Digital Portrait

 W.A.L.T: Create a digital portrait of myself.

Today i created a digital portrait of myself on sumo paint. sometimes it randomly deleted and i had to restart, which was very annoying. my favorite part was tracing around my face and facial features.

Although it didn't turn out very well i'm really proud of it.

Here is my digital portrait:

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Waipara Year 6 Camp 2021

 Last week we went to Waipara for school camp. Here are the activities we did.

There is power in small things.

Today i learnt a new whakatauiki, this is the whakatauiki: He iti hoki te mokoroa nana i kakati te kahikatea, which translates to - there is power in small things. This is what the whakatauki means to me.

This Whakatauki reminds me of  my anxieties and when i think of them i think of all the good things in life.

Tuwhitia te Hopo

 

This whakatauaki, to me means even if you are afraid, do it anyway, don't doubt yourself. This is a whakatauaki because the author is unknown.

Karakia

 Today we learnt about Karakia. I learnt all the different occasions you would recite a Karakia, for example to cease or start the rain. the meaning of Karakia and a new Karakia and what that Karakia means. We had to come up with a way to teach people this Karakia, Iziah, Aukaha and Te Whetu did a song. Aukaha wanted to do a rap. 

 here is our Karakia and translation:

Kua Mutu A Matau Mahi

Kua mutu a matau mahi mo tenei wa 
Manaakitia mai matau katoa. O mutu hoa. O matau whanau aio ki te Aorangi -

We have finished our work. Give support to the person who is speaking. We are friends. We are family. Be calm. Go to fielding.

People would use this as a Karakia Whakamutunga for the end of the day and the end of a hui. Anyone can use this Karakia although it is mainly used by young and old.

                                                   

                                                       Here is the English rap by Aukaha.

Here is our song