"So what do you have on the list?" "Umm drinks" "Yup" "Ohh you better mark et" Get it Market!!

Today we are getting ready for a huge market day tomorrow. I am so nervous but so excited at the same time. Students from room 5 and room 4 are doing a market day. A majority of my class have use pallet wood (donated by whaea Gaylene) Me and my group (Letisha, Kaya, Charlee, and I) have created really adorable shelves. It is so sophisticated but it is so simple to make. There is a variety of different shops, for example, Nail salon, coffee table, string art, slime etc. Me and my team have worked really hard and I think every other team has too. 

Today room 4 and room 5 are preparing the hangi so it is ready for tomorrow. The plan is to prepare the hangi this whole day and put the hangi in tomorrow. So that means we are peeling the potatoes, opening up the chicken, chopping our vegetables, making stuffing and more. I am so very excited for this adventure ahead of me.

Written by Heaven Ngakuru
Date:30/11/17

1, 2, 3 PATU UP!!

A few weeks ago we had a huge tournament of 2 touch. I was so excites and anxious. I couldn't wait for the tournament after all of the training. The person who coached us was matua Joe (Parehuia's dad) When I heard of 2 touch I didn't think much of the game, but when we began to train and actually learn the game I really started to like it so much. I mean, not as much as netball but it has to be at least on of my favorite sports. The rules are pretty simple. Down below I writ the rules about 2 touch

• Teamwork - If you don't work as a team then you wont win the game, literally.
• 1 touch - If you get 1 touch you cant score a try but you can still run
• 2 touches - If you get 2 touches from 2 different people from the opposing team you are playing it is a instant hand over.
• Campers - Campers are the people that are at the try line waiting for the person with the ball to through the ball to them so they can score the try
• How to start the game - To start the game you have to pass it back to a person on your team. If you are in the try line then the opposing team will have to wait for you to pass the try line.
• Scoring - when you score a try you have to leave the ball where you got the try.
• Touching - no rough touches
• Passing - you are allowed to pass in all directions
• If you get 1 touch in the tryline pass it backward to a person and they can score the try. If they get a touch then that person can pass it back then they can pass it back e.c.t
• Have fun

This is a link to watch a video of people playing 2 touch at Lindvart park

Have you ever had a gala before?

Make good decisions with your money

Today we welcomed a special guest into kura. His name is Garry. He is a money man that works at the ASB. Today he had a lesson with us in class, and he was talking about how some people and other people spend there money wisely and dumbly. We had this really cool game about spending money wisely. We all got into separate groups and he gave each group $1200. We had to spend our money on a holiday, flights, motel, food, insurance, passport and more. This game taught us to spend our money wisely and never use a credit card because at the end of the day you have to pay a bill. Did you know that if you don't pay the money you borrowed on the credit card, then you would have to pay more than what you actually have to pay. So here is an example...

You got to pay for a new sofa/couch and you writ the payment you had to pay on your calendar and then a few months or weeks later you forgot. Now what will happen is that the place where you bought that sofa from will charge extra money onto the actually payment.

Yes that is just the unspeakable but just remember to always never borrow money of your credit card.

So while we were playing the game he gave each team $1200 so the first thing we had to pay for the holiday was the flight. If you wanted to you could go on the premium flight or the 1st class but here is the twist, if you were to go on the premium flight then you would have to pay $300 but if you were to go on 1st class then you'll have to pay $500. Me and my buddy decided to go with the premium class because we didn't want to pay more than $300, but my buddy decided to go with credit card and we didn't know what was about to happen. Down below are the rest of the things we had to pay for.

Passport - $100
cash

Motel - $100/ $300/ $500
We chose $100 credit card
$200

Food - $200
Cash

When we were near the end we were piled with money but let's remember that when you borrow money you have to pay it back. So if me and my buddy used credit card and borrowed money for the motel and plane and we were overdrawn and didn't pay our money back that means that we have to pay more then the original price. So that means that we had to pay back $400 for the plane and we had to pay $200 for the motel.

At the end of the day we ended up with $200 but the main thing was that we had to have fun because all of the money we saved to go on a holiday was spent on things that we wanted and that's what we wanted to do, we wanted to have fun with the money. So if you ended up with $400, $300, $200, $100, or even none means that you spent how much you wanted on your holiday. Remember that you could spend that money because it was your savings money. Down below are the results of how much money each group ended up with

Group 1 : $0

Group 2 (Me) : $200

Group 3 : $0

Group 4 : $200

Group 5 : $100

Have you learned te reo yet? I f not you can read some examples down below to help you out.

Today in maori lessons we talked about past tense. This book was really fun to read, and it had a lot of actions that matches up to animals. Added to that we had to rewrite the book that we were currently reading. I is named I aha koe? I recommend this book to all primary kids because this book isn't really hard. But it will be a challenging book to start with. In this book it talks about a boy doing different actions like animals. If you would like to know more about this fascinating book read my work down below.

The new word we used was I. It isn't pronounced like the letter I but it is pronounced like e. I means did (Pass tense) Read my work down below.

I…    (Did)        (Places)

   Verbs  Personal

                  pronouns

I (haere) au ki Waitangi

I ( haere) Ratou ki paihia

I ( Noho) koe ki Tautoro

I aha koe?

I (went) to Waitangi

They (Went) to Paihia

I (Stayed) in Tautoro

Maori                                                                     English

I aha koe? I tu ahau, Penei i te kaki roa. I hikoi ahau, Pēnei i te arewhana. I piki ahau, Pēnei i te pea. I poipoi ahau, Pēnei i te makimaki. I peke ahau, Pēnei i te poraka, I oma ahau, Pēnei i te rapeti. I noho ahau, Pēnei i te punua kuri. I inu ahau, Pēnei i te punua ngeru. I kai ahau, Pēnei i te kitere. I takoto ahau, Pēnei i te kiore. I moe ahau, Pēnei i te tuatete. I tu ahau… I hikoi ahau… I piki ahau… I poipoi ahau… I peke ahau… I oma ahau… I noho ahau… I inu ahau… I kai ahau… I takoto ahau… I moe ahau…

I stood, As a giraffe. I walked, Like an elephant. I climbed, Like a bear. I swung, Like a monkey. I jumped, Like a frog. I ran, Like a rabbit I sat, Like a dog. I drank, Like a young kitten. I ate, Like a squirrel. I laid down, Like a rat. I slept, Like a hedgehog. I stood… I walked… I climbed… I swang… I jumped… I ran.. I sat… I drank… I ate… I laid down… I sleeped…

Have you voted yet?

For the past few weeks we have been learning different activities that involve in elections. It teaches us to be good and healthy leaders.

We split the class into four different groups and we had to work as a team to create new, fun, different, exciting things. In the groups someone had to be a minister, leader, or minister of Maori affairs ( Deputy Leader) E.g Mister of sports, Minister of Lunches, Mister of housing Ect.

My favourite activity that we had to work on was to create a game using different materials and objects. I have created a portfolio (Profile) It tells you about me. It is somewhere in my blog. I really enjoyed it.

Down below I have written some lyrics of individual songs

1. E tu Tuheitia

2. Me He Manu Rere

3. White wedding ( By Billy Idol)

4. In the still of the night

5. Hitching a Ride

6. Fire ( Pointer Sisters)

7. Rerenga wairua

8. Ara Ngapuhi

E tu Tuheitia

E noho Tuheitia te hiri o Waikato E huri to kanohi ki te hauauru Nga tai i ngunguru i waho Te Akau Aue Hei Aue! To pikitanga ko te Ao o te Rangi To heketanga ko Karioi maunga To hoenga waka ko Whaingaroa Aue hei Aue! Takahia atu ra te moana i Aotea Ki Whatiwhatihoe i te hua o te miro Te tihi o Moerangi te puke okiokinga Aue Hei Aue! Piua o mata ki Kawhia Moana Ki Kawhia Kai, Ki Kawhia Tangata Ko te kupu tena a o Tupuna Aue Hei Aue!

Me He Manu Rere

Me he manu rere au e

Kua rere ki to moenga

Ki te awhi to tinana

Aue, aue e                                                                                                    

te tau tahuri mai

Kei te moe te tinana

Kei te oho te wairua

Kei te hotu te manawa

Aue, aue! e

Te tau, tahuri mai

White wedding

Hey little sister what have you done

Hey little sister who's the only one

Hey little sister who's your superman

Hey little sister who's the one you want

Hey little sister shotgun

It's a nice day to start again

It's a nice day for a white wedding

It's a nice day to start again

Hey little sister who is it you're with

Hey little sister what's your welsse wish

Hey little sister shotgun oh yeah

Hey little sister who's your superman

Hey little sister shotgun

It's a nice day to start again

It's a nice day for a white wedding

It's a nice day to start again

Pick it up

Take me back home yeah

Hey little sister what have you done

Hey little sister who's the only one (only one)

I've been away for so long (so long)

I've been away for so long (so long)

I let you go for so long

It's a nice day to start again

Come on it's a nice day for a white wedding

It's a nice day to start again, wow

There is nothing fair in this world

There is nothing safe in this world

And there's nothing sure in this world

And there's nothing pure in this world

Look for something left in this world

Start again come one

It's a nice day for a white wedding

Wow, it's a nice day to start again

It's a nice day to start again

In the still of the night

In the still of the night

I held you

Held you tight

'Cause I love

Love you so

Promise I'll never

Let you go

In the still of the night

I remember

That night in May

The stars were bright above

I'll hope and I'll pray

To keep

Your precious love

Well before the light

Hold me again

With all of your might

In the still of the night

So before the light

Hold me again

With all of your might

In the still of the night

In the still of the night

Hitching a ride

Hey mister, where you headed?

Are you in a hurry?

I need a lift to happy hour say oh no

Do you brake for distilled spirits?

I need a break as well

The well that inebriates the guilt

One, two

One, two, three, four

Cold turkey's getting stale

Tonight I'm eating crow

Fermented salmonella poison oak no

There's a drought at the fountain of youth

And I'm dehydrated

My tongue is swelling up

I say one, two

One, two, three, four

Troubled times

You know I cannot lie

I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride

There's a drought at the fountain of youth

And now I'm dehydrated

My tongue is swelling up

I say

Troubled times

You know I cannot lie

I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride

Hitchin' a ride (don't know where to go)

Hitchin' a ride (don't know where to go)

Hitchin' a ride (don't know where to go)

Hitchin' a ride (don't know where to go)

Hitchin' a ride (don't know where to go)

Hitchin' a ride (don't know where to go)

Hitchin' a ride (don't know where to go)

Hitchin' a ride (don't know where to go)

Fire ( Pointer sisters)

I'm ridin' in your car

You turn on the radio

You're pullin' me close

I just say no

I say I don't like it

But you know I'm a liar

'Cause when we kiss

Ooooh, fire

Late at night

You're takin' me home

You say you wanna stay

I say I wanna be alone

I say I don't love you

But you know I'm a liar

'Cause when we kiss

Ooooh, fire

You had a hold on me

Right from the start

A grip so tight

I couldn't tear it apart

My nerves all jumpin'

Actin' like a fool

Well, your kisses they burn

But my heart stays cool

Well, Romeo and Juliet

Samson and Delilah

Baby you can bet

A love they couldn't deny

My words say split

But my words they lie

'Cause when we kiss

Ooooh, fire

Ooooh, fire

Kisses like fire

Burn me up with fire

I like what you're doin' now

Fire

Touchin' me

Fire

Touchin' me

Burnin' me

Fire

Take me home

Rerenga wairua

Rerenga wairua

Tēnā whakarongo mai

Pāpaki tū ana

Ngā tai o Te Tokerau

Ueoneone rā

He tangata rangatira e

Nō te Aupōuri

Ngāpuhi nui tonu e

Taku ara taku mana

He wahine whakaiti

Reitū te wahine

Nō Tainui waka e

Nāna i moea*

Ko Ueoneone e

Ka puta ka ora

Tātou ngā uri e

Nō reira e te iwi

Kua mutu ngā mihi

Aku tangi kōrero

Aku tangi tikanga e

Noho iho e koro

Ko Ueoneone e

Ngā manaakitia

O te hunga runga rawa e

Ara Ngapuhi

This link will take you to a video of Ara Ngapuhi

Up above I have written some song lyrics about different songs. These songs are songs that our teacher taught us. All these songs are Maori and English. All the songs names can be featured at the top of the page. In black writing. 

The sites that I used to help me with the song lyrics are: The web ( Google) and Youtube

What I found challenging was: Trying to find the specific song lyrics because there are many varieties of songs surfing on the net.

What I found easy was: Writing the Maori songs because majority of them I already know them.

Next time I will work on: A better way to present my work.