Te Reo, Term 4 2016.

Te Reo, Term 4 2016.

This term we have been learning all about the Marae. We have learned that…….

• The Marae is an important focal point for the community.
• The Marae is a place where tradition and customs can be carried out.
• The Marae is a place where people can express their values with dignity.
• There are many kawa ( protocols) that prevail on the marae.
• Marae kawa (protocols) can differ between mares and iwi.

We have focused on some key concepts when doing this learning.

These are listed and explained in the table below.

Concept	Definition - give the meaning of these concepts in your own words.
Tikanga	correct procedure of doing something.
Pōwhiri	A welcoming ceremony to the new visitors.
Tangata whenua	To be natural, at home, comfortable.
Manuhiri	New visitors to a Marae.
Tūrangawaewae	A place to stand.
Whanaungatanga	relationship, kinship, sense of family connection.
Manaakitanga	hospitality, kindness, generosity and support!
Aroha	Means love of all kinds.!

See this video for an explanation of the roles and responsibilities of people on a marae.

Something I would like to learn more about the marae is……...

I'd like to learn about the walls inside a Marae (what the patterns mean (the carvings)

I can apply simple linear proportions, including ordering fractions.

I can apply simple linear proportions, including ordering fractions.

What did I learn?

I learn't that a fraction and ratio are set out in the same kind of way (2/5, 2:5) and I learn't that fractions are a lot more complicated than I thought they were!

What was challenging?

What I found challenging was Turning improper fractions into mixed numbers by using division and the Compare and Contrast map I did (finding differences and similarities in two of the strategies I've already completed).

Link to my problem solving extended abstract task.

Link to my Compare and Contrast map.

Generalise properties of multiplication and division

Generalise properties of multiplication and division.

What did you learn?

I lean't about all the different properties of multiplication
and addition (distributive, commutative, identity, zero and
associative).


What did you find challenging?

I found knowing if the question was an associative problem or

distributive problem.

Modelling book

Librarian Duty #10

Librarian Duty #10                          16/11/2016

On Wednesday Brook and I walked to the library and put away some books, thinking we'd be doing the same thing everyday. Surprisingly we were assigned a job I never thought would happen as a Librarian, cutting out old bar codes (plus a bit of the actual page) and ripping out the thing that showed when it was taken out and in before the computer site. Those books are going to classrooms so you don't have to get them out and in from the library and also because those books were old and they didn't belong in the library anymore. Just after we'd finished doing our assigned job it was already time to pack up. The care qualities I showed today were; communication (talking to someone who needed to know where a book was), connecting (to Brook when doing out job), collaboration (Helping Brook do these bar codes) and being self aware. After that I went to go play with my friends.

Librarian Duty #9

Librarian Duty #9                    

Today I turned up on time to my Library Duty and did the books myself until Brook arrived. I showed a junior where a particular series of books were. We sat at the issuing desk and issued and renewed a few books, time flied and it was already time to pack up and tell everyone the library was closed. The care qualities I showed then were; communication (talking with the junior), connecting (which books Brook and I were gonna do) and being self aware (turning up on time).

Technology #6

Technology #6                                 7/11/2016

In the morning we traveled to technology on the bus, this time the bus was half full because the year eights were in Wellington. I was looking forward to Cooking class! First (after we hopped off the bus) we departed for mandarin, the lesson there was about family members and counting to twenty. Anyway, second, we arrived at cooking class and stepped inside to the deliciously smelling atmosphere. We made pizza potato pile-ups which were delicious and we also created some cheese rolls! Overall i'm loving cooking and i'm looking forward to next time. The leadership qualities I showed there were communication, (communicating to the teacher and people in my group) questioning, (how to make a particular thing) and connecting (to my group when baking).

Peer mediation #10

Peer mediation #10                             8/11/2016

This peer mediation was with different people because the year eights were in wellington for the week. I did my peer mediation with Charlotte G and Hailey. We walked around the school looking for problems and discussing what leadership positions we wanted to do for next year when we came across three boys that asked if we were the pals. We weren't but they still wanted to play a game (running races) we said "three, two, one GO!" And they took off down the running race tracks. We looked for any more problems around the school. We did this until our duty ended we hung up our vests and went to play at the playground.