The Olympic Games

 We are learning about the Olympic Games.

 WALT skim and scan information to answer questions about the Olympics.

  The Olympics began over two thousand seven hundred years ago in Olympia in ancient Greece. The Greeks took part in the Olympics to celebrate their gods Zeus and Hera. In the ancient Greek Olympic games only men and boys were allowed to compete. The Olympics take place every four years. If an athlete came second in an event they will be awarded a silver medal. Every four years the Olympic torch was lit so that the people knew about the games. The Olympic torch traveled all around ancient Greece. The symbol of the Olympic games are the five interlocking rings. The five interlocking rings represent the five continents. The paralympic games take place after the Olympic games.

Our Place, Our Stories

We have been learning about the taonga in our school and community. We have been learning about our school. The taoanga in our school and also our community helps us to tell our stories.

We have also been learning our pepeha. A pepeha is a way to introduce yourself, and tell people where you come from. It explains how you are connected to the world and nature. 

 

Rahi and the Patupaiarehe

 WALT explore the legend behind the game kī-o-rahi. By Kieran and Elena

3-digit Addition Strategies

 WALT solve addition equations using a place value strategy.

Legends Assembly

We are learning to use descriptive language in our writing.

3-digit Addition Strategies and rounding and compensating

WALT solve addition equations using a place value strategy.

When I first started place value was easy but the hard bit was rounding and compensating . I found out that  rounding and compensating is easy if you use your  head and it is just using tidy numbers. 

First Draft - Mahuika Show

 We are writing about our experience at the Mahuika Show. 

Once upon a time there were two girls called Sissy and Kahu. Kahu was trying to find Sissy because Sissy was hiding she was hiding because she didn't want to do any jobs. Nana had called Sissy and Kahu to come and help her with her jobs. But Kahu was complaining because Sissy never does her jobs. Nana left to do her jobs she left Sissy and Kahu alone Nana told Kahu to keep an eye on Sissy. Kahu had found a magic kete and had a look inside Sissy wanted to touch it but than the kete growled and Kahu dropped it Kahu tried to pick it up Sissy had grabbed the magic sticks from the kete and she accidentally made a fire Nana ran to help and stopped the fire but than she froze.Than WHAM Potiki the last remaining of Mahuika 's sons jumped out of the kete. 

 He explained that if they don't hurry and find Mahuikas mum than their Nana will turn to a piece of coal.Potiki takes Sissy and Kahu to the underworld to find Potiki's mum Mahuika before Nana turns to a piece of  coal. On the way Pukeko the angry giant bird kidnaps Potiki so Mahuika would stop the curse that she put on him. His beak is the only thing  that ever hurt his beak always was burning red hot like flames. The girls go searching for Potiki so they can save potiki and Nan. 

On the way they find a Manutukutuku, Sissy uses it to find where pukeko lives and than she finds out that she should have used it to go to the place where pukeko was right than. On the path Sissy went, she found piwakawaka. Sissy helped him and then goes on Sissy and Kahu meet once again.They meet Te Ra, Te Ra called Kahu bossy and calls Sissy Maui girl. Te Ra has two friends that serve him. Te Ra gives Sissy a riddle and he zips kahu 's mouth. Sissy has three guesses she has to get it right otherwise they won't be able to save Potiki or Nan. By surprise  she got the other guesses wrong she said are you a horse but Te Ra said NO, ooh ooh said Sissy are you a road NO said Te Ra she had one more guess and she did get it right Te Ra looked actually kind of sad but Sissy crossed it anyway. Pukeko at the same time was trying to make Potiki call his mother Mahuika. Pukeko said he had two gifts for Mahuika in exchange to lift his curse. When they went back to Nan and they were very relieved that she wasn't turned to a piece of coal.