Phonics AP words

One day me and my uncle went out fishing, we were driving around on the boat then surprisingly we caught a snapper. We pulled the snapper up then it started to flap around it slapped me in the face when I was going to stab it. After fishing we trapped some wild pigs so we can kill them I was so happy that we caught wild pigs because they like to break stuff so catching them are so fun. After doing everything we went back to his house so exhausted from hunting and fishing. He jumped in bed and I slept on the couch and went to have a nap. 

First thing we did was find words that have ap in them. We looked for words that had AP in the begaining, in the middle and at the end. We made up a sentences and put AP words in them. We took senctences from each paragrah around the group. WE found 3 words that begn with 'cap' then had to find the dictionary defininition. Our words were, captain, Capital, Capacity we find out the definition of what the the word means. We also listened to a short story and answered questions about the story.

How to cook a Hangi

How to make a Hangi

I am going to explain how to cook a hangi. A hangi is a traditional food maori people cook on special occasions.

The first thing you do is create a fire to warm the earth. The irons, stones and wood need to heat up to several hundred degrees. Once this temperature is reached the men break down the fire and remove the extra embers. After they finished they spread cabbage leaves on the embers to protect the food. Then the food baskets are put on top of the cabbage leaves. Wet sacks are put over the food baskets to help create steam and give the food its flavour. Tarpaulin and soil are then used to trap the heat so the food can cook. You need to wait for 3-4 hours before the hangi is ready to eat. At my marae we always cook hangi when there is a lot of people to feed.

This week we practiced writing explanations. I liked writing about the hangi as this is something my family makes really well.

Yesterday and Today

Yesterday…

I woke up feeling sick and lazy

The street was gloomy and very dark

the sky was grey and dull,

The people are rushing and stressed
The rain pours down on my face as I race to the classroom.

Today

I woke up feeling fantastic and energetic

The street was upbeat and sunny

The sky was blue and bright,

The people are strolling and relaxed

The sun shines down on my face as I amble to the classroom.

We read the poem 'Two Day Wonder' by David Hill and looked at how he used juxtaposition to show the difference between a day where you feel sick and a day where you feel well. To show our understanding of juxtaposition we created our own poems that show the difference between today and yesterday. We used synonyms and word clines to help us find powerful words that paint a picture in your head when you are reading our poem. I liked searching for synonyms because it helped me to see how different words mean the same thing.