My first actual blog post.

My First actual blog post. 

Adventures! Nga Manu A Rehua, otherwise known as Learning hub 2. The only class in Gisborne intermediate with over 140+ students, as of the current moment I think there is over 146 students, not including the newcomers to the class, there are 4 new people, so that makes 150 students. Anyways, I'm going off-topic. Nga Manu A Rehua as a class has explored all over the East coast, from all the way up north to Omaio to Down south Muriwai. 

Going up north...

Let's talk about Omaio, I learnt many things while being there, like how to properly be welcomed upon a marae, or how EOTC can help students learn about their history... or how to make some good Maori bread, I will be going back to that soon. Although this didn't happen up north to Omaio, I feel I should still talk about it, PR1ME MATHS. *Ahem* It is a beautiful thing and I have found it has helped in my learning, mathway. Now literacy... I am pretty sure it counts, but while at Omaio, I learnt many stories about the local area, including stories like Hinemoa and Tutanekai. The love story is better than Twilight. Anyways, back to the maori bread. An amazing nanny taught a small few about how to make it, how long to let it rest, how high to cook it at, or how long you need to cook it for. 

Heading down south...

Muriwai! The area of Ngai Tamanuhiri, a small town off the side of Gisborne! While I was there, I climbed up Te Kuri a Paoa. Meanwhile, I learnt some stories about how Waipaoa was created... Actually did you know that Waipaoa literally means 'The water of Paoa' another way of saying... the Urine of Paoa. While we were at school, as a classroom we learnt the whole song of Haramai a paoa. I had already known of it. But, isn't that interesting?

Going up that hill... (P1)

Titirangi and more! Term 3 was a time of saying close to home... We layed close to home... tradverseing around the local area... we walked all the way to Titirangi. We did many things along the lines of making Poi's... learning about the local leaves and plants. Finding about the history of Titirangi and whom who lived there. Throughout these day trips that we went upon... we started writings about "Dusty Marae..." that writing was interesting to make. While at Waihere, we started another which was named... DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! "Koha." I'm... not gonna talk about that writing... just so my teachers know... I did complete them. Lastly... wait- I sound like I am saying a explanation starting statement. Anyways! We did another writing, "Through the eyes of my maunga." Just that.

Dioramas...! (P2)

Throughout the last few weeks of term 3, Hineraukatauri got down to business as of... diorama work! You may ask what is a diorama, well. You know those model train tracks you commonly see all over stores and what not, well we had decided to make our own version of them. But instead of train tracks their our whakapapa to our land and iwi. If you care to take a moment, I will tell you about what had come with all this arts and craft that we could do... we had to write a full piece of writing about a certain piece of your diorama. This diorama had to include 3 of 5 things, your waka, your wharenui, your awa, your maunga and other builds that represent your iwi. If you care to see what I wrote for my work, read the post above.

Just a work in progress...

As you would know, Term 4 is not even half over. But we have completed a lot so far! We have done things like, going to the museum and explored the past and finding out about how if Tupaia the beautiful man he was, hadn't hoped aboard and sailed the seas with Captain cook, how things would have gone sour. We also learnt about all the taogona of the land, that were either... Stolen, gifted or traded. But sidenote, most of the items were actually stolen. This Taonga of our land, have explored all over Europe. But in this term, there is still yet to do! 

Anywho! I thank you for reading this novel I have wrote.

Lee Maynard