I am a Year 8 student at Glenbrae School in Auckland, NZ. I am in Room 7 and my teachers are Mrs Tofa and Mrs Raj.
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Friday, 5 March 2021
Compering Text's - Reading
This is some the information i've found and I think can be the same or match.
If the texts have the same colour then that means it match's.
First contact text | Charles Darwin Text | Maori Migration Youtube clip |
Abel Tasman was the First explorer to come to New Zealand, Hey went around half of the country | Charles Dawin came to New Zeland because he wanted to vist the Bay of island that was in New Zealand, He stayed in New Zeland for only nine days. | This Clip showed where did Abel Tasman came from and where did he go around New Zealand |
James Cook was the second explorer to come to New Zealand, but he didn’t go halfway around the country but he went all around New Zealand | The Maoris wanted to work with him because he was very smart but his job is that he's Naturalist so Maori asked him that if they could work with him together and they will give anything that Charles Darwin will like weapons or anything | Even in the same clip it showed James cook going around the country to see if anyone was living in New Zealand |
Maoris were the first people to come to New Zealand and to live in New Zealand and to basically call it their home | So Maori a letter to Charles Dawin asking if they could work together and the Maoris will give anything to him, so Charles Darwin yes they can so Charlers Darwin and his crew started working with the Maoris for 9 days and when Charles Darwin was gonna leave New Zealand he wrote back saying it was a lovely journey in New Zealand | In the same video it showed Maori coming in different waka’s coming into New Zealand in 1200 to 1300 |
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Monday, 1 March 2021
questions - First Contact - Reading
What are the main ideas you have collected from this text? - 1.New Zealand response to James cook that they will fight for king and for the country, 2. One fifth of the people that were on the maori side were dead in the Musket war in the 1810s
What year did Maori first settle in NZ? - I think they settle in 1642
When did the Pakeha start arriving in NZ? - December 1642
What was the purpose of Pakeha coming to NZ? - Because of a scientific expedition
What questions do you have about this text?:
How did the Maori’s feel about all of this?
Did they have any options when they came across things that they had to do?
How did they feel when they had to fight for their country?
What words did you come across where you had to do extra searching for its meaning? - Numerically, Politically, Socially and Economically
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Friday, 20 November 2020
Sina and The Eel narrative
This is about my narrative that I wrote about Sina and The Eel in my own words
Sina and The Eel
This is my video about my answers and question that I've answered about Sina and The Eel
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Questions about the Son's of Ma'afu - Reading
Why Were the villagers angry with the boys? - Because the sons of Ma’afu were being bad and their behavior, they throw spears at their dad to practice their throwing but the people from the village were scared because they maybe could kill the dad or their chief.
2. Are the boys naughty boys? - Yes they were, because they were making people angry and the people of the village were telling him to punish his two sons, so that they can learn a lesson.
3. How do the boys feel about their father? How do you know this? - I think the boys feel like their father is proud of them because he loves them two, and even though they were making a lot of trouble around the village, the chief always loved them and proud because they killed 2 most dangerous.
4. What type of father is the chief? What is his name? How do you know this? - What type of father is the chief, he is a father that doesn’t want to punish his sons because he loves them, his name is Ma’afu, how I know this because they were using him as a target practice but the father didn’t even care but the people were telling them to don’t do that but the chief made excuses for them.
5. What type of people are the villagers? - They were nice people till the sons of Ma’afu were making heaps of trouble, they were scared and angry because they thought they might lose their chief and they were angry because the sons of Ma’afu broke a man's leg, and now he can’t walk again.
6. Have you heard of this story before? - No, I have not, but it is a cool and interesting story.
7. What is a legend in your culture? Insert a link on this Google Docs. - Click here
8. How many animals did the boys fight off? - The sons of Ma’afu killed 2 dangerous animals, to show the people at the village and their dad/chief, that the sons were sorry for the behaviour.
Pretend speech for the Chief - Title - Sons of Ma'afu - Reading
Dear Villagers
This is your chief, I am writing this letter to tell you guys
how I feel about my sons going away and about their behavior.
I feel like my sons are being missed by me, but I feel proud of them
because even though they were making trouble around the village.
They fought 2 most dangerous animals in this village, and now
They live up the sky, next to the milky way, and now they are
Called Coal Sack and Southern Cross but together they are
called Magellanic Clouds. As I am your chief, I’m sorry about
My sons behavior, I know they have been making a lot of
Trouble, but please forgive them.
By Your Chief - Ma’Afu
Thursday, 10 September 2020
Friday, 7 August 2020
Thursday, 2 July 2020
Thursday, 25 June 2020
Tuhi Mai - Gardening
Next we add the Vegetable soil and water inside of the tray, then we made 6 holes in the vegetable soil to plant the cabbage, when we had holes to put the cabbage inside we put the cabbage inside of the hole then put the the vegetable soil over it, then we moved on to growing the Carrots and Broccoli at the garden.
8 of us went into 2 groups, we split into 4's. So my group was growing the Broccoli and the other group was growing Carrots, that was my first time growing a vegetable, first we used our finger to make a deep line then we tipped water and then we sprinkle the broccoli seed in side of the line and then put the vegetable soil over it.

