Monday, August 26, 2019

Eels

Kia ra whānau,
This term we have learnt about Eels, their life cycle and where they live.
We have also looked at the implications for their environment if their environment is polluted.
We have based our experiments on this kaupapa and tested our local rivers for their EColi levels.
Have a great day e hoa mā.
Peace.
Matua Rick.




17 comments:

  1. wow that is so so cool how are you able to change pages so fast and it will be better if you slow it down cause you can't read it cause it goes to fast!!!!!!!!!!!! have you guys tried tuna do you smoke it have you caught a tuna.
    bye

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    1. Kia ora Cohen,
      Kei te mihi. Thank you for your honest feedback e hoa, will try to slow it down today.
      Smoked tuna is the BEST!!!!
      Thank you,
      Kind regards.
      Matua Rick.

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  2. Kia ora. Ko Leon toku ingoa, I just wanna say that I really like your work that you got there! I've also got some questions for you and I hope you can answer them:

    Question 1. Why did you guys choose to learn about tuna?
    Question 2. Do you guys like Tuna cause I do?
    Question 3. If the world was polluted, what will happen to the eels and us?
    Please reply back!
    Yours Sincerely Leon.

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    1. Kia ora Leon,
      Thank you for your time and your questions.

      As part of delivering a broad and authentic curriculum to our tamariki we chose to study the tuna because we have an awa right behind the school. So we wanted to make the most of the resources we have close by to our kura.
      I love tuna but I am not sure of the rest of the class. I will ask them today for you.
      This question is very big and unfortunately very real. If our world was polluted then our animals and their homes would be severely compromised. Our ability to catch fresh kaimoana could also be impacted. Let us hope that we never have to see this.
      Thanks again Leon.
      Have a great day e hoa.
      Kind regards,
      Matua Rick.

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  3. Kia ora,ko Isaiah tōku ingoa.
    Why did you do this?
    When did you do this?
    Where did you do this?
    What did you do this for?
    Who did this?
    How did you do this?
    This is so cool!!! How did you do this? It would be good if you guys slowed it down so people can read it. Beside that this is awesome!!!!
    Nga mihinui ki a koutou!

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    1. Kia ora Isaiah,
      We did this because we wanted to look at the animals that live in the river behind our school - the Taruheru River.
      We did this at the beginning of the term.
      We did this in class.
      We did this as a means to explain the journey we took to learn about eels.
      The children in our class did this.
      I will get Sarah my in class ICT expert to take a look to slow it down ok?
      Thank you for your wonderful feedback.
      Nga mihi nui ki a koe.
      Matua Rick.

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  4. Kia ora Matua Rick! I want to know how you and your akomanga are? Kei te pai koutou?
    what are you doing for mahi?
    what are you doing for pangarau?
    what are you doing for panui and tuhituhi?

    Aku waiohatanga e rere ki a koutou!

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    1. Kia ora Hemi,
      Nei ra nga mihi ki a koe e hoa.
      We are very good thank you. Working hard and busy as usual but trying to have some fun along the way.
      At the moment for our topic we are finishing off our speeches. Our topics are:
      He Taonga tuku iho! My treasure!
      What do I want to be in the future.
      My Science project.
      Riverdale School 2100…
      Why is the year 2019 so special?
      Where the rivers meet.
      Tuia Encounters 250 - What would it have been like ?
      This is our reading and writing mahi also.
      For Maths we are studying number and problem solving.

      What are you doing for mahi this week?
      What are you doing for pangarau at the moment?
      What are you doing for panui and tuhituhi too e hoa?

      Have a great day,

      Nga mihi nui ki a koe e hoa.

      Matua Rick.

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  5. Kia ora Nice work Te Whare Waipaoa Your work is stunning. If you could slow down your work everyone will see how great you guys are. You guys must be very quiet if your working were a noisy class so were not always focused.Nga mihi for your amazing work ka kite ano.

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    1. Kia ora Tipene,
      Thank you for your feedback, will try to slow this down for people to enjoy better, thank you.
      We try to work hard but have some fun at the same time.
      Nga mihi nui ki a koe.
      Matua Rick.

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  6. Kia ora, Ko Tamehana ahau,
    I have got some questions for you guys.


    what does your class name mean?

    What is you favourite sport?

    what does your class name mean?

    Aku nui, aku rahi, aku whakatiketike ki te rani, kia ora ra!

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    1. Kia ora Tamehana,
      Thank you for your time to ask us some questions.
      Our class name means the House of Waipaoa. Waipaoa is the name of one of the main rivers on Turanganui a Kiwa and our class is named after that.
      My favourite sport is rugby today.
      Have a wonderful day,
      Kind regards,
      Matua Rick.

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  7. Kia ora ko Taynah toku ingoa. I like the Tuna one because it's about eles to and it shows that you might like Tuna. Also i got some questions for you].
    1. do you like tuna?
    2. what's your favorite seafood?3. what's your favorite sport?
    4. what do you like doing in your spare time?
    5. what is your favorite thing to do?
    also if you slow your work down then we can see you amazing work that you have done.

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  8. Kia ora matua Rick how are yous going. I see that yous are learning about the tuna by the way the tuna is one of my favorite food what is your favorite food? may i ask you question 1. Do you like tuna?.2 Does your class have a whakatauki? thank you for your time.

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    1. Kia ora Jeremy,
      Thank you for your post e hoa.
      My favourite kai is hangi, especially when one of our Koro, Koro Mike makes it, it is the best!
      Yes I love smoked tuna.
      Our class whakatauki / class maxim is:
      CONCEIVE, RECEIVE, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE.
      It is based on conceiving an idea, receiving the skills and knowledge to complete this, believe that you can do it and go out and achieve it.

      Do you guys have a class whakatauki?

      Hope you have a wonderful day Jeremy.

      Kind regards,

      Matua Rick.

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  9. Kia ora Matua Rick! Kei te pehea koutou?
    Today i am going to ask you some questions.
    Do you have work to do everyday?
    What do you do in your spare time?
    When do you do math?
    Is your class allowed to draw?
    Are you allowed to listen to Maaori waiata?
    Are you a Maaori akomanga?

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    1. Kia ora Moana,
      Thank you for your patai.
      Yes we have work to do everyday e hoa.
      In my spare time I love being a husband and a Father and spending time with my whanau.
      We usually do Maths first thing every morning.
      Yes for spare time the children are allowed to draw and if it can be incorporated into our learning then yes.
      We listen to waiata most days and sing lots of waiata too.
      Ae he Maori akomanga matou.
      Nga mihi nui ki a koe e hoa.

      What do you like doing?
      Who is your best friend and why?
      What is your favourite subject at kura and why?

      Kind regards,

      Matua Rick.

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