Toku pepeha

Te Reo Moari and singing

I love Tautoro School.

At Tautoro School

                                           Why I love Tautoro School

I think Tautoro School is incredible because our class gets to grow plants with Whaea Hera. In Room 3 we to read  to Whaea Hilary and Mrs Graham.

At Tautoro School we have chomebooks to help us with our learning. We use the waka hoe to help us to achieve our best learning and our best behaviour.

In Room 3 we work hard to achieve our learning goals. We write stories so we can get better at it.

Every Thursday we have dance with Whaea Dorothy. At the end of the  term we have to dance in front of other people, like our families and friends.

Also we get to have sport with Matua Matt. We learn skills to play sport like Rippa rugby, basketball, multi-sports, and hockey.

So that’s why Tautoro School is the best in the world.

Te Reo Maori

I am learning to give and follow instructions in Te Reo Maori.

Recount Writing: At my nana's and papa's wedding.

                     At my papas and nanas wedding.

On Saturday morning my dad and mum were going to my dad’s friends fight in Auckland. So my nana had to look after us while my mum and dad were gone with my older sister and older brother. First I went to have breakfast because everyone else had breakfast. After that my nana came over to pick us up to go to the wedding in Taheke. My dad had to drop us off half way there because it was nearly time for them to go. Then we were nearly to the marae. It was as hot as fire flames. So my nan went fast as a racing car. When were finish it was a long time to wait because it was at 11.30pm. While we were waiting it was even  hotter than before. Later on the wedding started. It took a long time but when every mihi finished  we sang songs. 2  of them were Tautoro songs like He honore and Te Pou. When the wedding was finished we had a BBQ for lunch. Finally we went home.

What a brilliant day at my papa’s and nana’s wedding.

Seeds to feed

Seed to feed  

When we started growing seeds I felt thrilled because I thought that we couldent grow plants from seeds. But then when we were growing and caring for the plants for 9 weeks.

I learnt that plants need air, soil, water, the right temprture and nutrins to grow healthy.

We have grown plants for our school market day. We are selling lot of plants like tomatos, sweetcorn, courgettes, squash, purple tansy, sun flowers, and silver beet.

If we sell all of our plants we will make like $200 or more for our class.  That is so exciting because our seeds cost us nothing.  We will be making a BIG profit.

Reading with expression

I am learning to read with expression.I will change the tone of my voice.

Number knowledge-Stage 5

I am learning to understand number up to 10,00

WALT: I am learning to get faster and more accurate with basic facts. Basic facts Practice

Persuasive Writing-We should play sports every day.

WALT use the correct Structure and language for Persuasive Writing.

    19/10/2017.

           We should play sports every day.

I think we should play sports every day.

Firstly I think we should play sports every day because we can be fit when we are exercising and running around.

Secondly I think we should play sports every day because we can work as a team by sharing the ball.

Another reason I think we should play sports every day is because  when you're running you can get oxygen when we have fresh air.

Lastly I think we should play sports every day because we can learn skills like when you're with the ball you can  learn dribbling, kicking, stepping and throwing the ball.

So that’s why I think we should play sports every day.   

Recount Writing-At the beach.

  WALT use the correct language and structure for Recount writing.         

At the beach.

16/10/2017.

Yippy yi yay! On a lovely Saturday morning I woke up and my Dad said, “Come on you sleepy heads come and have breakfast.” He wanted us to hurry up because we were going at 9.30 to the beach. It was Paihia beach. First me and my sister Jean went upstairs to have breakfast. I had porridge that my mum makes. She makes delicious porridge. It was as yummy as pancake. Then when I finished my breakfast I went to get my stuff ready. I got my spare clothes so I could have a swim. When I was just finished everybody was finished as well. Me and Taonga went to play outside. We started to play hide and go seek. Taonga was it. He couldn't find me. It was  so hard. Then my big sisters came out and asked, “What are you playing?” We both shouted, “Hide and go seek!” We had a dog. He was playing with us too. He was hiding with me so I said, “Don’t bark or Taonga will find us.”  So my dog did not do anything. He just sat there. Later on they all found me. Shortly after Taonga found me, we were ready to go. “Yay! Finally we’re going!” we shouted.

It was a long way to get to the beach. When we got there, I asked my mum and dad, “Can we go to Waitangi please?” My mum said, “Why do you want to go there?” I said, “Because that's our activity.”                                                                          So  they both said, “O.K. let's go then.” When we were finished at Waitangi we went back to the beach. When we got to the beach I saw a lot of people. There were over 80 people. Some were swimming, some were walking along the beach, some were having a picnic, some were building sandcastles and some were just sitting on the sand.

We were excited to be at the beach. We had a lovely swim and we did lots of beach activities. It was a cool fun day for me and my family.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Recount Writing-At the beach.

WALT use the correct Structure and Language for Recount Writing.

  At the beach

On Friday my family and I went to the Opononi beach to swim in the splashy waves.

First we zoomed in the car to the beautiful sandy beach.

We could see the big huge waves. I felt the wind. The wind was as cold as ice. I wanted to dive into the water but the wind was making me feel cold so I thought I better wait till it got warmer. So we played on the beach for a little while.

The sun started to shine and the wind stopped blowing.

“Yay!” we shouted. “It’s time for a swim.”

When I hopped in the water I was surprised because the water was warm. I had a nice swim.

After that I asked my mum and dad if I could go and play in the waves with my boogie board. My dad said, “Yes but be careful.” So I rushed to get my boogie board out of the car. The waves came in huge. They splashed and crashed on me and my sister and pushed us up on to the beach.

It was so cool and fun.

What a fantastic day at the beach.

Persuasive Writing-We should do homework every night.

WALT use the correct structure and language for Persuasive Writing.

18/10/2017.

We should do our homework every night.

I think that we should do homework every night.

Firstly I think we should do homework every night  because it helps us to learn more.

Secondly I think we should do homework every night  because we can grow smarter by giving our brain a workout.

Another reason I think we should do homework every night is because we can achieve our learning goals by helping us to practise our learning at home.

Lastly I think we should do homework every night because we can have special time with our parents when we read a book in their room.

So that's why I think we should do our homework every  night.

Persuasive Writing-We should drink water every day.

WALT to use the correct structure for Persuasive Writing.

We should drink water every day

I think we should drink water every day.

Firstly I think we should drink water every day so our mouth and body doesn’t get dry. The water keeps your mouth and body nice and wet.

Secondly I think we should drink water every day because the water will keep our body at the right temperature, especially on hot days.

Another reason why I think we should drink water every day is because water can help us to swallow food properly.  

Lastly I think we should drink water every day because water is very healthy for our body.

So that’s why I think we should drink water every day.

Persuasive Writing-Kapahaka is important to learn.

WALT use the correct structure for Persuasive Writing.

20/09/17

Kapahaka is important to learn.

I think that kapahaka is important to learn.

First I think kapahaka is important because we learn how to sing in tune.

Secondly I think kapahaka is important because it helps us to learn Te Reo Maori. When we sing the words they are in Te Reo Maori.

Another reason why I think kapahaka is important is because we can keep the beat when we do the actions.

Lastly I think kapahaka is important because so we can keep kapahaka and never lose it. We will always remember the songs and the actions.

So that’s why I think kapahaka is important.

My Multiplication Basic Facts practice.

I am learning to get faster and more accurate with solving grouping problems.

I improved my score by 4 points.

Day1	Day5

Look at the taonga I made for my dad.

Happy Father's Day, Dad.

My Father's Day Poster.

Addition Basic facts

I have been practicing my addition basic facts.I wanted to get more faster and more accurate.
When I started my top score was 24. Today I scored 42. Here are my results

Recount Writing Tautoro Cross Cantry

I am learning to use the correct structure and language for Recount Writing.

Tautoro Cross Country

“Ready set go!” yelled Whaea Rosina.

I sprinted off with the others. I was running with the 7 year olds. It was a Wednesday morning at the Padlie farm. We were having our Tautoro School Cross Country race.

I felt that I wanted to run fast. Some of the 7 year olds were really fast. They were as fast as a racing car.

I felt keen that I was going to run faster and faster. It was a long race. Our group had to do 2 laps around the course. When I was on my first lap I boosted off like a rocket ship but on my second one I started to slow down. I got a stitch on my second lap. It felt like I was getting stabbed with a knife. It was very painful. When I was running up and down the hill I was breathing fast and hard. My lungs felt that they were going to explode.

When I went around the corner I could hear my dad yelling “Go Mana go!” I never gave up because I used the hoe of kaha and tumaia. Later on I overtook 3 girls that were in front of me in the corner because I ran as fast as a rocket ship. I finally got to the finish line. I was so tired but happy to get to the end of my race. I went to Whaea Dawnette to mark me off and to see where I came in my race.

I was really happy and proud of myself when Whaea Dawnette told me that I came second for RED team.

I raced to tell my dad the awesome news. When we were at the start of the race I said that I wouldn't make it to the Ohaeawai School Cross Country race but in the end I did make it to Ohaeawai. I felt super happy with my race.

Recount writing staying home.

I am learning to use the correct structure and language for Recount Writing.

Staying at home. 08/08/17.

On Saturday evening my family and I stayed at home so we can have a spot light and movie night. I felt great and excited.

My nana was looking after my sister and my brother while my mum and dad were gone out for their dinner. I didn’t know where they went. First we had to have dinner. We had pies. They were delicious.

When we were finished our tea. Nana went downstairs to get our Treasure Hunt ready. I felt amazed and I couldn’t wait to start hunting for treasure. When the Treasure Hunt was ready Nan told us to hunt for Lollies. We raced off. There was a competition to see who could get the most lollies.

After a while all of us found all of the lollies. Me and my sister Jean found the most lollies. Jean got the most. She got 12  and I got 10. I just needed 2 more and I would have had 12. I loved the Treasure Hunt. It was so much fun.

Next we had our movie night. We watched Moana again. We had chocolate popcorn. It was yummy as well. It was as yummy as a malted chocolate. I love chocolate more than strawberry. I felt amazed.

Recount Writing-Rippa Rugby

WALT add details to help our readers understand our story.

You can also add interesting words, talking, similes, feelings and thoughts.

Rippa Rugby-Fire Brigade Cup.

On Thursday morning my team and l went to the rugby fields in Kaikohe to play Rippa Rugby and to have some fun.

I felt keen and overjoyed.

When we got to the rugby fields we saw lots of people. I said, “Wow it’s going to be an amazing game today.”

The first thing I did was to do some training by passing the ball around and ripping tags.    I felt confident and ready to play our game.

Next we all went to the meeting with all of the other schools. The man was telling us where to go. I said, “I hope we win our games today.”

After that my team and I were in the finals. We were playing for 3rd or 4th place. Our last game was against Kaikohe East. We lost that game but we won one game.   I said, “At least we gave it a go and I was trying my best.” I felt glad.

Later on we went back to school. I said when I was in the car going back to school, “What an amazing day today.

Toku Pepeha

I have been learning to say my Pepeha with confidence.

Term 2 Goal setting.

I have achieved all my goals I feel happy and proud of myself.

Recount Writing-I went to the park.

WALT add details to help our readers understand our story.

I also added interesting words, talking, similes, feelings and thoughts.

I went to the park.

On a hot blazing Saturday afternoon my whanau and I went in our van to the park in Kaikohe to have some fun.

I felt amazed and proud of myself.

When I got to the park we saw lots of thing to play on. I said, “Hmmm what should I play on first?”

The first thing I did at the park was I played on the monkey bars. I felt pumped  because I love the monkey bars.

Next my dad said that he would buy us some lunch. Our lunch was delicious. “Mmm that was yum,” I said to myself when I was eating. After lunch I was trying to decide what I should choose next to play on. “I know, I will play on the swing,” I said to myself. I felt happy and joyful.

I enjoyed playing on the swing. I was going higher and higher. I felt  super happy. What a great day.

Recount Writing-Watching Moana.

WALT add details in our writing to help our readers to understand our story.                           

Watching Moana.

Yahoo! On a hot blazing Saturday afternoon my family and I stayed home so my dad could get Moana for us to watch.

When we were waiting for the movie my dad told us to go outside to play games. I thought of a game.

I said, “Let's play tag.” We were playing tag for a short time then we started to play another game called Hide and Go Seek. We played for a very very long time. We all enjoyed the game. It was cool.

Then we got called back in to watch Moana.

Mum said, “I’ve got some delicious food like chocolate, ice cream, popcorn and chips.”  When my mum bought our yummy food to us we cheered. “Yay! Thanks Mum.”

Finally dad played the movie for us and then the movie started. We loved watching Moana. It’s our favourite movie. We choose to watch it every time.

My Speech 2017

Here I am delivering my speech at the Tautoro School Junior Speech competition.

The judges were marking me on showing confidence, good pace

and volume, speaking clearly, audience connection, use of gestures and timing.

Google Draw-Mother's Day poster.

I am learning to create a poster with an important message and an image

that supports the message.

My poster has an important message for my Mum.

A Portrait of my Mum.

I am learning to use lines, shapes, symmetry and position to create

a portrait of my Mum.

Here is my Term 2 2017 Goal setting.

I am learning to use language features to make my recount more interesting for my readers.

           At the beach...03/05/17/…

On Friday my family and I went to the Opononi beach to swim in the splashy waves. First we zoomed in the car to the beautiful sandy beach.

We could see the big huge waves. I felt the wind. The wind was as cold as ice. I wanted to dive into the water but the wind was making me feel cold so I thought I better wait till it got warmer. So we played on the beach for a little while.

The sun started to shine and the wind stopped blowing.

“Yay!” we shouted. “It’s time for a swim.”

When I hopped in the water I was surprised because the water was warm. I had a nice swim.

After that I asked my mum and dad if I could go and play in the waves with my boogie board. My dad said, “Yes but be careful.” So I rushed to get my boogie board out of the car. The waves came in huge. They splashed and crashed on me and my sister and pushed us up on to the beach.

It was so cool and fun.

What a fantastic day at the beach.

Here is my learning it is wrong to fight.

I am learning to organise my ideas using the correct structure for Persuasive Writing.

It is wrong to fight

03.03.17.

I think it is wrong to fight.

Firstly I think it is wrong to fight because the kids are scared of the fighting yelling and swear words and bad words.

Secondly I think it is wrong to fight because people are yelling at each other.  

Another reason  I think it is wrong to fight because people get angry.

Lastly  I think it is wrong to fight because people will get hurt from each other.

So I think it is  wrong to fight.  

Here is my teamwork poster.

Explain Everything-Possessive Apostrophe.

My Reading Group and I created this DLO to share our learning about using a possessive

apostrophe.

I am learning to use an apostrophe correctly.

Persuasive Writing-Rules at School.

14.03.17.

Rules at school

I think we should have rules at school.

Firstly I think we should have rules at school because when we listen and follow the rules we will be safe.

Secondly  I think we should have rules at school   because we will be happy and nice.

Another reason I think we should have rules at school  is because we will have no bullying.

Lastly I think  we should  have rules at school  because  then we can have a happy place.

So I think we should have rules at school.

Google Draw Poster - Healthy Eating.

Persuasive Writing-Healthy Eating.

I am learning to use the correct structure for Persuasive Writing.

30/03/17/  

Healthy eating

                    I think we should eat healthy food

Firstly I think we should eat healthy food because so we can have a healthy heart.

Secondly  think we should eat healthy food because so we can have healthy eyes.

Another reason  think we should eat healthy food because so we can have nutrients in our body.

Lastly I think we should eat healthy food because so we can have tip top shape or condition

So that why we should eat healthy food.

Here are my learning goals for Term 1 2017.

Here is some information I have found from my text about Stingrays.

Recount Writing

I am learning to add my thoughts and feelings to my writing.

13.03.17

Going to the shop

First On Saturday afternoon I went to the shop at Countdown to buy our lunch for school. My mum  went in  second with my dad. I  liked going shopping with my mum.

My nana came with me to the park and we were playing on the park. We were playing for a long time then we walked to the MacDonalds. My mum brought me a Big Mac and we were so excited and I was so happy and grateful. I felt like butterflies in my tummy.

When I was finished my kai I went  back on the park to play on the slide.

Persuasive Writing

I am learning to write my opinion with reasons.

A bucket filling school.

I think Tautoro School should be a bucket filling school.

First I think Tautoro school should a  bucket filling because being a bucket filling school means every person would be to be caring and kind.

Second we would have a nice school.

Another reason is everyone will feel happy and safe.

So I think Tautoro School should be a bucket filling school.