Category: Hanga | Create

Procedural Writing

LI: To write a set of clear instructions that show us how to make a hangi.

Title: How to make a Hangi

A Hangi is a traditional formal way of doing underground cooking by the Maori.

  1. dig a pit but slightly bigger than the food basket.
  2. create a stack by using the wood crates. also using volcanic stones and wood.
  3. light wood with a  lighter on the stacks in 3 – 4 in different places.
  4. peeling and getting the vegetables and getting the -meat prepared.
  5. let the fire burn for 3 – 5 before cooking.
  6. place the food into baskets.  into the basket. Also making sure someone is watching the fire
  7. put in banana leaves or foil inside the food basket
  8. place wet cloths on top of the hangi.
  9. use shovels to transport hot rocks from fire to trap the heat inside the hangi
  10. After 3-5 hours you scrape the dirt carefully take off the cloth and then remove each cloth carefully off the Hangi.
  11. When removing one of the last cloths careful for any dirt that may get into the the food.
  12. Carefully take the food basket out with someone’s help, then enjoy the food.

Today we unpacked how to follow and write a set of instructions. To do this effectively your instructions need to be explicit and the steps to follow ordered. Each step begins with an instructional verb and should be written in a way that is easy to understand.

Make sure someone is watching the food or fire. Don’t leave the food unattended. Always have people to help you.

I enjoyed writing the instructions  because it helped me understand how to make hangi.

 

 

 

Class Rules and Expectations Poster

LI: To follow the classroom rules and expectations (including wet day procedures)

This week we did a PB4L poster discussing about the Class Expectations and Rules and why they’re important to follow. This poster is also about respecting the teachers and pupils in the classroom. An example of this is to let the teacher know that your leaving the room or ask permission to leave the class room, It is important to follow these rules and expectations because you can show respect to the teachers and your pairs.

I enjoyed this task because I am giving people advice to do to be respectful and show manners.

Research about Scurvy

LI: To understand what a balanced diet looks like and why it is important for human health.

For our first Inquiry topic for term 2 we did a study about what a scurvy is, how can people get affected, and what can we do to avoid it. We wrote did you know facts to help us be able to learn about scurvy such as, Did you know that 73.9% of the population of North India has scurvy? Scurvy is caused by lack of Vitamin C for at least 3 months. It was mostly common for pirates/sailors.

I found this activity good because I learnt to add vitamin C inside your diet for atleast 3 months.

Moko Ika Hikuwaru

LI:To learn and picture the legends of the Taniwha creature.

This week LS2 have been doing Taniwha art to represent our panmure basin, people say that some of the Taniwhas live in our panmure basin, we wanted to represent a Taniwha called Moko Ika Hika Waru, the Taniwha Moko Ika Hika Waru was described to have eight tails. The Taniwha is a Maori creature/legend that Maori believed to hide in the rivers.

I enjoyed this activity because I learned more about the Taniwha Moko Ika Hika Waru, it was hard to look at different Taniwha to see what details I could add to me and my groups one.

Aretha Franklin

LI:To learn about Aretha Franklin and her song “RESPECT”.

This week I have been doing my CARE Award badges and one of my task for the silver Respect Award was to “Research Aretha Franklin’s song RESPECT “.I found out that her song “RESPECT” meaning was to show respect to your man, I also found out that it was her most famous song out of her 112 charted singles. She wrote it down letting others know.

I found this activity fun because it was really easy finding all the information about Aretha Franklin and her song “RESPECT”.

How to be cybersmart

LI: To make a DLO about how to stand up to bullies.

This DLO shows us how to stand up to bullies, if you are being bullied I would reccomend you to go to a trusted adult straight away.  This DLO is always here for anyone who is wanting to see this. This is a reminder for you when you get bullied and you dont know what to say or do. You can talk to someone you trust and tell them what has been happening to you. You can tell teachers, friends, family etc.

I enjoyed this activity making a DLO because it can help many people that has been bullied.

Brochure

LI: To remember and give information about Kokako Lodge.

After camp, we created a brochure about information and highlights about our experiences at Kokako Lodge. We used our persuasive skills and gave reasons to why our audience would want to go. We used pictures to show what it is like at Kokako Lodge and what they provide for you.

I found this activty easy to do because we used pictures to show people what it is like at kokako lodge and why they should go there.

A Moment in time

LI: To recount and explore the learning and experiences from our Year 7/8 camp

Our group wrote a poem based on our senses like auditory, tactile, visual, and kinesthetic. We used our prior knowledge and came up with different words and ideas that describe Hunua Falls. These moment in time poems represents our experience at Kokako Lodge. One of our ideas were ” I heard the roaring of the water as it gushed down from the steep and rugged cliff top. We then used word hippo to find more powerful words to strengthen our poems.

I found this activity hard and fun because it was hard making up poems with words that describe hunua falls, eventually we used word hippo that made it more easier because it gave us powerful words to stregthen my group poems.

Collage

LI: To create a collage of photos to represent our experience at Kokako Lodge.

Our class created a collage of Photos representing the time and experience we had at Kokako Lodge. The photos show our achievements and fun we had while at camp. 

I found this activity fun because i get to look at the photos of me doing activitys at camp, the photos show our acheivements.

 

 

What is a River?

LI: To identify and describe the features of the Tamaki River

This week we have been learning about what rivers are, their unique attributes and how to label them. We then created a DLO about the Tamaki river and its history. Did you know that the Tamaki river is mostly an estuarial arm?

Using our knowledge that we acquired we showcased the features of the Tamaki river using an aerial map? We then compared the Tamaki River with a prominent river in the world. Our group chose to look at the Amazon river. Finally we made a comparison of the two rivers.

We found this activity interesting because we learnt facts about two rivers, our local one and a famous one.