What is matariki

L.I To use your smart searching skills to find information that tells others what matariki is.

For our Inquiry we were learning about Matariki, since its June. On this DLO it presents what is Matariki, the seven sisters, and their names. Matariki is a Maori New Year, and it is a celebration. Matariki is also a star cluster with seven sisters, or some people know it as six daughters and one mother. Matariki is about gathering with family and friends, and talking about ancestors in stories.

Optical Illusions

L.I:To explain what an optical Illusion

This DLO shows what is a optical Illusion and how an Optical Illusion happens. On this DLO it shows what Optical l Illusion means. We used one Optical l Illusion and found out what wrong with it. I worked with my group to find interesting information about optical l Illusion information. Mr Johnston also came in to help us with this

Venn Diagram

LI: to create a DLO of tool for harvesting. 





In this Venn Diagram it shows how people used to celebrate matariki, how people celebrate matariki now and how do now and then do the same thing. I worked with Makaili RJ Leroy and Akuhata as a group and we found information about what people do on matariki now days. As we created this I learned some new interesting facts about matariki such as maori people make things out of flax like kites.

Three birds

L.I: To use our knowledge and find three interesting information and fact about these matariki harvesting
harvesting birds.

This DLO shows interesting facts and information about 3 matariki harvesting birds. I worked with my group to find these interesting facts and information.  The three matariki harvesting birds we picked a Tui, Huia and Kereru.

Sagwala

L.I To follow the recipe to make sagwala.

Today for food technology we made a Sagwala dish first we got our medium bowl out and added the curry powder into the bowl then we gave our medium bowl to Miss Heka to get the rice. After that we got our measuring cups and measuring spoons. Then we put our tomato into one of the measuring cup and the other measuring cups were use  to add our yogurt then we added all of our ingredients. It was amazing and fun.

Te Reo Maori

LI: To draw and label the Matariki cluster of stars.

This week our Te Reo challenge set by Miss Pryde was to draw and label the Matariki cluster of stars. Matariki is the Maori new year, a time for family and new beginnings.

Maths

L.I To practise defining maths vocabulary(words).

To help us practise the meaning of maths words. Mrs Anderson taught us a game called maths word challenge. I worked with Heavenly and Afa on this game.  To play the game 2 players found a word from the maths word game,  then had to give a clue to the person trying to  figure out the math word who was sitting with their back to the other players.