My Diorama

Beach Art

WALT: Write an interesting and creative where am I description

WALT: Write a recount about a special toy or object

My prediction

WALT: Write a prediction for what a story might be about about based on the key words.

Lili and Ana were sisters.  Ana had a job and that job was delivering circulars in a buggy.  She took them around the streets each and every Friday and she braked at every mailbox. But suddenly her mail blew away and she became very mad “ This is bad” she thought to herself, worryingly. Ana knew she wouldn’t  get paid anymore and she knew she had lost her job.

WALT: Evaluate our prediction after  reading the story (Junk Mail by Prue Wilson, pt 3, no.3 1995) I give my prediction a 2 out of 5.

I predicted correctly that Lili and Ana were sisters, that the mail was pushed in the buggy and that her mail was flying everywhere.

However I did not predict that Lili was sick and  there was a guard dog at the steep hillside.

Bug Lab

Speech Judging Sheet

Roald Dahl's Biffsquiggling Biography

Twit's dessert menu

Inside Mr Twit's Beard

How to make a homemade mummy costume

Arina's Marvelous Medicine

Matariki vs Pleiades

Matariki Vs Pleiades

Introduction - Arina

Friday the 15th of June marks the day of the Maori New Year

also known as Matariki. Matariki is a time to honour those who have passed

away and think about our future. Matariki is also the name for a cluster

of stars seen in the sky over Aotearoa in late May or early June. The star

cluster Matariki is also known by another name, Pleiades. Matariki and

Pleiades share many similarities and differences  

Cultural Myths - Georgia

One similarity is that both Matariki and Pleiades are

important cultural events. Matariki comes from the Maori

people of Aotearoa, where as Pleiades comes from Greece in

Southern Europe.

English Meaning - Isaac

Both Pleiades and Matariki have English names. Matariki is translated

in English as the eyes of god or little eyes. However Pleiades is known in

English as the seven sisters.

Sisters - Caroline

Both Matariki and Pleiades feature stories including sisters. For many

Maori Matariki is the mother of six daughters. However in Greece

there are only six sisters as one was punished for marrying a mortal.

Many Myths - Jack

Both Pleiades and Matariki have very different and special myths

about why and how it happens. One myth in Maori has Tane Mahuta

jealous of a bright star hurling the star and causing it to a splinter into

seven pieces. One Greek myth has Zeus turning the daughters

of Atlas into stars and placing them in the sky.

Overall we believe learning about Matariki helps us to understand and

connect with Maori culture of the past in an interesting way. Some

ways you could celebrate Matariki this year are learning about the

myths, making kites and sharing kai during a hangi.

Bouncing Balls Experiment

Queens Birthday Invatation

Year 4 camp

Dear Mrs Ritchie,

I am writing to you to express my opinion about why Year 4’s should also go to camp.

You may believe that  year 4 students are too young or immature to go to camp. However I disagree because participating in activities such as canoeing can teach us important life skills, such as being water safe and as well as the importance of working well in a team. As a deputy principal you would agree it is essential for all students regardless of age or size to have these skills.

Furthermore an activity such as archery is also a way to help students develop their aiming skills. This could help them with their development in sports such as shot put, dodgeball and water polo. Even Abseiling! this could also help students develop their confidence and demonstrate bravery, which are important characteristics for a Year 4 student

Camp could also help students improve their listening skills, as you need to listen carefully to the instructors, and I’m sure you would agree that it would be beneficial to have students listen better.

Kayaking is another way of helping yr 4 students develop a few of their other skills such as growth mindset ‘never giving up’, knot tying, and cruital boating and paddling skills.

As you will now realise camp would teach yr 4s many essential skills, so therefore please consider my ideas carefully.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Arina Room 10

A letter from Gallipoli

27 April 1918

Dear Helena,

I hope you are having a joyful time at home with mum and dad and your not missing me too much. If you are thinking how I’m doing, I’m not having a great time here instead, I’m having a rough time here in Gallipoli. Thanks for the Anzac biscuits you’ve sent. They melted in my mouth like magma. Though a variety of people are getting dysentery but thankfully, I haven't got it yet. It's uncomfortable in the trenches especially at night. Rifles and bullets never stop pounding towards us plus millions of citizens have had narrow escapes. Overall , it's been a fine ride so far.

School Photoghraphs

Dear Photographers,

I am writing to you to tell you my opinion about the
way you take and arrange the school photos on
behalf of room 10 Halsey Drive School.

You will understand that this sensible year 4 class
students will have different opinions. But I like the
way you display the photos as well as you position
them. What I mean is  how the girls are at the front
and the boys at the back plus smallest to tallest.

I also like the way you don't add relievers to the
photos cause then it  wouldn't be a class photo
would it?

Surprisingly one of our students said that the
setup in the in Hall entrance looks like the Hall of
fame!

Obviously we admire the way you add some touch
to our class photo  every second year (the figurines
of superheroes eg.wonder women, iron man)

Oh and the display of the glossy red curtain is the
world of the red carpet catwalk.

Yours sincerely,

Arina Moghadam Room 10

Halsey Drive School

Haka poetry

The Waka

     Waka

“Squawk” seagulls circle overhead as we leave the shore. The handmade carved kauri waka cruises across the moana. Bloody red patterns adorn the hull. The koruru’s protruding tongue and bulging eyes glare from the bow. Alongside  the kowhaiwhai patterns sit the intricately carved stories of past victories.

We glide noisily through the waters chanting with all our  might “tokihi, tokihi”. As we grasp onto the oars, we start dancing to the rhythm of the haka “ka mate ka mate, ka ora ka ora, ‘ka mate ka mate’, ‘ka ora ka ora’. Now it’s time for war.        

Maori Village

After reading 'Rewa's village' I created a labelled drawing of a Maori village

Powhiri Process

The Hongi

The Hongi 

What is a hongi? 

A hongi is the pressing of noses, which symbolises the exchange of the breath of life 

When does the hongi happen? 

When the tangata whenua side indicates that the speeches are complete, the manuhiri speakers approach the tangata whenua to hongi 

What to do. 

1. Begin by standing up and firmly shake hands with a gentle squeeze and say Kia Ora. 

2. Then place your left arm on his or hers right shoulder and look rigidly in the persons eyes. 

3. After that slowly and slightly bend your head and press your noses together gently for two seconds and then raise your head.

Rangi - The Sky Father

We described a character from the story Rangi and Papa

Rangi and Papa

Rangi the sky father lay in the heavens torn apart from his beloved Papa~the  earth mother. Tane~Mahuta, the forest god had heaved  apart  his  parents causing dazzling  sunlight  to flood the Islands. Seeing his own father so forlorn, Tane decided that he would light up the sky. Tane~Mahuta spread a beautiful ruby cloak over Rangi`s broad back, placed the saffron sun at his rear and last but not least he placed the exquisite silver moon at his front. Tane~Mahuta gazed up at the heavens and thought how somber his father felt at night. Then he placed an innumerable amount of stars on Rangi. To this day, Rangi still stares longingly at his lost love Papa.