The 24th June was Matariki in New Zealand.
It is the celebration of the Maori New Year.
We had a great time doing three different rotations of workshops.
First we made fern prints with Rachel. Then we did knucklebones with Neroli. After that we did poi and rakau with Lesley.
In the afternoon at eLearning time we thought about our Matariki wishes for the world were. We used Kidpix to draw in pairs what our special wish was.
This is Charlie. He is 12 weeks old. He is a Goldendoodle. He had 8 Brothers and sisters. He came on an aeroplane from Auckland. When Mum and dad went into the Mitre 10 Mega he did some hiccups. If you like to eat alot you will be like him. We gave him a bath and he kept on getting out. He kept on going under the gate one day and following us to school. He likes walks.
WALT write a sequenced and detailedretelling of the Aboriginal Dreamtime legend
'How the Kangaroo got its pouch'.
How the Kangaroo got its pouch Long, long ago there was a kangaroo mother. Her joey always ran away, she didn't like that. One day she was looking for her joey and while she was looking for her joey she met up with a wombat. The wombat was weak and tired and thirsty. The mother kangaroo said "hop on my tail and I will show you to some water" so he came with her. Next she showed the wombat some nice juicy grass and the wombat munched it all. After that mother kangaroo forgot about her joey and ran back to look for her joey. He was fast asleep under a gum tree. So she went back to the wombat. He was not there, he had disappeared. Then she smelt danger and it was a hunter so she bounded off to her joey. She took her joey over to the wombat but he was not there. The mother kangaroo said "well he must have gone home". Really the wombat was not a wombat. He was a spirit and he was looking for the most gentle creature. He gave the mother kangaroo a pouch. She said "that's not fair" so he gave all kangaroos a pouch. That is how the kangaroos all got their pouches. By Eden
How the Kangaroo got its pouch A long time ago a mother kangaroo was feeding her baby. The mother found a wombat. The wombat said "I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, I'm blind, I'm old!". The mother kangaroo said "I will take you to some water". By Sheridan
How the Kangaroo got its Pouch A long, long time ago there was a hungry kangaroo who was eating. A wombat came along, he said I am hungry and thirsty". The kangaroo said "grab onto my tail and I'll take you to the water and food". Then the mother remembered about her joey. She bounded everywhere and then she found her joey under a gum tree asleep. "I'll leave him" kangaroo said and bounded back to where the wombat was. She smelt danger, it was a hunter looking at the wombat. The kangaroo chased the hunter away. Then went back to her joey. By Jacob
How the Kangaroo got its Pouch A long, long time ago there was a kangaroo with its joey. The joey kept on running away, the mother kangaroo always had to look for her joey. Life was tiring. One day the mother kangaroo met a wombat. The wombat was very old. The wombat said, "I am blind and I haven't eaten or drunk for days". The mother kangaroo said "I will take you to some water" and then "I will take you to some fresh grass" and she did. Then she remembered about her joey. She bounded across the field and she couldn't find him. At last she found him, he was asleep. Then she bounded back across the field again. She smelt danger, she chased after a hunter. The hunter ran away. She went back to her joey. By Aulay
If you like you can view the video we watched to learn about this Aboriginal Dreamtime legend below, just press play:
Yesterday we went to the recycling centre and landfill as part of our Inquiry topic "10 ways to save the planet".
We wanted to find out what happened to all of Nelson's rubbish and recycling.
Here you can see a snippet of just some of the things Room 9 learned while on the trip (you'll probably also notice how popular the compactor was with the students too!)
Have you heard the Maori legend of Hatupatu and the Bird Woman??
Room 9 have had so much fun learning about the legend and retelling it for our writing. Can you believe we even wrote our retelling over THREE days!!
Please feel free to come in and read our Hatupatu stories in our writing books, just make sure that you have enough time to read them... they are sooooooo long and detailed :)
mbat some nice juicy grass and the wombat munched it all. After that mother kangaroo forgot about her joey and ran back to look for her joey. He was fast asleep under a gum tree. So she went back to the wombat. He was not there, he had disappeared. Then she smelt danger and it was a hunter so she bounded off to her joey. She took her joey over to the wombat but he was not there. The mother kangaroo said "well he must have gone home".
A long, long time ago there was a kangaroo with its joey. The joey kept on running away, the mother kangaroo always had to look for her joey. Life was tiring. One day the mother kangaroo met a wombat. The wombat was very old. The wombat said, "I am blind and I haven't eaten or drunk for days". The mother kangaroo said "I will take you to some water" and then "I will take you to some fresh grass" and she did. Then she remembered about her joey. She bounded across the field and she couldn't find him. At last she found him, he was asleep. Then she bounded back across the field again. She smelt danger, she chased after a hunter. The hunter ran away. She went back to her joey.
