Things you need in your car

Today for Reading we had to do key for inference. I read text 3 and it was about a Mum and daughter who broke down in the middle of nowhere then they saw a tow truck that came and helping them. We had to answer questions about the text and do a challenge. This challenge was to create a DLO about things you need in your car in case something happens or emergency. In my DLO I have included a pressure pump, weather radio, torch light, jumper cables, flare, thermal blanket to keep them warm, triangular bandage, Distilled water for wounds, water for hydration, Money, a extra tyre and lastly a granola bar to have extra protein.

Why is it so important to keep oral story telling alive?

Keeping Maori storytelling alive is important because it helps people remember their culture’s history. When each generation hears stories about it, it keeps them captivated.

Sanujan, San Kyaw and I created this 25 word summary using 6 words of our own choice. We listened to facts and reasons of why we should keep oral story telling alive and used the facts collaboratively to create this. We think story telling is important because it keeps children captivated when they hear about it. 

Maui and the sun

Lyric and I created this comic strip to practise using dialogue and to show rather than tell. To create this come strip we used Storyboard that to tell the myth "Maui and the sun ". Lyric and I found this hard because we had to use different materials to create a rope and a wall.

Day 7 - Activity 2

Activity 2: After you have finished up in Taupo, it is time to hop back in the car and head for Rotorua – a town where will have the chance for some much needed rest and relaxation. In fact, you will visit the Tarawera Bush Pool – a geothermal hot pool that is located in the middle of a forest. The warm water in the pool comes from underneath the ground. After a few hours in the pool you feel really relaxed.

On your blog, post a picture of yourself doing something relaxing. I find reading really relaxing. Here is a picture of me reading one of my favourite books!

In this photo I'm relaxed reading a book that I got from the library.

Day 7 - Activity 1

Activity 1: While in Taupo, you go for a walk around the lake and you notice pieces of rubbish floating in the water. You also notice that there is rubbish on the footpath. As you know, it is really important to put rubbish in the bin and keep New Zealand clean and beautiful for generations to come.
With that in mind, it is time think about what you can do to keep New Zealand beautiful. Use your imagination and come up with three things that you could do to make your neighbourhood more beautiful. Post your list on your blog ☺

1. Put up signs saying No Littering
2. Put more Bins around the neighbourhood
3. Pick up Rubbish when you got time

Day 6 - Bonus 8 points

Read about the Matariki festival at Te Papa.  There are so many different things to see and do at the festival this year. On your blog, tell us about three of the events. You can choose any three events that you wish.

Bonus Activity: As part of the Matariki festival, there is a two day Kapa Haka competition. The haka is a traditional war dance that Maori performed before going into battle. The haka is now performed by children/adults in the community and by professional sporting teams, including our national rugby team, the ‘All Blacks.’  The All Blacks have performed various haka over the years. Watch the following three haka videos (1 – 3) and, on your blog, list the haka videos in order from best (#1) to worst (#3). There are no right or wrong answers ☺

1. All Blacks vs South Africa 2016
2. World Cup 2015 – All Blacks vs Argentina
3. Rugby World Cup 2011- All Blacks vs France

Day 6 - Activity 2

Activity 2: After visiting Shag Point, you hop back in the van and drive all the way up the east coast of the south island until you reach the town of Picton. You get out of the van and onto the Interislander ferry. It travels back across the Cook Strait to Wellington. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and every winter the city hosts a huge Matariki festival to celebrate the Maori New Year. This year part of the festival is being held at Te Papa, a big museum in Wellington.

Read about the Matariki festival at Te Papa.  There are so many different things to see and do at the festival this year. On your blog, tell us about three of the events. You can choose any three events that you wish.

1. On the last day of the Matariki festival (July 8 Today) you could watch the fireworks show
2. Matariki light trail behind Te Oro
3. Variety's of traditional dances on stages