rata me te rakau rata and the tree

I have been reading the book 'Rata me te rakau - Rata and the tree.' I hope you like my retelling of the story.

"Long ago there lived a man called Rata. He needs to make a big waka for his people so they can be safe because there was a storm coming. So Rata started to look for a long tree that was tall and straight to make a big waka. He was looking and looking for a tree and he finally found the perfect tree. He started chopping and chopping till it fell down.

The next day he came back to the forest and he couldn’t believe his eyes! The tree was straight and tall again. He started chopping again. Then the next day he came back to the forest and he saw the tree straight and tall AGAIN. He he was angry. He pretended to leave but came back to hide in the bushes to see who was putting the tree back. He saw lots of insects and birds came out of the treetops and bushes.  They started to put the tree back together. Rata said “why are you doing this?”. They said its because you never thanked the forest. Rata apologised and said he was thinking with his head, not his heart.

The next day, Rata saw the insects and birds making big waka for Rata. He was thanking the insects and the birds for doing this for him. 

So he went to the village with the waka and he saved the people. The people were happy that they were safe and Rata promised to always thank the forest when he needs something".

Immigration

In class we have been learning about immigration. Here are some positives and negatives of immigration.

Eating The Rainbow

I used google draw to create a poster about different colour veggies and fruits.

Identity

My name is Latu Lisala-Moli and I am 8 years old. I was born in NZ but I am so proud to be a Tongan. My dad and mum are full Tongan. My dad’s name is Mikiloni Lisala-Moli and my mum’s name is Oliveia Lisala-Moli. I have two brothers and two sisters. Malo e lelei means hello and alu’a means goodbye. 

Our tongan traditions are valuable because kids need to respect their parents and obey them. 

I speak tongan and english at home and this is the Tongan flag.

Kitchen Safety

We have been learning about how to be safe in the kitchen. I used google draw to create a poster about kitchen safety tips!

Vodafone Event Centre

On Monday, room nine went for a trip to the Vodafone Event Centre to look at stories from New Zealand authors, illustrators and learn about what we don’t know about reading and writing stories.

My favourite part was when they started to fight on stage like Vikings use too and the What Now people were filming us on television. 

There were others talking about lots of stories and things and they were filming us when we were eating our lunch. 

We went back inside to listen to other stories. There were some really cool stories and I enjoyed them.

 After that we went back in the bus and we went back to school and off home. I had fun at the Vodafone Event Centre. I can’t wait for my next visit.

Te Oro

Today the senior school went to a trip called Te Oro to see The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate and the little kids were there from the kindy too. 

We saw a cow shaking it’s bottom and some people laughed because it was funny. My favourite part was the cow because it was shaking it’s bottom and making funny noises. 

Then this girl came like a pirate and the girl was moving because the water was moving and my other favourite part was that man who looked like a girl. 

We had fun in the end because we got to dance. 

Thank you Te Oro for giving us the gift a seat and thank you  for having us here. I had fun at Te Oro.