The Great Fleet

 Today for our mahi we got put into groups. My group was Te Paea, Miriam, Mana, Eva and I. 

We had to research the great fleet.

The other groups had to research about the different types of Maori waka. The waka were Waka Haurua, Waka Taua, Waka Tete, Waka Tiwai and Mokihi. My group had to find out about the fleet which was when 7 different waka came to Aotearoa following Kupe. we had to research the rangatira of the waka, the names, how many waka came, what iwi came on each waka and where each waka landed. For the first 2 blocks we had to research about the 7 waka and at the end of the second block we started making a sheet of all the research we found and had to add a border with Maori patterns as well as pictures of waka. The annoying part was Mana, Eva and Te Paea barely any work.

Have you ever heard of the great fleet???
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Tupaia and Captain Cook

Today we learnt about Tupaia. Tupaia was a famous navigator that helped Captain Cook navigate his way to Aotearoa. There was a part when we had to work out who got to Aotearoa faster the English or the Maori . This was difficult. The fun part was me and my friend criticizing Cook. 
We had to figure out which was the better navigator, but there is no actual answer but i think Tupaia is the better navigator because Cook used a sextant, a device that helps you work out your coordinates. 

Here is my learning.

Would you like to learn to navigate using a sextant?

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Willie Apiata

We had to write about a famous New Zealander.

I chose Willie Apiata, here is my writing.

Willie Apiata

Bill Henry “Willie” Apiata was born on the 28th of June, 1972.

He was born in Mangakino, New Zealand. He is the first New

Zealander to receive the Victoria Cross. He succeeded Edmund

Hillary as the most trusted New Zealander.

 His dad is Maori and his mum is English. His parents separated at a

young age and he hasn’t had contact with his dad for several years.

He lived at Waima, but when he was seven they moved to Te Kaha

where he went to Te Whanau - A - Panui school. He left this school

when he was 15.

His iwi is Ngapuhi. His home marae is Tukaki at Te Kaha and Ngati

Kawa Marae at Oromahoe, south of Kerikeri. He and his ex - wife,

Sade, had two sons.  

He enlisted in the New Zealand army in 1989. He is a military

officer. 

Have you heard of Willie Apiata?

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Kapehu Whetu

 We learnt about a Kapehu Whetu. Maori had to memorize over 200 stars

We copied off a print out of a Kapehu Whetu. 

The hard part was getting all the lines in place. This was a bit boring. 

Do you know what a Kapehu Whetu is?

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Rakaihautu

 We have been learning about the history of the south island and the first people who got there. We chose a person to write about. Our choices were Rakaihautu, Rakaitauheke, Tutekawa and Tuhaitara. I chose Rakaihautu, here is my learning about Rakaihautu. 

The hard part was that we had a bunch of year fours who did no work. I enjoyed learning about Waitaha and Rakaihautu.

Have you heard of Rakaihautu?

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Wiremu Tamihana

Today I learnt about Wiremu Tamihana.  

 

Wiremu Tamihana was a christian who appointed the first Maori king, Te Wherowhero.

I took some notes about Wiremu, here they are:

Wiremu Tamihana:

Early years -

Wiremu was born in 1804 at Tamamere near Cambridge. His birth name is Tarapipipi Te Waharoa. He is from the tribe Ngati Haua. His father fought in many wars.

Christianity -

When he was a  young man he became christian and his name was changed to Wiremu Tamihana.

A Maori King -

Wiremu and others thought they needed a Maori king, someone to protect land and unite tribes. Wiremu and a dozen other people traveled the North Island trying to find a king. They chose Te Wherowhero, the chief of Waikato.

Te Wherowhero -

Te Wherowhero was the first Maori king and the chief of Waikato. He made his own flag. It was made in 1861.

Gore Browne -

At the time when the Māori were getting a king the governor was Gore Browne. He didn’t want the Māori people getting a king and called it betrayal to the queen. He said the Māori already had a queen, Queen Victoria.

The Settlers

The majority of settlers didn’t like Maori having a king because they knew it was difficult to buy Maori. 

Have you heard of Wiremu Tamihana? If not i hope this blog taught you.

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Doubling and Halving!

 Today, in pangarau,  we learnt doubling and halving. We solved multiplication problems using doubling and halving.  We had a problem to work out and we had to double one number in the equation and one half one of the numbers. 

Here is an example:

12 x 12 = 144

12 divided by 2 = 6

12 x 2 = 24 = 6 x 24 = 144

3 x 48 = 144

Or you could use:

24 x 6 = 144

48 x 3 = 144

Use whatever works best for you! 

Do you know how to double and half? If not, I hope you learn from this post.

Thanks for reading!