My Inquiry Presentation!

I researched Maori education from past to present as part of our topic 'Whanaungatanga'. Did you know that in the past, Maori was not allowed to be spoken at school? Neither did I! Check out my presentation below!

My First Movie!

Miss Hansell set a challenge of making our very first movie using iMovie! We had to take the pictures, add transitions, add music and edit it all ourselves! Here is the end product, I hope you like it.

The Alphabet key

Alphabet Key

A-Aroha
B-Building relationships
C-Co-operation
D-Determination
E-Encouragement
F-Friendship
G-Growth
H-Harmony
I-Integrity
J-Justice
K-Kotahitanga
L-Looking after each other
M-Marae
N-Nice
O-Opportunity
P-Peace
Q-Quality friends
R-Respect
S-Smoke free
T-Tolerance
U-Understanding
V-Values
W-Whanaungatanga
X-Excellent learning
Y-Young people
Z-Zig-zag patterns carved into the Marae

prediction key

I have used my prediction key to think about what the tamaki primary school uniform will be like in 50 years time.

Ebenezzer Goal Term 2

Term Two Learning Goals

My learning goal for Reading this term is:
To read one chapter of my book each night.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Take a book from the library each Thursday at school or from the Panmure library so I can read a chapter each night.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
They could read with me or they could help me get to the library on time.Make me a challenge.

My learning goal for Writing this term is:
To remember to check my spelling and to keep learning about how to use punctuation correctly.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Practice spelling with my family.  Edit writing I do at home, so I can learn better at school.  Use a dictionary to help with spelling and read my writing with a buddy so they can help me too.   
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Writing me story with no punctuation so I can try to figure it out by myself.

My learning goal for Maths this term is:
To learn my fractions.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Practice my fraction knowledge every day.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
My parents can give me fraction challenges for me to answer.

My personal goal this term is:
To allow my little sister and brother to allow themselves to bring new things into their lives and encourage them and their good decisions.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Practice how to be encouraging when they know they are going to lose a game.  I will tell them it is alright because at least they tried it.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Playing another game of it and while they are playing I will use encouraging words to encourage them.