Wiremu's Pacific Voyage Animation

Wiremu has worked hard to draw realistic graphics. With help, he was able to make his animation using Hyperstudio. Well done Wiremu!

Sela's Pacific Voyage Animation

This is Sela's animation of a Pacific Voyage. She made this using Hyperstudio. With help she was able to turn her hyperstudio cards into images and put them into iMovie. Sela also wrote her voice over independantly. Well done Sela!

Puawai's Pacific Voyage Animation

This is Puawai's animation that she has made using Hyperstudio. Well done Puawai!

Quasia's Pacific Voyage Animation

This is Quasia's animation of a Pacific Voyage from Term 3. She has worked extremely hard using Hyperstudio and was able to write her own voice over for it. Well done Quasia!

Brandon's Pacific Voyage Animation

Brandon's been working really hard to make this animation using Hyperstudio. Part of his learning he has been able to move pictures by making them objects. Well done Brandon!

Lee's Pacific Voyage Animation

Here is Lee's animation that he has made of Kupe and the great fleet. Look carefully and see what provisions they brought with them. Well done Lee!!

Semi's Pacific Voyage Animation

This term Room 10 have been working hard at our e-learning task. This is the first term the children in Room 10 have used Hyperstudio. They have all done a wonderful job. Here is Semi's work that he has mostly by himself, he wrote his voice over too. Well done Semi!

James Cook by Eric

As a class we've been learning to write paragraphs and here is Eric's writing about the first part of Captain James Cook' life. Well done Eric!

Nga Waka e Whitu

Whaea Raewyn comes in every Tuesday morning at 9.30am to teach our class Maori. For the last couple of weeks she has been teaching us to use the rakau and sing Nga Waka e Whitu. Here is a movie of what we've been doing so far! Kia ora Whaea Raewyn.

Damien retells how Maui slowed the Sun

Damien has been working hard to write complete sentences independently. He has done a great job. Well done Damien!

Sela retells Kupe and Te Wheke o Muturangi

Here is Sela's retelling of the legend Kupe and Te Wheke o Muturangi. Also attached is her picture of the octopus.

Long, long ago Kupe and his fleet wanted to go fishing. They disturbed the giant octopus, who was sleeping. Kupe threw the water gourd overboard to distract the giant octopus thought it was a person. But then Kupe got his hunting knife and stabbed the giant octopus to death. Then they were all happy that the octopus could not eat their fish anymore.

Our Maritime Museum Trip Video

Here is a video of what we did and experienced at the Maritime Museum.

Fiafia Practises have begun!!

Starting yesterday, our whole school divided up into different groups for our first fiafia practice. There was a Tongan, Niuean, Samoan, Cook Island, Glee, Jump Jam, Dance, Singing/ Band, Music Video, Dragon, Hip Hop and Stomp Group. We will be practicing over the next five weeks for our big performance in term 4. You can click here to see our school Pasifika from 2008.

Calvin's Maritime Museum Experience

For some of the children, it was their first time visiting the Maritime Museum and also travelling on a ferry boat. Listen as Calvin shares with you some of the exciting things we did there.

Korobeau and Takai read Watch Me Swim

Takai and Korobeau are two people in the Penguins reading group. They've been learning to use the pictures to help them read carefully. Here is a story that they have practised very hard at reading. It is titled Watch Me Swim by Pam Holden and Illustrated by Christine Hansen.

Photos of our Maritime Museum Trip

On Wednesday the 11th August, Rooms 9, 10 and 13 travelled by bus to the Auckland Maritime Museum. We were met by wonderful people who looked after us and had organised each programme for us. It was a great day and we even got to go on a ferry ride to Devonport. Thank you to David, Salty Sam and others who were involved in making this an unforgetful trip. We would also like to thank our parents and family for helping us out as well. Watch this space as more movies from our trip to come especially children's writing!!

Toia Mai te Waka nei

Over the past week we've been learning a new Maori song in class. Here are the lyrics and interpretation from Maori to English. Click here to visit the site.

Tōia mai1 te waka nei Kūmea mai te waka nei Ki te takotoranga i takoto ai Tiriti2 te mana motuhake3 Te tangi a te manu e4 Pīpī-wha-rau-ro-a5 Kūi! Kūi! Kūi! Whitiwhiti ora! Hui e, tāiki e.

Haul this canoe closer haul the canoe here to its special resting place; the Treaty gives us our autonomy. May the cry of the bird, the shining cuckoo - Quee! Quee! Quee! - signal a change for the better. Draw together, beome intertwined!

Mao's visit to the Life Education Bus

Here is Mao's writing and a picture of her favourite giraffe Harold.

Yesterday our class went to the Life Education van. First we lined up at the front of the van. And we learned about Tam's body. I had fun.

Carpet Kid by Quasia

This is Quasia's writing of what happened at the Life Education Bus and when Harold visited.

A Pirate Limerick Poem by Room 10

Over the last week, we have be learning about Limerick Poems. Do you know what a Limerick poem is? We looked up some examples from this website about Pirates that had lots of good information and activities to do. Here is what we came up with as a class.

There once was a pirate named Peter
He loved to sit next to the heater
He tried to go to sleep
But was hungry for sheep
And he ran a hundred meters

If you have any ideas or would like to share a limerick poem with us, feel free to do so. Here are some pictures that Kavaliku and Calvin have drawn of a pirate.