Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Monday, 22 February 2021
Saturday, 20 February 2021
Friday, 19 February 2021
Response to Text
1. Where could you find a treasure map?
a) library b) under the floor
c ) meeting place d) Kitchen
2. What is another word for grand?
magnificent b) splendid
c) glorious d) all of the above.
3.Who hid the special treasure in the Rock Mountains?
Forrest Gump b) Forrest Fenn
c) Forrest Inn d) Forrest Jin
4. Why did he decide to leave valuables for people to find?
Answer: He was setting up a scavenger hunt for someone.
5. What did he not include inside the treasure chest?
rubies b) emerald
c) Tesla d) gold coins
6. Where did he hide the treasures?
Mt Maunganui b) Rocky mountains north of Santa Fe
c) Samoa d) Rocky mountains north of Santa Maria
7. What clues were given to find the treasures?
A story b) a poem
c) Using GPS d) Using google
8) What would you do if you found the treasure?
→i would sell some,keep some and put some in a lockboxesThursday, 18 February 2021
Response to Text
1. What time did the craziness start ?
a) four o’clock b) five o’clock
c) six o’clock d) seven o’clock
2. Why did mum and Aunty Pam cry/laughing?
a) Nana passed away. b) Watched netflix
c) because of Hoani’s trick d) all of the above.
3.True/False: Did Nana lose her special teaspoon?
True b) False
4. How do you know she did/didn’t lose her special teaspoon?
Answer: False because nana passed away and their was a coffin infont of them in the article
5. What does resisted mean?
Avoided b) hugged
c) smiled d) all of the above
6.. Why do you think Hoani wanted to find the special spoon?
Hoani wanted to find the spoon because it was special to nana
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Response to Text
1. What is the wharenui?
a) Capital city of NZ b) cousin
c)meeting house d) Kitchen
2. What is another name for verandah?
a) deck. b) patio
c) balcony d) all of the above.
3.What was his ‘something special’ that he needed to do with Hoani?
Make breakfast b) Find Nana’s special spoon
c) Play a trick on his cousin Hoani d) Go swimming at the local river
4. How do you know he didn’t want to help his Uncle Dan set up the chairs?
Answer: He and Hoani were doing something much more important that day that why.
5. What does hovered mean?
Creep up b) hanging over
c) lingered d) all of the above.
6.. Who is the ‘first person’ narrating this story?
Hoani b) Waihuia
c) No one d) Uncle Dan
7. Why did Wai want to mimi?
a ) He drank a lot of fizzies b) He finish having a shower
c) he was trying to get away from his mum d) He was cold
8. What didn’t keep Wai from getting to Hoani’s special mission?
a) Helping mum clean the wharepaku b) Looking after Aunty Jane while she was eating
c) getting lost through the woods d) Looking after his cousin Pounamu crying babyTuesday, 16 February 2021
Response to Text
Lost Treasure
Questions:
1. What is the name of the cousin that liked playing tricks?
a) Jack Sparrow b) Wai
c) Hoani d) David
2. Why did he ‘wake up paralysed’?
a) he got bitten by a spider.
b) He had been dancing all night
c) he was plastic-wrapped to the stretcher
d) he had no idea.
3.True or false: When he was young, his cousin told him to eat the dead spider.
a)True b) False
4. How do you know if he ate/ didn’t eat the dead spider?
Answer: He did eat the spider because he really wanted to join his cousin
Hoani’s club but then it turned out there was no club and his cousin lied to him.
5. What does comeuppance mean?
A cup of tea b) Karmar
c) Punishment d) A ride at rainbows end
6.. Who told the story of Nanny’s teaspoon Collection?
Hoani b) Wai
c) No one d) Aunty Pam
7. When did Nanny get her first teaspoon?
Eight years old b) Nine years old
c) ten years old d) eleven years old
8. Why did Nan take the teaspoon?
it was beautiful b) She needed it to make her coffee
c) it had her name on it d) it was expensive
9. What does wharenui mean?
a) Name of a street b) Kitchen
c) bedroom d) a suburb in NZThe Tapu Tree
The Tapu Tree
What does the word ‘tapu’ mean?
The meaning of Tapu is fear and some of the trees are sacred.
What were the children doing down by the creek?
The children were down by the creek because Tama threw the ball too far in the bushes, that was the first time they heard about the tapu tree.
Why did Michael warn his cousin?
Michael was just trying to scared Tama
Why do you think Tama kept asking about the tapu tree?
Tama asked about the tapu tree because he
What did the boys do to help koro?
The boys help Koro to plant the flax along the fence line and Tama, Michael were digging a hole.
On page 4, what did koro say to the boys about their great uncle Tama?
Koro said that when your great uncle Tama, when he was born they buried his whenua and planted a young rimu tree on top, then they blessed the tree.
What is a ‘whenua’?
A whenua is a little tob and it has a little bit of you in it and
you can plant it somewhere special to you or your mother.
Was the tapu tree haunted? Why or why not? How do you know?
The tapu tree wasn’t haunted down because Michael was just telling jokes so Tama would get scared so the tree is still there.
What promise did Michael and Tama make to each other in the end? The promise let’s not tell anyone the story, they can ask Koro if they want to know “and they shook on it”.
Monday, 15 February 2021
Thursday, 11 February 2021
The 3P's of Waitangi
Partnership
The meaning of Partnership is Working together. Friendship and Helping people. Doing something in a group. listen to everyone in your group and include their amazing ideas.
Protection
The meaning of Protection is Looking after everyone (friends and family). Helping people when they are hurt or are in trouble and supporting. Looking after the sea creature and the environment as well.
Participation
The meaning of Participation is that you are included in everything. Experiment with different things and try new things you're not familiar with. You are not left out in any tasks and activity and including others.