Te Ahu a Turanga Noho Marae

Description:  In week 7, we had an overnight stay at the local Marae in Woodville.  We were immersed in Maori culture and participated in a range of activities.  We set two goals to focus on during our stay.

Big Idea:  

1.  Did you achieve your goals?  How do you know?

I have achieved these goals because I used all my energy in the whole day not when I woke up. Also I know more about my group because I now know a lot more about them.

2.  What are you most proud of from the Marae stay and why?

I am most proud of not working with my friends or people I know because I want to know more about some other people.

3.  What challenged you the most and why?

The Gorge walk challenged me the most because I have done it for a while so when I went up my legs stared to hurt. But it was a lot of fun!

 This is my bookmark that we made after the Marae. The first one means teamwork and togetherness. The second one is when I was on the gorge walk I saw a Kereru for the first time. And the last one is the gorge walk because it is a really cool place of nature.

Pepeha

Description:

A pepeha tells people about how you connect to a place. This is our Russell Street School pepeha.

Ko Ruahine me Tararua ngā maunga

Ko Manawatu te awa

Ko Kurahāupo te waka

Ko Rangitāne te iwi

Ko Te Ahu A Turanga te marae

Ko Russell Street School te kura

Ko Daniel rāua ko Dianna ōku mātua

Ko Sophie au

Position And Orientation (Geometry With Eb)

Description: We have been learning about Position and Orientation with Eb. It is a part of our learning about Geometry at maths time.

WALT: give and follow directions using, left, right, up, down, North, South, East and West

Questions:

1. What major landmarks can you see from the Plaza? Bus Stop, Subway and the Library.

2. What is the closest landmark North-West from McDonalds? Bus Stop

3. What direction is the Arena from United Video? South West. 

4. After the doctors I turn right down Victoria Ave and turn right at the round about. I travel South-West until the main road. Turn left. Follow road and stop at the 3rd right turn.Travel South-West and stop at the bottom corner of the square. What am I doing?...

a) Going Shopping        
b) Getting a Sandwich at Subway        
c) Getting a library book        
d) Hiring a DVD


5. Create your own instructions for someone to follow using the language you have learned.

You start at the Plaza I turn Left around the square alone Main St down Princess St were am I? 

Am I:
A) Plaza
B)Arean 
C) Doctors 
D) McDonalds

Feedback And Feedforward: 
I think that you have payed a lot of attention in Ebony's Maths class. Next time you could maybe make a movie to show your audience because some of then might be a visual learner. Georgia

Evaluation:
I agree with georgia that will be my goal next time I do this I will make a movie at home when I am able to. My other goal would be to now my south east west and north more because I keep on forgetting were they are but apart from that I reckon that I am fine.

Story Telling

Purpose: create a story to share orally
Description: 
Oral storytelling is a Maori tradition. We have been planning our own story to tell on the Marae in week 7.
The Big Idea: 
My story is about a girl, called Abby. In this story here Mum tells her not to go in a strangers car. But when she comes back from school she hops in a strangers van. Her Mum and dad find her in the dump and tell her "See why you don't go in a strangers car!"

Evaluation:
When I do this again my goal will be to do it with more loud crowd voice so that everyone can here what I am saying more clearly. I have achieved what kayla has said on my second time. Kayla said that I need to make more facial expiration.  

Reading Goal For Term 1

Description:

From our star test we could identify which goal we needed to work on.  

My goal is to work on my Expand Vocab There are other goals in reading but I needed to work on my Vocab