The Big wave

 
This week in Te Ngahere we have been working on 100 word storys This was one of those moments. You could hear the sharp intake of breath as the fifty metre wave frothed and foamed. There were only seconds left to wait. They stood there shaking in terror as they  watched the fifty meter wave build up right in front of them. Everybody on the wharf started to scream, most of the people ran but the others stood there in shock as they watched the fifty meter wave crash over the top of them. The people watching screamed in horror as they saw people they knew getting tossed up by the huge wave.

100 word story

 
This week in Te Ngahere a couple of students and the opportunity to do a 100 word story. we had to choose a picture and write exactly 100 words.
The green grass is slowly starting to disappear into the abyss. The lonely pleading trees are quickly vanishing across the world. Wildlife all around me is reluctantly surrendering to a new enemy. Big grey buildings are popping up everywhere. Hundreds and thousands of trees and forests are getting chopped down everywhere to make buildings. Countries, Towns, of buildings towering down on what use to be beautiful colourful trees and forests. Will they ever stop ruining these forests for these big grey buildings I wonder to myself as I look out my window and watch as they cut down more trees?

Can You Use Weather Words?

This week in Te Ngahere we have been working on Te Reo Maori. We have been learning how to create a weather forecast all in Te Reo Maori and learning how to prounce words in Maori correctly. First we had to get into a group of 2-3 and choose 6 places in New Zealand. After we chose the six places we had to choose six weather words like rain, sun, wind etc. After we chose them we than had to introduce ourselves and say Kia ora my name is Lily but all in Maori. So we had to go Ko Lily Toku Ingoa. After we finished creating our script than we had to screencastify it. Here is my screencastify. Have you ever tried pronouncing weather words in Te Reo?   

Mirror Image

This week in Te Ngahere we have been working on a variety of different texts but our most recent one we have done is Mirror Image. We had to choose a text and read it through I chose Mirror Image because to me it was the most interesting and had the most verbs. After we read it we then had to find all of the verbs, adverbs, adjectives, figurative language, concrete nouns etc. After we found all of the verbs  we then had to sort them into the right columns like I have shown in this picture.  After we have sorted them into the right columns then we had to write the sentence we found the verb or adjective in and than highlight it. Do you know what a verb is?

Calendar Art.

This week in Te Ngahere we have been doing art. We are learning how to draw continuous lines, draw curves, rule straight lines, select colour effect and how to blend colours. First off we got a piece of paper with a slight outline. We had to go over the outline to practice drawing the picture. Once we get confident we then get a big piece of paper and draw the picture on the paper. It was really hard to see the outline when we were practicing so I keep going off course. One thing  I like so far about the drawing is getting to draw the patterns. Have you done a calendar art before?

Through The Window.

This week in Te Ngahere we have been learning how to find and measure perimeter and area in 2 dimensional shapes. Here is a screencastify to show my work. I found it hard at first because I didn't know how to find the perimeter and area but once I got taught how to it was really easy. Do you know how to find perimeter and area?

Wonder Project

This week in Te Ngahere we have been working on launching our rockets. We had to put an even amount of water and air pressure into the rocket. If we didn't have an even amount of water and air pressure in the rocket then it wouldn't go as far as it could possibly go. We noticed that once we had launched it when the rocket was coming back down to the ground it flew in a zigzag pattern instead of flying straight. Have you launched a rocket before? Here is a video of us launching our rocket.

Ki o Rahi

This week in Te Ngahere we have been practicing drills for Ki o Rahi. We have been learning passing, catching, evasion, ripping, jump shots and defending. There are two teams Taniwha and Kīoma. Kīoma has to run in Te Ao and hit the pou in order to score a try in wairua. Taniwha has to try and stop Kioma by taking there tags that are on there hips. Taniwha also has to pass the ball to the people in Te Roto and they have to throw the ball at the bin to score a point. Have you played Ki o Rahi before? Ki o Rahi ( how to play)

Castle Construction.

This week in Te Ngahere we had to build a castle out of card. We were learning about measurements by building a castle by measuring each piece out of card. First we had to get into a group of three, in my group I had Nevaeh and Jorjah. After we got into our groups we had to learn how to draw a straight line. We had to learn how to draw a straight line so that the castle would be symmetrical and it wouldn't be crooked. After we learnt how to draw a straight line we then had to draw it out on a piece of card. Next we measured and ruled the lines on the card we then had to cut it out. After we cut it out we had to stick the castle together with some tabs that we put onto the castle. Here are some photos to show what the castle looks like.