activity. There were the meaning of the Maori place names in English, on one side and at the bottom there were the Maori place names. We had to match the Maori place names with the meanings. We went on the Maori dictionary to translate the Maori place names.

Maori Place Names

This week for Maori we had Whaea Odie. First we went on a google doc and tried to match the Maori places with its meanings. On one side there was the Maori places. Next to it was the meanings. The meanings were wrong, so we searched the place names on the Maori dictionary. Altogether we had to match twenty place names with its meaning. Whaea Odie called us up to test us with our Maori. She asked questions like who are you and where are you from. She said the questions in Maori. We were give a piece of paper that had a drawing of a fruit. I had the tomatoe. With the fruit Whaea Odie said give me the tomatoe or the other fruits. She also said that in Maori. When Whaea Odie said give me the fruit, we had to say here in Maori. Once we got tested, we all checked on the Maori place names. We didn't know all of the maori place names and their meanings.

Maori|Food Poster

This week for Maori we had Whaea Odie. First we watch a video about Maui. The video was about how Maui and his brothers went fishing on a boat. Maui had his Grandma's magic hook. When Maui put the hook into the water a big fish became South Island. Then Maui and his brothers went to the sea again. It was very cold and there was a storm. Maui and his brothers froze. The boat became North Island. Once we watched the video we got into partners. My partner was Alice. We were numbered. Alice and I were 10. There was a sheet with food. We had to do bread, lettuce, sandwich and egg. Some of the words had the Maori translation. Some didn't. We had to make a poster that had the name of the Maori foods and pictures of the foods. There couldn't be any English words.

Maori|Paikea

This week for Maori we made a poster teaching people about Paikea. First Whaea Odie read us a book called Clay Woman. This story is about a forest god who had built a sculpture of a woman. The forest god put his head on the sculpture that he created and sighed. Suddenly the woman that the forest god created, came to life. Once we listened to the story we moved onto creating the poster about Paikea. For the poster I included Whangara, Ngati Porou, the tahuhu ( the carving that is on top of the meeting house), links, the summary of Paikea and who Paikea is.

Maori Lessons

This week for Maori we had Whaea Odie. First Whaea Odie read us a book which was called Paikea. The book was about how a brother who rode on a taniwha. His brother was jealous of riding the taniwha, so he killed his brother. The brother who killed his brother rode on the taniwha. His name was changed to Paikea, so it could match the name of the taniwha. Once we listened to the story we had to search Whangara School and Whakatane on google maps. Then we had to find out the distance between Whangara School and the sea. We also had to find out the distance between Whakatane and Whangara School. We had to use our smart searching skills to find out the information. Whakatane l is 212.6 km from Whangara School, and the sea is 509.7 km from Whangara School. After that we had to listen to a song called Paikea.

Maori|Weather

This week for Maori we had Whaea Odie. First Whaea Odie read us a book. It was about the weathers on Sunday to Saturday. It was in different places. After we listened to the book we had to create a google slide showing the weathers that happened in the last few days. The days we had to do was Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. For the google slide we had to write down the sentences of the weather in Maori. We also had to include photos of the weather. I decided to include the translation.

Maori Session|Parihaka Taranaki

This week for Maori we had Whaea Odie. First she read a story called Remember That November. This story was about a school speech. The children think that Andy will win the speech contest. In Andy's speech it was about Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes was a man who attempted to explode the king's castle using gunpowder. In the speech contest Aroha stands up who wore a white feather on her hair. Aroha tells a story about the village Parihaka. Once we listened to the story we had to go on google maps and find Parihaka. Then we had to mark where Parihaka is on a maps sheet we were given. We had to find the nearest place to Parihaka. The nearest was New Plymouth, so we had to mark Parihaka near New Plymouth.

Maori

This week for Maori we were learning about the waka migrations. First Whae Odie read us a book caleld In The Beginning. It was the Maori story version. After that we watched a video called Maori Creation Story in Sand Art. The video didn't have any talking in it, it just had someone doing the sand art. Once we watched the video we learnt a song called Happy Rotorua. The song was about the war. Once we learnt the song we learnt about when Kahe and his wife went to a island. They ate fish, they drank and ate coconuts and they drank water from the river. After that we had to search up the rohe trible areas of NZ. The map that I used was the TKM Map | Te Kahui Mangai.

Maori-Cat's Cradle

This week for Maori we made the two diamond and a parachute using string. First we had to watch a video about how to make the parachute and the two diamond. I was only at Maori for a little bit, so Sandra taught me how to do the parachute. In Maori the string game was called Whai and in English it is called cat's cradle. I was struggling on doing the two diamond and the parachute. I had a lot of fun trying to make cat's cradle. I tried to make the two diamond by watching someone doing a tutorial about it and I still didn't manage to get it. Here is the link- Two Diamond Tutorial

Maori- Making a fish

This week for Maori we had Whaia Odie. First Whaia Odie read a book to us which was about the taniwha. Once Whai Odie read us the book she put places on the board, so that we could write it down the places on google maps. The palaces that we had to write down on google maps was Petone, Matiu Island and Te awa- kairangi and Whanganui- a- Tara.  Once we did that we had to watch a video about how to make a fish using paper. I struggled to make it, so Whaia Odie helped me make it. My one failed, so Mr. Ogilvie helped me make one for me. The one at the very top is Mr. Ogilvies and the one that is at the bottom was mine. Even though I failed I still had fun trying to make it. The maori name for fish is raranga. Here is the link to the video- Raranga

Matariki

This week for Maori we learned a Matariki song. Matariki is Maori new year. Matariki begins on the 15th of June. We sang the Matariki song with Whai Odie a few times then Whai Odie handed out Maori word searches. I had to look at each row to circle the Maori words. I managed to find all of them. Once we'd finished the word searches we had to write the Maori song at the back of the word search papers. When it is the last Wednesday of the term we are going to celebrate Matariki. We are going to sing songs about Matariki, have a  sausage sizzle and share together at assembly. Today I had a lot of fun doing the Maori word search and learning the Matariki song. The Matariki song goes like Waiti, Waita, Waipunarangi, Tupuanuku, Tupuarangi, Ururangi e, Koinei nga tamariki o Matariki, Nga whetu e piatata i te rangi (x2).

Maori- Mataraki

This week for Maori we had Whai Odie. We were learning about Matariki. If we didn't finish our Pepeha's we had to finish it. First had to tell Whai Odie some things about Matariki. Then we had to get in partners. In our partners we needed one chrome book and had to find stories of Matariki on youtube. We needed to find four stories of Matariki. After that we had to tell Whai Odie some things we discovered about Matariki. Once we finished that we learnt a new song about the six sisters and the Matariki. We also sang another Maori song. Matariki is on June the 15th. When it is Matariki which is Maori new years we celebrate and have feasts. Matariki only goes on for once a year. Matariki in Japanese is called Subaru which is a car brand. Matariki in English is called Pleiades. Matariki is when there are seven stars in the sky which are Tupu a nuku, Tupu a rangi, Waipunarangi, Waiti, Waita and Ururangi. Whenever Matariki is over the seven stars will disappear.  I had a lot of fun learning about Matariki and learning new songs. Here is the links to the songs- Matariki Waiata, Aio ki te Aorangi,
Here is the links to the stories-  A Matariki Story, The story of Matariki, Matariki & Matariki

Maori

This week for Maori we had to fix our pepeha's. First we got a sheet of paper from Whiaodie. The sheet of paper had 4 circle faces. On the sheet of paper we needed to draw emojis of angry, good, cold and hot. For the good emoji we had to write down Kei te pai, for the cold emoji we had to write down Kei te makariri, for the angry emoji we had to write down Kei te riri and for the hot emoji we had to write down Kei te wera. Once we drew the emojis we had to translate a Maori song that Whiaodie wrote on the whiteboard. We had to go on Maori dictionary to find out the translation. We also had to sing the song. When we finished singing the song and translating it we had to fix our Maori pepeha's that we did last week.

Translating Maori Words to English

LI: To translate Maori words to English using the google translator and the Maori dictionary. This week for Maori we had to make a DLO on translating Maori words to English. Our teacher we had for Maori was Whiaodi. First Whiaodi did the role. Then we learnt a new song. We sang the song a few times. Once we finished singing the song we had to make a google sheet or a google doc. I decided to do a google doc. In our google doc we had to make a table of 2 x 20. For the DLO we had to write down the Maori words that was on Whiaodi's laptop. We had to write down the Maori words on one side. Then we had to go on google translator and the Maori dictionary to find out what the Maori words is in English. Sometimes google translate lies, so I went on the Maori dictionary to double check. Once we found out what the Maori words are on English, we had to write it down on the other side. Whiaodi went to everyone and told people to say some Maori words. Once we finished doing the task that Whiaodi told us, we had to find out the a Maori word in English.

Maori

For Maori this week LS1 and I  had Ms. Whaea Odie. Ms.Whaea Odie gave us a sheet of paper that had Maori places at NZ, the NZ map with some numbers on it and text boxed with numbers on it too. We had to get our devices and a pencil and write down the Maori places that go in each number. We had to use our device to go on google maps and search up the Maori places. I found it kind of difficult, but I still worked on my sheet. I had to zoom into the map to find out where the Maori place on the number. If we wrote the English name of the place you still have to write down the Maori name. I didn't have enough time to finish off my sheet because we had to eat lunch. I liked how we had to find out where the Maori places goes in which number.