For inquiry me and my friend Anne-marie had to do a dance to the song called Wagon wheel!

7,000 years ago the first really oceanic people came out of China and Taiwan. Then you get the politicians of this oceanic country founded by Hawaii in the north and New Zealand and Rapanui all the way in the east. Ten million square miles, bigger than Russia.

 It was discovered by these extraordinary people. They were really the astronauts of our ancestors, they were one of the greatest explorers on the face of the earth. Unneeded by modern instruments these extraordinary explorers discovered and settled every liveable landmass in the pacific, relying solely on a complex understanding of the stars, the wind, the waves and other cues from nature. Guided by this traditional wisdom and perspective Hawaiians mastered the science of living sustainably on islands.

Paragraph 2: Hōkūle‘a – the original Hawaiian name – is a wa’a (traditional voyaging canoe) launched for the first time on March 8, 1975. It mimics the canoes that brought ancient Hawaiians to their archipelago over 600 years ago.

Through her voyages, Polynesian Voyaging Society’s legendary vessel has sparked a reawakening of Hawaiian culture, language, identity and revitalized voyaging and navigation traditions throughout the Pacific Ocean.

Two years after the first voyage to Tahiti in 1976, the stunning double-­hulled sailing canoe tried to repeat the feat, but it capsized in stormy conditions off of Molokai.

Eddie Aikau, one of the crew members, decided to paddle his surfboard back to Hawaii to get help, but he was never seen again.

  Running wild

Paul Mason’s Running Wild argues against the modern, capitalist view of freedom and responsibility. He suggests that the “freedom” we have today, the ability to shop or ignore society’s issues, is actually a fake kind of freedom that stops us from taking real responsibility. Mason believes that our true ethical duty is to take back control through collective political action. He insists that genuine freedom isn’t just being free from rules; it’s the difficult but necessary job of building fair and sustainable systems for everyone. Ultimately, the book’s core message is that individual freedom is a requirement for shared responsibility, meaning what happens to you is totally connected to what happens to everyone else.

We are learning to understand characters deeply by exploring their feelings, motivations and decisions through vocabulary and drama! ENJOYY

This week for reading we had to reflect on a movie, this movie was about a dog and a boy who had a life challenge.

This week for inquiry we are learning about Mercury and Venus! ENJOYYYY!!

This week for inquiry we are learning about the solar system!

This week for inquiry we are learning about Te Whare Tapawha, this translates to the four walled house. And in that house there are 4 elements, Taha tinana (Physical health), Taha hinengaro (Mental health), Taha whanau (Family health), Taha wairua (Spiritual health). ENJOYY!