Waiata

New Zealand National Anthem.

Because it is sung in our Maori language  and then translated into english. The song is about love for god and one another and our Free land.

Family & Friends.

My family is special because we are maori, from New Zealand and very close to one another.

Papa Davey. enjoys fishing and diving for delicious food in summer

Best Friend. (Moko) enjoys swimming and playing video games with me.

Nanny. enjoys playing bingo and likes to catch up with her friends with a cup of coffee

Me. (Tekawana) I enjoy playing outside with the basketball and playing summer sports.

Pepeha

Ko Puhanga te Maunga

Ko Taheke te Awa

Ko Ngatokimatawhaurua te Waka

Ko Rahiri te tupuna

Ko Ngapuhi te iwi

Ko Ngatipakau te Hapu

Ko Tahekeroa te Marae

Ko Rahera raua ko Rewi oku Matua

Ko Tekawana toku Ingoa

If I was in a small and big family

Advantages of a large family:

Having a lot of siblings is a good thing as you will always have someone to play and share with. As we grow and move around the world imagine all the holiday places we can go to.

Disadvantages of a large family:

If you are the eldest of a large family your job would be to help look after the younger ones, help prepare the meals, bath and put them to bed.

Advantages of a small family:

I will have the attention of my parents and grandparents as i am an only child. I don’t need to share my things, clothes or food with anyone.

Disadvantages of a small family:

No one to play with, sharing would be a problem, no fun going out by myself.

My favourite meal

My favourite meal is fresh fish and chips because it is filling and delightful.

I would like to be a teacher that techies math because i'm good at math.

Waka ama

I have watched the video.

Why.

I would like to compete in the waka ama race because I am a competitive person and I would like to meet new people and have fun with them.

Why not.

I wouldn’t like to join the waka ama race because my arms will be sore on the next day and training will be long an hard.

Aotearoa

(Iand of the long white cloud)

Dear Moko,

I am leaving  today with my family on a waka . We have packed all our belongings in our waka and ready to leave. I am very excited as this is a new adventure for  me and my sisters, but in saying that i am also afraid as i do not know what is waiting for us at the end of our journey. I am gonna miss you my friend but my nanna said we are gonna be happy in our new land given to us by our tupuna, the sea is getting rough, time for me to sign off until next time I write .

Your friend

Te Kawana

For the summer learning journey I have to write 3 facts about Maui and the giant fish

Maui and the giant fish.

• Maui had weaved a fishing line out of flax and did an old karakia to give his line strength.

• Maui’s ancestor Murirangawhenua had given him a jawbone to use as a hook.

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  Maui had punched himself hard on the nose to make it bleed using his blood for bait to catch a fish.

• Murirangawhenua had gifted his people a giant fish to live on.

• Maui’s giant fish was known as the north island of aotearoa and Maui’s waka is known as the south island.

square numbers

The hardest thing of this work was figuring the questions.


The easiest thing of this work is colouring in the boxes

What I might do next time is work together with my buddy Marley.