EOTC week

In week seven we had EOTC week for the Pohutukawa syndicate. Some days were cool some days were boring . Here's what we did.

Room 11 ,10 and 9 had to catch the bus to Te papa. On the bus I was buddies with Aniva, we were asking people what bank were they. Of course I was pretty much the only kiwi bank BUT we didn't ask everyone . When we got there we got into our groups and did a worksheet . A Lot of other schools were there. Mrs Smith was teaching us about Te Rauparaha and his brothers and sisters and about some myths.

I had fun having the sleep over in the hall because me and Aniva were laughing at Ben until Mrs Smith moved him. It was funny and annoying because he woke us up at one in the morning. Read the next paragraph just read it (Norry was annoying and funny as well).

The only thing that was challenging was going to bed. You know how I said I will tell you when I went to bed. I went to bet at FOUR in the morning so that means I only had four hours of sleep thanks to Ben and Norry.

Technology of the early maori

We have being learning about the technology back when only the Maoris were in New Zealand.The technology was about the whare, clothes, weapons and kai.

Technology is about having a problem and someone fixing it .The old whare had a problem because they didn't have glass and doors and so someone invented glass windows so they have fixed the problem.The materials used for the old whare were, dirt ,wood and many other things then someone invented concrete.

The Technology of Weapons and Hunting.

Weapons like swords and those fancy bow and arrows, they didn't have all those. It was was a string attached to a stick and some sharp stone, a straight stick and some feathers. For axes, a string to help attach the stone and wood. For a fishing rod it was just a line, a stick and a bait.

Weaving

The early Maori made baskets, baby beds and fishing nets out of harakeke . You have to say a prayer to Tane Mahuta the god of the forest about what you are using the harakeke it is respectful before you cut it out of the plant. Then we were talking about which harakeke leaves we shouldn’t cut because the ones in the middle need to grow and they are the kids and there's the other ones protecting them and you can't cut those ones to. It's the ones hanging down on the side leaning. If you only need a little piece you cut the whole blade because it won’t grow back anyway.

We made our own weave but with paper and paper strips. It was teaching us what it's like to actually weave with actual harakeke. All it was was over under over under then under then over under over under.

I found it really easy to make the weaving there were no challenges because all I had to do was listen really well. I had fun weaving and learning with Whaea Toni she is really good at teaching maori.

By Karlos

Moment In Time

BANG!  I hear the starter pistol shoot. The bright sun light beams in everyone's eyes. Nikki Hamblin runs like the wind ¨keep pushing Nikki¨! She beats one, beats another, she's close to Abbey D'Agostino .OMG! She has crashed into Abbey D'Agostino. They are both down, all the New Zealand and American supporters are all blank.  She looks sore like a bruised banana, even Mark Coogan the coach of Abbey D'Agostino has a blank face. Nikki Hamblin gets up wonky, ¨GET UP¨ Yells Abbey.  Everyone is happy. : )