Te Whare Tapa Wha

 

Theseus and the Minotaur

 

Today I learned that a long time ago this man named Theseus he made a maze and in the middle of the maze lived a monster it was no ordinary monster it was half bull and half human and the half half human was called minotaur. 

Rata and the Tree

 

Key Word Chart

 Today we were talking about pringles it is Identified as the worst product to recycle. Click Here

Cat and Mouse

 Here's a map that follows a set of instructions read out by our teacher. Here are 3 things I learned About Oral Language 

1. Always listened to the teacher. 

2. Learning Oral language

3.I've learned that the mouse is very tricky

Te Horeta's Nail

 

                           Today We learned that Captain hook died in hawaii 

The Legend of Kava Tonga

                             The Legend of Kava Tonga

Ko e founga hono ma'u'e Tonga 'a hono hingoa

                      Ko e founga hono ma'u'e Tonga 'a hono hingoa

    Today mrs Tele'a told us a story about maui and tonga the expert fisherman but in tongan his name is tonga Tau ma tau 

Maui was looking for a hook so he went to Tonga Tau ma Taus shop then Tonga asked maui which hook will he like there were fancy hooks and other hooks but there was one hook in the corner it was dirty and it had spider webs all over he chose the one in the corner so tonga cleaned it and gave it then maui had to pay but Tonga asked maui that is he finds an island then he has to name it after Tonga's name then maui went and threw his hook into the water then he felt something heavy so he lifted it up and it was not a fish neither a whale it was a island and he called it Tonga.

That is how Tonga got it's name 

Always Respect Elders

 Malo e lelei hoku hingoa ko Osa I am going to tell you why family is important and elderly. There are four core values are mutual respect, Sharing, coping and fulfilment of mutual obligations, humility and generosity and loyalty and commitment. Elder people command the most respect and each family member knows their role.

Keeping the tradition alive

   keeping the tradition Alive

     Ngatu is a type of mat that tongans make when there is a newborn or a funeral. Once all the ngatu have been painted, They will be shown in an exhibition    
Everyone in the community can come and admire their work and tongans need to respect their elderly.

Taha Hinengaro

Today we are learning about tongan language week

For the Ancestors: One Womans Malu

Today I was learning about a woman getting a Malu the people the Malu have to do it on the legs the most longest part the back of your leg and we learnt some new Vocabulary





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Oral Language

          Oral language Activity How well did I listen.   Today Mrs Tele'a read out instructions while we                   listen, Labelled and drew

Compound Sentences

                                Today we are learning about compound sentences a compound sentences