Kapa Haka festival!

Turanganui Kapa Haka Festival.

I Shivered nervously, as I followed my line onstage. It was the Turanganui Kapa Haka festival and Wainui beach school was about to perform. We were all dressed up with mokus, black lipstick, and our dresses. The front row had piupius and feathers, but Matitia (The kaea) had a patterned cloak draped over her. Once we were all on stage the audience broke into a loud applause. When it had died down Hunter began to sing our school waita. As he sang we began to form a triangle, then we all joined in. We sounded great as our voices echoed around the stage. Everyone broke into another loud applause once we had finished.

A few songs later, it was time for the poi. "Pureanui toru wha!" As we sang, we went down onto our knees swinging the poi. Halfway though the song we came back up, continuing with our poi actions. The next song was Utaina. After we sang the first part it was time for the boys to come through with their Haka. It sounded beautiful as the girls voices came though the haka. Once the song ended it was time for the big Haka. The sound of cheering filled the room as they ended the haka. Finally it was time for Wainui e and He Honore. It was the last lines of He Honore when my row walked of stage proudly.

I found Steph and my mum after the performance and they took many photos. They were so proud of us. After saying goodbye we got into our class lines, and prepared to get onto the bus . I felt so relieved it was all over. I can't wait to come and Watch it next year! My highlight was probably the poi or Ka Pioioi because I smiled the most in them. 

Spectacular Snowmanotron!

This term my writing group has been looking at the snowmanotron. The snowmanotron is a contraption that can create snowmen.  We watched a video about it and then we drew a diagram of the snowmanotron. After we drew it we labeled all the parts and then planned all the steps it does to make a snowman.

We are writing an explanation of how it works, so far we have wrote an introduction each. I hope you enjoy it and comment your feedback on how I can improve on it.

Probability of odd socks and even socks

In moana learning hub on Tuesdays and Thursdays we have strand maths.We have been learning about statistics and probability. This week and last week we were testing the probability of getting odd or even socks. We tested this by reaching into a bag and seeing if we pulled out a pair of socks or odd socks. On the first test there was 2 blue socks and 2 purple socks on. The results for that were 50% each. On the the next test there were 3 blue socks and 2 purple socks. The results on that test were 50% for a pair and 50% for an odd! 

I found out that there were 12/25 chances and that there was six pairs and six odds

This is a video of me explaining the probability of odd socks or a pair of sock

Brilliant Blogging

How to make a quality blog post!

Hi, i'm going to tell you about how to make quality blog post. Above this writing there is a rubric telling you what the quality of your blog is. Once you've read the rubric you circle what number you think your blogpost is.

For example on punctuation. Number 1 says I have checked  my blog for punctuation, spelling and typos and don't have many errors. Number 2 says I have checked  my blog for punctuation, spelling and typos thoroughly, and have no errors. Number 3 says I have checked  my blog for punctuation, spelling and typos and had a buddy check it as well. I am sure that I have no errors in my work! 

Red House!

Red House
In school we have houses. I am in Karoro and my house colour is red. Karoro means seagull in Maori. Here are some facts!