Traditional Maori clothing/Kakahu

On Friday mornings, I am in the He Kakano class which is a senior Te Reo Maori extension class. We learn about Maori language and culture. This term we have been learning about traditional Maori clothing and we had a go at creating our own garments. Here is our work. Please leave a positive, helpful and thoughtful comment. 

My Marine Mammal Information Report

We have been learning how to write a information report. Here is my report on a New Zealand Marine Mammal.

How To Look After Our Rocky Shore

We have been using our reading skills to learn about our rocky shore. Here is some work I did showing how we can look after our rocky shore.

Rocky Shore Animal Work

We have been using our reading skills across the curriculum to learn about the rocky shore. Below is some work I did about a rocky shore creature that I was interested in.

Smart Cookie News - Leisa Williams

Here is our Smart Cookie News Leisa Williams who is Billie's mother. Smart Cookie News a group I made with my friend and we do interesting news items and videos. We work together to do this work and we do it mostly without teacher help. We come up with all the ideas by ourselves. We hope you enjoy.

Click here for our news report.

Leisa Williams is my mother (I am Billie Williams) and is  married to Scott Williams.

Today she is 41 and has 5 kids including me. Her kids are  called Saxon, Billie, Poppy, Molly and Mac. Mac is the oldest and Saxon is the youngest.

Leisa Williams was a great swimmer and has gone all over New Zealand for championships. This was when she was younger. Leisa also plays  Hockey for West Coast and Gray Valley and is not famous .Leisa has won lots of medals and certificates for swimming. Leisa also swam for Canterbury Swim Team with her mum and Dad supporting her., Her mum is called Lynn and her Dad is called Kevin.   

Smart Cookie News - Dusty Rhodes

Here is our Smart Cookie News about my grandfather. Smart Cookie News a group I made with my friend and we do interesting news items and videos. We work together to do this work and we do it mostly without teacher help. We come up with all the ideas by ourselves. We hope you enjoy.

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Dusty Rhodes is my Great Grandad and  he was an artist(Grace). His paintings were very cool and hard to draw! My great Grandad survived World War One and he was fighting in France. He got wounded twice and went to hospital in England. Dusty Rhodes’s brother was fighting in France as well.. But Dusty Rhodes brother’s head got blown off by a German mortar and sadly died. Dusty Rhodes was then too old to go to World War Two. A couple of years after World War Two Dusty Rhodes died of old age.

Smart Cookie News - Introducing The Team

Here is our Smart Cookie News introducing ourselves. Smart Cookie News a group I made with my friend and we do interesting news items and videos. We work together to do this work and we do it mostly without teacher help. We come up with all the ideas by ourselves. We hope you enjoy.