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 Marae 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	The correct way to do things.
Pōwhiri	Everyone is Welcome
Tangata whenua	Local people
Manuhiri	Visitors to the marae
Tūrangawaewae	The home base of the marae
Whanaungatanga	Family Relationship
Manaakitanga	A person's well being, and respecting our elders.
Aroha	Love

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 how many maraes there are in NZ and also how old they are.

Treaty of Waitangi

WW1 Galipoli

Parliament

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:

• Where everyone sits during a session in parliament.
• The people in parliament and what they do.
• That there is a underground passageway for the people of the house to arrive at parliament faster.

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

Maths - Describe patterns of reflection, rotation and translation.

Maths

Assessment Task 

Instructions:

• W.A.L.T Describe patterns of reflection, rotation, & translation
  Instructions 

  1. Draw a 10cm x 10cm square.

  2. On the top line make a mark at 3cm and 7cm.

  3. On the bottom line make a mark at 3cm and 7cm.

  4. On the top line where you made the 7cm mark draw that line down 4cm.

  5. On the bottom line where you made a mark at 3cm draw that line up 4cm.

  6. On the top line at the 3cm mark draw a line to connect with the line at the 7cm mark

  7. On the bottom line at the 7cm mark draw a line to connect with the line at  the 3cm mark 

  
  

  This is the activity I had to do:

Arts Rotation - Visual Art

Visual Art

Visual Art: WALT: Apply knowledge about shapes and patterns derived from nature into an original artwork.

For Visual Art the SOLO level I achieved was: Relational

The 3 Visual Art techniques I used in my art work to achieve this level were: Moving Water Colours, Glazing Water Colours and Shading.

Here is a photo of my artwork:

My next step in visual art is: To use the Visual Art techniques more often.

Koru Games

Koru Games

The activity I did was Netball.

Two Highlights were:  

1. I did a lay up against Burnham because I had never done a lay up before.

2. When our team came sixth overall.

I am proud of When I did a lay up against Burnham because I had never done a lay up before.

Some advice on Koru Games for next Years Year 7's is to never not to show the Oaklands CARE Values because if you use them it will be a better experience for you and for others.