Librarian - Distinction Can Do #20

Librarian - On Monday It was Sam W, Monique, Samara and my turn to do librarian. Once the bell for lunch rang we all walked outside. After this we chose two books and then we walked down to the junior area. Once we were all there Samara and I started walking around and asking the juniors if they wanted to come and listen to a book. Sam W had already started her book by the time we got back. We all sat down and listened to her read. After she had read her book it was Monique's turn, some juniors were being annoying and started throwing balls at us whilst she was reading so Samara and I got up and went to ask them not to. Once Monique had finished reading we left. As we started walking back to the library the juniors started to follow us. We asked them to leave but they didn't so we said they could walk back to the library with us and then they had to go back to the junior area. Once we had put our books away the bell rang so the juniors went back to class anyways. The care value that I showed this week was respect because I asked the kids throwing the balls at us nicely to move somewhere else because we were reading.

Kapa Haka - Distinction Can Do #19

Kapa Haka - On Friday the year 4 - 8 students had kapa haka. Once the year 7/8 students had been released from class I grabbed my poi on the way out and started walking over to the hall foyer. Once I got to the hall foyer I took my shoes off and sat them down on a seat. Once I got to the hall I went and sat down in our new lines below the stage. As we were getting ready for the Gala on Friday we went through our gala routine - He Honore, Pa Mai, Ka Wiata and Taitapu. After we had been through this and got it perfected Mrs Baker and Matua came around to make and extra line as all of us weren't going to fit on the stage. Once we had made our new lines we all mixed up then went back into our lines to make sure that we knew where we were standing. After this we went through our routine again and then we were released. The care value that I showed during kapa haka was Respect as I waited quietly whilst they were making new lines even though I wasn't getting moved.

Librarian - Distinction Can Do #18

Librarian - On Monday It was Sam W, Monique, Samara and my turn to do librarian. Once the bell for lunch rang we all walked outside. After this we chose two books and then we walked down to the junior area. Once we were all there Samara and I started walking around and asking the juniors if they wanted to come and listen to a book. Sam W had already started her book by the time we got back. We all sat down and listened to her read. After she had read her book it was Monique's turn, some juniors tried to sit on her lap whilst she was reading but I got them off and then Monique started reading. Once Monique had finished reading we left. As we started walking back to the library the juniors started to follow us. We asked them to leave but they didn't so we said they could walk back to the library with us and then they had to go back to the junior area. Once we had put our books away the bell rang so the juniors went back to class anyways. The care value that I showed this week was showing respect to others as I had to let the little kids down gently when they kept trying to follow us back to class.

Treaty of Waitangi

This term we have been learning about the Treaty of Waitangi.
Something I found interesting was comparing the Maori to the Aboriginals.
I would like to find out more about the Aboriginals.

Here are some links to things I have learnt:
My Google Slide
Key Personality's sheet
My Compare and Contrast map

Te Reo Term 4 2016

This term we have been learning all about the Marae. We have learned that…….

• The Marae is an important focal point for the community.
• The Marae is a place where tradition and customs can be carried out.
• The Marae is a place where people can express their values with dignity.
• There are many kawa ( protocols) that prevail on the marae.
• Marae kawa (protocols) can differ between maraes and iwi.

We have focused on some key concepts when doing this learning.

These are listed and explained in the table below.

Concept	Definition - give the meaning of these concepts in your own words.
Tikanga	The procedures of a Marae
Pōwhiri	A welcoming ceremony to the Manuhiri
Tangata whenua	Are the local people
Manuhiri	Visitors to a Marae
Tūrangawaewae	A home base on a Marae. It also includes rights and obligations
Whanaungatanga	A relationship/belonging
Manaakitanga	Care and respect for other people
Aroha	Love

See this video for an explanation of the roles and responsibilities of people on a marae.

Something I would like to learn more about the marae is how they are built.

Librarian - Distinction Can Do #17

Librarian - On Monday It was Sam W, Monique, Samara and my turn to do librarian. Once the bell for lunch rang we all walked outside. After this we chose two books and then we walked down to the junior area. Once we were all there Monique and I started walking around and asking the juniors if they wanted to come and listen to a book. Sam W had already started her book by the time we got back.We all sat down and listened to her read. After she had read her book it was my turn some juniors tried to sit on my lap whilst I was reading but we got them off and then I started reading. Once I had finished reading we left. As we started walking back to the library the juniors started to follow us. We asked them to leave but they didn't so we said they could walk back to the library with us and then they had to go back to the junior area. Once we had put our books away the bell rang so the juniors went back to class anyways. The care value that I showed this week was showing respect to others as I had to let the little kids down gently when they kept trying to follow us back to class.

Wellington - Distinction Can Do #16

Wellington - Last week the year 8's went on their school camp to Wellington. The trip went from Monday morning until Thursday night. On Monday the year 8's were expected to be at the train station by 6:30, as the train left at 7:30! After this we hopped on the train, on the train I showed leadership by keeping my voice down and respecting others right to talk as well. It took us the whole day to get to Wellington and by the time we got there it was raining! Over the next three days we went to heaps of historic places like the beehive and the war memorial. One main thing that I remember is the teachers telling us to keep to the left while we were walking around the CBD. This showed leadership by us keeping to the left and keeping our voices down as there were members of the public walking around as well as us.