Samoan tapa

For Samoan language week, Te Puna Wairua did some Faiva (art).

We first drew some Samoan fugalaau and glued small pieces of pepa (paper)

then we glued the top with our glue laau (stick) to make it mafolafola (flat).

After that Te Puna Wairua drew some Samoan patterns and then coloured them to make them colorful.

When we finished we had to tell our story about our tapa patterns.

This is my story about my tapa pattern.

THE TALA OF THE BROTHERS OF ULU 

There once was a time when there was five brothers but one brother was different from the other 4 because he had special powers, powers he can read the enemy's mind and powers that he is faster than the speed of light but the brothers thought it was just a game after there father got killed from a tao (spear) and they thought that the brothers of ulu killed their father to have the power of taking over the towers of ulu they soon got banned from the towers of ulu even though they did no crime.

one year later their evil cousin Danelieli was going to be crowned king of ulu and they needed to stop him before he destroys the island of Samoa, So they made a plan to attack the towers of ulu at dawn.

They sharpened their tao and went to journey the island of samoa, they swimmed the lakes they leaped the holes until they get to the towers of ulu.

when they arrived they snuck in untill the guards caught them but the brother that had powers did not get killed and saved his 4 brothers.

the 4 brothers were endlessly grateful.

they saw Danelieli and attacked, The battle lasted for days until they defeated Danelieli and crowned the brother that had the powers and neeled to their king.

Made up story by Josh

Rangitaki - Josh

How - did you feel: Good 

Why - Did you feel: because I got to see all my friends that I missed for 8 weeks

Who- Did you miss: Milan, Hemi, Ahi, Tamehana.

When - Did I come back to kura: Monday (the first day of school)

What - have you been doing in lockdown: I have been in bed on my netbook and my Xbox.

What is asmart learner

Mau Raakau With Matua Punehu

On Raapare We had Mau raakau with Matua Punehu.

First let me tell you what Mau raakau is all about,
Mau raakau in pakeha terms a maori stick but in maori terms it is called a raakau or a Taiaha, a Taiaha is a kaitiaki of its weilder, that means a Taiaha is the guardien of its owner.
Mau raakau can be a game just like Ariki, Its a game when how ever many weilders of Taiaha, Tewhatewha, mere, Pouwhenua, Patu and other sorts of Maori weapons come together and have a whawhai (fight).

All we did with Matua Punehu was karakia witch was agreable because I dont think we can have a whawhai on our puka moroiti (Chromebook).

Hone Tahitahi Survived the great war

Kia ora e te whanau on anzac day I made a World war one costume and a gun that looks real.
I also learnt about my great grandfather (Hone Tahitahi) He Was in the 28th maori battalion and survied.
Hone got shot by a German soldier But he survied because the bullet from the german soldier hit Hone's Bible that layed on his chest and if that bible was not there the bullet would likely of killed him.

The Bible today lies in the te papa museum in wellington and the bullet from the german soldier still lies in the bible.

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