Te Reo Maori

LI: to learn about Te Reo Maori

For Te Reo Maori we were matching English names with their Te Reo Maori counterparts. So we matched the English version and Te Reo Maori version of a name. Before that we were continuing our learning in Te Reo Maori conversations, we learnt different sentences and different words to help us support our conversations in Te Reo Maori. t

Directions Te Reo Maori

 LI: to learn more about Te Reo Maori

For Te Reo Maori we were learning about our directions such as our rights, left, middle, up and down. We had to make a DLO showing the directions that each fruit were in. Such as the banana being in the middle, and the apple being on the left. But we had to state the directions of the fruits in Te Reo Maori. It was really interesting because we learnt new words in Te Reo Maori, and we were able to learn how to form a sentence. 

Te Reo Maori

LI: to learn more about the language Te Reo Maori

For Te Reo Maori we were learning about our directions like our lefts (maui), right (tatau), up (runga), down (raro) and middle (waerungi). We were learning it by using a picture of a object that is in a certain category such as stationary or fruit and we then make sentences about which object is in which direction. For example if the apple was in the left or right, or a banana was in the middle or up. 

Countries in Te Reo Maori

LI: to expand our vocabulary and knowledge in Te Reo Maori

For Te Reo Maori we were learning about different coutries and the names of them in Te Reo Maori. The countries we did were the countries of the continent South America, and countries a part of the United Kingdom. We were learning these different words with the help of our teacher Whaea Ode, and gave us quick activities to do in Te Reo Maori. For example having a small conversation with eachother. 

Family Tree

LI: to make a family tree

 

For our Te Reo Maori Challenge we had to make a family tree. My family tree expanded really big because both my parents have a large amount of siblings. It was really cool to see most of my family in one big place

Matariki Summarising

LI: to learn more about Matariki

 

For Inquiry we learnt about Matariki. In our DLO we summarised the general idea of Matariki and its story. We picked out twenty important words related to Matariki, then from those twenty words, we picked the six of the most important words. Using those six words we summarised the general idea of Matariki using only a few short sentences to make it simple. 

Navigation by the stars

LI: to learn about Matariki

 

For Inquiry we we learning more about Matariki. Matariki is a celebration and the New Year for Maoris. The Maori New Year is in June, and is oriented to harvesting, crops, and gathering with families and friends. In this DLO it shows how Polynesians back in the days navigated. Polynesian Navigators were really skilled and used Mother Natures and crops, to find out what season it was, how to navigate, find land, and much more. 

Matariki Harvesting

LI: to learn about Matariki

 

For Inquiry we were learning about Matariki. Matariki is a time for gathering and bonding with family and friends, or people who are really close to you. In the DLO it shows and talks about Matariki harvesting. It talks about why we harvest before Matariki, the tools used to harvest, and the importance of harvesting in Matariki. The tools used to harvest are traditional Maori tools, which are mainly used for Matariki and big celebrations. 

Why is Matariki so important?

LI: to learn about Matariki

 

For our Inquiry we were learning about Matariki, because its going to be Matariki soon. In my DLO it shows the importance of Matariki, and about the Maori traditions such as harvesting, crops, and many more. It also talks about leaving mistakes and regrets into the past, and about telling the youth about their ancestors through stories. Its really about bonding and gathering with family and friends. 

What is Matariki?

LI: to learn about Matariki

 

For our Inquiry we were learning about Matariki, since its June. On this DLO it presents what is Matariki, the seven sisters, and their names. Matariki is a Maori New Year, and it is a celebration. Matariki is also a star cluster with seven sisters, or some people know it as six daughters and one mother. Matariki is about gathering with family and friends, and talking about ancestors in stories. It also has a lot to do with harvesting, and crops. 

Te Reo Maori Challenge: Matariki Drawing

LI: to do our Maori Challenges

 

Since its Matariki, for our Maori Challenge we had to draw a drawing of the seven stars of Matariki. Matariki is a Maori New Year, which is celebrated in June. Matariki is about gathering with family, and harvesting as well as planting crops. In my drawing I've drawn the seven stars, and tried to put it into the same position as it would be in real life. I also named them so people could see the seven stars. 

Te Reo Maori

LI: revising numbers, feelings, and the weather in Te Reo Maori

For Maori we completed a template which involved figuring our Maori numbers, answering questions in Maori, feelings and much more. In this activity it helped us revise and remember the Maori numbers, some different words, questions, feelings and much more. 

Te Reo Weather

                       

LI: to learn about Te Reo Maori
For one of my Distance Learning activities I did some work on Te Reo Maori or Maori. For this task I learnt some Te Reo Maori phrases on or about the weather. The phrases or sentence say something like " The sun is shining". In my DLO (Digital Learning Object), I wrote down the Maori phrase, then the English translation, and then a picture of what the phrase is talking about.

Maori

LI: to learn about Te Reo Maori & Maori
We did our task which was completing a sheet. Our sheet was Wiki Ono. The sheet Wiki Ono was just translating a bunch of words. But before that we were playing around with Poi Poi's and doing actions with them and even did a song.

Maori

LI: to learn about Te Reo Maori & Maori
We did our task which was completing a bunch of sheets. Our first sheet was No hea koe. Lastly we did Ko wai koe which is translating the maori phrases into english. For example Ko wai koe means "Who are you?".

Maori

 LI: to learn about Te Reo Maori & Maori
We were learning how to speak Maori. Saying, who is your friend, what is your name, and more stuff like that. We then moved onto our task which was completing a bunch of sheets. Our first sheet was No hea koe. No hea koe means where are you from. We had to write the cities and suburb that we were from. But we had to write them in Maori. Then we did the countries we were from and had to translate those countries to Te Reo Maori. Lastly we did Ko wai koe which is translating the maori phrases into english. For example Ko wai koe means "Who are you?".

Maori

LI: to learn about Te Reo Maori & Maori
We were learning how to speak Maori. Saying, who is your friend, what is your name, and more stuff like that. We then moved onto our task which was completing a bunch of sheets. Our first sheet had god from Maori Mythology. We had to match the god with what they control. For example if we had Papatuanuku we would match it with Earth Mother. Then the next sheet was Kotahi, which was a bunch of Maori words we had to translate to English.

Maori

LI: to learn Maori
We first got into groups and in our groups we talked with Whaea Ore. We got taught a bunch of Maori questions. We got taught "Ko wai to koe?" meaning "Who are you?". "Ko wai to ingoa?" meaning "What is your name?'. "Ko wai to hoa?" meaning "Who are your friends?". Then there are a bunch more. We then had an activity to do. We watched a video in Maori, and we had to translate what they were saying.

Maori

LI: to state our likes in Te Reo Maori
We did a word find on a bunch of Maori words like Moana (meaning ocean, or deep sea), and ika (fish). We then had to make a poster on our likes, and we had to write them in Te Reo Maori. We also read a maori Story.

Seasons

LI: to learn the seasons in Te Reo Maori
The word for seasons in Te Reo Maori is Tau. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter also have their own words in Te Reo Maori. We used a website called "Te Ara Encyclopedia" to learn about the seasons and the events happening in the seasons.