rata and the totora

Summary :

Rata was told to go cut down the mighty totara and carve a waka out of it. Rata went out the next morning and cut it down with his adze.that night the birds and insects put it back together. He went out again the next day to carve his waka out but he was astonished to see that it was back up.by the end of the day he had started to carveing out his waka it became nightfall and he stuck around hiding in the bushes then the creatures came out and he grabbed the piwaiwakawaka and demanded why they kept putting the totora back up. They told him it was because he didn’t ask for permission from  tanemahuta by not saying the tikanga.

Moral :

Tiakina nga manu ,ka ora te ngahere.ka ora te ngahere ,ka ora nga manu.

Look after the birds and the forest flourishes.if forest flourishes,the birds flourish.

ko wai te toa? who is the winner?

He pai ki au te whutupōro.

He pai ki au te poitukohu.

He pai ki au te  whakawhitiwhiti.

Mayfly report

Mayfly Report

Introduction

The Mayfly is a strange and interesting creature with a lot of strange features it is a native New Zealand insect.

Some of the mayfly features are its two little eyes on the top of its head or its little antennae like tail or its four tiny wings.the mayfly can be found in shallow still water areas and swampy land in between long grass and weeds.

The first stage of the mayfly life cycle is as an egg then the next stage is a nymph then the next stage is the adult mayfly or the spinner to then drop the eggs and start the life cycle all over again

The mayfly has gills that look a little like a tube on the rectum which they  breathe oxygen collected from the water. Some other species of mayfly have vibrating gills which directs more water over their gills increasing the oxygen being sucked in. As I researched the mayfly nymph must always be moving to collect oxygen from the water.

How do the mayfly affect our lives. Well as I read “Mayfly nymphs are an important component of many freshwater ecosystems. Grazing by mayflies is important in preventing the build-up of a large biomass of aquatic algae and detritus, and in nutrient cycling. Because mayflies can be quite abundant in many habitats, they are an important food for many species of predators.”

room 11 movies

what we think about adding 1 hour more to school

     1 hour more of school

                                                                                                                                      

We agree but we are going to put 15 mins on lunch time and morning tea and 30mins on extra sport.  Because all kids would want this to happen because most of all the hour is sport and lunch time and plus this would be a bonus to the adults because they could work for longer. But the downside would be that you wouldn’t  be able to go to your after school activities.  But some after school care business  would get shut down or not have much business.

my kiwiana a to z from term one

KIWIANA A TO Z

A AOTEAROA

B BARBECUE

C COUNTRYSIDE

D DANIEL CARTER

E EDMUND HILLARY

F FERN

G GUM BOOTS

H HONGI

I ICE BLOCKS

J JANDALS

K KIWI

L LEMON & PAEROA

M MORPORK

N NATURE

O OYSTERS

P PAVLOVA
Q  QUAD BIKES

R RUGBY

S  SPORT

T TUATARA

U UMANGA (TANA UMANGA)

V VOLCANOES

W WATTIES

X  XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS

Y YACHTING

Z ZESPRI

ELECTONICS

1. learn about disasters and how to keep safe 
2. create and practice a household plan
3. assemble and maintain emergency survival items 
4. have a getaway kit incase you have to leave in a hurry

I have 6 people in my family and each person needs  3 litres so 3x6=18L and you need to have enough to last 3 days so 18x6 =48L  

at electronics I am going to design and create a torch light

war in wahi work

War in Waihi

1. What did you already know about mining before reading this article? That you get gold from mining and hand it in to who ever is the manager and then they will give you you pay.
2. Complete the   ‘somebody/wanted/but/so’   chart below:

Main players	What did he/they want?	What was the problem with wanting this?	What was the end result?
Miners	Better working conditions and better pay	The managers did not let them	The scabs came in and applied for their jobs
Shareholders	Wanted miners to work so they could have more money	That the miners did not want to work in these conditions	The miners quit their jobs
Politicians	Did not stick up for the miners	The police needed peace	They did not get their peace
Engine Drivers	The engine drivers did not want to help the miners	That means the miners weren't going to work without them	They got their jobs back when the scabs came
Federation of Labour	They wanted the strike to happen	There were business against them	They did not get what they wanted
P. M. William Massey	He wanted the mine running	The miners didn’t want to work	They didn’t get what they wanted
Commissioner Cullen	He wanted war	The town was dieing	People died
Scabs(free Labourers)	The miners jobs(mining )	They were taking the miners jobs	They got what they wanted
Police	To let the town fight	The town was dieing	People died
Fred Evans	Escaped the police	Was caught by police	Was killed by the police
Miners Families	They wanted more money to feed their families	If the miners were paid  more the shareholders got less	It did not happen
Mine manager	Wanted the miners to work more so he got more money	The miners were leaving because they were not paid	There were no miners left

3. What can you say about the way decisions were made in 1912?

Money was put first which led to war