The Treaty of Waitangi

WALT: Read to find information and locate significant towns and cities within New Zealand on a map.

We read all about the Treaty of Waitangi and then answered questions about it. We also had to label towns on a map.

Reflection: It was easy to find answers in the text. I could find clues in the text to help me with the answers. Next time I'd like to complete all the questions.

All About Me

WALT:  Create a quality blog post that reflects a snapshot of yourself, goals and achievements.

We used a template on Google Drawings to add information about ourselves. 

Reflection: I could add a picture of myself and found it easy to change the background to my favourite colour. I even changed the text to something different. Next time I would like to add details to my work.

Te Hiku Film Festival 2020

 

Te Hiku Manaiakalani Outreach 2 Film Festival 2020

Our theme for the movies this year was “Life in Lockdown” The movies have been played on the big screen at the Te Ahu Cinema in Kaitaia on Monday 19 October 2020. This is one of the lucky movies to be chosen from our school. Congratulations to everyone involved in the production of this movie. Please click on the link to view other Manaiakalani Film Festival movies. Please enjoy and feel free to leave a positive, thoughtful and helpful comment below for the students.

Northern Advocate article

WALT: Writing - Write a thank you letter following a formal letter structure 

Tuatara and Kotuku wrote letters to thank Jacinda Ardern. We sent it off and got a really awesome reply. We were super stoked and shared it on our school's Facebook page. A reporter saw the post and came to interview some students. We then made the news!

Here is a LINK to the article.

Reflection: I was delighted to get a reply from the Prime Minister.

Question: Have you ever made the news?

Beach Day - Similes

WALT: use similes to make our writing interesting.

The waves were like thunder that was crashing on a stormy day.
The sun was as bright as a lamp that shines in your eyes.
The waves were as long as a bus that is filled with noisy children.

Acrostic Poem - Amber

WALT: Use adjectives to describe our personility.

First we had to take a picture and remove the background on remove.bg. I then put the picture on Google Drawings. Then I looked for funky letters for my name. I used a thesaurus to find adjectives that start with the letters in my name.




Reflection: I enjoyed removing the background and choosing a snowy setting. It was easy finding funky letters! It was tricky finding an adjective that starts with "B". Net time, I'd make my sentences a little bigger.

Have you ever made an acrostic poem?

Coopers Beach - EOTC Reflection

On Thursday we went to Coopers Beach for EOTC. First we had to gather at school and then started walking to the beach. It took us about 35 minutes to get there. After arriving at the beach, we had our morning tea. We then got into 4 groups (about 11 children in a group) and went to various activities.
The different activities were, photography, beach cricket, kayaking, paddle boarding and a nature walk up Rangikaptiki. After two rotations we had lunch, then had the other two. After a long day in the sun, we had to walk back to school.





Reflection: My favourite part was.... because..... . Next time I would like to .....

Question: Is your school close to a beach?