Month: May 2023

Respected Leader

LI: To Research about a respected leader.

I created a DLO that shows why Nelson Mandela is a respected leader. I think that Nelson Mandela is a respected leader because he fought for a better world. Nelson Mandela also spent 27 years in prison. He also made a book that is called The Making of a Moral Hero. Here are some facts about Nelson Mandela.

  • Nelson Mandela’s birth name was Rolihlahla Mandela, which means “to pull a branch off a tree”.
  • Nelson Mandela loved running while in school.
  • Nelson Mandela went to The University of Fort Hare.
  • Nelson Mandela had six children and 17 grand children

 

I found this activity interesting because of the journey that Nelson Mandela went through.

Procedural Writing

LI: To write a set of clear instructions that show how to make a hangi.

 

Title: How to Make a Hangi

A Hangi is a traditional Maori underground cooking method.

 

Materials & Equipment:

  • Shovel
  • Volcanic Stones
  • Clothes
  • Lighter
  • Metal baskets
  • Corrugated iron
  • Paper
  • Twigs
  • Trays

Ingredients:

  • Vegetables (cabbage, carrots, taro leaves, kumara, potatoes, pumpkins.
  • Meats (Pork, chicken, beef, lamb.
  • Stuffing

Steps:

  1. Dig a pit that is 4 feet deep and a little bigger than the basket.
  2. Make a stack that includes woods, stones, twigs, and leaves.
  3. Light the stack on fire for 3 – 5 hours
  4. Put all the food in a food basket while the fire is burning.
  5. After 3 – 5 hours remove everything except the stones.
  6. Wet the cloth and add it on top of the stones.
  7. Then add wet sacks and cover the pit in dirt.
  8. After 3 hours carefully scrape all the dirt off.
  9. Peel the sacks and cloths off.
  10. Finally carefully remove the trays of food and prepare the food for dinner.

 

               SAFETY MESSAGE

Keep hangi attended this is because of fire hazards 

Have at least 4 or more people helping. 

If the Hangis flame is too powerful ask for help.

Keep the hangi away from builds.

Lift the food with others.

Be careful about the tray because it is very hot.

Be careful taking off the stack because it’s heavy and hot.

 

Today we unpacked how to follow and write a set of instructions. To do this effectively your instructions need to be explicit and the steps to follow ordered. Each step begins with an instructional verb and should be written in a way that is easy to understand,

I enjoyed drawing a picture and trying to tell my partner how to draw the exact thing. This is because it was challanging to try and draw the same thing.

Moko Ika Hikawaru

LI: To learnt the traditional history of the Tamaki River.

We drew a taniwha just out of what we know already know. The taniwha we drew was called Moko Ika Hikawaru. Moko Ika Hikawaru was from the Ngati Paoa tribe. This also meant that the people from Ngati Paoa are allowed to know the story the of Moko Ika Hikawaru. We learnt so much about Moko Ika Hikawaru like Moko had 8 tails. After we drew the ruff skectch of the Moko Ika Hikawaru we added detail.

I found this activity interesting because of how many tails Moko Ika Hikawaru.

Research about Scurvy

LI: To understand what a balanced diet looks like and why it is important for human health.

 

For our first Inquiry topic for Term 2 we did a study about what is scurvy, how can people get affected, and what can we do to avoid it. We wrote did you know facts to help us be able to learn about scurvy such as, Did you know that to get rid of scurvy you need to eat citric fruit like lemons and lime? Scurvy is caused by lack of Vitamin C for at least 3 months. I was mostly common for pirates/sailors.

I found this activity enjoying because of all the working together and collaborating. 

Class Rules and Expectations Poster

LI: To follow the classroom rules and expectations (including wet day procedures)

This week we did a PB4L poster discussing about the Class Expectations and Rules and why they’re important to follow. This poster is also about respecting the teachers and pupils in the classroom. An example of this is to ask the wet day monitor to go to the toilet. It is important to follow these because the wet day monitors has to know where you are all the time.

I found this activity interesting because of all rules that people have to follow to keep safe.

Ko wai ia?

LI: To learn about the Royal family and their family generations

 

For this week’s Te Reo Maori lesson, we learnt about the Royal family tree and who the members of the family are. We also looked at the family tree and labeled each member by translating it from Māori to English. One of the family member’s name is King Charles lll  and in Maori it is Kingi Hori

I found this activity interesting because I found the maori name for Royal Family