Top 3

Task Description: This was a task set for us from Mr. Victor he told us to chose 3 images from a site that showed us pictures that were taken in Auckland. I've chosen my 3 and placed them in this slideshow along with a description of why I have chosen the 3 pictures.

Matariki Star Cluster - Daughter's

1. Pohutukawa - She is the oldest and she is the star that leads and connects the dead to us every year. 

2. ) Tipuanuku - The star that is joined to the food that grows underground. “Tupu” word meaning “to grow” then “Nuku” which stands for a shortened version of  “Papatuanuku” also proposing as “earth” in English.  

5.) Tipuarangi - The star that is connected to the sky, Meaning what lives, grows and starts in the sky, such as birds meaning not to eat them.

6.) Waiti - Is a star that means water, or such as clearing and clearance. Also to everything that comes out of the lakes and or rivers.

7.) Waita - “Ta” is the meaning of salt. Meaning the animals and creatures that live under the sea.

8.) Waipunarangi - Definition of water coming out of the sky, Rain. This star will predict the weather and timing of when it will start.

9.) Ururangi - “Uru” meaning is wind. The star will tell you how windy it would be and how demanding it will be.

10.) Hiwaiterangi - The star is known as a wishing star of the year, sending wishes and hoping yours will come true.

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Task Description: In this task, we were told to answer who Matariki's daughters were and what each star represents. I have answered down what each and every one of them do including what they do for the earth.

The Pink Umbrella.

Walt: Make inferences by putting ourselves in a character's shoes. 

Task description: We read the book " The Pink Umbrella" It was about a kid whos Mama that came over and he thought differently of what she would be like to come over to he home. We ourselves in the character shoes Which is like thinking what they could say our be thinking about.

Thumbprints.

Walt: Make inferences by putting ourselves in a character’s shoes.

Task description: Thumbprints is a poem that our teacher has giving us, and we had a statement about the poem. We answer the statement Agree or Disagree, and put the evidence that we got from the poem and write it in a full senctects.

The Past Beneath Our Feet: Fact or Theory?

Walt: Explore the difference between a fact and a theory.

Task description: We read the book "The Past Beneath Our Feet" about a man how wanted to discover dinosaurs and dinosaur fossils in New Zealand. We did a statement about what happened in the story and did facts or Theories if it is true or not, and the evidence how did we know if it was a theory or a fact?

Māui dolphins

WALT: Recognise words and phrases that "show" not "tell".

Task description: We read the book Māui and did a task for it, we had to answer questions and see if it is correct. We also did a show don't tell and we had to show what was happening in the picture and create a different picture by showing it in words. We even created our own task to do and it was related to the book Māui.