Lukas & Claire's Inquiry

Card for an elderly person

Hi there!

My name is Lukas, and I’m going on 11 on the 12th of December.

I am very serious about dancing (ballet contemporary and tap) and singing (classical and musical theatre.)

In the Christmas holidays I am going to do a few workshops on ballet and musical theatre.

I’ve found a poem for you:

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets

So, love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones that

don’t believe everything happens for a reason.

If you get a chance, take it,

if it changes your life, let it.

Nobody said it would be easy,

they just promised

It would be worth it.

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I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, full of friends, joy, and laughter.

Sincerely,

Lukas

My Family-Fun-Night Poster!

My Te Reo Maori Booklet (so far!)

Te Reo Maori @ Owairaka - 2017

Ko Lukas toku ingoa

Ko wai to…What/who is your….

Q. Ko wai to ingoa? What is your name?

A. Ko   Lukas   toku ingoa My name is Lukas              

Q. Ko wai to papa? Who is your dad?

A. Ko Michael toku papa My dad is Michael

Q. Ko wai to mama? Who is your mum?

A. Ko Jeannie toku mama My mum is Jeannie

Other useful kupu (words)...

Tuakana: older brother of a boy; older sister of a girl

Teina: younger brother of a boy, younger sister of a girl

Tungane: brother of a girl (older or younger)

Tuahine: Sister of a boy (older or younger)

Koro: Grandfather; Kuia: Grandmother

No hea koe? Where are you from?

Q. No hea koe? Where are you from?

A. No Aotearoa ahau I am from Aotearoa

1: Toku Pepeha: My Pepeha

Ko Jeannie toku mama Ko Michael toku papa Ko Maher toku whanau Ko Lukas toku ingoa Tekau oku tau No Aotearoa ahau.

2: Tuhia te pikitia: Draw the picture

Kei te makariri te kotiro	Kei te riri te tama
Kei te hiamo te pepi	Kei te ngenge te koro

Ko te aha tenei ra? What day is it today?

Q. Ko te aha tenei ra? What day is it today?

A. Ko Tuesday It is Tuesday

Rāhina Monday
Rātu Tuesday
Rāapa Wednesday
Rāpare Thursday
Rāmere Friday
Rāhoroi Saturday
Rātapu Sunday

Extension:
Q. Ko te aha te ra apopo? What day is it tomorrow?
A. Ko Wednesday

Q. Ko te aha te ra inanahi? What day was it yesterday?
A. Ko Monday

3. Taku wiki - My week

What are your favourite days of the week? Write each day in Maori, then rate them from first through to seventh!

Tuatahi = First; Tuarua = Second; Tuatoru = Third; Tuawha = Fourth; Tuarima = Fifth; Tuaono = Sixth; Tuawhitu = Seventh

English	Te Reo Maori	My rating	He aha ai? Why?
Monday		Tapatoru	Because I have ballet (x2)
Tuesday		Tapawhitu	Because I have no activities on
Wednesday		Taparima	Because I have ballet and singing
Thursday		Tapaono	Because I have more ballet (x3)
Friday		Tapawha	Because it’s nearly the weekend
Saturday	Rāhoroi	Tapatahi	Because anything can happen (not scheduled
Sunday	Rātapu	Taparua	Because anything can happen (not scheduled

4. Draw twelve shapes, colour them, then label them in te reo. The first one is done for you.

Albert-Eden Cultural Festival 2017

Similes & Metaphors

Your brain is as small as a flea.

Your fart is as loud as a brass-band.

Your mouth is as big as Planet Earth.

You are as dumb as a dodo.

Your tummy is as humongous as the Atlantic Ocean.

Your face is as chubby as a hippopotamus.

We wrote our similes because we read a book called called ‘Jason’s Extraordinary Hair’ which had lots of similes in it. A simile is comparing a word with another.

Can you write a cool simile?

Share it with me on a comment below.

 

My Holiday StoryBoard!

My 2017 Kindness Calendar

We made a Kindness Calendar using Google Drawings.

I found it really fun!

Diwali

Diwali as the Indian (Hindu) celebration of lights. It's celebrated (this year) on the 19 of October.

Diwali lasts about five days.

Today, our school was lucky enough to have some guest dancers and musicians to perform for us some traditional dances from India, also celebrated in Diwali. They also made us more aware of what Diwali is and how it's celebrated. In India, they have a 2 week holiday (lucky!!!) to clean the house from top to bottom. They do this to sweep away all the bad luck, and they open their doors and windows to let good luck in.

Here are some interesting facts about Diwali:

-The female dancers wear bells on their ankles; each one weighing 7 kgs!!!

-A normal Sari (a piece of fabric wrapped around the woman to create a dress) is 9 metres long!!!

-Here is the story of Diwali.

-Over 1 million Hindus celebrate Diwali!!

-  Diwali is the largest Hindu celebration in India!

Here are some photos of the performance:

School Musical!

Mindcraft The Musical Written by Rachel Sutherland. In association with takeabowproductions.org

Who?	The Kauri Team
What?	Mindcraft the Musical
Where?	In the hall
When?	21.09.17
Why?	Because we wanted a school production?!
How?	With great difficulty! A few tears (not from me) but it was really fun!
What was your role/s?	I was the lead!! Marion/The Grandma
How did you go in your role/s?	Very well!
What was challenging?	Watching the set changes. The were very slow, so the audience got bored :(
What was most enjoyable?	Getting the most whoops at the curtain call!! :) :0
Any tips for people doing a production in the future?	Wrong but Strong! Meaning: If you do something onstage that’s wrong e.g muck up a line do it with confidence because 99% of the time, the audience won’t notice!

Synopsis:

An addicted family of 6 get sucked into the digital world; Minecraft. Will they be able to stop the evil Ender Dragon and his evil plans, or will they be zombies in Minecraft forever?