Hauhake Harakeke

Hauhake Harakeke SJ 2.3.05

WALT: Use clues in text, along with prior knowledge to help comprehension.

1. What does hauhake Harakeke  mean? It Means Harvesting.

2. How did the harakeke move to make the children feel  welcome?Tawhirimatea has chosen a

Cloudy day for Harvesting so the leaves of the Harakeke were waving towards to the kids to make them feel welcome.

3. When was the harakeke planted?The Harakeke was planted in 1987

4. How does the harakeke standing tall make the children feel?It makes them feel Proud

5. Why is any left over harakeke returned to the bushes?The people put the leftover flax under the flax bushes so that they will help them grow

6. Name 4 items you can make from harakeke (pages 9 and 10)Kete,Tipare,Putiputi,Potaka

7. Choose one of the items made from flax in the story and look at some google images of it.Kete

Draw the item in detail in sumo paint or another drawing programme.  Write the name of the item beneath your picture. Publish this on your blog with this heading and sentence:

Blog title: Hauhake Harakeke

Sentence to copy on with your picture: We have been reading about a Hauhake Harakeke ceremony. This is one thing that the children in the story made from the flax blades.

Life Cycle of A Frog

Do you know the four stages of a frogs life cycle ? Well you have came to the right man.I can tell you all  of  the transformation of  a frog.  

The first life cycle of a frog is  Egg.The Egg is covered with sticky jelly to protect it.The sticky jelly protect’s the egg from enemies.

The next life cycle of a frog is a tadpole.The tadpole hatches out of its egg and starts to eat the egg that it was born in.Tadpoles have a tail but no legs.The tadpole have gills to breath in the water.

The next life cycle of a frog is a  froglet .

The Froglet has back legs and its tail starts to disappear.The gill’s disappear and lugs grow.The Froglet likes to hide behind leaves and stones so they don't get eaten by predators.

The Last  step of a Frog is a Adult Frog.The Adult  Frog has no gills and tail.The Adult is now ready to live on land.That is the Frogs life cycle.

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Writing Test

Do you want ot know how to be a good friend ? Well let me explain

Being a good friend is to be Sharing,Kind,Nice,Generous and Trustworthy.For example if you didn’t have any lunch your friend could offer you a snack.  

Being a Sharing friend is being shareful like offering food asking them if they want some of

your chips or half of your sandwich.Sharing is sharing things with others.A sharing friend is

someone who will offer you to play with them.

A Nice friend is being a nice to everyone and being kind.

You can be a nice friend by helping others and sharing.

Being a nice friend is being helpful and good to everyone.   

Qualities of a Good Friend

Exercise Investigation