Speech Finals

Today is the Kauri team speech Finals! Representing Room 13 was Ali and Sioasi. Today Ivorn was the winner from Room 14. Also 3,2,1 place were all Samoan!

So in 3rd place was Massoma and Faiupu and second place was Hermione and in first place was........ IVORN!

My Speech

This term we have been working on writing speeches.

My speech topic is about should girls and boys be in separate classrooms.



I'm not very loud in this video so next time.... I will speak loudly and I will put more emotive language in my speech if I do it again.

Some pictures of learning

Here is some learning that we been doing the past few months.
It is really fun using a new tool called kizoa.

My family

Visit to Room 8

Today morning Room 13 had visited  Room 8, to teach them some of our games that we had set up for them.

Some of room 8 students found it really easy and some didn't find it easy. Room 13 created  a PMI chart.

Room 8 was really fun to play with.

My maths games was

PLUS	MINUS	IMPROVEMENTS
Room 8 were really playing well. Some of room8 listened to  Room 13	The game was a little harder. Some people were not listening and  they were  playing with other stuff.	When I play this game next time I will make some changes and make it a little bit easy. I will probably make it to a fun game and also a game that they know.

MAORI NEW YEAR!!!

New Year on the day the new moon rises, and others celebrate on the day after the new moon. Celebrations can last up to 3 days.

The things that we can celebrate for Matariki is by doing Matariki is seven stars and it is a cluster of stars.It is important to the Maori people because it is the New year which means it is a new beginning for the Maori people. Matariki is based on myths and it tells you about what happened before the seven sisters became stars. Matariki is all about the Maori New Year.

Matariki is in the middle of June which is in winter. Matariki begins to rise in the last few days of May. Some iwi (tribes) start celebrations when Matariki is first seen, however it is the first new moon after Matariki that officially signals the Maori New Year. Some people celebrate the

• weaving
• making cards for your parents
• go to the beach and have some kumara
• have a swim
• cook dinner
• spend time with your family
• read a matariki book
• sing songs

At May Road we celebrated Matariki by going to the front of the gate and putting some rocks inside our Matariki garden. Also we went to the hall for Matariki assembly and everyone had to perform what they been learning about Matariki.So Room 13 did a stick song which was called E papa waiari

Science with Sally

A couple of weeks ago we were super lucky and grateful to have the AMAZING Sally come into May Road School and teach them about water

One of the things that she taught Room 13 is that when you grab two containers and then you fill one container and put water in it.Then after that you put your finger in and it will look fat.It will be fatter then the other finger.

Here is me and Vasiata getting some seeds and put it into the container of water.