Flax Weaving

 This week for Matariki we made Harakeke baskets. We have been learning about the Matariki culture and what Maori people do in the Matariki months. They sometimes weave baskets to hold there food. We are having a sausage sizzle. We weaved our baskets to put our sausages in. First we had to weave our flax pieces then fold the sides and make the handle. Once we made the handle we had to plait around it. Then there was still the ends. We had to use really skinny flax to tie the ends up. It is good to know why we celebrate Matariki. My basket was a bit big and not that tight. I think it was good for my first time. I would like to do another basket to try and improve.  Do you celebrate Matariki?

Tree Octopus

 How To Spot Fake News

This week for reading we are learning how to spot fake news. We had to read different stories and they were about a Tree Octopus. Then we had to write down the reasons why we can tell the story is fake. Firstly it was weird and the photo looked photo shopped. Secondly the article says that the Tree Octopuses are born in the water but when they get old enough the go onto land. Thirdly the picture is a normal octopus on the ground. Some articles can be a hoax. I really liked doing my poster and it got me thinking. Here is some tips about spotting fake news.  Did you already know how to spot fake news or is it new to you.? 🐙🌲

My Amazing Website

 This week at school my class has been learning to make websites. It took me a few practices before I got good at it. I made a website about Dance and Drama. We do dance and drama at lunch time and since I made a site for it I can find the songs easily. My website is super helpful to have. First we had to make a title and insert a back round. Then we get to do some writing and insert videos. It was all new for me. You can make different pages. I like choosing the back round for my site. You can even publish it to the web. I published mine and if you search up tinyurl.com/KaniereDrama it will take you to my website.  Now I know how to make a website I am doing one on Pluto. (Not the dog) Have you ever made a website?  Did you have fun making one? 😃

The Amazing Cross Country

 For Cross Country this year we did 4 laps which was 2200 meters. The course went from the field to the bike track, into the fort, back out, back in and onto the cycle track. I found the big hill that we had to go up hard because it was slippery and steep. I liked going though a muddy puddle. I came first in my group and now I get to go to Kumara and race. I love Cross Country. I was puffed at the end. I sprinted at the end and it was fun. Do you like doing it? 😃😀

 

Kaniere History

 Last week we learnt about the history in the Kaniere area. We went on a website called West Coast Recollect. On the website we had to search up Kaniere and it came up with lots of different photos and a little bit about the photos. It even had the date. On Canva we had to put the photos on a poster. Then we had to write what the photos were doing. My poster turned out like this. I liked doing the writing and getting the photos. Do you know some stuff about your area's history?

Anzac War Letter

  Because ANZAC is coming up we have been learning about the First World War.  Once we learnt more about the First World War we had to write a letter pretending to be a soldier telling them about what is happening in World War. We had to think about what it would be like to be a soldier. Now that we finished writing it on our computers we got to make a piece of paper look old. We got coffee and tea bags and spread it over a piece of paper. Then we put it on the deck to dry. Once it dried we wrote our story on the piece of paper. I think mine looks really good. I liked writing it on the piece of paper. What emotions would you feel if you were in war? 

The Amazing Athletics

 A few days ago my school had athletics. From school we caught the bus to Westland High School. We did lots of different events. The events we did were 80m, 50m, 1000m,  High jump, Long jump, Shot put and Discus. I really liked doing the running and high jump. I was tired after athletics because I did lots of different things. I had lots of fun with my friends. If you come 1st, 2nd or 3rd you go to districts. Which is all of the schools in your district. I am going to districts and I am really excited about it! Afterwards we did a beach clean up. We got given gloves and we picked up any rubbish that we saw. Our beach was very clean because we found not much rubbish. Then our parents picked us up. Do you know how to do discus? Do you enjoy doing athletics?