Matariki

WALT we are about Matariki

When is matariki? Thes year it was on the 25th of june. What is matariki? It is the Maori new year and a cluster of stars Where is matariki? It is east of the southern cross east ot pot east and is best seen in the early morning

5 Facts about Matariki

1)What it is called around the world. Maori - Tiny eyes or eyes of god lish, it is called the Pleiades (its ancient Greek name) or the Seven Sisters. The Hawaiian name is Makali‘i, or ‘eyes of royalty’, and in Japan it is Subaru, meaning ‘gathered together’. 2) matariki tells maoriwhen to plant tleir vegtables 3)there are more than 500 stars in the matariki cluster but 6 or 7 can be seen without a telescope 4) it is 440 light years away from earth 5) it would take 4.8 billion years to get there at speed of a car going 100kmph

it was hard for me to find the facts because there was lot to read i liked the art because

i got to use the hot glue gun

do you celebrate Matariki?

Ki-o-Rahi

WALT we are learning to  play ki-o-rahi

This is a feld  of ki-o-rahi. Blue dots are the taniwha The orange dots are the pou The pink dot is  the lady

it Was hard for me to do the game  

have You  played ki-o-rahi?

Learning Maps

Walt we are learning about who and what helps us  learn


My learning map shows that my  surface pro helps me

I don’t like making learning maps

What helps you learn???

P.E Swimming

Walt we are learning to swim safely

I am able to float on my front and back.     Not yet

I can do  front glide with correct kicking. Net yet

I can glide on my back with correct  kicking. Not yet

I can swim freestyle. Not yet

I can  swim backstroke. Achieved  

I can  swim to keep afloat. Not yet

I can one length of freestyle with correct breathing.  Not yet

I can not float on my front and back  because i’m not good at doing it

What is  your favourite way for you to swim?

P.E Assessment;

Walt; we are learning to catch and pass a large ball

I show i can throw a  lob pass by putting the ball behind my head throwing  to my partner

I show i can throw a  chest pass by throwing  from My chest to my partners chest    

I show i can throw a  side pass by throwing rugby ball from my waist sideways to my partner   

I show i can throw a  bounce pass by pushing the ball on the ground near my partner’s feet    

I did not like the  chest pass. It hurt my  chest because my partner  was throwing the ball too hard.
I did like the bounce pass because it was easy for me

Are you better at  catching the ball or  throwing?

tristan tree

Walt . we are learning to show what a word mean using google draw it was hard for me to write the words because to find the right words to rend the article 

Gardening with sience

WALT we are learning  to identify  topic specific words and find their meaning


Plant to put or set in the ground to grow
Grow to spring up and develop to maturity
Science an area of knowledge that is an object of study
Soil Dirt that plants grow in
Garden   a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are grown
Weather the state of the atmosphere in regard to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness


Finding the meaning to the words was hard for  me.

Do you have  a vegetable  Garden?