Today our whole school had a art expo where you have to walk around the school and look at other classes, or team’s art. Everyone had their own route to go to all the classes. Our route was first to the year 1’2 from year’2 and so on. Out of all the art i saw my favourite part was the team 5 art because there was lots of different type’s of art.
Walt: Build decimals using materials
Task description: Here's a map that follows a set of instructions read out by our teacher. Here are 3 things i learned about oral language:
Today we had watched a tongan video. Before this video i didnt really understand what the point in kava was but now i understand that kava is special and keeps the peace in tonga. Have you ever wondered how special kava is to tonga?. So today my literacy class watched a video which was about a couple Fefanga and fefafa and their daughter living on a barren island. In the video the king and his men went to a island and were hungry and thirsty but there was no food on the island. So the couple had a chat about what to do because the king was sitting on the kape plant and the family did not want to disturb him because he was sleeping. When the couple finished talking they had decided to sacrifice there daughter to fulfil their obligation and duty there king
One day there lived a very big strong and muscular man and his name is Maui. One day he swam to samoa and meet a man named Tonga Taumata'u (The expert fisherman). So him and maui got along and then tonga asked maui if he would like one of his special looking hooks. But the interesting thing is that maui did not pick one of the special ones he picked the old ragged hook with spider webs all over it.
Maui then grabbed that hook and thanked tonga then maui asked tonga if he wanted anything back. Tonga then said "when you find a island name it after me" maui had accepted his request. So he went off and started fishing all of a sudden he hooked somthing very big not a fish not a whale but a island which he named TONGA
Malo e lelei today i am going to be sharing with you some interesting facts about the tongan language.
Why do tongans teki? The teki was the traditional head twitch that you did in a Tau'olunga.
Why do you think tonga choose the colour red on there flag? The colour was related specifically to the blood shed by Jesus
What is so special about ngatu? The main thing ngatu is to be used is as a constantly circulating gift which is given to you at weddings, Funerals and a lot of other special occasions
Here is where i am going to be listing 10 things that the year 7s liked about their step up.
They loved stepping up and out of their comfort zone
They loved all the activities they did such as cup stacking art and much more
Some of them liked the shared lunch on the last day,
The captains were very proud of some people in there teams because they stepped out of their comfort zone
Some very enjoyed being alone and without the year 8s
Liked watching people be leaders and help others
They loved everyone getting along
They loved that they worked hard
They also loved they communicated
And that they all participated
FIRST DAY: Last week on wednesday the 5th of august the year 8s went on a leadership camp at kauaeranga valley tand the year 7s had a step up activity. When the year 8s got to camp we had the owners explain to us the rules and the boundaries. Then we had morning tea later on after that we had to sit in our groups which were. Kaearanga, kauri, Thames and coromandel. Later on that day we had our first rotation which were cross games in the gym. After that we then had afternoon tea and had to practise for our items on the next day.
