Farmer, Week 4, Day 4, Part 2

Being A Farmer

2 reasons I would become a farmer:

1. Because you can make your own cheese, butter, ice cream and supplies.

2. Because you could make a fair amount of money from making free-range supplies.

2 reasons I would not become a farmer:

1. Because you would have to take care of the animals needs while taking care of your own.

2. Because you would have to make your own plots for the animals, meaning it would take some time to complete. 

By Aedan Gunn 2018

Moana, Week 4, Day 4

Moana

The movie is about a girl named Moana Waialiki who is interested highly in the ocean, however she is not allowed to go near the water because of her father, the chief, but goes anyway because she is given Te Fite's Heart by her grandmother.  She also goes because the fish and coconut trees are dying and disappearing.  She soon crash lands on an island where she finds Maui who has lost his hook after stealing Te Fite's heart.  Afterwards they go on an adventure to find Maui's hook and restore the heart of Te Fite to it's rightful owner.

By Aedan Gunn 2018   

My Big OE, Week 3, Day 4, Part 2

My Big OE

If I had graduated in the 1980's and had a big Overseas Experience, I would likely go to Australia and these are three reasons why:

1. So I can visit Disney World and see how great the rides are.

2.  Look at the many buildings and apartments.


3. Have a trip by the opera house and maybe listen to some music from there.

By Aedan Gunn 2018

Hairy Maclary, Week 3, Day 4, Attempt 2.

Hairy Maclary Gets Lost

Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy.

He ran down the street, clambered over some rocks and met a friend named Bottomley Potts.

They crawled under a fence and above some large logs, to find another friend called Sally Doggs.

Across a bog they went which was covered in mist, coming to an opening named Barnacles Wrist.

Before they realised that they were lost, another friend came running out in exhaust, saying that they were Jeremy Frost and hoping he stopped them from getting lost.

Panting and barking the friends all did clamber, back towards home with a scamp and a swagger.

Up in the sky, rain clouds were appearing, all of their hopes for a dry coat disappearing.

They started to speed up their scampering pace, suddenly realising that getting home was a difficult race.

So off they went with a loud patter of paws, taking a shortcut through mud and digging in with their claws.

They jumped above small rocks and ducked under fences going past a large group of hedges.

They all ran back along the street, with big soggy coats and big muddy feet.

Then they retreated indoors to their homes and went into their rooms which were all kennel domes.

They barked a goodbye and howled into the night, and went to their beds to sleep a goodnight.

By Aedan Gunn 2018

Victoria Cross Winner, Week 2, Day 4, Part 2

John Hinton

Who Was He:

He was a fellow soldier working with many New Zealand and British soldiers, who gave up on retreating and used grenades and a few guns to storm 2 German houses and blow up the gun crews, soon afterwards getting shot in the stomach and taken hostage, although he escaped and attempted it many more times.

Reason For Earning Victoria Cross:

He didn't want to retreat anymore, so he fought over and over getting more and more beaten up until he couldn't go on anymore and ended up in a hospital bed where he got his Victoria Cross.

By Aedan Gunn 2017

Two Key Events WW2, Week 2, Day 4

Two Key Events Of World War 2:

• 8 January 1940: Rationing begins in Britain.
• 20 July 1944: Attempted assassination of Hitler. 

8 January 1940: Rationing begins in Britain.

The war had meant a shortage in food because of destruction of land and sinking of supply ships.  A National Registry of citizens had been compiled and ration books were distributed.  

Rationing was introduced on January 8th 1940 to help prevent hunger.

20 July 1944: Attempted assassination of Hitler. 

On 20th July 1944 a group of conspirators attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by exploding a bomb in his field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia.  

More than 20 people were injured with 4 people dying.  Hitler was shielded from the blast by the conference table leg.

The failure of the assassination attempt and the following attempted coup led to the arrest of more than 7000 people with more than half being executed.  

By Aedan Gunn 2017

Poi Rākau, Week 1, Day 4, Part 2

Name Of Game: Poi Rakau

The Goal Or Purpose Of The Game:  The Goal is to work together as a small group using rākau, passing them to improve hand eye co-ordination without dropping it or hitting other players.

Two Rules For The Game:
1. You may not dig the stick into the ground.
2. As you get more confident, move a step backwards to make other sticks harder to reach.

By Aedan Gunn 2017

https://www.r2r.org.nz/games-activities-maori-youth/poi-rakau.html 

Tiaho Mai Rā, Week 1, Day 4

Māori Translation:

Tiaho mai rā
Te whetu o te ata
Kopu i te ao,
Pareārau i te pō
Ka tu te ao marama
he ao hara
Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau,
Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau,

E kore te aroha,
E kaupare noa
Hoki mai rā ki ahau, e te tau.
Hoki mai rā ki ahau, e te tau.

Tiaho mai rā
Te whetu o te ata
Kopu i te ao,
Pareārau i te pō
Ka tu he o marama
he ahara
Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau,
Tu mai rā koe hei tohu i ahau

________________________

English Translation:

Shining over there Is the morning star Venus in the dawn, Saturn in the night The full moon is rising Above a sinful world You rise up there as a sign to me  You rise up there as a sign to me...  ...that love does not Randomly turn away. Come back to me my darling Come back to me my darling Shining over there Is the morning star Venus in the dawn, Saturn in the night The full moon is rising a Above a sinful world You rise up there as a sign to me  You rise up there as a sign to me.  __________________________________ Song was Created And Sang By Te Awhina  __________________________________ I enjoy this song because it may be only a small one, but it has a great timing and rhythm towards it, making it a gentle but effective Waiata. By Aedan Gunn 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJR2ELZs0s