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Spring Haikus Continued

We have been learning about haikus. Please click on the links before to check out some of the published poems.

https://animoto.com/play/eYNYzy3VY8080TnHSnJmAw?autostart=1

https://animoto.com/play/i2Ef9dO6xBfOsLdnGNO5Rw?autostart=1

https://animoto.com/play/zwV91vaGhKTIxtI8AMSuUA?autostart=1

Spring Haiku

Check out our Animoto haikus



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Marae Trip Haikus

Here is a random selection of haikus from today's lesson


Wharenui
Wairaka weaving
patterns on the roof and wall
inside the marae

By Liseti

Wharenui
Welcoming and calm
beautiful Maori carvings
traditional songs

By Uinise

Marae
Traditional house
beautiful gardens and lakes
colourful patterns

By David

Marae
Powhiri singing
spring water flowing from the ground
and telling stories

By Rohan

Our Marae Trip

Today we went to the Te Hoho Kotahirangh Marare.

They welcomed us in with a powihiri. We gave them a koha of silverbeet, eggs and honey from our school.

In class we have been learning about Paikea and looking at the artwork of Robyn Kahukiwa.

We are designing our own picture book about Wairaka's journey to New Zealand. Its illustrations are similar to the Paikea storybook because we have designed our own kowhaiwhai and tukutuku patterns. We looked at these patterns inside the Marae and learnt the story of how these came to be.

At the marare we learnt about the story of Wairaka, We also looked at the carving of her. They told us how Wairaka was a talented weaver.

We visited the spot where legend has it that Wairaka stamped her foot and a spring came out.

We also saw the home of the pukekeos who are the kaitiaki of the area.

Wairaka used to visit Auckland and burn a big fire on top of Owairaka to signal to her brother that she was home to see him.

We had an amazing morning tea of milo, cookies and fruit.

I felt very happy because I learnt a lot of new things like how to weave a harakeke flower. I saw the wonderful carvings and the amazing weaving.

By Daniella

Homework Week 3

Homework Week 3

Directions:

1. Read each passage and then respond to the questions.  

2. Each question will ask you to make a logical inference based on textual details.  

3. Explain your answer by referencing the text.

4. Create 5 questions for each passage of text that can be answered in the text

5. Create 5 questions for each passage that are between you and the author

6. Draw a picture and explain your response to each passage of text.

Passage 1

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch.  Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat.  He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic rubbish bag; Alice left a new rubbish bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning.  On his way in the house, he dropped the rubbish bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed.  He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had often said.

1.  What type of job does Paul do? ____________________________________________________

How do you know this?

2.  Describe Alice: ___________________________________________________________________

What in the text supports your description?

3.  What relationship do Paul and Alice have? _____________________________________________

Why do you feel this way?

Passage 2

Crack!  Thunder struck and rain poured.  Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather.  He was beginning to lose it.  Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs.  His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max.  We’ll just find something else to do.”  She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich.  Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!”  A flash from the sky lit up the living room.  Boom!  Mum sighed.

4.  Why is Max upset? ________________________________________________________________

How do you know this?

5.  What was Mum planning on doing today? ______________________________________________

What in the text supports your description?

Passage 3

“Tommy!”  Mum called out as she walked in the front door.  “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I sure could use some help with these groceries.  There was still no reply.  Mum walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the bench when she noticed shattered glass from the window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there.  “Oh! For goodness sake, Tommy!” Mum yelled to herself as she realised that Tommy’s shoes were gone.

6.  What happened to the window? ______________________________________________________

How do you know this?

7.  Why did Tommy leave? ____________________________________________________________

What in the text supports your description?