Marae trip

On Tuesday Mamaku 3 went to Arahura Marae.
We had to walk slowly into the Marae because it shows respect to the Ancestors that have passed away.
When we went inside the Wharenui we were singing a song to the people on the other side. We sang Te Aroha. After we had to Hongi which is a nose to nose kiss in Maori. We had to do a Karakia to show respect to the Maori people and bless god for this food.
We then went back to the Wharenui and we did our Mihi. Some of us had to do a Mihi.
After we went outside to get a photo. Matua T then talked about the carvings in the body of Tuhuru which is the name of the Marae. When you look up there is the Spine of Tuhuru and then there are the Ribs.After that we then came to say Goodbye and wish to come back.

Drawing reflection

When Mamaku 3 did this we got asked to do a drawing reflection in our writing books by reading a piece of writing and think what this picture is. This is the paragraph I choose to draw about: "She climbed down the steep stairs and silently approached the great Tower. The walls rose out of the sandy ground like a soldier standing to attention" I choose to do the middle paragraph because it looked like the most interesting paragraph.

Ivans Domain

Here is Ivans new domain it has:

Trees that are scented.

A  painted on river with rocks.

We dont know what the woody stuff is but the rest of my group had a vote 3 against 1.

Some blue clouds on the wall.

We are not yet finished but we are close.

Making Pastic

On the 2nd of June Mamaku 3 went to the Tech Center to make plastic.
Me and Taylor were in a group to do this experiment. If you want to do this experiment you will need
Measuring cups
Milk
White vinegar
Sieve
mixing bowl
Table spoon

1. Then what you want to do is add 1 cup of milk in the mixing bowl.

2.You then want to add 4 teaspoons of vinegar into the mixing bowl.

3. Once you have added those 2 ingredients to the mixing bowl you want to then mix them together.

4. Once you have done that you then want to tip all of what is in the bowl into the Sieve then let the milk run out of the plastic from the Sieve.

5. You then want to needed it in your hands and when you think your done you are done you want to put it onto a Napkin or paper towel. If you are doing this with your class it would be best if you put your name on it.

The one and only Ivan

In Mamaku 3 we are reading the book The One and only Ivan.
Ivan is a silver back Gorilla and he weighs 400 pounds. When he stretches his arms he is taller than a human.
Ivan has lived in a pet shop in a house and he lived like a human. Then he got to big that they needed to move him to the Exit 8 Mall. He has lived at the mall for 24 years. His talent was painting pictures and selling them for money. So he can get a bigger space for running around and eating things he has never eaten before. He has 3 friends Bob the dog. Ruby the baby Elephant and Stella the Mother Elephant to Ruby. Ivan cant read but he is really smart for a Gorilla.

Science fair

This week in Mamaku 3 we had to get into groups of 3 my group was Taylor Mackenzie and me.
The seeds we used was Radish seeds.
On Friday we had a science fair.
What we had to do is do a experiment around plants what we had to do is choose a liquid of our choice I choose Gatorade Coke and Water.

Here is a photo.

We made a slide for a day by day journal and we made some predictions on what would happen with the liquids.

Heaps of people came and cheeked out our slide.

I hope we dont do this again because it was hard keeping track on the day by day journal because we had to tell the reader what happens every day during it was growing.
It only took 2 days for my plant to sprout.
But I liked the science fair because I got to see all the cool creations.

Charlotte poem

1:Charlotte is a silver Holden commodore with a loud engine that is always going out during the night and keeping everyone awake.

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2:Charlotte is Mamaku tree that is always loving school work and loves to write stories about Miss Robinson.

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3:Charlotte is a netball hoop and always gets played with by a netball and is always getting goals by Miss Robinson and her amazing class M3.

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4:Charlotte is a sour lollie sandwich that everyone likes and there is only one because I am limited edition.

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5:Charlotte is a pair of socks that have a nice smell and are never getting worn because on how nice she smells.

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