Callaghan's Ridge Day Tramp

On the 11 of april our class and room 8 went off to do the Callaghans Ridge day tramp. The day for a outdoor activity started as usual. We got our car group together and headed off. I went with my dad, Lincon, Tyler, and Ms Truman (The Principal). We went through Kumara to Callaghan. The walk started off raining but it cleared throughout the walk. Every 30 minutes we stopped for a brake. I was wearing ridgeline gear so I think it was the first time in my life when I actually wanted it to rain. When we stopped everyone put there rain jackets on and had some snacks (it was still raining). About 10 minutes after we stopped the sun just decided it would just become sunny so I got sweaty again. (2 hours into the walk) we built our shelter to have lunch under.

Lighting Never Strikes Twice

Lighting Never Strikes Twice

WALT: use adjectives and similes to describe a setting clearly.

The sunny spots turned black then purple as the lighting lit up the night sky near above me. BOOM! The second the lighting was seen I could hear the thunder strike the blade of the windmill, it shook the whole building. My ears were ringing, I felt the ground shake below me. As soon as I open the door it felt like I had my head hanging out of a car window at 120 Kilometres per hour. it tor the door off, I dived back inside. I was scared to death as I heard the blades of the windmill creek and crackle. The window on the wall beside me SMASHED open, the ghastly winds rushed in and swirled around the room. There were crates of grain over in the corner, I dashed behind them and waited. I couldn’t remember how long it was until I woke up but when I did the sky black clouds broke open and the sun shined through.

To this day I still wonder if the thunder was
the loudest sound I’ve ever heard.

Mathematical Mum Reflection

   Mathematical Mum

Our group had to read mathematical Mum. Mathematical Mum is the
main character in the story. She is obsessed with math, she uses
math everywhere. When her children need to come shopping with
her, They get really annoyed. For the kids shopping is the worst.
Every time mathematical mum needs something they always have to
work it out. So when the children get sick of math they dive out the
shop screaming.  

Mathematical Mum

Sport Cars / Rally Cars

Fraction DLO

One Moment in Time

                         One Moment in Time                                

                   One moment in time was me crashing off my bike

As soon as I hit the ground I feel the pain in my knees and legs.
My Bike goes sliding across the gravel and the stones. The back brake
on my bike snaps forward. I put my hands down to stop my head from
hitting the ground. When I stop I quickly look down to see where the
pain is coming from, it was my knee. At the time I didn’t think to much
about it because I was still shocked of what just happened. It was like
every thing just happened in a snap of a finger.

              

Our Marae Trip

                       Our Marae Trip

On the 5th of March our class and room 8 went on a trip to our local Marae in
Arahura. It was fun learning about all the different stories during that time.
On that morning Charlie and Nathan J and I were driven down to the Marae
by my mum. All of us got our groups ready to go down to the Marae.
We headed off to the car we were taking, packed our gear and off we went.

Firstly

It took about 25 minutes to get down to the marae. Just before the intersection
in Arahura we turn left up in to the old Christchurch road. The car trip was
boring but we were excited when we got there. We unpacked the car and
waited for the others. When we all got there we entered around the main
gates then the powhiri process started.

The Powhiri Process

As we enter the gates the Tangata whenua called the greeting and then
Miss Ireland called back because is  after that we got welcome onto the
marae and we all sat down into the seats in side the marae and we sang
honore. After we done the Powhiri process we had to do the hongi (The
hongi is when you touch foreheads and sometimes noses) then we had
morning tea. After morning tea we went back into the meeting house and we
said all of our mihi’s (our self greeting).

This is one of the things we did on the marae trip in Arahura.
I personally liked the marae trip because it was excited and fun.

Tenths and Hundredths DLO

Stem and Leaf DLO

My Mihi 2019

My Mihi 2019

Kia ora koutou

Ko Cailan toku ingoa

Ko Runanga ahau

Ko Endeavour toku waka

Ko pakeha toku iwi

Ko Paparoa toku maunga

Ko Mawheranui toku awa

Ko Craig toku matua

Ko Gina toku whaea

Ko Rian toku teina

Tena Koutou katoa

Marae Stop Motion Animation

In Ruma Tahi we have been learning about maraes and the traditional things to do at maraes.  I learnt who manuhiri are and this is my stop motion animation explaining this.