Sunday, 9 March 2014

Tech

Tuesday 4th 2014
 For tech we are doing music today we learned six chords on the piano and six on ukulele we also learned six new chords on the guitar.
















Tech

Monday 3 2014
 For tech we are doing music today we learned six chords on the piano  and six on the ucalaly. We used the different chords for the ukulele  to play a song.





Sunday, 2 March 2014

45 min inquire Possums


New-Zealand-Opossums.jpg


 

Why don’t we want to see these animals on the NZ bush?

Because they are pest to new zealand and they ruin the environment and eat native plants.

What do I already know?
That they are pest to New zealand

What can you work out?
That the one on top is a baby and the other one is an adult

What do you need to know more about?
Why are they pest in new zealand?
How did they get to new zealand?

Why are possums pest to new zealand?
Because they ruin the environment and eat native plants







Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Box method

I taught my little sister breeana the box method for multiplication. We tried working out what  57x35 equalled and we got 1995 here are some photos of what we did.






Sunday, 16 February 2014

Te whare wananga o Te Maro

Te whare wananga o Te Maro

The three main parts of the Whare
Tahuhu backbone
Heke ribs
Mâtenga head

The whare is shaped like it is because
It is made after a Maori ancestor or god
and the whare always faces northwards to the sun

The purpose of the whare is

In one tradition, the whare is seen as a metaphor for the world. On the outside of the house is Te Pō, or darkness. On the inside is Te Ao Mārama – the world of light. The floor represents Papatūānuku (the earth mother). It is connected by the posts of the house to the ridgepole. This symbolises the connection between her and Ranginui (the sky father).



Thursday, 13 February 2014

Valentines day



St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.


American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.



Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Waitangi day

Why are these people carrying this banner?
Theses people are carrying this banner because they are protesting for there land. 
The maori and the british signed a treaty that they wouldn't fight or steal there land and to make peace 
These people are carrying the banner saying honour the treaty is because the treaty of Waitangi day  day was signed on the 6th of February 1840 by Maori chiefs and the pakeha stole there land