Poetry

WALT respond to different types of poems. We are going to use different poems to help us practice our reading strategies.

What we learnt in poetry is rhyming words how to make a rhyming word is that the end of the word has to be sound the same like moan and groan, rain and drain They make scenes.

We also learnt about alliteration. Alliteration is when the sound is the same at the beginning of the word like spiders spin silk.

The Olympic Games

We are learning about the Olympic Games.

WALT skim and scan information to answer questions about the Olympics.

The Olympics began over two thousand seven hundred years ago.The ancient Greek took part in the Olympic games to celebrate the Greek gods.The only people who were allowed to take part in the Greek Olympics were men or boys.The Olympics take place every four years.If someone comes first, second or third in the Olympics they get a medal. During the Ancient Games, the Olympic torch is lit to let the people know about the Olympic games.The symbol of the Olympic games is the five interlocking rings.

Ngāti Kurī Proud by Tim Tipene

 

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2. WALT explore the various stories about why the iwi is named Ngāti Kurī . I learnt the five tribes of Muriwhenua and they are Ngati -Kuri, Te Aupouri, Ngati Kahu, Ngaita Kahu, Te Rarawa.





I learnt what pa was and it is village.


I learnt what tutted is to it is for me making a noise in disagreement

Weta

WALT identify words or phrases that may be unfamiliar and discuss their meaning. 

I learnt how to put colour on my google drawings.

I learnt how to spell check on my blogs post. 

Tiakina a Tangaroa

I am learning to skim and scan for information. Marine Reserves help us to protect the beach.