How Tonga got its name

Retell: How Tonga got its name.

 

Planning:

Characters – who are the characters? Maui and tonga
Setting – where is the story set? In samoa and tonga
Beginning – how does it start? Maui has come to samoa and visited his friend.
Middle – what is happening? The friend lets him pick a  hook for him to us.
End – how does it end? He pulls up a island and names it tonga.

 

Listen

Make sure you use descriptive language to make the story more interesting. Pull the readers in to read YOUR writing, make it fun! You are going to need as much detail as you can as you will be creating a storyboard later on in the week.

 

Start your writing here:

 

→One day maui travelled to samoa to go see his friend.Once he got there he went of to go find tonga which was his friends name.Once he got to his friends store he said hi and the friend showed him some hooks maui asked what do i have to do to get one.To get one his friend said.You have to name a island after me.ok said maui and the friend let him choose a hook.He choose a old with spider webs on it and fish skin.Muai there the rope in and try to pull it up but was too heavy to pull once it was becoming night he finely pulled it up and it was and island.He named the after his friend tonga and thats how tonga got its name. 

 

Class on air year 5&6 Extension

Movie MakingTask Description:This term the year 5&6 Extension has made a spreed sheet to share information about our film festival movie.We can share information by writing down what the diffrent things other roles have to do.This is really cool because we can learn what other people think about what the roles should do and all the diffrent roles there is to choose from.

Response to text.

  1. What is the Netball World Cup?
    A) An annual netball tournament held in Cape Town, South Africa
    B) A global competition where teams from around the world compete in netball matches
    C) A basketball championship featuring teams from Africa
    D) An event showcasing the best netball players in Europe

  2. When will the Netball World Cup 2023 take place?
    A) 28th July to 6th August
    B) 6th August to 28th July
    C) 10th August to 20th August
    D) 1st September to 10th September

  3. How often does the Netball World Cup take place?
    A) Every two years
    B) Every three years
    C) Every four years
    D) Every five years

  4. Which team won the 2019 Netball World Cup?
    A) South Africa
    B) Australia
    C) England
    D) New Zealand

What is the main format of the Netball World Cup tournament?
A) Round-robin matches
B) Knockout matches only
C) Group stage followed by knockout stage
D) Single elimination matches

Manaiakalani Film Festival Presentation

Task description: This week we have been coming up with some creative ideas for our Manaiakalani film festival movie. My group thought decided that we should create a movie about the missing teacher. We had to present our ideas with the rest of the class to see what they thought of the idea. Here is a video of us sharing our idea with the rest of the class, what do you think?

Check out my video here!