My Tour Of Aotearoa - Anika

 My Tour of Aotearoa

Paeroa

Paeroa, located near the top of the North Island. Paeroa´s full name is Te Paeroa O Toi Te Huatahi. The place itself is named after O Te Te Huatahi. He named many places around Aotearoa. Paeroa is known for the famous drink L&P. L&P stands for Lemon and Paeroa. It is also known for its long mountain ranges. 

Papatoetoe 

Papatoetoe is located on the north island. It is placed in South Auckland. Papatoetoe used to be a popular tourist trading spot. It is named after one of its native plants - Toetoe. Papa meaning the flatlands where the flower grows and Toetoe meaning the plant. Te Aakitiai Waiohua was the Iwi that lived there. Papatoetoe has a lot of history!

Taranaki

Taranaki is located in the east of the North Island. It is named after the mountain - Mount Taranaki that is famous throughout Aotearoa. Taranaki was once called Pukeonaki Pukehaupapa. Then after a while, It became known as Taranaki. The story is an ancient Maori legend called the Battle Of The Mountains. But the mountain was named after a tribe leader - Rua Taranaki. 

Muse - Reading

 Muse - Reading

This is my reading activity for Week 9

Wind Chimes - Reading

 

The Race - descriptive writing

 The Race

Rushing past the thick crowd, the athletes splatter clumps of pulpy mud around them. They are fast. Like a stampede, the crowd ROARS and applauds loudly to their fellow runners. The kids are only focusing on the Friday afternoon race; trying to lead themselves to victory!! 

The colossal crowd crams their way to the front to watch the breath-taking race. The stone-faced athletes are cheetahs as they leap over the weather-beaten hurdles. Tightly, the attentive, deafening audience shivers in the heavy, sudden wind, so they have to cross their arms. As graceful as a swan, the autumnal trees in the background sway gently in the breeze, it´s leaves dancing. Swiftly running on a field mushy masses of mud carpet the children´s vibrant trainers. Satisfied with all the going ons, the sideline supporters begin to chatter excitedly. One by one the contenders, who were speeding faster than ever with all the commotion, cross the finish line, their sullen expressions breaking into smiles. I would love to be in sprinter´s shoes, having the glory of passing the final cut. All in all, it has been a great day.

By Anika