Taonga

 

Taonga

A taonga is a ‘treasure, anything prized – applied to anything considered to be of value including socially or culturally valuable objects, resources, phenomenon, ideas and techniques’.

My taonga is my necklace, given to me by my mum and dad when I was very young. It is very special to me because it was given to me by my parents, ( my role models).

This is important to me because In Māori culture, necklaces, particularly those made from pounamu (greenstone), are more than just adornments.
 They are treasured taonga (treasures) that represent ancestry, connection to the land, and spiritual significance, passed down through generations

The maori koru is the representation of new beginnings, growth, and harmony. The Koru, a symbol of an unfurling fern frond, embodies life’s continuous journey and the promise of fresh starts. It also signifies peace, tranquility, and the strength of loving your culture.

musician

The book musician is about the mother that had a boyfriend after ages after not having a boyfriend for quite some time.When the mother tells her two daughters they had been dating for a few months and they were at the movie theatre getting some/the tickets to see the movie and then Jed/Jeremy showed up for some reason they didn’t even know this guy then/when finally the mother introduced them and said that they had been dating for months and the father didn’t even know about him/Jed.

canva

 

Thirst

Thirst

In this story there is a boy desperate for a bottle of water because his one is empty so he went home to his sister in her room and listening to music and he got the hose that was on the wall under the house so he got it and stuck it in this funny looking machine that takes water from some where and makes it come into the hose

In this story

 

U turn

Book report

it’s about fixing whats wrong the mother is all about doing the right thing and one day Benji which is the son and the mum went to the library and got a fine and the mum refused to pay the $20 and thought it was to much and said can I get a discount then the librarian said that they can’t do that then the mum went back and paid the $20 when she finished she went with Benji back home and chilled .

 

U turn

 

Goal Setting

We do these goals so that we know what we need to work for and we know what we have to try to follow through school and something to know that you have achieved and what we need to keep working on.

Today we had to do set some goals for writing , reading and math. We had to write what our goal for writing goal for math and goal for reading.We just learned that this is what we want in life and what we need to guide us.

At school I am learning about  goal setting and what it‘s going to do for us and how we can use it for example ” we set goals to make sure we  we have something to work for and something that can guide us for life of for the rest of the school year or the school life.

I am learning the importance about goal setting and how these goals  help us focus on what we need to do , Goal setting  teaches us how to be resilient and it teaches us to  dream and inspire others with our courage to keep trying our best.

This is important because we really need to learn this now and then we’ll know this for the rest of our lives.

We are determined to aim high . As our school uniform clearly says “Be Determined Aim High”

In my opinion I think that learning about this stuff like goal setting it’s very nice to know that we have something to look at and follow or keep reading over and over again  until you have mastered all of the things on your goal chart or all your goals,We really need to use this in life so we know where we are at now and where we we want to be at by the end of the year.

 

S-T-O-P

Today we learned about online bullying and that words actually hurt even online.This lesson was about what we should do when someone says something mean and hurtful online and how we don’t respond to them, we ignore their bad behavior and their mean words.

 

Sometimes we get carried away with our emotions and we might say something mean back, Matua Aina told us all some key sentences to remind us of what we can do  in this situation e.g step away,tell a trusted adult , okay  sites first,pause and think online.We then  had the task of making a poster so we could share our messages with others.

I enjoyed how I can make sure that my words are positive , thoughtful and helpful.

Attend Today Success Tomorrow Poster

This phrase,We believe that if you can come to school every day then we’re curtain that you can reach your goals and dreams because if you come to school you can be successful and if you come to school you might get a reward for example we can go on trips or we could be doing sports.  And if we come to school we can achieve our goals.

I personally think that you can  be successful just by coming to school because if we come to school  then  you can finish your work.

I think that if  you follow your dreams and work hard you can achieve your dreams and you can get a reward at the end.

  1. Be who you are and be proud of who you are no matter what people say. 
  2. Come to school everyday and be yourself and dont be who people want you to be
  3. Make your own choices even if its a bad one because mistakes are a part of life

My Visual Mihi

Today I learned about what we did which was a  Visual Mihi  and that is something like a collage when it has all your favorite ,things  on it  but there’s a twist  you have to show it with pictures

I LOVE shoes for example i love tns, Crocs and I really LOVE cars my favorite  car is a 2005 Nissan fairlady z  white color

this is my visual mihi

I love to play netball as well I like the positions GS GD and C my favorite place is GS because it is cool trying to shoot because sometimes you get it and sometimes you don’t

 

I am maori and australian  and I’m proud of being maori because I like doing kapa haka even maori songs

 

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ANZAC Art

Soldier silhouette 7.5.24 Lest we forget

Today we used a Google Drawing and did a piece of art  using polyline, shapes and different  colors .

We used shapes for the  grave stones and the moon. we used pollyline  for the hill.

 

I liked the part when we were allowed to custemise the colors for the sunset   and when we used the shapes  for grave stones and when we got the silhouette .

 

#Smart footprint