Wonderful Weather in Maori

 Hi readers!

We have been learning a little bit about Maori in class these past weeks. To be exact we have been learning about weather in Maori 

We had to write a scratch about two characters talking about the weather in Maori. They had to have a conversation and talk about two different Maori weather names.

Here is the scratch

They are saying 

"How's the weather today"

then one responds with 

"It is hot"

It then cuts to the next scene where they speak the same conversation again but with different weather'

They are saying 

"How's the weather today"

then one responds with 

"It is snowy"

This took a while because it would make the people speak at the exact same time, and I couldn't figure how to fix it but I got it after a while.

Have you made a scratch before? Can you speak about the weather in Maori?

Until next time

Wonderful Waitangi Voki

Hi Readers!

Recently we have been learning about Waitangi day for inquiry. In a previous blog post, I shared a poster I made about the boat ride there, and a little bit of info about the issues that came with settlers. But we did learn a lot more about the issues from both sides.

We were tasked to make a Voki video, which is a website that makes a person speak for you. We had to pick what side to speak for, the English or Maori. Then you had to write a pov on docs about how your side felt.  Then you copy and paste it into Voki. I choose to do it from the Maori POV.

Click the link to watch the video! My Voki!

Here is what the Maori Cheif in my Voki looks like!

What do you know about Waitangi Day? Who would you do your POV from?

Until next time!

The Wonders of Waitangi day

 Hi readers!

With Waitangi day recently, and our inquiry is based around our Maori culture,  so it obvious we would do some work around it. In our past years, we learned about Waitangi Day and the basic information around it. This time, we learned a bit more about the boat ride there, and about the different sides, and how each side felt. 

We had to make a poster which answered four questions.

• The journey they took
• Issues that happened on the boat
• What they observed when they arrived in NZ
• The issues that arose when they arrived in NZ (both sides)

It was hard to fit it all on one thing, so Mr. G suggested making an Infographic.

Here is my infographic of Waitangi day

There it is!

How much did you know about Waitangi day? What do you think about it?

Until next time!

My Distorted Drawing for Keeping Ourselves Safe

 Hi readers!

On tech days we have taken an interest in how to keep ourselves safe. Today we were talking about other people's safety. We talked about physical examples of when we are responsible for others' safety, like babysitting, driving, cooking, etc... Then we talked about other people's mental safety. Which is making sure people are comfortable and happy mentally. We were shown two situations that showed when someone is mentally unsafe, and when someone is physically unsafe. At the end of each scenario, is an empty box, in which we had to draw what we think should happen next to make the person feels safe.

Here is the first one

This one shows when someone feels mentally unsafe. This picture shows two girls walking together, one with a lazy eye. They walk up to two other girls and they decide to block out and ignore the girl with the lazy eye. They then try to take the other girl away. Then the next square was empty and we had to draw what we think the girl being taken away should do. I choose to make the girl go back to her friend and tell the others that she was going to hang out with her instead of them.

Here is the next one.

This one shows two boys playing basketball together until these thugs turn up and tell them to leave the court. When the two boys say no, one of the thugs pushes a boy over. Then there is an empty box. I decided to fill it up with the two boys saying to stop being mean and walking off.

What would you fill these boxes up with? Are you a good drawer? I know I'm not.

Until next time!

History of the Tamoko

 Hi readers!

For inquiry this term we have been learning about our Maori culture, specifically, a certain Maori tradition called a Tamoko. A Tamoko is a sort of tattoo the Maori chiefs got back in the day. The Tamoko tells a story, about your history and achievements, and your family's history. Men are allowed to get Tamokos wherever on their face, as women are only allowed to get it on their chin and lips. 

We watched a video explaining what the tamoko was, and its history. Then we were sent off to make a poster on canva about what pieces of information stood out the most to you. Although I did think a lot of information was important, I could only fit so many on there, so I choose the most interesting and important.

Here it is

Tamokos are becoming less and less popular, but are such a beautiful tradition.

What fact did you find most interesting? Did you know what a Tamoko was? What are your opinions on them?

Until next time!

Keeping Yourself Safe Online

 Hi Readers!

On Wednesdays before tech, we have been working on keeping ourselves safe. We had to make a poster on canvas in which we had to write a scenario, and then give three options to what we could do in the situation. I choose to do mine on a situation where you were walking home and someone you have never seen before says they are a family friend and say they are going to take you home. Then I list options and their consequence. 

Here is the poster!

What option would you choose? If I had to choose, I would choose to run home because if I have never seen them before then there is a high chance they could just be trying to kidnap me, and it doesn't hurt to just decline and walk home yourself, even if they are a family friend, it isn't gonna matter cause you have to walk every other day so it would be nothing new.

Has this ever happened to you before? If it has, what did you do? If you had to make a poster what would you do about it?

Until next time!