Persuasive Writing

Good Friends

What makes a good friend? I believe that a good friend is respectful, supportive and honest. These are important because it means that you and your friend care about each other.

One of the most important qualities in a good friend is honesty. Honesty is very important in a friendship because if you are honest with your friend then they will trust you and they will know when to believe you. Also being honest means that you are being a very supportive friend.

Supporting a friend is very important because it means that you can both help each other through a tough time or just be there for each other when you or your friend doesn’t understand something you are trying to work out. If you are being supportive it means that you help them to try and figure out something that they really don’t understand. Also say something that will encourage them not put them down.

Be honest with each other when you need to tell them something.  Not judging your friend is good because it means that you aren’t be hurtful to their feelings and they won’t be hurtful to you.

A friend liking you for you is important too.  If your friend likes you for you then it means that you don’t have to act like someone you’re not someone you’re not.

A good friend is someone who tells you the truth, supports you through tough times and respects you.

Tessellation

Almost finished

For maths we are making tessellations. This is my tessellation so far. However, I messed up that one so I started another one.(coloured in one)

The second one I started shows rotation and reflection. --> 

 

Matahiwi Marae Visit

Today we went to Matahiwi Marae for Kotahitanga week. When we got there a lady was signing to welcome us onto the marae with the karanga. We sat down and listened to Mr Mulligan speak. Afterwards we sung two songs and then went to have some kai (food). 

We got split up into three groups that rotated around. My first rotation was learning about the paintings on the walls of the Whare Kai. Whaea Edwards told us about her family and how she grew up near the marae. She also told us sbout the history of the paintings and what they meant. 

Our next rotation was the Wharenui where there was a huge whale's jaw and carvings of people on the walls. Matua Unahi talked about the whale's jaw and how there were 50 teeth, the whale weighed 50 tons and it was 50 feet long. The statues were of Kahungunu amd his relations and the ceiling panels represent the local rivers. 

The final rotation was in the marae atea with Mr Mulligan. He told us about Maui's family. He also told us about how the females aren't allowed to perform a speech unless they are on the verandah outside the Wharenui. After all of our rotations Mr Mulligan said a karakia before we left. My favourite part of our visit to the Marae was learning about the whale jaw.

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