Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2017 Nau Mai Every year since 1975 New Zealand has marked Māori Language Week. This is a time for all New Zealanders to celebrate te reo Māori (the Māori language) and to use more Māori phrases in everyday life. In 2017 Māori Language Week runs from 11-17 September, the theme is 'Kia ora te reo' – which celebrates New Zealand’s indigenous greeting and the intent of te reo Māori revitalisation efforts between the Crown and Māori. 1. How do you celebrate Maori Language Week in your class/school? Mr. Leys gives us a word each day and we have to find out what all of the words mean and what they have in common. 2. Why is this an important week to New Zealand? Because it celebrates the beautiful Maori culture and their language. 3. How does New Zealand celebrate Maori Language Week? We hold festivals like a cultral festival were people go and peform haka. 4.Can you name any local places of significance that have a Ma...
Blogger Prompt: Week 7 - Term 4 DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP With the advent of social media, mobile devices in the classroom and a range of e-learning tools in the classroom it is more important than ever that students are aware of the long term effects of leaving their digital footprint and learn to become good cyber citizens. The concept of digital citizenship needs to be embedded in all aspects of work in schools with e-learning tools. A good way to start this is to build awareness of what it means to be a good citizen in our community - local, national and global. So what is a good citizen? QUESTIONS Q1. What do you use the internet for most? What's the first site that you go? Maybe Youtube or Google. Q2. How can we encourage more children to learn to code? Will you get involved in the #hourofcode? Creating a scratch game about hour of code that people can play. Q3. Who teaches you a...
THE FALLEN He didn’t mean to kill her. It was accidental, she slipped away from the cliff so quickly and ever so quietly. She had accidently let go of his claws while he was pulling her up, but it was his fault for not catching her as she fell. He soared down the cliff until he was hovering above her lifeless body. He reached out a claw and brushed her wing aside, revealing deep cuts. Her necklace, which had shattered, lay beside her and the egg she had been holding was in her claws. She had done everything to make sure that the princess egg was not scratched or broken. It was up to him to protect the egg now and bring it to Mt. Calabar where his brother, Vexil, would be waiting. He took to the air calmly and quietly, soaring past rocks and Boulders until he was above the ravine. Mt. Calabar was just ahead. If I could just make it to the cliff. Lightning burst through the air, striking the trees and setting them alight. Then all of a sudden ...
This was so FUN, I hope we get to do this activity again. It is SOOO scary! :)
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