SOS - Key concepts activity: Huriata

	Dictionary definition	Our own definition is...	An image that shows this is...	An example of this is...	An example of Tokelau...
Traditions	the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.: "members of different castes have by tradition been associated with specific occupations".	Something that many people have is customs. Cultures kept these customs as a formal event.		Mexico has a tradition where they hang pictures of their lost, and create sugar skulls to welcome the dead (families)	in village-the tokelau way, everyone is cared for they go to different atolls to meet family. Food, money, white food, counseled by elders, men (traditional) Tokelau way of life use values of forgiveness, love, sharing.
Change	an act or process through which something becomes different.	To change who you are/ To innovate something or someone.		When get something old and replace it with something new.	the beach, live closely. Women can be present to the council meetings - women accepted into the ‘fono’.Became the first female officer.
Education	the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.: "a course of education".	Something that people need and something that others have (learning) or to have knowledge of the world; to have a better understanding of what is essential in life.		Things like maths, reading and writing are commonly used to problem solve and communicate.	1960’s schools (important) school boat, form 4 at 15-16 leave to further their education. Scholarship - go abroad.
Migration	movement from one part of something to another	To travel/ relocate from one place to another.		Moving from a home to another because of reasons.	they sail, from samoa, 15-16 go abroad to study. Locals that come back for family.
Modernisation	the process of adapting something to modern needs or habits	To keep things comfortable and under control (a habit)		To normalize things (trends)	family first, To respect elders
Globalisation	the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale	A world wide/ international web of businesses and organizations to help communicate with each other.		To keep everyone interactive from far places.	Influenced by palangi food.
Sustainability	the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level	To support something or someone/s		To sustain a class, you must look after them and keep them active (learning)	Boats to deliver things (food, smokes) 1000 year (ancestors), fishing , go abroad,

Reflection: Mu Torere - Inquiry

Today we learnt how to play an indigenous game of New Zealand called 'Mu Torere'
It is a brain game allowing players to strategise and use their knowledge/ logic to outsmart their opponent. 
The set up looks a bit like this -
  1: You will need 8 counters, blocks or rocks (As long as you can tell them apart) 4 are yours and 4 are your opponents.
2: You will need a template.
Rules; Cannot jump over players, cannot layer blocks.
The way you play is to block your opponent from moving on 'THEIR' turn. For example:

The orange cannot move if it is 'Their' turn, as it cannot jump over or move past their opponent, meaning blue wins.

I had really fun playing this with my group, Paris, Ricky and Me. Paris was really good at the game (I'm a bit jealous) Paris won over and over again, and I won like, 1. I was really slow with coming up with strategies but it was fun nonetheless. They were quick games between our group, paris getting used to the game quicker than me and ricky - I thought I had it but, no. 

T3W4 Huriata - Dreams - Inquiry

Huriata - Heart Foundation In-Class Workshop Reflection T3W2

Farewell Spit - Winter Learning Journey: Huriata

Farewell Spit

Farewell Spit has been in the news recently as a number of whales accidentally swam into the spit and became stuck on the beach. They were unable to swim back to the ocean because the water was too shallow. Many local people tried to save the ‘beached’ whales. Please follow this Farewell Spit link to learn more about what happened. On your blog, describe what the local people did to try and save the beached whales.

It's name was haunting enough, known for many of the whales that have died there. 

The most recent was one a women documented, telling her experience while leading people to help get the whales back in the water. She and her group helped the whales by treating them with needed attention. She made sure that they were treated equally so that everything was at a regular pace. By making sure they stayed cool they covered a whale with a wet towel while diggin beneath it so it has more space to breathe. They did this to each whale - by the next day they were all lucky safe and in the ocean once again. 

Here are some pictures and videos

Vid 1

Vid 2

Three tips to help stranded whales:

Keep them wet! - get a bucket, or something that can hold water.

Cover them! - Wet a towel, shirt, anything that can shelter them from the sun. And change it once it's hot.

Keep the blowholes clear - This is so they can expel air from their blowhole to breathe. 

Warning: Keep away from the tail, to avoid injury.  

Possums In NZ - Winter Learning Journey: Huriata

On your blog, tell us whether you agree that New Zealand should be predator free. In your opinion, is it right to kill all of the predators (eg. possums) or should we just leave them alone? On your blog tell us what you think and give us, at least, three reasons why you think this way.

I think it's fine, my reasons are -

Native Wildlife

The native well known creature named the Kiwi is in danger - from it predator, possums and stoats. I don't think it's wrong at all to kill them off if it's for the sake of our native animals. Possums are also not rare, nor are they native - they are literally in other countries, a bigger population than in NZ. For the sake of our endangered species I will agree to this system.

Native Plants/ Trees

The reason for this is because possums eat's native trees, little ones. But it interferes with the tree planting because they like to eat small saplings, which concludes in no trees.

Road Kill

Most of them die on the road too, where they rot and create more flies, the things that carry bacteria. It's overall disgusting.

Tautara Note Taking - Winter Learning Journey: Huriata

Day #3: Wild Eyes

Curious Kiwi, a native New Zealand bird, is your tour guide for today. He is going to take you to visit the Otorohanga Kiwi House and Native Bird Park where many of his aunties and uncles currently live. The bird park is a five hour drive from Dargaville so you hit the road right after breakfast and arrive in Otorohanga at lunch time. As you walk through the birdhouse you learn about the work being done to conserve and protect the native birds of New Zealand. You decide to help out by ‘adopting’ a native animal. Visit the ‘Adopt a Critter page’ on the Otorohanga bird house website to choose one animal to adopt. On your blog, tell us the name of the animal that you chose and a little bit about them. What kind of animal are they? What do they eat? Where do they normally live? You can use Google to help you with your research.

Colomfur is the name I gave it (Pronounced Column-Fur) Reason I named it that was because it's known translation means "Spiny back" so I used Column which is a synonym for spine, the 'fur' represents how i'm allergic to pet dander - so giving it to a reptile is funny.  

Rubbish: Huriata

Why not talk about the rubbish system in New Zealand?

We are like most countries, containing rubbish around big areas in Auckland or water ways lead to rubbish being taken to 'Land fill'. If you don't know what land fill is it's a large island made from litter all the way in the middle of the ocean. This affects our sea, the animals and the environment - spreading pollution all over the world.
We have three bins the trucks come to collect, the red bin, blue/yellow bin and green bin. These bins get taken to specific places - but specific items go in each. The red bin get filled with things that can be taken to 'Land fill' (Even the government and companies agree with it) Things like food and unusable things. The blue/ yellow bin is for things that'll be recycled - such as plastic, glass and cardboard/ paper. And the Green bin is for things like wood, plants and weed.



The garbage truck comes every Wednesday to pick up the rubbish .

Heres: REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

Heres: Landfill

Heres: Compost

For a better environment, use less plastic and replace it with a weaved baskets and or reuse the shopping bags instead of throwing them away, Make sure to sort your bins and reduce the amount of rubbish you get and throw away.

Five Fav Things 2-do Outdoors Interview - Winter Learning Journey: Huriata

Five Fav Things 2-do Outdoors

Mom:

Swim
Walk
climb trees
Biking
Barbecue

Ranga:

Diving
Gardening
Fishing
Barbecue
Waka Ama

Tawhiri:

Swim
Skate Board
Chill
Walk
Eat

Karma Llama:

Scream
Run
Play
Eat Rocks
Clean (Actually makes a mess)

Laura Dekker sailing trip interview - Winter Learning Journey: Huriata

Laura Dekker sailing trip interview:

Question 1) Is this the first time that you've travelled a long distance? If so, what was the distance before/ where did you go?

Question 2) How did you feel about leaving? What were the thoughts you had once you left your previous country?

Question 3) What did you have that lead you through to other countries? What did you use to locate yourself?

Question 4) How did you prepare yourself for the big trip? Who were you with at the time?

Question 5) What was the last country you went to, as it's said "Last for Best"

What the different used of honey: By Huriata and Rosemary!

Here is a presentation that me and Rosemary did for the 'Market Night'. Inside, it contains information about two types of honey - Raw honey and Manuka Honey. When it's talking about Manuka honey, it's the different uses of it. When it's talking about Raw honey (This kinda involves manuka too) it's explaining some of the health you benefit from it.
For more read the presentation - ENJOY!

Huriata - That Sugar Film Pt. 1

My Favorite Cultural Food - Personal - Huriata

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOR EVER!! I just started this today. It was a task that was supposed to be done on Friday, when Miss Aireen was our teacher for the afternoon. This is actually a group task but nobody knew what food to do it on - and seeing as nobody liked Mussel and Oyster chowder, I decided to just do my own. I started this task because I was bored, and this required me to talk about my favourite cultural dish. Not so hard. The reason I like this is because when ever we went to some sort of Maori occasion, I only ate mussel or oyster chowder. You see, when I was young I wasn't fond of "boil up" or "hangi" so I spent my time sitting on the steps with a mouthful of fry bread that had been dipped in the chowder inside my little plastic cup. It brings back so many memories, sad and happy.

Huriata Sandwich Reflection T2W4

Interview With Sam The Beekeeper - Inquiry/writing/reading - Huriata

My Diet Watch Reflection - Inquiry - Huriata

Do you feel like you are eating a wide variety of food?

Not really... I don't have much veggies in my diet (only because nobody buys it, that kinda sounds like an excuse) The "Veggies" that are most common to me are potatoes (no probs there) and... Peas and corn. I actually enjoy veggies a lot, especially if they're crunchy. Though I remember eating a cucumber from school and it tasted like dirt, BUT I LOVE CUCUMBERS!! A bit disappointed with that.  

Do you think you are "spending" your calories wisely?

No. Straight forward - No. I'm not active, I don't really eat healthy and I'm lazy. There is no denying it. All I do after eating is sitting down, so whatever I put inside my system - it doesn't leave till I... You know. I used to eat constantly (Lunch after school/feast) now I have slowed down and only eat when I have to.

What will your eating goals be for this week?

Eat proper meals at suitable times.

Reflection - Inquiry - Huriata: 'Whare Tapa Wha' using FOOD!!

Reflection

On a start of a new day we had Ms Fepuleai set us on our ‘Whare tapa wha’ house making with food. I was in a group of three with Paris and Ricky (And sorta with Lizzy and Mary-jane, Sharing items)

The items/food we used was:

• Tomatoes
• Cucumber
• Capsicum
• Celery
• Carrots
• Tooth picks
• Skewers

My design for the house was to make sure I had balance, support, and a way to form a house. With this in mind I had already had the idea to use the carrot stumps as a way for the framework to stand up, and the cucumbers to balance out the weight. A bad idea was notified by Azure, which was “The tomatoes were fragile and kept tearing apart” and he’s right. Though I still used them and used the carrots to stop the tomatoes from sliding down the sticks.

As you can see in the picture given, the celery is on the ground, because this symbolises a healthy environment, as it is green and good for you. The capsicum, cucumber and a celery in the middle was actually supposed to be a wall but I didn’t want to risk breaking the house. SO… it was placed in the middle by Ricky.

Problem & Solution

A problem I had was balancing the veggies on the skewers, because the weight kept shifting and the house would start to tumble. So we used a broccoli to balanced it off to the side. When we did balance it we took away the broccoli and TA-DA!!

Another problem was the celery, because I was expecting to get longer strips. But no. I had to try and make them proper sizes by snapping them in half and adding them to the smaller pieces to make them longer and match the rest.

Luckily we didn’t break any of the sticks, the carrots were difficult to puncture and I worried about breaking anything. So we drilled the sharp end of the skewer into the hard foods before sticking them on the structure.

I know there was a problem I could’ve solved and it involves carrots, where I could’ve stuck carrots on the framework to create walls to put kababs of the wanted veggies on the carrots going across.

 

In this picture we were trying to be extra careful (as you can see on the expression of ricky) I was testing the wall to make sure it didn’t tip over. Luckily it didn’t in the end but just for safety measures we stuck it in the middle.

Oh yea, here’s a picture of the group we were sharing with (Mary-Jane and Lizzy) and Paris in the corner trying to poke her eye with a skewer. They were doing really well with their ‘Whare tapa Wha’ and on the side you can see my group's work-in-progress with the veggies house.

Here’s where I was structuring the house with the skewers and toothpicks. On the side Ricky is having troubles with the smell of the vegetables and his little pile of tissues in front of him.

And when we finished the product Ricky hid between the lockers and I stuck a chair in front of him so he couldn’t get out from the small space. Paris, my partner in crime passed me my requested object. A BOCCOLI ! Rickys worst enemy! I threatened him with the green devil, with my foot keeping the chair in place. And then I slowly placed it on the chair, making balance so that if he knocked the chair over the broccoli can fall on his side. Instead I whacked it so the it fell on his foot.

Paris cleaned.

The end.

Honey Predictions - Inquiry - Huriata

Honey Recount

This morning Ms.Kyla set out 4 honeys in little cups and then put them on a table each. We were put in groups of 3 - 4 and my group consisted of, Ricky, Paris and Teresa. We were then given a piece of paper of which we were to predictic each honey by taste.

The choices were :

- Pohutakawa

- Manuka

- Clover 

- Mixed

Honey #1 - My prediction was Pohutakawa (wrong. Correct answer Mixed) This one was the most liquidy out of the rest and sweetest. It had a dark shade than the reast of the honeys and it's more transparent.

Honey #2 - Clover (Right) This has the white chocolate color. The thickest texture than the rest, this disolves in your face slower. 

Honey #3 - Mixed (wrong. Correct answer Pohutakawa) This one is gritty and like concrete. It's less sweeter and very very bland like. 

Honey #4 - Manuka. Melts in face. It's not too sweet but sweet enough. It's yummy and suttle and very bland and is balanced in taste. Mild taste.

My favorite out of all of them has to be #4. Because it didn't kill me like the rest. 

Mandala Questions - Huriata

Huriata -The River Talks Reflection Task