Te reo maori. Introducing others.

In he kakano we have been learning different phrases. Here is one of them.Ko ___ tenei. Her/his name is ___.  He pai ki a ia te purei ___. He/she likes playing ___. He pai ki ahau te purei____. I like playing ___.

Algebra DLOs

Packing Our Bags For The Bottom Of The Ocean

WALT: develop our own poem in response to our model ( packing my bags for... By James Norcliffe)

WALT: use an increasingly descriptive vocabulary to add interest to our writing.

WALT have some fun and be creative with ideas and imagination.

Here is my poem that I worked with Billie on

( my partner )

Packing Our Bags For The 

Bottom Of The Ocean

One blackalicious, metallic, small stoned outside,

 spongey memory foam, warm and cosy inside,

 portable elevator 

to carry us to the bottom of the ocean 

to discover new species of fish.

A thick glowing, to cast light,

 blankety blanket,  in hypothermic prevention material

With clear wiggly tubes disappearing into your body carrying
oxygen 

 Specially adapted water pressure wetsuit

For exploring our underwater environment.

A pair of knee high, multi colored rainbow tie dye, pink bows for
good vibes, rubber steel cap, snuggly wuggly, patterned
embroidered boots

 so we don’t cut our feet on the slippery  slimy rocks 

on the bottom of the ocean. 

Green night vision goggles, soft, icy cold, elephant weight
heavy,  spot lights with optional shades of light at the front of
the helmet.  

And my Assistant

In case I get lonely.

By Indi And Billie.

Basketball Is A Excellent Sport!

Basketball ( Pāhikitepōro ) is an excellent sport


Have you ever played basketball? Well I have. I believe that we should get everyone playing basketball. It is a great sport and it is fun and energizing. If you try it, you might like it and recommend it to others, which in my opinion is great! These are four reasons to play basketball.

Fitness/health

Firstly, I think people who play basketball will have great health. People who play have fun being fit and healthy because you’re doing it in a fun way. You might have a healthy diet so you can be healthy while playing basketball.

Playing as a team

Secondly, you will become a good team player. If you play you will very likely develop great sportsmanship. You will learn that sometimes you win and sometimes you lose and that you have to accept that. When you play basketball you will get used to losing because that is a part of sport that you just have to deal with. You will learn that you might be in a team with strangers but you will still have fun. You’ll learn to support one another as a team. In conclusion, I think playing basketball will help you learn how to play as a team.

Traveling

If you play basketball you will get to travel either around the country or around the world to go to  games and tournaments. If you do travel around the world you will see and experience amazing places.The more you travel the more people will notice you and you are very likely to become famous! If you play basketball you will meet new, amazing and talented people and they might even become your friends. I think you will make and get new, great friends when you play basketball and you’ll be given opportunities to travel.

Career

If you practise basketball and get good enough you could get into a really good and high up team like the Tall Blacks or the L.A Lakers. Also if you have basketball as your career you can get paid lots of money. Your career will keep you very fit. You will have fun doing your career instead of a boring job like a banker or consultant. This is why I think having a basketball career is great.



Furthermore, I think you should play basketball because you will have great fitness and health, you will learn how to play as a team, you will get to travel and you might choose basketball as your career. So why not give it a go? If you get the chance to play basketball, try it!

By Indi

My bunny collage

We have been learning to make a collage on google drawing. We had to use the explore, mask and arrange tools to get our collage to come together. We had to choose an animal and put it into it's habitat. It was a lot of fun and I am really happy with how my work turned out. Have you ever had a go at this? 

My Kiwi Collage

We have been learning to make a collage on google drawing. We had to use the explore, mask and arrange tools to get our collage to come together. We had to make an NZ bird and put it into it's habitat. It was a lot of fun and I am really happy with how my work turned out. Have you ever had a go at this? 

My New Zealand Ladybird report

We have been learning about minibeasts  in our class as part of science. We have been creating imformation reports on a minibeast of our choice. The minibeast we chose had to live in NZ/Aotearoa. Here is my writing. I worked with Alaska for this work.

    Amazing 

Aotearoa/New Zealand

  Mumutawa/ladybirds             

 What are Mumutawa/ladybirds?

Mumutawa/ladybirds are little kata/insects. They were brought to New Zealand.
Mumutawa/ladybirds are also called Farmers’ Friends because they help farmers
get rid of pests. The orange spotted ladybird is also known as Mumutawa and
Coccinella leonine. The Harlequin ladybug is native to NZ. They kaiao/live up to
2-3 years. They’re named Mumutawa/ladybirds after Lady Mary

( Mother of Jesus ) because off her red cloak that she wore in kōwhaiwhai/paintings.
There are many different types of Mumutawa/ladybirds. The Harlequin ladybug is
A.K.A Harmonia axyridis. The orange spotted ladybird is not threatened.
The Harlequin Mumutawa/ladybirds are 5 to 8 mm. 

                                                Habitat

 Mumutawa/ladybirds live in both North and South Island. Sometimes you
can see them in your mahi mara/garden rerere/flying around and being free.
Remember don’t hurt them because they help you. Som

LADYBUGS!!!e live in warmer places than others. 

Mumutawa/ladybirds live in shrubs, trees, mahi mara/gardens, fields, huahake/crops,
parks. Some even live in wharepuni/houses. They also live in native habitats. 

                  

                           Social Behaviour

Some mumutawa/ladybirds are takitahi/individual.
They only pāhikohiko/interact with others of their kind during breeding.
Each kind of mumutawa/ladybirds has its own odor for attracting  a mate.
Some are partly takitahi/individual and gather in large groups. This is during
takurua/winter or while hekenga/migrating. Mumutawa/ladybirds mate in
aroaromahana/spring and early matiti/summer. The male grips the
tuawahine/female from behind and holds on kita/tight.

                                    Feeding time

Mumutawa/ladybirds love to eat just like us. Tuatahi/First of all
Mumutawa/ladybirds are mostly carnivores (Carnivores only eat meat) but
some can also be omnivores ( Omnivores eat both meat and plants ). Carnivores
Mumutawa/ladybirds eat mites, white flies, kuturiki/aphids and scale kata/insects.
Mumutawa/ladybirds that are omnivores eat  mites, white paturongo/flies,
kuturiki/aphids and scaled kata/insects and they eat /pollen and mushrooms.
Mumutawa/ladybirds eat their pārurenga/prey alive. Mumutawa/ladybirds love
kuturiki/aphids.

                                 

                          How do they breed

Mumutawa/ladybirds lay up to 40 eggs at a time. Mumutawa/ladybirds lay
once or more times a year. The eggs of the ladybug is either orange or yellow.
These eggs will hatch within 4-10 days. Ladybirds lay their eggs in clusters or rows
on the underside of a leaf, usually where kuturiki/aphids have gathered.
Mumutawa/ladybirds usually  breed in May but they mate in Koanga/spring and
early Raumati/summer. 

                                                   Threats

The kapatau/threats of the Mumutawa/ladybirds are 11 spotted ladybugs,
poraka/frogs,wasps,spiders,dragonflies,birds. Manu/Birds are the main predators.
Mumutawa/ladybirds will hide in shrubs, trees, grass,and more.The bright colours
of the ladybug are telling predators to tua o tāwauwau/back off!! Also
Mumutawa/ladybirds ooze yucky smelly  toxic liquid that will also tell predators to
tua o tāwauwau/back off!!! Other konihi/predators are assassin bugs, parasitic
wasps, and ants. 

                              

Ending

This is some pārongo/information about Mumutawa/ladybirds.
Remember they help your mahi mara/garden so don’t uruhua/hurt them.
We hope you now know more about Mumutawa/ladybirds and make sure you
kaikanohi/look after them!

Ladybug life cycle

 Ladybug eggs

Ladybug Larvae

ladybug pupa

Mumutawa/ladybirds!!!!