A song in your heart

For my 10th activity I had to look at a Maori Waiata I like. Then I had to post and say why I like this Waiata. Here is one of my favourite Maori Waiata. Hope you enjoy.

Click On the Title Whakaaria Mai and there will be a link to the Maori words and tune .

Whakaaria Mai

Whakaaria mai Tōu rīpeka ki au Tiaho mai Rā roto i te pō Hei kona au Titiro atu ai. Ora, mate, Hei au koe noho ai

Show your cross to me. Let it shine there in the darkness. To there I will be looking. In life, in death, let me rest in thee.

Playing games

For my 11th activity I had to look at some of the games I played and chose one to blog about. Here is my game and the rules of it. Hope you enjoy.

The game I chose was a card game this is the card game called ...

Fun Family Facts (Bonus activity's)

For my 9th activity I had to look at some fun facts about family. Then I had to find 2 fun facts about each member in my family. Here is some fun facts about my family. Hope you enjoy.

My Pepeha (Summer learning journey)

For my 8th activity I had to look at my Pepeha and create my own Pepeha. Here is my Pepeha. Hope you enjoy.

My Pepeha 

Ko Mt wellington te maunga    The mountain that I affiliate* to is…

Ko Tamki          The river that I affiliate to is….

Ko Nothing I have the family waka The waka that I affiliate to is…

Ko Tonga desdents tōku tīpuna My founding ancestor is…

Ko Tonga tōku iwi          My tribe is…

Ko Nothing just one tribe tōku hapu My sub-tribe is…

Ko I got no marae just villages tōku marae My marae is…

Ko Tonga ahau I am from…

Ko Aulola rāua ko Paea ōku mātua  My parents are … and …

Ko Full name Anitimoni for short is Moni tōku ingoa. My name is …

The more the merrier (Summer learning journey)

For my 7th activity I looked at the more the merrier. I had to think about what if I had a large family and what I felt If I had a large family why or why not. Here is m y answer. Hope you enjoy.

Would you enjoy being a member of such a large family? Why or why not?

I would like to be in a big family so I get to play with someone and I can also blame it on them.

My meals I like (Bonus activity Summer learning journey)

For my 6th activity I looked at some of my meals I like. Then I had to Find one of my most favourite meals and post on my blog. Here is one of my most favourite meals. Hope you enjoy.

I chose this meal because I like it and it is always easy to cook

and it is a simple meal. 

My dream job (Summer learning journey)

For my 5 activity I looked at my dream job and had to draw it and post it on my blog. Here is my dream job drawn with shapes. Hope you enjoy.

Wharepuni House or a home (Summer learning journey)

For my 4 activity day 2 I had to compare my house with the Wharepuni house. Then we had to the different between my house house and the Wharepuni house. Hope you enjoy.

                           In my house I have lots of windows
and Outside my house I have lots of
trees and plants                                                                             

                                                                                                  Out side the Wharepuni house they have
                                                                                                   of Maori patents and Maori statues lots                                                
                                                     

Waka Ama Bonus activity (Summer learning journey)

For my 3rd activity I had to watch this short video about a waka Ama race . Then I had to answer this Question? Would you like to be in Waka Ama race why or why not. Here is m y answer. Hope you enjoy. 

Would you like to be in a waka Ama race why or why not ?

I would like to be in a Waka Ama race because I like to be competitive with others and it will be good for me so I can exercise my arms and hands. 

Settlers come to New Zealand (summer learning journey)

For my second activity for week one was looking at settlers come to New Zealand. I had to ready a short story and write a letter to my friend and imagining that I was on one of the wakas. Here is my letter and a story about how I felt when I was on the wakas. Hope you enjoy.

Dear Tracey I am writing to you in my waka I and my family is now travailing thousands of miles to New Zealand. Me and my sister are having fun touching the water and also liking the view on the waka. As I and my family in this waka I kind of feel a little sad and happy moving to another country  at the same time because I am travailing far away from my usual home but I feel happy too that I get to see new places when I go to New Zealand.By Moni:)

Maui and the giant fish (summer learning journey)

For our 1 day activity on summer learning journey I had to read a short story about this little boy called Maui and his older brothers. Then I read more information and facts about Maui. Here are some of my facts about Maui. Hope you

Did you know Maui is an island in the central Pacific.

Did you know that Maui was so brave to his older brothers and there older brothers did not believe him  

Did you know that Maui did not stopping giving up on his dreams and kept on trying to make his dream come true and it did come true