Maori Art

 

In Te Maunga we have been learning about art. We drew our maunga in our books for a practise and then coloured it in with pastel. My favourite part about this artwork was coloring my art in with pastel. I learnt how to draw hard Maori patterns.

Tsunami Warning

 

On Friday March 5 me and my mum evacuated because of the tsunami. We went up to my nans and papas that had a big hill but it was in Kaikohe. The best part of the evacuation was that I could hang out with my mum by myself. I learnt that when you see or hear the alarm you need to move fast. 

science

 In Te Maunga this week we had a visit from the Northland Science Roadshow. We learnt about rockets, spectroscopy and water testing. For rockets I  learnt that the more air goes in the rocket the farther it will go and if you put too much water in it, it won’t so far because there is no room for the air to go. For the spectroscopy I learnt if you put a cd in a box with  a little line where you can see you can see a rainbow, it was cool. For water testing I learnt not to drink blue or green water because it has a lot of chemicals.

Cross Country

 On September 25th Paihia School went to cross country. First we just ran around the field and then we made our way to a horse paddock. After the paddock we went up to the first gate then we ran to the second gate. After that we made our way to the finish line. After the race I felt tired but really good because I gave it a go and because I came third place.

Treasure Hunt

On Friday the 28th August we did a treasure hunt. We had to  go around half of the school and find little gumboots and they had little numbers on the back of them. We could win headphones, Eskimo pies, money and more. We were raising money for Sam Godsiff-Johnson and the charity I Am Hope.

 

Dinorama

 In Te Maunga we made dioramas. I learnt that a carnivore is a dinosaur that eats other dinosaurs. I wish that I had seen the volcano eruption. My favourite dinosaur is a T-Rex that eats other dinosaurs.

Sound Scape

 In Te Maunga we did a soundscape. I learnt that Taonga Puoro means musical instruments in Maori. We used sand and leaves for a person walking on the ground then we used our voice for a snake and we used a tap and a bucket for a waterfall.