My Choice Learning

                                                                         Kapahaka

 Kapa Haka is a thing that I love to do now because it’s all about culture and who you are.
It was the thing I loved ever since last year in kapa haka. I enjoyed it but when I first  started I
was not sure about it but I pushed through and I did. It takes a lot of effort. It was a challenge
for me. You need to be strong and disciplined when your kapa haka teacher matua Todd is there
he also is tall and maori. When you go to kapa haka you need to have  sharp actions and
a pukana face with a loud voice. There's also this song we just learnt and it called E ng iwi e.
It’s a maori song and I’m in  the junior kapa haka because there was too much kids in kapa
haka so we had to split into  two groups.

Tivaevae

                Tivaevae

Tivaevae are for your bed sometimes also for  putting on your
lap for weddings or 21st birthdays. Also they can be used for
decorating  your room.The Cook Island mama's always make
one. It can also take 2 weeks to make one tivaevae but it
depends on if you do it all day. Tivaevae are a thing the
Cook Islanders do and sometimes it's hard to make designs
and to match the colors. Also you give it as a gift to people as
raffles or prizes to save up for your trips.

The jobs are to be able to know the right colors and sheets of
colors for the background and to sew it nicely and the right
material you need. You also have to be fully committed
to making a tivaevae because it takes time and effort to sew
all day and it's pretty big depending on how big your
background sheet.

The skills that you need to make a tivaevae  is teamwork also
effort. We can make these skills by  team work like working
together and giving effort to try  and be fully committed.
Like I said and it takes time.
Also work together by working as a team when we in learning
time in a maths group. One for all. All for one.  

                         

Marino's Add/Sub Learning Maths Story

Marino’s Maths learning Story

The Problem:  

Unveiling Marino and Julie are in Rarotonga celebrating Poppa Joe’s unveiling.  235 people were invited to the celebration but then 68 people didn’t show up.  How many people came to the unveiling? What different ways can you solve this problem?

How we solved the problem:

First I drew an equation which was 235 -68=   Then I split the 68 into 34 and 34. Then I did 235- 34=201. Then 201-34=167 Finally I found out that there was only 167 people at the unveiling. Another way to solve the problem First I wrote 235- 68=.Then I wrote ,68+2 =70. Then 235- 70 =165.Then 165+2 =167. Then 235 -68=167 I added 2 because 70 is easier to subtract.  Then I had to make up for it later by adding back on the extra 2 I took away. Finally I proved that there was only 167 people at the unveiling.

Working as a group is important:  Choose 2 to write about

I am good at….  because…. I am getting better at ….. because ….. It’s hard for me …… because …... I need to work on because….

It’s hard for me to share my ideas because I disagree by friendly arguing with people.

It’s hard for me to work in my maths group because I like to hold the pen a lot but I need to
get better at sharing the pen.

Mult/Div Learning Story

Marino’s Maths learning Story

The Problem:  

Tickets for Matatini On Saturday, Kate and Sophia took some students to watch Matatini for the day.  There were 4 adults and 9 children. How much did Kate pay for the tickets? One Day Pass 4 Day Pass Youth (Under 16) $22 $55 Matua (Adults) $43 $100 Kaumatua (Elders) $22 $55

How we solved the problem:

First I drew an equation which was 9x22= Then I drew a T chart which looked like this. Then I add all the money like this $65+ $130= $195.Then I did  $195+$152+ $88=$435 I finally found out that  kate paid $ 435 for the tickets for 9 kids and 4 adults     I’m trying to show how much money kate paid by using a t chart

The White Tower

PLAY

Woodworks

One time during play I wandered off then I ended up at the woodworks. I heard the banging sounds from the hammers. I grabbed some pieces of wood and started playing around and putting pieces on top of each other. Then I asked Karleena to help me hold the wood while I hammered in the nail. It took a long time to hammer the nail in because the wood was thick and the nail was small and not long.

Dress ups

   

Another time when I walked into room 5. There were some dress ups. I saw Karleena wearing a long see through and clear material on her head and a silver band on her head to hold it. Then she dressed Jasmine up and Jasmine was wearing a scarf on her head and a dress with one crutch and when Karleena left I took off all the clothes she was wearing and put a nice skirt and left the crutch. Then I was finished and I took off.

Puppets

In room 4, me and my friends were making puppets and then we used green paint. Then we got dirty and I didn’t know what to do so then I just grabbed a cup and cut a love heart out. Then painted the round of the cup on the top and bottom. Then I cut a little hole and tied a long string to the cup and let it dry but I still didn’t know what I made.