Maui Legends

As part of Matariki we re-read the legend of Maui. We then retold a legend
and created art work. Below is mine and Phoebes  work.

Maui’s Fish

Long, long ago Maui’s brothers said that they were going fishing so Maui said that he wanted to go with them but they said no. So that night Maui hid in his brothers waka, so that in the morning when he woke up he could go fishing  with his brothers. That morning the brothers set off on to the ocean but the brothers didn’t notice Maui until he jumped out of his hiding space. The brothers allowed Maui to fish with them but they didn’t let him use any bait so he got his grandfather’s magical jawbone and stabbed himself in the nose so that he could use the blood as bait so that the fish would eat it and the jawbone would hook into the mouth of the fish. Maui then caught something on his fishing line and Maui noticed that the fish was not just a normal fish it was something giant. So he tugged and tugged and then he pulled and pulled.  Maui knew he could pull it up and he wanted to prove to his brothers that he can fish and that he has the strength to pull what ever was down there up so he started to pull like he has never before and he felt something coming up but before he could guess what it was he had pulled up a giant stingray. Maui’s brothers were jealous that he pulled the stingray up so they started to stab the stingray. Now the stingray Maui pulled up is what we call the North Island and they called there waka the South Island and Stewart Island is known as the anchor.

Retold by Nevey and Phoebe

Class room Kupu

We have been learning to say the names for
classroom objects in Te Reo Maori. Here is the slide
show I did to show my learning 

Science Term 2 2017

This term we have been doing science. We have been learning about the water cycle and states of matter.  Here is some of my work. 

Why it is a good idea to have pets!

We have been having a go at writing a piece of persuasive writing. 

Here is my piece of writing about why we should have pets.

Title A Short Statement about the topic. eg. ‘Rugby League Is A Great Sport’	Pets Are Awesome
Overview/ Statement of position A brief statement of your view about the topic.  What you believe or want to argue.	It is totally a good idea to have pets!!!
Series of Arguments Reasons Your points supporting your view about the topic.  Your arguments to support your statement and information to support these arguments. Remember -argument -supporting detail, reasons, examples	Firstly pets make you smile like when they achieve something. They are loving little cute creatures you need to have pets I strongly advise you to!! when you get home from school or work it is nice to see your pet, it gets pretty lonely when you're not around
	Secondly, another reason why you should have pets is because cats can hunt and keep mice and rats away from your house. Dogs  can be trained to hunt wild animals like pigs and deer. In some countries dogs are trained to look after sheep farms so the wolves don't attack the sheep.
	Thirdly. When you are very sick and there's a slight chance that you think you might have cancer, dogs can sniff out cancer for you. Dogs are very important to a blind person because they can guide the blind person around and make the person happy because they can get out of the house and do some normal things. Pets can comfort people who have sad things happen to them.
	Finally, I think it is good idea to have pets because they can get you up and moving for exercise, and dogs love exercise. Some pets don’t need exercise but having one that does gets you of the couch and out moving.
Concluding statement Summing it up.  A summary of your arguments and your view on the topic.	In conclusion I strongly believe that everybody should have pets because they make us smile, they keep mice away from our homes and keep us fit. For these reasons everybody that doesn’t  get allergies should have a pet.