The Birth Of Jesus

In Room 6 we have been making silhouettes about how Jesus was born. What I enjoyed about this activity was painting the background and making the pieces to put on it. Maybe next time I could try and add more detail to my art.

Matthew 2:11-12 

11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

The Little Wolf

W.A.L.T... Write creatively in our picture books for the younger children of our school. What I enjoyed about this activity was creating all the images for my picture book. What I found easy was coming up with the ideas of the book. What I found hard was making the story. Maybe next time I could add more detail in the story. 

Advent

W.A.L.T... Describe what Advent means to Catholics and how we celebrate it. What I enjoyed about this activity was putting everything together. What I found hard was researching  the information. What I found easy was making the slideshow and adding the information. Maybe next time I could try and add more information about Advent and how we celebrate it.

Summer Learning Journey prep 1

The country that I have chosen is : Chile

Why I choose this country: I choose this country because I would like to know more about this country.

Fun facts:
- A language that they speak in Chile is Spanish
- In Chile they have 14 national holidays.


The name of the Capital city is: Santiago
The population of the capital city is: 18.1 million people
In January the weather of the capital city is usually: Hot
The capital city is located in the: Southern part of the country
The languages most commonly spoken in the capital city are: Spanish

Top three safety tips for flying.

- Always wear your seat belt when the seat belt sign is on even when its off still wear it.
- In case of an emergency if an oxygen mask falls make sure you do yours first before helping others.
-  Listen to the flight attendants or Captain when there is an emergency. 

Packing for Chile

I would pack some autumn clothes for Chile and also some summer clothes as well.
- Summer clothes
- Autumn clothes
- Flip flops/ shoes
- Money
- Passport
- Med kit
- undergarments

Te Reo

W.A.L.T... Describe the location of classroom objects in Te Reo. In class we have been learning to identify the different types of classroom objects in Te Reo. What I enjoyed about this activity was making the images and making the video. What I found hard was trying to pronounce the words in Maori. What I found easy was creating the images and creating the video. Maybe next time I could try harder at making more pictures and pronouncing the words.

Show not Tell

W.A.L.T. Use show not tell. In Room 6 we have been learning to use show not tell. Our task was to choose a feeling and use show not tell. Can you guess which feeling I choose? What I found hard was trying to find other ways to express the feeling that I choose. What I found easy was writing out the sentences. Maybe next time I could try and add more to my sentences and add more sentences.

As I steadily walked onto the stage, I could feel my heart pounding, now it was racing, it felt like it was trying to escape my body. I didn’t know what to do. So very calmly I went to grab the microphone, and as I gently put it closer to my face I could feel the sweat dripping from my head. By now I could smell my sweat, as I casually liked my dry lips I could taste my sweat that dripped from the top of my head to my lips.    

Ngatu

W.A.L.T... Write using aspects of an information report structure. Identify the significance of Ngatu in the Tongan culture. What I enjoyed about this piece of writing was researching information. What I found hard was writing it out and finishing it off. Maybe next time I could try and finish it off.

Ngatu - Tapu clothes

What is a Ngatu cloth? A Ngatu cloth is something that is made in many other cultures around the world. Some women from Tonga are trying to keep the tradition alive for Tonga.

What is Ngatu used for and what is it significance? Ngatu is used for many different things in Tonga. Ngatu can be used for weddings, birthdays, funerals, mats and many different occasions. The significance of Ngatu in Tonga is very important because they use Ngatu for mostly everything.

How the Ngatu is made. There are many steps to making ngatu, here is how to make it. After the hiapo is cut down girls will peel the bark from the tree, then they will hang the bark out on a line to dry in the sun. After that they soak the dry bark in water to make it soft. Then they beat the bark with a wooden tool called ike to make it thinner and wider. Then they will but the bark back out in the sun to dry again. The strips of dry flat bark are called feta’aki. Next you will lay a white cloth on top of the tabletop, the white cloth will be backing for your ngatu, once you have done that then you will have to line the ngatu along the tabletop of the backing material. Then paste the edges with of the feta’aki to the backing material. After that they cover the backing material with paste, then they carefully lay the feta’aki over the top of the backing material. Next they will press the two pieces together and slowly roll it up. Then after that they carry the ngatu outside and roll it out on the concrete so that it can dry in the sun. When it is dry they will paint the ngatu with some brown dye, using a piece of feta’aki as a brush.  This is what the finished product should look like:

Tongan vocabulary

feta‘aki: the dried pieces of the beaten bark

hiapo: the paper mulberry tree (known as “aute” to Māori)

ike: a wooden tool for beating the ngatu

ngatu: the Tongan word for tapa

tutu: the bark used to make ngatu