Today I had to translate Maori words into conversations.
First we were given ideas to help us match Maori names into English names with out using a Maori dictionary.
Second we had to Translate Maori conversation into English conversation. We were aloud to use a Maori dictionary to help us translate the conversation.
Example of translating Maori conversation into English conversation
Tēna korua- Hello
Ko Ashley taku ingoa- My name is Ashley
Ko Henare tōku papa- My dad
Ko Moana tōku mama- My mum
Today we had a performance on our school stage.
When the performance group came through the door they played a putara for their entrance ceremony. The performance group did different maori dances which used ti rakau, poi, taiaha.
Next they explained how to use them and what they were for.
They also performed a haka for the school, then the kapa haka boys also performed a haka for the people and the parents who came.
At the end we played a game called Maui and matou. Maui means left and matou means right. To play this game you have to have a stick and when someone says Maui you let go of your stick and go to the other one near you and it is the same for matou.
Most natural disasters are common and can be found at any time in the world.
Humans need shelters and protection during a natural disaster. Storms may be common disasters but are really powerful sometimes.
All materials can be useful for something during a natural disaster, e.g: wool can keep you warm, stainless steel is a strong material that can not break, cardboard is an inside wall, etc.
Shelters windows could use strong clear plastic, since they are strong it would be hard for it to break, popsicle sticks can break easily but if you put a lot of layers there's a chance it can not break
Mathematics also can help during buying products to prevent natural disasters. The mathematics to measure our products we are using for the shelter.
Natural disasters come in all sorts, and sometimes make global problems around the world.
LI: To prepare materials order for construction
This week we learned about fractions. A fraction is a whole thing cut into equal pieces.
First we made quarters. Then we had to draw a line to make halves. Next we drew another line to make quarters.
Second we made eighths.We had to use another cup so we drew a line that make halves. Then we had to draw another line that can make quarters. After that we had to draw another line to make eighths.
This week for Maori I translated Maori names of people in English.
First I sounded out the Maori names without using a dictionary.
Then I translated the Maori words into English.
A fraction is a whole thing cut into equal pieces.
A third is a whole thing cut into 3 equal pieces.
A quarter is a whole thing cut into 4 equal pieces. .
Fifth is a whole thing cut into 5 equal pieces.
Today for our reading we had to fill out the table mat with information.Table mat is something you put information or prior knowledge.
The book that was chosen was water power. We had to find lots of information to put into out table mat. Some information i found is that a dam was a structures that was built to retain water by forming a reservoir behind the structure.
LI: to skim and scan
LI: to record facts in your own words
LI: To Skim and Scan
LI: To record facts in your own words
LI: To Skim and Scan
LI: To record facts in your ow
