Day 2 Activity 1 It's all in a days work. A house or a home?

Day 2 Activity 1 It's all in a days work. A house or a home?

In the 1800s, most Māori lived in villages called pa. Each village had many buildings – kauta where people cooked, pataka where they stored goods and wharepuni where the Māori slept. A traditional wharepuni had a thatched roof and walls made of timber, fern, rushes and bark. Look at the picture below of a traditional wharepuni. Does it look like your house?

On your blog, compare the wharepuni to your own home. What are two similarities and two differences between a wharepuni and your house?

I read about the wharepuni and here are some interesting facts I learnt.

Two similarities between a wharepuni and my house :

1. We both have doors in the front.
2. We both have windows around the house.

Two differences between a wharepuni and my house :

1. A wharepuni is made out of ferns and bark but my house is made out of wood.
2. A wharepuni has special maori god carvings around it but my house has flat walls outside.

Day 1 Bonus Activity Waka Ama Race Day

Day 1 Bonus Activity Waka Ama Race Day

To this day, the people of New Zealand still use waka. Instead of using their waka to transport them from one place to another, they sometimes use waka in special events and in sporting competitions such as Waka Ama. Both boys and girls compete in Waka Ama boat races.

Watch this short video of a Waka Ama race. On your blog tell us whether you would like to be in a Waka Ama race one day. Why or why not?

I watched the video of the Waka Ama Race Day and it looks fun and awesome I wish I could race in the waka ama race. I can't get over how fun and awesome it looks. All the racers were SUPER fast. Number 1 came second they were the second fastest but number 2 was the winner. I hope one day I get to be in a race like the waka ama race.

Day 1 Activity 2 Setting sail

Day 1 Activity 2 Setting sail

The first settlers to come to New Zealand must have been really brave! They had to leave their original homes and sail thousands of miles across the ocean on a special boat called a ‘waka’ to reach New Zealand.

Imagine that you were on board one of the wakas. On your blog, write a short letter to a friend telling them about your voyage to New Zealand. In the letter be sure to tell them how you feel about moving to a new country. If it was me, I would have felt really nervous…

Dear Patrone,

Hey mate how are you? It is daytime right now and I'm writing this to you on the waka boat I am travelling on. I'm on my way to New Zealand 

on the waka boat. The water is shiny and nice and warm but at night its windy and cold.

In the waka boat there is not much food so I caught a fish the other day for me to eat. It wasn't very nice but I had to eat it to survive. I have been using the seawater to wash and clean my body it is so salty.

The waka boat is cool because its shiny and smooth and it was fun on the waka boat and I was happy to come New Zealand. I had a fun day it was relaxing and nice on the way to New Zealand but sometimes I was scared and didn't enjoy some part of my journey. Anyway I hope this letter reaches you and that you are okay. Send my love to the family.

Lots of love,

Jahrey

Day 1 Activity 1 The first settlers

Day 1 Activity 1 The first settlers

It is widely believed that the first people to arrive in New Zealand came from Polynesia. Most historians believe that they landed in New Zealand over 700 years ago. Although they were originally from many different countries, these settlers learned to live together and, eventually, formed their own distinct culture known as ‘Māori.’  Māori have their own language, traditions, and culture.

Follow this link to read a short story about a famous man in Māori mythology – Maui. On your blog, post three facts that you learned about this interesting man. What other stories have you heard about Maui?

Three facts about Maui and the giant fish

1.  Maui's giant fish is known as the North Island of Aotearoa.   
2.  Maui's canoe is known as the South Island.      
3.  Maui weaved a strong fishing line from flax.

My highlight 2017

Australia

I like Australia because it has lots of people and I also like it because in Australia
the water parks are better.
1,095,000 visitors ranking it first in Australia and eighth in the world.
Australia is the world's 6th largest country by area. Due to its large size and isolation from the rest of the world, Australia is sometimes known as the 'island continent'. The largest cities in Australia are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. A desert area known as the 'outback' covers much of the land.

       

onomatopoeia

This is my onomatopoeia word. What are onomatopoeia words?

They are sound effects.