What we did in Maori language week

This week was Maori Language Week. In Maori  language week we have been learning new words. These are some of the words I read from the School Journal.

Maori words: 1. Wharenui 2. Tekoteko 3. Marae 4. Aotearoa 5. Te manako 6. waka

Meaning: 1.Meeting House 2. Gabel 3. Meeting room for Maori 4. The land of the long white cloud 5. Charm 6.Canoe

By Alfred

My Funny Story about animals in the story

My Funny Story

Once upon a time there lived some jumping elephants,they lived in the jungle that seriously smelt.All of the living animals, blew balloons especially the baboons.

A year later a girl named Alyson was walking through the jungle and she saw an elephant jumping,twirling and doing the Tango dance.

Then there was an alligator named Poodle who was dancing to the Whipa Nae Nae song.  

There was an animal named Banjo and He was saying “Hahaha” you can’t dance, i’m more better then you.Then poodle said ohhh do you want to have a competition who is better at dancing and Banjo said alright let’s go.

When Banjo was walking with poodle he tripped over a yellow ball, he picked it up and it was a lemon.

Poodle and Banjo went to the dance floor.

Later on Poodle was tired but Banjo wasn’t and Banjo was saying HAHA i’m the best at dancing and Poodle said I don’t mind because we still have time to have a break.

Finally Poodle and Banjo became friends again.

By Alfred

My Mothers Cloak

As an infant

I felt guarded

Cloaked

in my mothers cloak

It must have looked funny

Big black eyes

Emerging from its folds

As if that was all there was

to me

I remember

Its rare threads

Amazing and booish

Their lightness

repudiate their clout

Its tivaevae-like Switchs

of slim fabric

An active shield

against sour winters

The colours loud

Yelling for mind

and space

My mother always wore

that Cloak with delight

Undaunted

by its Brightness effect

outlining her out

in a Papaa circle

But combining  beautifully

at every Market

I remember too

With childlike disdain

Discarding my mothers Cloak

Not for me

The no cool designs

extravagant colouring

and awkward fit

She wears it still

Her brooch of pride

sparkling and bright

And not long ago

I tried it on

after many years

Although its not really me

Its because of her

I can sew

on my own

Family Activity during the holiday

ON the first week of the holiday on Friday Me and my family and some of my dads friends went to a basketball court to play some basketball. Then Once Everybody came we started to play and my brother got the ball and then he went close to the hop and then he shot the ball in to the air and got the first basket then we where in the lead. We got some far shots in and one of us did a slam dunk then when we had a break we ate lunch at KFC then we went back to the basketball court to play another half.

When it was finish we had water and the winning team was my team and I got 2 Baskets in It was a great time and It was really cool and I hope to go back next holiday.