Ireland Information Report

Ireland Information Report

In Ireland the four leaf clover is very special to them.Ireland people believe that if you ever find the four leaf clover, it will bring you good luck.

Ireland people eat black pudding,it is made out of animal blood.They like chocolate potato
cake and soda bread.

Brian O’Driscol is the captain for the Ireland and he is a good sportsman and he uses team work.Tommy Duggan is a actor in an Irish movie.I think he speaks clearly and he is not shy to be in front of the camera.

Ireland kids like dancing,hiking,golfing,rugby and sometimes dressing up as leprechauns on special occasions.

I discovered about what Irish people eat and what are some fun activities Irish kids like to do and I found about some famous Irish people.

Using Google Maps

This is the map showing all the stadium showing games in the RWC 2011.I had to search for each stadium one by one and place pins on the map using google maps.

Describing Piri Weepu

Brian Wala

It was windy as I looked out from the stadium to see Piri Weepu...Piri Weepu lead the haka and he looked to the other team and poked his tongue out. He looked really angry. I knew he was born on the 7th of September 1983 in Lower Hutt and his position is half back(number 9) he is 94 Kg and he is 28 years old. That his why he is really strong. When I saw him he was fierce. He shouted and he slapped his leg really hard. It looked like he wanted to tackle the other team right away.

Then the game started and the Wallabies kicked off. Piri Weepu got the ball and zoomed like a rhino. He used his amazing skills and fended one of the other team’s players and ran to the try line, but the fullback for the Wallabies got him. They were just 10 metres away from the try line. Piri Weepu got the ball and he ran like a bullet and hit one of the Wallabies and that was it... All Blacks scored their first try by Piri Weepu the warrior!

It was the Wallabies turn to score a try but Piri Weepu stopped them in their way. He was strong like a bulldozer. His defending was really good. He was really serious in the game and he didn't want the other team to score a try.Then Piri Weepu riped the ball of the other team and bumped, fended,crashed.

Piri Weepu is my favourite player because he leads the haka really well and uses his fame to help others. He shows sportsmanship and teamwork. He has never got a red card or yellow card.

My Adopted Team

Monsoon Group

We were learning to ask questions, find information and present our findings about one kind of natural disaster and we decided to film a movie. We hope you enjoy it!

QR code

Room 8 are learning about QR codes. 

What is a QR code? A QR code stands for Quick Response.

We have this because it is more faster to get to our blog.

You might see them on the magazines, outside and on advertisements, they are mostly in America or Japan.

You can take a picture and it will automatically go on my blog.  

Seasons in Maori

All Blacks Presentation

What Makes A Good Speech?

First T3 Post

I’ve been on holiday and I am looking forward to putting new things on my blog.
I am looking forward to the Rugby World Cup because it is in New Zealand. I am looking forward to taking my netbook home because it is easy to play games on and can help me do my homework.

FEELING SLIDESHOW

Earthquake instruction

Tsunami discription

Tsunami Disaster

I just arrived home, I went in my room and got changed. Then I came back out. I could hear a big sound coming towards me. When I looked at the window I could see a tsunami. I could see people running around their houses then I could smell sea water.

I said to myself “No wonder there’s a storm out side.” So I ran on top of my roof. It was cold outside, so I ran back down and got my jumper. Then I froze... and I was thinking what will I get too? Oh right I’ll get my camera! So I got it and came back up.

I could see houses floating on the water. It was a catastrophic. It felt like I was going to die. I lived close to the sea. It was at 4 o’clock when the tsunami struck. “Oh that’s right I’ve got my camera, I could take a video of the tsunami!” People were confused and afraid of the tsunami. It was terrifying so I turned on my camera.

I could hear power lines falling, cars bumping into each other. Then I heard a helicopter so I started waving my hands. I saw a men coming down from the helicopter and took me inside.

When I looked back I could see people waving their hands and crying for help. There was one more space.

We got a man and he was really cold but we saved him. He was lucky.

When we arrived at the airport, it was flooding, so we had to land on the roof. When we came out it was really cold.

If it wasn't for the people who saved us we would have died. We said thank you you and then they went back.

By Brian

Layers of the Earth

The Layers of the Earth

WALT: make a model of the layers of the earth out of play-dough

So...that when we learn about natural disasters we can use our knowledge of the layers to understand them better.

To... help us in topic and science and learn about the earth around us.

1. Crust:
The crust is the outside of the earth (land,sea) the thickness of the earth is 15-75km.

2. Mantle upper and lower:
There are two parts of the mantle. It is the upper mantle and the lower mantle.

The upper mantle is 400km thick and it is made out of iron,magnesium and silicates. The lower mantle is 2300km thick.

3. Outer core
The outer core is 2300km thick and it is iron, nickel and sulphur. It is made out of liquid.

4. Inner core
The inner core is 1220km thick and it is iron, nickel,solid and sulphur.
The temperature is 6650 degrees Celsius! It is really hot under the ground!

Aitua

We are learning the Maori words for different Natural Disasters (Aitua). I hope you like my illustrations.

My journey to the moari village

Title: My Journey To the Maori Village

Label: Writing

When I arrived there, the door just opened and steam was coming out. I could not see anything. When I took my first step I thought there was concrete but it was mud. I said to myself “Where am I? Oh no! did I take the time machine?” When I looked to my left, I saw miss Hancell - phew! it was my teacher but when I looked back I said to my self “Hey, where did she go?” I thought that she might have vanished.

I saw people walking around and looking at me. Why am I alone? So I kept on walking. I thought there was a time machine at the end of the village. I looked at their houses. They were old and the ground was muddy, but the smell was like hangi. It was yum but I already had my breakfast. They were wearing dirty clothes. Then I remembered - that’s right! I have got a walkie-talkie! I can talk to my friends.

When I took out my walkie-talkie, I tried to talk to my friends but I couldn’t . No, no! Why is it like this? Finally they reached me. “Brian, Brian are you there?”
“Yes I am! Finally! Where is the time machine? Send it down! I am stuck!”
“No, it’s ok. Calm down!”
“No no the village people are coming after me!”
“What?”
“They are coming after me! I told you, now I’m stuck.”
The village people walked towards me. “No!” I screamed and covered my face with my hands, but then someone said in a soft voice “Would you like some hangi?” I was starving because it was lunch time. They were so kind to me I forgot to reply back to my friends.

I heard boys doing the haka, I heard babies crying, girls and boys saying the karakia(prayer). I heard birds singing in joy.

I finished their hangi. It was smokey and tasty. I was about to ask them if I can have some more but then I said to my self “ It’s ok they don’t have much. ” I heard a loud sound outside. I ran out. Finally, the time machine had come down. “Thank you very much!” I waved goodbye. When I was inside the time machine I went to sleep.

I heard someone calling me, “Brian! Brian!” It was my friends - when open my eyes it was my mum. It was a dream.

By Brian

Alphabet Key

Title: Alphabet Key

Label: Inquiry

I used the alphabet key to think about words to do with Whanaungatanga. Here is my list.

A. Aroha
B. Being responsibility
C.Co-operating
D. Determination
E. Effort
F. Fairness
G. Growth
H. Harmony
I. Integrity
J. Justice
K. Kotahitanga
L. Looking after each other
M. Marae
N. Nice
O. Opportunity
P. Peace
Q.Quality friends
R.Respect
S. Smoke free
T. Trust
U. Understanding
V. Very good
W. Whanaugatanga
X. Extra-friendship
Y. You know best
Z. Zig zag colors a values

My Inquiry Presentation!

I researched Maori in Rugby from past to present as part of our topic 'Whanaungatanga'. Did you know that in In 1888–89, the 'New Zealand Natives' were the first overseas team to tour the Home Nations? Neither did I! Check out my presentation below!

My First Movie!

Miss Hansell set a challenge of making our very first movie using iMovie! We had to take the pictures, add transitions, add music and edit it all ourselves! Here is the end product, I hope you like it.

WALT-Find information

Prediction Key

This is my prediction of what the Tamaki Primary School uniform might look like in 50 years time.
I hope you like my design!

My goal for term 2

Term Two Learning Goals
My learning goal for Reading this term is:
To read four chapters night.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Work hard in school with my reading, use the library time to choose a chapter book and return my books on time so that I can always get books out.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Challenging me in my reading and encouraging me to read four chapters each night.

My learning goal for Writing this term is:
Use the right punctuation in the right place.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Re-read my writing out loud or with a buddy so I know where to put in the right punctuation.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Challenging me in my writing and helping me with my punctuation at home.

My learning goal for Maths this term is:
To know my times-tables and division facts.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
I need to study hard and practise these facts in my maths time and at home.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Helping me in my maths homework and testing me.

My personal goal this term is:
To do well in all areas of school.
To achieve this goal, I will need to:
Have a positive attitude, try every new thing and work really hard in school.
My whanau can help me achieve this by:
Helping me in all of the subjects, homework and encouraging me to try new things.

Marae Trip

On Wednesday the 6th of April we went to Orakei Marae. We got on the bus and when we arrived there, Ms Hansell told us to stand in a line. It was only the senior syndicate that went. We had to stand in a line and wait outside so the Tangata Whenua could let us in. Before we went into the marae, we waited by a little little building. Then Ms Hansell told us to be respectful. When we went in I thought that the man and woman would welcome us, but it was the little kids that welcomed us. I was suprised that the little kids welcomed us. I said to myself “That is good the little kids are welcoming, so when they grow big they could welcome other people.”

OK, back to the story. When they we went in the marae we took our shoes off then we went in the marae. It was cool inside. Matua the old man was speaking moari to us. I said I to myself “I can’t speak moari but it’s cool.” I liked it when he finished. We had to sing Mihi Mai Ra. After we finished, Matua told a us a story about the olden days. He said ‘’When Queen Elizabeth was coming to New Zealand the goverment said “Let’s get read of that village. So that’s what they did. They took some of the Moari tribe out of there so queen Elizabeth would say “What a good beach.” After they moved up the mountain. They had no marae.

We went to get our bags. I took my morning tea out. When I finished my morning tea, we played games, then we went in the bottom of the house and we practiced the boys haka. It was cool. We learnt the All Blacks’ haka. It was fun doing the haka. Then we had 5 muintes play time.

Then we had our lunch. I had hotdogs. It was yum. Then we went back to the marae to show what we had learnt in the morning. The girls were the first to show what they had done in the morning, then it was our turn to show what we had done. Then we finished our turn. Then we went back to school on the bus.

This is Me

I am Brian and I like my netbook because it is cool and it helps me learn.