Swim Safe

In Te Ngahere Tracy came in to talk to us about swim safe on boats and at the beach with your friends and family. I am posting what is safe to wear on a boat. I learnt that it is safe to wear a lifejacket on a boat because if the boat flips and it is over you, you can drown. If you were to wear a lifejacket you would be safe and secure to stay alive. I also learnt that it is good to take flares on your boat so if your boat breaks down in the middle of the ocean you can shoot some flares in the sky and someone can come and rescue you. Tracy also told us to take a waterproof phone with us just in case the same thing happens, if your boat breaks down; you can call someone to come get you. You can use this just in case you don’t have flares. I enjoyed having Tracy come talk to us about this and teaching our class something new.  I liked having Tracy here because my mates who don’t how to stay safe learnt something so I can help them when they are in danger.

Learning proper Haka

In Te Ngahere the kapa haka roopu were learning the proper Ngapuhi haka. We were learning the proper song and the proper speed for the haka. It was hard at first because we were all to slack to pronounce the kupu until we heard the haka on a phone and then we started picking up how to pronounce the kupu. When we started pronouncing the kupu properly we practiced the kupu to see what we needed to learn. When we were done our kapa haka tutors started teaching the whole school. Next time we are going to carry on learning it and we are going to learn the actions and the whole meaning behind the Ngapuhi haka. What I found challenging was pronouncing the kupu and what speed we were supposed to be going. I can not wait until we learn the whole haka and actions.

Steam Challenge

The first day of school we did a STEAM challenge. In STEAM we were making a free standing tower with a limited amount of materials. The materials we used to make the free standing object was 2 sheets of newspaper and 30 cm of tape, we had 20 minutes to plan and to make our experiment. My group had a bit of trouble until a teacher came to help us get ideas for our design. I learned that if you use more materials wisely you will have more than enough to make your experiment taller and be able to stand easier. I also learned that if you work with your group you can get more stuff finished fast. I found this hard because of how much time and materials we had and I found it helpful that a teacher  helped us do our design.

Multiplying by two digit numbers

In Te Ngahere I have been learning to do two digit by two digit multiplication. At first I found it hard because I didn’t know all my basic facts. Then Whaea Gina gave me a card with the basic facts on it and then I could do them.  If you want to know how to do two digit multiplication you can watch my DLO showing you how to use two digit multiplication. I enjoyed do two digit with all the basic facts because I could just look at my card and instantly find the time table also I liked working with a buddy so I got extra help.

Kaikohe Dress Rehearsals

On Tuesday we travelled to the Memorial Hall in Kaikohe for dress rehearsals. When we got there we watched three performances from Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Kaikohe and we watched another group. After them was our time to shine. When we were getting ready I was really nervous going on stage. It felt like I had butterflies in my stomach which made me not want to go on stage but it helped me perform the best I could. As we were singing we were doing alright until some of the girls and boys went flat. I was trying to get back on note but it was hard for me because the girls kept on singing off key. As we finished our first waiata we were getting ready to do our haka . We were going all out on the haka. I felt like  the boys and I were going beasty as. Once we came off stage I felt proud and amazed in how we performed. All the kapa haka boys were excited because of what we have achieved. I really loved that performance because we did amazing and did only half as good as we are going to do on Thursday.

Waikare Cross Country

Last Friday some students from Paihia School went to Waikare to represent our school for Interschool Cross Country. When we got to Waikare we setup our gazebo and the little kids started to race. When it got to the 11 year old boys race I was running in it. I was so nervous racing these kids because I knew them and they were all fast, the lady said go and all the 11 year old boys ran. Our track was sprinting the first 100 meters, then up a hill and across a hill, then down that hill and we done that track twice. A boy fell over and it made me laugh for ages. My school mates ran right next to each other and when it got to the final straight I started sprinting. The ladies that were waiting there for us to finish said I came 5th but the kids that were going to the Advanced School Cross Country came 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. When I finished, I didn’t care if I came first second third or fourth. I knew I was a champion. The thing I liked about going to Waikare was eating.  

Cross Country

last Friday we did cross country in Bledisloe Domain. I was nervous the whole time before my race, When it got to my race I was nervous more then I have ever been. Then Miss Hadwin said go I ran and I was just behind the fastest people in our school. I ran and I was 3rd place, we ran up the hill and around the track. when we where on the hill and all the teachers where cheering me on. I was not nervous when I got down the hill. When I got back onto the track all I heard was people cheering me on, so I started running faster. I got to the last stretch and I sprinted to the end and when I finished I was so proud of myself because I came first out of my age group and 3rd out of the 11,12 and 13 year old's. When I finished I wen't to my car and started pigging out on my kai and then went home feeling like a star. 

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Date: WEEK 7My Writing: Outside of Te Ngahere we have been making Rakau for culture festival in Kaikohe. Seven boys from our kapa haka roopu went to a teachers house to cut some branches off a Totara tree. Then he dried them out in front of his fire because they were wet, and a few weeks later he came to school with them. He also came with sanders, bark removers, coating oil, sandpaper and a chainsaw to shorten our Rakau if we needed to. I didn’t because mine was already short, I was the second one to get sanding with sandpaper and the second to last to finish. Then everyone was back  to removing bark from their Rakau and I was the last to do it. After we finished bark removing our rakau we got onto electric sanding. When everyone was done I started and a friend and the teacher helped me zip through my work. When I had finished mostly everyone was finished oiling there rakau and I just started and didn’t finish. I loved making the Rakau with my friends and two teachers. Also I’m so excited to go to the culture festival if we are still going.

Science Fair

In Te Ngahere for science fair this year my group were doing what fertilizer makes caliory grow faster. But the six fertilizers we used were called, Multi Max, Acid Food, Tomato Foods, Kiwi Garden, Fert Pellets and Garden Blender. After 2 days of that the plant’s needed some sun, so we took the plant’s out into the sun and the planting class Te Mounga planted our plant’s in there garden. So my teachers came up with another project and that project was what is better out of hand sanitizer or soap and water. Our class made boards about our work. I found making the board challenging because when we were getting our results from our bread not all of them had bacteria on them. I also found it hard because it was my first time doing this thing. We put our work for our doc on to our boards and took them to our Wharea and today the 9th of August we are presenting our work to our school.

This is our presentation
Presentation

Practising for cross country

This term our school is practising for Cross Country. We had a track planned for us to run for cross country. We had to run around our school field, our pump track and our court 2 times. We were getting timed to we had to run as fast as we could. I run it 4 times my first time was 5.58 my second time was 4.42 my third time was 4.32 and my last time was 4.14. I enjoyed running because I got new times every time I ran. I also liked that I came 2 the 4th time. I didn’t like the third time because we just had cake before we ran and I had a meke stitch. So I didn’t give run the hole way. When I ran to the end it was fast and the teachers were so proud of me for trying my best.

Maromaku sports day

In Te Ngahere 11 student’s from Paihia school have been training for Maromaku year 7&8s sports day. The group that got chosen have been training for the past 2 weeks. We have been training to build up our confidence for tackling, fending, and getting better at blowing over, we are also learning how to kick and how to run onto the ball, Plus learning a few set plays so we have a good chance of winning. There is one more thing we are learning and that is good sportsmanship to our group and to the group that we are playing.

Marble Challenge Reflection

Marble Challenge reflection. In Te Ngahere we have been doing a thing called STEAM. If you are wondering what steam means it means Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and maths. In steam this week we have been testing out ways how to make a marble run. In a marble run we had to build a ramp from scratch, making from material around our class. What I found challenging was getting the right materials and getting a ramp that has no creases in it. I liked making it because it was cool looking at the marble hitting 110cm over and over again. What I need to do better next time is making my instructions better so people can read them.   

Maths DLO

Maths DLO. This week in Te Ngahere we have been doing maths. In maths this term my teachers group are doing rounding and compensating. I liked doing rounding and compensating at first because I thought I would know what to do straight away because it sounded easy and looked easy. When we got into it some more I started to find it hard to do. When I didn’t know what to do me and my mete worked together and got all the questions written down. What I think I could do better at is know what to do before I do it. What I think I need to work on is listening to what the teachers and telling me.

Pepeha

In Te Ngahere we have been learning were we came from to put in our Pepeha and how to say our family names in our Pepeha. We also had to do our Aunts and Uncles, I only done my Aunt because my Dad don’t have a brother, we had to do our Parents Parents and our Brothers and Sisters. When I was making my Pepeha I didn’t know what to do, so I asked a friend of mine to tell me what to do and they didn’t even know what to do. So me and that mate worked together on each others Pepeha and we somehow managed to get them done. After we got them done me my mate and my other mate went out of the class and screen castefide them because we we were in a rush. What I think I called do better is listen on the mat and not talk to my mates, what I think I done well at is getting it done and getting it screen castefide after I didn’t know what to do.  

In Te Ngahere 2 days ago the year 7&8's went to Moerewa school to do Technology. In Wheae Dots class we were making cottage pie and apple crumble. One thing I did enjoy about these dishes was make them and mixing in the tomato sauce and mince together and making a mean feed. I liked putting the dishes together because It was cool watching it cock fast and watching it disintegrate into little pieces of mince. I liked putting the apple crumble together because I liked watching the apples going mushy and nice and golden. I also liked putting it into the dish and putting it into the oven and watching it go a nice gold colour. I saw a couple of things the the year 8's made. My mate Kingi made a tomahawk and my brother made a Fortnite pickaxe. My brother painted his project  blue and black and Kingi had some mean Maori design on his project and he just covered his with oil. What I didn't like was getting my white T shirt stained.

Kapa Haka in KawaKawa

On Friday we went to KawaKawa School to represent our Kapa Haka group and our Teachers and Principal. We went to KawaKawa School to do Kapa Haka and to do the bracket that we've been learning for two weeks. When we got there I was embarrassed to go up on stage to do the bracket because of this thing on my head. When Matua Pep asked me to go up I didn’t want to. Then he said do it for our Kapa Haka group because you've been practising and practising for this moment. I said ok took my jumper off then done Kapa Haka. After going up I had the Mekerest day doing Kapas and I didn’t even know I had the thing on my face anymore. That’s all thanks to Matua Pep Wheae Roni and Wheae Lisha. I liked KawaKawa boys Kapa Haka because they went harty and they done Hakas that we didn’t even know. I think I could do better next at is toughening up and going up even though I have embarrassed things on my head. I liked doing Kapa Haka because we had a mean as feed after it. What I didn’t like was when I went in the door sat down and people looked at me and laughed. I think I could do better is keeping in time with my Kapa Haka group.   

How Kupe got to New Zealand

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about history about Kupe, Nukutawhiti, James cook and Abel Tasman my group was write about Kupe. When kupe discover New Zealand it was in the late 905AD when something was taking all there fish in his homeland Hawaiki. He eventually found out that the Te Wheke-A-Muturangi was taking all their Kai Moana and he wanted to slotter Te Wheke. He followed Te Wheke to a place now called New Zealand. That's why Kupe is one of the most important people of Aotearoa and to us known as Ngapuhi. On his arrival in New Zealand he found Te Wheke in a place called Cook Straight when it seeked refuge in a shelter and he slotter it. Nukutawhiti came back to Aotearoha on Mata Haorua to take back more people. Kupe is a great chief of Hawaiki. He was the first polynesian to wonder upon a country his wife named Aotearoa and he found Aotearoa on a waka named Mata Haorua. Know known as Ngatokimatawhaorua that most of us Ngapuhi came from or mostly all us Ngapuhi come of. Kupes influence to New Zealand was a beginning of a whole new connection with New Zealand. What happened with the past compressed the maori polynesian as well as society that we are apartheid just for know.

New Haka

In Te Ngahere we are learning a new Haka. The new Haka where learning is called Rite Ko Te Rite. We were learning our Haka with a Rakau and we were learning the Kupu steep by steep. After we sort of lernt our Rakau moves we put it into a Haka with the girls. We practised walking onto stage and getting set up straight away. We went though a couple of times so the Kapa Haka teachers seen what we were learning.

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In Te Ngahere the year 7&8's went to Morewa to technology. We traveled by the bus and when we got there were 2 teachers that we were introduced to, they told us were to put our bags. We had the man teacher and his name was Mr E he looked like he was the coolest teacher at tech. In his class we were learning to do wood works and he also taught us how to use the tools and what the tools are and which tools we were aloud to work with safely. Mr E gave us 2 pieces of paper about answering the questions about the tools and answering the right things we need to do in his classroom. After we finished the work sheets we went to go design our ideas. I made a ninja blade and I used the power tools, the power tool that I used was the laguna to design my idea, as I was cutting I broke my design an I got really made. I think I could do better at looking at what i'm doing and what I'm making so I don't muck up next time. I enjoyed making stuff what we wanted and what we choose to do and I enjoyed being in Mr Es class I think he was the best teacher in Moerewa. school.