Christmas Haiku Poems

Haiku Poetry

LI: I am learning to plan and write Haiku Poems using the 575 rule.

Haiku poems are Japanese poems that are meant to paint pictures in your mind. They are written to describe and talk about nature and feelings. Haiku describes the place/environment, sounds, smells, people, action.

       Structure:       

Line 1:  5 syllables        

Line 2: 7 syllables        

Line 3: 5 syllables

Christmas Diamante Poetry

Class 10 have created Christmas diamante poems. Here are the rules if you want to create your own:

Noun

Adjective, Adjective

Verb, Verb, Verb

Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun

Verb, Verb, Verb

Adjective, Adjective

Noun

Auckland Art Gallery by Vinolia

Auckland Art gallery

Our trip to the Art gallery

On friday class ten, nine and some of the other year five kids from class six traveled to the art gallery.When we where on the bus to the art gallery the bus was full of excitement. As soon as we got there we jumped off the bus and walked to the entrance. Then the parents when talking about our sessions. I will tell you more about our sessions on the other paragraphs.

Session one

When it was our first session it was our gallery tour. If you do not know what it means it means all groups got a lady that gave us a tour around the gallery. In my group we had a lovely woman named charlotte. She took us to look at how a picture tells a story. After that every group went to were we usually meet. Then we have our break.

Session two

When our break got completed our class (class 10) went with Mandy to the studio. Did you know that the studio was my favorite room. It was so fun, but what we actually did was telling a story in our paper jar. Afterwards it was our second break and it was just like our first one.

Session three

Just as our break was done this was the part when we have our free time. That was the part when we get to do the lego and the learning center.  Then we split up into our groups but my group went to the lego first.

Conclusion

Towards the end of our lovely trip we had to meet where we always meet to hop on the bus, and get back to school. While we where on the bus boys were on in the front of the bus, and girls were at the back of the bus. Next time if you go to the Auckland art gallery and you see more about it you have to tell me about your trip there.

My trip to the Rotorua museum by Mya

My trip to the Rotorua museum

Wow  what a great day at the rotorua museum where I got to see all kinds of places and history, like art galleries, Maori history and I went to the cinemas in the museum to see what it was like in 1886.It was really fun exploring all the fun things a facts about the first world war, Maori tribes and volcano eruptions.My favourite thing about the museum is that in 1886 there was a huge volcano eruption it was awesome to see  the huge eruption but tragic to see the people who were dearly loved and had died.

My parents and I went from door to door looking at the old baths that were in the rooms.In each bathroom  the baths were quite dirty and had a hole in it.The only reason why is because it happened when the bath house was shut down.I actually liked that the baths were dirty and they had holes because it just has that feeling from when it actually happened and that was pretty cool.The baths were used for healing ill people and sometimes filled with mud.In one of the videos that I saw at the museum a man had filled a bath tub with mud a another man was in it.The man in the bath tub was healing in the mud while  the man that had filled the bath tub was standing there with a clip bored and was writing a few things down.It was almost like he was experimenting on the man in the bath tub.

The next room my parents and I went was the Maori history room.That is where I watched a short movie about Hinemoa and Tutanekai. The movie was spectacular,it was all about how their love was forbidden and Tutanekai was a mistaken child from god but he was a gifted child who worked hard but had moved away.When Tutanekai and some other men who were getting ready to leave that is when Hinemoa fell in love with Tutanekai and that is also when Tutanekai fell in love with Hinemoa but he still had to go.After a couple of months  Hinemoa’s father the chef noticed that Hinemoa had fallen in love with Tutanekai but the chef wanted Hinemoa to marry someone else.

So what he had done was he had got his men to hide all the cones so Hinemoa can’t go to Tutanekai. But one night Hinemoa leafed and swam to Tutanekai.She stopped at a island were in the water she was resting,but someone had caught her and called one of the most strongest men,that was Tutanekai.Tutanekai reached into the water and tried to find Hinemoa but he did not know it was Hinemoa. Once he got her he pulled her out of the water and there she was.Tutanekai was more happy than ever to see hinemoa and hinemoa felt the same and that is the story on Hinemoa and Tutanekai.

Wow what a great story I absolutely loved it but as what we had to do is go so we went to visit the art gallery.That is when I saw the most beautiful kete, it was woven so beautifully and it looked amazing in it’s glass case.I loved it I just felt like taking it but the kete was locked in its glass case.Well that is all I did at the rotorua museum and I hoped you like my story about Hinemoa and Tutanekai also all the other things that I wrote about.Have you been to the rotorua museum?

Masterton by Adriel

My holiday was great but the first day of the holiday…… not my favourite. If you’re wondering why it was not my greatest day ever here is why. When you’re sitting in a bus for 11 hours and then hop on another bus for about two hours just to go to Masterton how would you feel?

The people that  were travelling with me to Masterton was my cousin,my brother and my nana. At masterton I was staying with my cousins,nanas and Aunty. It was a very tiring trip but we made it all the way.

What happened in Masterton!

In Masterton  we did a lot of things. Long story short we did swimming, cooking, playing and had fun with the family. It was a busy week, but at the same time it was fun and exciting to learn how they do things in Masterton.

Cultures in Class 10!

My family is from Auckland New Zealand. In my Maori culture we eat different food like hangi and many more. And the clothes that we were are piupiu. - Dezarae

 My family is from Samoa.  In my culture we climb up coconut trees to get some refreshments.  Sometimes when we feel like we need to cool down even more we go down to the beach where it is nice and clean you can even see the fish and crabs. Our crabs are big you could feed like I think about around seven people. When we go out we wear lava lava’s and shorts because it’s too HOT their. Sometimes when I go to my Aunt's house i play with my cousin and we also have a lot of   delicious things to eat. - Heather

My family and I is from Bangladesh. In my culture we celebrate something called Ead it is when girls and boys gets to show of their new clothes. My favorite part is when adults give money to kids, after that it will be our decision to save it or waste it.  What would you do with the money?

My country is Aotearoa. I am Maori, my family loves boil up and hangi. My favourite Maori food is stuffing with chicken and mashed potatoes. My family loves to play with poi’s and make beats. Are you good at playing with poi’s can you beat me? - Omari

In my own culture we have to eat Tongan food and sometimes my dad bakes us some Moa. My  family is from Tonga and we can eat Tongan food. I like fish and talo. Lanzie

Samoa is a nice cooling place to be. Sometimes we do spearfishing in the shallow waters. In Samoa we do like swimming in the water and it is so clear to swim in.

Did you know that  at Samoan people there like to eatall kinds of food, like chicken, shrimps, oysters and other kinds of food? Isaac

My family is from Samoa and we love to wear lavalava to birthdays ,weddings and funerals. In my culture we love to climb trees to get some banana and coconut to eat for our family during the morning.What culture are you from and what do you and your family like to do?  Revival 

My Family is Culture is Muslim. In My Culture When they turn ten years old they gold they bracelets, necklaces, earings. In my culture when girls turn ten years old they have to wear head scarf. Alisha

My family is from Auckland , New Zealand. We mostly  eat  seafood. Did you know when it is a special welcome the Maori people  do a powhiri and a haka.  Waimaria

100 Commemoration of the World War 1 by Talita

World War 1

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Franz Ferdinand was shot by a crazy man, he was in his car with his wife at this time. Lots of people mostly soldiers were going for the crazy man and lots of people were going for Franz Ferdinand. This is how the war began.

That shot was called "the shot that echoed around the world”. It was a really sad shot, but our soldiers fought in the war for us. 

For us to remember there is a saying it’s "lest we forget". We must remember people who fought for our country.

The troops of New Zealand and of Australian were called ANZAC's. We wear poppy to remember them. Some of the names are written on the wall in the Auckland museum. I know one of them, he was my Papa.

Lest we forget

   

What is Culture? Dictagloss by Alisha

Culture's are what makes countries unique.Each countries has different activities culture rituals Culture are seen in  writing, religion, music, clothes, cooking and in what they do.

Culture also includes how people understand the world and their own life. Different Countries have different cultures.

My Family is Culture is Muslim. In My Culture When they turn ten years old they gold they bracelets, necklaces, earings. In my culture when girls turn ten years old they have to wear head scarf.

What is Culture? by Vinolia

What is Culture?

Cultures are what make countries unique. Each country has different cultural activities and cultural rituals. Culture is seen in peoples  writing, religion, music, clothes, cooking and what they do.

Culture also includes the way people understand the world and their own lives. Different countries have different culture’s. For example, some older japanese people wear kimonos,  arranging flower in vases and have tea siromoni.

My family is from Tonga. In my culture we eat pig and that is my favorite culture food. Sometimes when we have special things like a wedding we wear a special tapa mat, that is about your body size and then we put oil on our skin to make it shine. Once we are done getting ready the girls go to the dancing area. Then, once the music plays then we dance. And that is one of the dance for the girls it is called the tau'olunga.