Kapa haka trip

L.I: To learn the teachings of our Tupuna and the history of New Zealand's native people and their land.

The LS2 boys went to the Auckland Museum. First we got introduced to the museum and Ngarimu explained the rules of the museum. We then had morning tea. After that we explored the gallery and learnt about the history of some of the carvings. During our time there we were sent to find answers for a quiz we were doing.


The questions were:

• Name of the mountain the museum sits on
• Name of the museum in Maori
• Name of two short weapons
• Name of two long weapons
• Name of three different art styles
• The name of a Waka
• The two gods that was in front of the waka and back of the waka
• The name of the marae

We took a lunch break and then we went for an exercise down the field. After that we learnt how to use the taiaha. After learning moves with the taiaha we learnt how to do the haka with the taiaha. These are the answers to the questions.

• Name of the mountain: Maunga Pukekawa
• Name of the museum in Maori: Tamaki Paenga Hira
• Name of two short weapons: Mere, Patiti
• Name of two long weapons: Tewhatewha, Taiaha
• Name of three differnet art styles: Ko whai whai, Whakairo, Tukutuku
• The name of a waka: Te Toki a tapiri
• The two gods that was in front of the waka and in the back of the waka: Tuma tumatauenga, Tane Matua
• The name of the marae: Hotunui

I had fun at the museum and I learnt so many things behind the weapons, the waka and the spirits. I also like the taiaha activity we did.

Kawa of care

L.I: Be cybersmart and use our devices to learn, create and share

On this task we had to learn about the Kawa of care. The Kawa of care is basically learning how to take care of your chrome book. One of the things to know about during your training is that you cant eat or drink near your chrome book. This task was very easy and fun.

The qualities of a good leader

 L.I: To unpack what leadership looks like 

Our task was about defining what a team is, leadership, role model, and responsibility. This was done in a group. Next we wrote down what we think a leader is and then write a paragraph that uses 25 words. We then copied it on to a google drawing so we can explain our words and paragraphs.

Why it is important to be hydrated?

 L.I: To understand why staying hydrated is important for our health and for our learning 

Hydration means having a lot of water so it can help you cool down, loose your thirst and keep you awake. Dehydration is lacking water. Dehydration can cause dry mouth, dark urine and being tired. During this task I learnt a lot of things between hydration and dehydration.

LS2 Age graph

L.I: To plan and carry out statistical investigations 

For our activity we had to create a graph on a topic. Azatulah and I went around our class to find 15 different people. We asked them how old they were. The results were that there were 2 people out of 15 were 10, 7 people out of 15 were 11 and 6 people out of 15 were 12.

After gathering out data were created. We used a pie chart to find our results. We noticed that almost half of some of the LS2 students are 11, 12 was the second at 40%! We had 2 student that were 10 which was the least amount. Me and Leon predicted that most of the students were 11 which was correct!

Te Tiriti o Waitangi Summary

LI: To learn in fewer words what the text is about

Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a settlement between the Maori and British. This settlement happened because Captain Cook arrived which made the britain come over. When the Britain arrived to New Zealand they planned on adding New Zealand to their empire. But since New Zealand needed protection from the pakeha they agreed to a treaty that would guarantee protection and peace.