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 Marea 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 focussed 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	there own way of doing things
Pōwhiri	its a welcoming ceremony
Tangata whenua	people who are connected to the marae
Manuhiri	people who visit the marae
Tūrangawaewae	The place you stand (home base) in a marae
Whanaungatanga	relationship and family connections
Manaakitanga	Taking care of others and respecting elders
Aroha	Giving respect,concern and hospitality

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……...

Parliament

This term we have been learning about Parliament. We have looked at the difference between government and parliament, NZ parliament, who is in government, how our government works and we compared democracy to dictatorship.

Three things that I learned are NZ parliament are:

• That John Key sits in 4th seat
• The speaker has the right to do anything 
• The Sargent in arms holds staff thing 

Here is the link to my compare and contrast map explaining the difference between democracy and dictatorship.

water filter

I can take action to improve the water cycle in Canterbury


In this project I was working with Josh and we decided to created a water filter

This is our video :-)

Here is a link what we made.

In this project we decided that our success criteria were: it needed to be strong, to last a long time and to be portable.

Overall our project met/do not meet this criteria because it was strong, it lasted and it was portable

Music blog

I can describe the characteristics of music from songs of a different time and place

Over the past 7 weeks I have been learning to describe the characteristics of music from songs of a different time and place

I can describe these characteristics in a piece of music… (list them below and explain what they are)

Timbre: I s the tone on the music.

Rhythm: Is a patterns in the music.

Harmony: Is the effects music.

form: Is repetitive sound.

melody: Is the tune in the music that gets stuck in your head.

Here is an example of my learning (add link)

Koru Games

The activity I did was: Touch rugby.

Two highlights of the Koru Games are: 1. Food because it tasted good. 2. Our touch's where really good because we run up quickly.

I am proud of: Doing touch because it was super fun.

Next year I will: Try harder.

CARE blog post template

Copy and complete all of the text below onto a blog post:
CARE: My progress so far
The CARE award that I am working towards is: bronze
The one area of CARE that I am doing best in is: respect because: I got a lot of ticks.
The one area of CARE that I need to work harder in is: excellence because: I don't have as much ticks as respect
To show my leadership qualities I am a role model to others in the CARE values by doing/showing these leadership traits:
On the CARE SOLO matrix below I am at this SOLO level: Multistructural because: I haven't got bronze yet

Prestructural

Unistructural

Multistructural

Relational

Extended Abstract
I am not aware of the CARE values yet.
I know what the CARE values mean.
I need help to use them.
I can use the CARE values.
I need reminding to use them.
I can use the CARE values independently.
I can use the CARE values independently.
I can role model to others how to use the CARE values.

WALT apply the techniques of improvisation to a range of different scenarios.

mprovisation TECHNIQUES that I have used successfully are, think on the spot.


Improvisation TECHNIQUES that I would like to have more practice at loud voice.


The thing that I enjoyed most about this unit of learning was doing the games because the games were really fun.


The thing that I found most challenging during this unit of learning was getting on the stage because I don't like going on the stage.


My favourite improvisation game was the present game because it was really cool.



My next step/ something I need to work on further in improvisation is go in the middle of the stage because I didn't go in the middle of the stage.