Koru art

Koru art

In term one we made made a piece of art representing our house mine was about the house leaders protecting our little ones (our strength).

Integrity games

For term one our inquiry was integrity (doing the right thing when no ones watching) we were making integrity games for the year ones. Josh and I made a game called silent ball which was a easy simple game for the little kids to play we were teamed up with Dareya and Lylah we set the game up for the little kids after lunch once they arrived we dawdled to the back of the field to get our first group. they enjoyed the game they said they wanted a bigger challenge though so we hardened it they said it was a good challenge and they said it was a good game to play with their Teachers. 

Bike reflection

         Bike reflection

On the 2nd week of Term one Clea came in and talked us about bikes and how to properly use them. After that we did the ABC check. Once all our bikes were safe to ride we play a game called foot down. It was pretty easy at first but got harder by the second I fell off.

On the 3rd week of term one Clea came in again we played a new game called turtle race the slowest person won it was hard but fun.

Green

Green

Green is the  colour of grass  

dancing in the paddock.  

It is the colour of  leaves

rustling on a tree.

It is the colour of sour skittles

making  your tongue  water.

It’s the colour of raw apples

making your tongue cry.

By Thomas Hamerton

Treaty of Waiangi

Treaty of Waitangi

Marcus: Hi welcome to our treaty of waitangi Speech we will be talking all about the treaty where it was signed.

Josh:  The  treaty was signed 6th of February 1840 by representatives of the british crown and various maori chiefs.

Thomas:Maori came from the eastern polynesia  in 1250 to 1300 CE in many waves of wakas threw this time.

Marcus: The maori language is closely related to the cook island languages.

Josh: Each wave settled in many different places in NZ there was only one tribe that settled in the south island.  

Thomas:king tawhiao was the 2nd  maori  king and settled in Alexandra (Pirongia).

Marcus: Muskets were a very  dangerous weapon in the 1800’s not many Maori people had a gun but if they did it would be a musket British used muskets to defend villages like alexandra.

Josh:  Waikato was a main part of the british colony Pirongia (Alexandra) was the british side of the river The mountain was maori side or the river they would trade on the river banks On 11 July 1871 he decided to cross the river with a gun as a peace offering the british saw him from the redoubt  crossing and informed the army but the government told there was no need they meet in the town centre King tawhiao dropped the gun   for a peace offering