Have you ever stood on the grounds of where the treaty had been signed?

Learning Intention: We are learning to describe what the three letter 'P' words are meant.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I define what the tree letter 'P' word means.

What are these plants?

Type of plants	Definition
Crucifix Orchid	A crucifix orchid looks like a crucifix or cross when the extra petals reveal its reflection.
Moss	A small flowerless plant that is green and can be seen in and on trees and other typical areas
Aloe Vera	Aloe Vera is also another plant that is flowerless but others say its like a magical plant. The story behind this "Magical Plant" is that the Aloe Vera can heal nearly every injured part on a human. It can also be eaten.
Cactus	A cactus is really spiky and found in desserts.
Bamboo Palm	A bamboo can be like a fragrance spray for your house except its not liquid like other sprays.

Learning Intention: We are learning to define various types of plants that we can grow.
Succes criteria: I know I can do this when I describe the 5 plants that I have written

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection. What do these words mean?

Water Cycle

How is water made?

Water Cycle is a circulation of water made around the world. A water cycle is also a cycle of a step by step process of water being made.

Evaporation:

When evaporation commences, it changes the water from liquid into vapor or steam. Evaporation is also when the sun heats up the water in rivers, lake or oceans and turns it into vapor or steam. The water vapor or steam then leaves the ocean and goes into the air.

Condensation:

After evaporations occur, 'condensation' begins. Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. Condensation is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

Precipitation:

Precipitation now begins. Precipitation occurs when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore. Soon the clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.

Collection:

When water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back in the oceans, lakes or rivers or it may end up on land. When it ends up on land, it will either soak into the earth and become part of the “groundwater” that plants and animals use to drink or it may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes or rivers where the cycle starts all over again.

Conclusion:

When water vapor cools, it becomes liquid water. Precipitation is water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. The Water Cycle is the movement of water from Earth's surface into the air and back to Earth repeatedly.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a explanation writing about the water cycle
Success Criteria: I know I can this when I describe the 4 processes of the water cycle

Try this experiment!

Dancing Raisins 2:

My Hypothesis:

I think that the raisins will keep bobbing up and down because of the baking soda and vinegar.

Review:

My hypothesis was valid because the The vinegar and bicarbonate of soda reacted to form carbon dioxide as one of the products. The carbon dioxide bubble collect over the many surfaces of the raisin. Because carbon dioxide is lighter than water it rises to the top and takes the raisin with it. As the bubbles pop at the surface the raisin descends, only to be covered in bubbles gain at the bottom until the reaction finishes.

Learning Intention: I am learning to express what occured when I mixed baking soda and vinegar to create a chemical reaction for dancing raisins. 

 

My Pepeha

Pepehā

Kia ora koutou

Ko Mt Wellington te maunga

Ko Rupotaka te marae

Ko Tamaki Makaurau te hapu

Ko Tamaki toku awa

Ko Ieriko toku papa

Ko Aliitasi toku mama

Ko Reopoamo toku koroua

Ko Lina toku Kuia

Ko Punipuao toku Ingoa

No reira

Tena koutou, Tena koutou, Tena koutou katoa.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write about ourselves in Te Reo Maori.

Want to get to know me a bit better?

Talofa lava,

My name is Punipuao and I live with a family who have always cared for me. I would love to play in a netball club and become a great and physical player. One of my most favourite hobbies are playing soccer but mostly eating pizza and KFC. I love the movie 'The Three Wise Cousins' because it's funny and it part of my culture. I am proud to be a Samoan because I love our traditions and performances. I love going to school because I always like to be fed with learning by my enthusiastic, funny, intelligent and cool teacher Mr. Bell.

Have you ever attended the 'Kupe New Zealand Festival'?

Kupe: New Zealand Festival

The Kupe New Zealand Festival is held on the 23rd of December 2018. The Kupe New Zealand Festival is when the Maori and Polynesian are travelled by boat to the Wellington shore. Millions are gathered together and stand on the waterfront for the festival. Inspired by the arrival in Aotearoa of great navigator and explorer Kupe, this free, whānau-friendly spectacular is part of A Waka Odyssey and a landmark celebration of our shared voyaging history. Where our ancestors crossed oceans to find this place that they call home. Singers and performances are held after the opening ceremony of the welcoming of the voyagers.



References: 2018 Kupe Festival Opening Ceremony