WEEKLY WORD UP!

As CURIOUS INQUIRERS we have become INTERESTED in finding out about VOCABULARY (words) that we have come across in our learning journey of Maioro (Making Learning Connections).


Each week, we choose a JUICY WORD to inquire, and we try to work out what it means to us.

We can use the dictionary, google search, or ask friends and family to help us unpack the meaning.

We then have to explain to our team, the juicy word in a sentence.

Maybe you could help us in our inquiry and post your understandings for..


POLLUTION


BIODEGRADEABLE


DECOMPOSE

LEARNER LED CONFERENCES - WELCOME

A warm and friendly welcome to all our Pomaria Whanau.

Thank you for coming to learn about our learning journey in ESOL SHINING STARS.

Please feel free to leave a comment or question as you visit our learning space today.

Well done to these awesome learners who brought their whanau (family) along to our classroom this evening.  

Doing yourself and your whanau proud...

Damien, Mum and Sovita

Mum and Janaia (Epenesa)

Tessa, Dad, Hino

AUTHOR OF THE WEEK

Introducing..

Author : Veronika Kauonga

Room 4

Narrative Retell:  "Did you shake your tail feather?"

One horribly cold day Weka was walking wisely up the mountain when he found this little tiny rainbow feather lying down on teh dusty sand.   He picked it up and said, "I must return this feather to the owner."  So on his way he met Kahu and said, "Did you shake your tail?"  "No," said Kahu.  "Well le me use it to clean my nest."  "No! It's too beautiful for that!", said Weka.

Then he ran away but Kahu followed him.  Next he met Karearea the New Zealand Falcon bird and said, "Did you shake your tail?" asked Weka.  "No!," said Karearea.  "Well let me use it for my baby."  

"No!," said Weka.  So off he ran away from Kahu and Karearea, who were fighting eachother about the feather.

Later on, Weka met Kiwi.  "Did you shake your tail feather?," he asked.  "What?," Kiwi laughed.  "No.  I have brown feathers.  Sorry," said Weka.  "It's okay.  Let me jsut use it for cleaning."

"No!," said Weka in a raised voice.  "It's far way too beautiful for that,"  Weka said.  The he ran away.

He didn't notice that Kahu, Karearea and Kiwi were following behind.  Then he met Pukeko and said, "Did you shake your tail feather?"  "Oh yes," said Pukeko.  Pukeko opened his tail feather behind and there was a match of the feather that Weka was holding on his hand.  It was so shiny and beautiful.

Then Pukeko gave thanks to Weka and blew away the others with his tail feather behind.  

So now Weka had returned the feather to the owner.

I hope you enjoyed my narrative.

Please post a comment. 

Veronika K