Frantic Friday

Or at the very least Full On Friday...

Good afternoon,

We were all pretty busy today, what with Christmas Art, Maori Art...

...and, for most, Kapa Haka.

Whew!

Have a great weekend,

Mr Grant

Fun Day Friday

Good afternoon,

And welcome to the end of the week.

Today we learnt some Maori...

(though to be fair it's going to be easier to say "homai te iPad"...)

...then how to create a 3D shape out of 2D...

Oh, and speaking of Maori, we continued creating ever more sophisticated koru designs.

And after lunch...TRUMP it!

And a good time was had by all.

Have a great weekend,

Mr Grant

Signs and Science Thursday

Good evening,

This afternoon we were all quite busy with signs and science. First with R.E....

...and then, with science. Specifically - how could we counter the force of gravity on a lump of plasticine in a container of water?

Speaking of science, it would appear that one of our class mates has a skink living under his dresser!

Lastly for this evening, immediately before maths this morning...

...we meditated upon a scripture in Genesis.

For 100 house points...who said that?

See you in the morning,

Mr Grant

Marae Thursday

Thank the Lord that the weather has just arrived now, and not at 9 o'clock this morning! It's been a positively balmy day up until now...

Good afternoon,

Now that it's turned wooly,

Today we...

...had a great time at the marae. We did a bit of this...

...a bit of that, and a bit of the other thing. (I was too busy joining in to take further photos!)

Funnily enough...

...the statue game was the most popular! (Though, those #s don't add up...)

Suffice it to say...a good time was had by all!

As for tomorrow...we're going to have a feathered visitor. Ella the harrier hawk, spokes bird of Canterbury Raptor Rescue, is coming in at about 11. All things being equal. It'll be so cool!

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Irish Blessing...

...in Maori?

May the sun bring you energy by dayMay the moon softly restore you by nightMay the rain wash away your worriesMay the...
Posted by Lets learn Maori on Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Fine Day, Sick Day Wednesday

Good afternoon,

Another day down in numbers today. 11 down, if the roll is to be believed.

Still, the few of us that were left (!) carried on like the Kiwi battlers we are...

First with some maths...

...fitness...where four taggers and eleven runners = a lot of unflushed toilets for toilet tag!!

Then some reading...

...where what remained of Ma Reading Group read Uira in Maori.

Well done that man!!

Kahurangi were also busy recreating the ghost from The Ghost and the Sausage.

I wonder how many we'll have tomorrow?

Mr Grant

Oh, and this.

Wednesday's Rituals

Good afternoon,

Today for R.E. we discussed and then listed the rituals that we do every day.

We also went over Monday's Flight ideas trying to identify what the all had in common.

More on that tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow, and rituals for that matter, here, by request, is that which we say each morning while we are lined up outside.

Room 2 Greetings
R2 – “Mile fáilte” – Welcome. It is pronounced “meela fultcha”.

Parents – "Cead míle fáilte" – 100 thousand welcomes. It is pronounced “kade meela fultcha”.

R2 – "Dia duit" (pronounced "Dee a gwit") is the most traditional way of greeting someone. It translates to God be with you.

Parents – Respond with "Dia 'is Muire duit" (pronounced "Dee a issmera gwit"). This means God and Mary be with you.

Conas atá tú – How are you? It is pronounced “konis ator-too.”

Parents - Tá mé go maith, go raibh maith agat, agus tú fein? – I’m fine thank you, how are you? It is pronounced…listen to the hyperlink!

...or…

“Go maith” (pronounced “Go mah”)

R2 – “Tena koutou Mums and Dads (or children), ma Te Atua koe e manaaki” ("Hello [everyone], and God bless you.")

Parents – “Tena koutou Rooma Rua, ma Te Atua koe e manaaki” (“Hello Room 2, and God bless you.")

We'll practice that in the morning. Easy peasy!

Mr Grant