Maori

This week I watched a kapa haka group perform. 

First, the kapa haka group performed their entrance ceremony by using various tools. They also informed me about the weapons, tools, and their purposes. The first training item was the Poi which works on the flexibility and dexterity of the wrists and arms. The second training item was the ti rakau which was also for the dexterity in the arms. The last item, which was an actual weapon, was called a taiaha. The taiaha is meant to represent the human body, and it can be used for offense and defense

Next, I watched the second part of their performance. At the end of their performance they performed a haka. The haka is traditionally used to scare opponents before certain events. Our school's kapa haka group also responded with a haka.

Lastly, I played Matau & Maui. Matau & Maui worked on my reaction and listening skills. Our objective was to not drop the rakau on the floor. 

I found their performance fun and educational because I gained a deeper understanding of Maori culture. 

LI: To learn and experience kapa haka performance

 

Touch rugby

Today I played a game of touch. 

First we practice doing a two man settle and a three man settles. We practice doing the two man settle and the three man settle so we can use that skill.

Next we played a game of touch. when we play the game of touch we learn how to use the two man settle and the three man settle.

I did good doing the three man settle with my partner Dayton and Ayden but we need more practice passing the ball. 

 

Shelters materials

There are different types of shelters that have different materials that can stand against natural disasters. Materials that could go through storms are materials like concrete, wool and steel frames. 

Concrete can be used for the outside layer because water can’t go through the concrete which is good. 

Wool can be used for the middle layer because wool can keep the coldness of wind out of the shelter which makes the shelter warm. 

Steel frames can be good to hold up the shelter because steel frames are strong to hold up something and if there’s nothing under the roof it might fall down. 

Knowing which materials are good for the right disaster it’s important because an emergency shelter with the right materials can save people's lives.

LI:To prepare material order for construction

Fraction

I learned about fractions. 

The fractions we made was quarters and eighths. How we did quarters is we cut the cup in halves but first we had to line it. We had to line the cup and try to make halves. Next, we line it again and cut it until we have quarters.

Lastly, We did our eights. We line the cup and cut it into halves. Next we line it again and cut it into quarters and line it again to get eighths.

 

Reading

 Today were doing 3 task that was called table mat,making connection and synthesis.

First we did our table mat. First we did our prior knowledge. Prior knowledge is something that you already know. Next we did our key words. We needed 6 key words and talk about what key word means. After we did our facts, key questions and question I would ask. For facts we had to find them in the book. How much facts we needed was 4 facts. Next we had to do our key question that was what still happens in the book. Last we did question that I would ask. Question I would ask is writing a question before writing the book.

Our second task we did was making connection. We did text to text, text to self and text to word. Text to text is linking something that the same as the book. Text to self is something in the book that happen to you. Text to word is something that happen to the word.

Last we did our synthesis. We put our prior knowledge in and our facts. Next we had to write 3 things that we learnt. 

 

Fractions.

Fractions.

Fraction

 Today we were doing our fractions.

But we drew them into our books.

Here is a example to do two sixths. First you have to have 6 boxes in your maths books and divide them equally. Next you have to shade 2 boxes. After you have to write your sentence like I had 6 pieces of chocolaty bar then I ate two from the chocolaty. And that is how you do 2 6.

L.I To identify fractions.