Matariki/What are the star names?

L.I: To create a image of the Matariki cluster.

For the new Te reo challenge we had to created our own original drawing of the matariki stars.then we had to put  all of them in the right places as if there where already in the sky. 

Three brids

L.I: To use our knowledge and find three interesting information and fact about these matariki harvesting birds.

Optical illusions

L.I:To explain what an optical Illusion

This DLO shows what is a optical Illusion and how an Optical Illusion happens. On this DLO it shows what Optical l Illusion means. We used one Optical l Illusion and found out what wrong with it. I worked with my group to find interesting information about optical l Illusion information. Mr Johnston also came in to help us with this.

Venn Diagram

LI: to create a DLO of tool for harvesting.

This Venn Diagram it shows how people used to celebrate matariki, how people celebrate matariki now and how do now and then do the same thing. I worked with Makaili RJ Leroy and Akuhata as a group and we found information about what people do on matariki now days. As we created this I learned some new interesting facts about matariki such as maori people make things out of flax like kites.

What is Matariki

LI: To use our smart searching skills to find information that tells others what Matariki is.

Te Reo Challenges

LI: To draw and label the Matariki cluster of stars 

This week for the Te Reo challenges is that Miss Pryde gave the school a Te Reo challenge.We had to make the stars of Matariki and name them.Also the Matariki is the Maori new year.  

Maths

LI:To practise defining maths vocabulary [words]

To help us practise the meaning of maths words Mrs Anderson taught us the game maths word challenge. we played this in group's of 3, in my group was Makaili and Ellenora.To play the game one person in the group had to turn around and the other people had to find a word and give clues then the other person tried to guess what the word was.