Paddle Boarding

Te Manga, Te Puawai and Te Kauru walked to lake ngatu to paddle board and have fun. We walked to get energised for paddle boarding. The first thing that all of us did was have a nibble. 

Sailing The Pacific

SJ P2 No3 2003 

- Sailing the Pacific

We are learning about traditional sailing and navigation methods used by early Polynesian voyagers.

Activity 1 - WALT locate, identify, select and present relevant information.

Traditional Pacific Navigators found land by looking for signs like clouds, birds, stars and ocean swells. 

Use the text to help you complete the table about traditional Pacific navigation tools. The first one has been done for you.

Clouds

Clouds moving across the sky slow down when they pass over land

The colour of the clouds would change if they were above land.

Birds

Watching these birds the Shearwater and Godwit helped to lead voyagers to land because they migrate on land. 

Stars 

At night, certain stars always rise and set at the horizon. 

Ocean Swells

Ocean swells, or other unusual movements in the water, could be a sign that land was near. 

Activity 2 - Read about the tirito ‘etu (or starpeeker)

The tirito ‘etu (or starpeeker) is a navigating instrument from the Cook Islands. It was made from an empty coconut shell with holes drilled in it. Water was filled to the level of the lower ring of holes. This helped to keep it lined up with the horizon as the boat moved up and down in the waves. The navigator looked through two of the holes until the reflection of a particular star came into view. The holes were positioned so that the star could be seen only when the vaka was directly east or west of its destination.

Activity 3 - The Vaka

Use the text to help you answer the following questions about ‘The Vaka’

What type of natural materials were used to build the vaka?

Two hulls made from many long planks carefully stitched together with cord made from coconut fibre. Their sails were often woven from pandunus leaves. 

How long was Kupe’s vaka and how many people could it carry?

Some of these ocean going vaka could carry up to 150 people. Kupe’s vaka may have been up to 21 metres long. 

What supplies were often carried on board?

Dried bananas, taro, breadfruit, coconut and fish. 

Kūaka

 We are learning to use visual language features to support our understanding of the ideas and information in the text. 

I really liked making this poster and being creative with it. The part that I found tricky was finding words out of the book for a vocabulary sheet. 

Unwanted Visitors

WALT use different strategies to understand what we are reading.

SJ Level 3 May 2019 

- Unwanted Visitors 

Activity 1

Use the article to answer the following questions:

1.  What could tramping boots, dairy products and even honey contain? They can hide species that might harm the environment. 

2. Unwanted pests, weeds and diseases endanger New Zealand’s plants and animals. Find evidence to support this view. Pests are animals that cause some kind of harm. Weeds are plants that are grown in places where they are not allowed to grow. Bacteria are caused by diseases, viruses and fungi. 

Read, Read, Read Monsters

WALT use our reading strategies to find information in the text and explain it to others. 

On your blog write a reading response to one of the text you read.

WOW that's amazing!

Yuck, gross!

I don't believe it!

Afinemata/Gahehelevao

I can't believe that there are lots of tales and some of them come true. My favourite tale that is on the book called monsters is the Afinemata/Gahehelevao. 

That is my favourite one because it reminds me about the B.F.G and it is probably bigger and taller than a mountain!!

Animal X Factor

WALT use our reading strategies to find information in the text and explain it to others. 


I really enjoyed making the slide about Elephants and why I like them. The thing that I found tricky was making an A-Z about the Animal X Factor because I could not find words for the A-Z. The thing that I could of done better with is finish the learn bit on the class site which is this slide and the A-Z on here. 

Awesome Tiger Facts

Facts About Animal's

Diabetes

WALT use our reading strategies to find information in the text and explain it to others.

What did you learn from reading this text?

I have learnt that you need to be very careful about what you eat and what you do and that you have to use a pump to put insulin in your body.

I really enjoyed learning about what diabetes is and how to look after it.

The thing that I found tricky was making the graphic organiser and do an A-Z.

The thing that I could do better is find words for the A-Z

Why Do Our Muscles Get Tired?

WALT use our reading strategies to find information in the text. 


I learnt what fatigue means and I learn how your body gets tired and what beats muscle fatigue. I have also learnt that you need oxygen and water to beat muscle fatigue. When you get older you do not have as much oxygen than what you had when you were young so your muscles get more fatigue. 


I really like learning about how your muscles get tired and what the word fatigue means. 


The thing that I found tricky was knowing every thing that beats muscle fatigue. 


What could I do better next time? I could of done the Create bit quite a lot quicker. 

Celebrating Puanga at Ramanui

WALT find out what students at one school do to celebrate the Māori New Year. WALT to use the main ideas to summarise the text. 

https://sites.google.com/paparore.school.nz/temanga2020/learning-areas/reading/j-k-rowling

I really enjoyed learning about Puanga and that they did a time capsule. The thing that surprised me was that Puanga isn't actually part of the Matariki cluster. The thing that I found really interesting is what Ramanui school did to celebrate Māori new year. 

What did I do well? The thing that I did well is read the book with my group and use it to find information for my reading. Click on this link to see the book and the other link for the audio book. 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Wb4OY7pUn1KY9i9G75-KKW3JPwXy74q/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19WvOAsdz52dSfdeJFoCgZ45jUqPIwk9D/view
The thing that was tricky for me was making the google drawings and put in writing. I think I could add more writing, info and maybe just a little bit more detail. 

The Plastic Free Challenge

WALT find out some of the causes, effects, and solutions for plastic pollution. 

The thing that I found interesting is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that has lots of rubbish mostly thrown out from humans. Also how much plastic that the students of Room 5 at Motueka South School found only through a little walk. I think that I can use beeswax wrap instead of glad wrap and other plastic that you might use at school. At home every time I go on a walk I will always pick up rubbish and pick up plastic when I play in my backyard. 

The thing that I did well is read the book in a group and use the book to find information for my slide. The thing that I found tricky is making the slide and find out what I can do to add a bit more into my slide. The way that I can extend myself next time is by using a bit more detail and making sure that my slide is completely finished at the right time. 

The Striped Invader

WALT find out some interesting facts and information about wasps. I have learnt that if there was no Queen there will be no life for the wasps. I have found all of the information from a book on my class site. I think the thing that I did well is doing all the facts about wasps. The thing that I found tricky was making the life cycle on my slide. I think I could of added a bit more detail in my slide. You can still look at my slide though. 

please comment on my slide. 

Cats - who needs them?

WALT understand both sides of the cat debate and make our own decisions from what we read.

We all had to skim and scan through the book to find answers. 

SJ Level 2 June 2014 
- Cats, Who Needs Them 

Activity 1
Use the article to answer the following questions:

1. How many pet cats are there in New Zealand?
1,500,000 ✅
2. Why do some people want to get rid of cats from New Zealand?
Because they eat native animals ✅
3. What are the three kinds of cats according to the law?
Companion cats, stray cats and feral cats ✅
4. Why might a cat become stray?
Because they lost their home ✅
5. What uses do cats have? 
Cats can get mice, rats and flies also crickets ✅

Activity 2
Complete the cloze activity using the words in the box. 

collar    feral    microchip  popular protect neutered    birds  endangered  

Cats are one of New Zealand’s most popular pets.  They provide company and comfort to many people, but they can also be killers.  They catch small animals, and birds, and don’t care if the bird is a common sparrow or an endangered  black robin. There are three kinds of cats; companion cats, stray cats and feral cats. People have thought of many other ways to help protect our native birds and animals from cats.   One idea is to put a collar which contains all the owner’s details in all cats.  This means that if someone finds a lost cat it can be returned home and will not become part of the stray cat population.  Other ideas are keeping cats indoors when possible; having cats neutered to stop them having too many kittens; putting a microchip and bell on every cat and making sure all cats are well-fed and cared for.

Activity 3
Has this article changed the way you think about cats? 
Write 2-3 sentences to explain what you’re thinking.
I have changed my mind. 
 because at the top of the page cats can get things like rats and mice and flies. 

Water Conservation Slide

WALT conserve water in New Zealand. 

WALT make a google slide about conserving water.

I used a pamphlet and now I know what I had to write on my slide. 

My group had to make a slide about water conservation in New Zealand. 

I also used my A-Z about the water conservation so I knew what words to write about. 

Check-out my awesome slide...

A-Z Water Conservation

WALT an A-Z about conserving water. I used a pamphlet to find key words to add to my A-Z. There is a drought in New Zealand. When you use water from the tap you have to make sure it's off properly and don't use the tap for long. Everyone has to save water in Northland so we all can have water.

The Mysterious Stones of Tonga

• WALT explore some of the theories and traditional stories about the famous stone structure in Tonga
  WALT explore the structure and features of the text.
• Watch the video about Haʻamonga ʻa Maui

Three Facts about Haʻamonga ʻa Maui:

1. Did you know that it was built about 1,000 or 3,000 years ago.
2. Also did you know that hundreds of people had to drag the stones to their building site and had to use really strong ropes to get it there. 
3. Did you know that the Ha 'amonga ʻa Maui is very important to the people of Niutoua village. 

Structure: Something that is built from several parts. 

Burden: Stress and panic.

Gateway: An entrance to a place. 

Historian: A person that likes to talk about history. 

Lintel: Concrete or Steel across the top of a window or a door. 

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