Mothers day letter

Dear Mum and nana, 
Thank you for what you have done to me and the rest of us. I have nothing to give you but my love. Thanks for giving me money and thank you nana for keeping my mom safe. I will do anything for the both of you since you are the most precious people in my life.

Love from Melepalu

Happy mothers day

How kiwi saved the forest

What is the name of the guardian of the birds?

Tane hokahoka

What is the name of the guardian of the trees?

Tane Mahuta

What was eating the trees to cause them to die?

The insects living on the floor

How did the guardians want the birds to save the trees?

They want the birds to hunt the insects and eat them

How did the guardians want the birds to save the trees?

Tui was afraid of the dark

Why didn’t the pūkeko want to live on the forest floor?

Because his feet would get wet and cold

Why did the kiwi agree to live on the forest floor? (pg 9)

Because loved the forest more than he loved flying in the sky

What did they say the kiwi needed to grow?

Strong sturdy legs

My kiwi art

The dirty problem

Strolling through the smelly park, I can see birds flying around the rubbish bins. After all, it was quiet but it was very dirty and smelly. 

As I kept walking the piles of rubbish kept on getting bigger and bigger. Suddenly there was a sound coming from back where I had been walking. It was like someone was nibbling something behind the humongous trash piles. A raccoon jumped up quickly, trying to hit me in the face. I quickly slid to the side and it fell on the floor and ran away. Phew! That was close, I almost got a raccoon scratch in the face. So as I dusted myself off  I ran down the road to see why it was so quiet. 


I knocked on people's doors with no answer. Since it was so quiet I decided to just pick a few bits of rubbish. I picked up about three of those disgusting bits of rubbish and stood those rubbish bins up. I then left for the day. 


The very next day I saw that the roads were very clean. I then saw people outside playing and they were also cleaning up their rubbish. That day I realised A lot of people were showing up to help to clean up the mess. I felt very happy that everyone decided to clean up for the good.

Te Reo Maori

Maori to English

Aporo - Apple

Kareti - Carrot

Rahopuru - Avocado

Kerepe - Grapes

Remana - Lemon

Parareka - Potato

Ropere - Strawberry

Aniana - Onion