Things to do before the Tamaiti Hui

Hi Everyone!

We are very excited about our project and hope you are feeling the same! 

Before the Hui, we would like you to take some photos of yourself in a place in Tauranga; maybe at or up the Mount, on the beach, near the Port, at Pilot Bay, in Tauranga City, up in the Papamoa Hills or maybe somewhere else that you think is important to Tauranga. You could be doing something fun there such as fishing, shopping or swimming. These photos will be used in your books. We will also have time to take some photos during the Hui. You will be writing short, simple stories about these places.

We would like to level the books so when writing them, you will need to take some factors into account...

Use these words if you can - get, me, please, who, clean, good, have, has, had, no, it, my, let, make, makes, made, can, one, day, first, ready, back, cannot, down, some, tomorrow, yet.

You will also need to use some words that have the following blends:  

br dr cl pl pr tr sp dr fl st cl sl tw sm ch str wh sk gl fr sn ph gr kn spr thr squ 

Try to use words ending in er, ed, ing or en. 

Use a range of punctuation ! “  “ , . ? ’     

Use Mr and/or Mrs if you can...

Use contractions like can’t let’s I’m...

 Use middle sounds in words or oo, ee

Before the Hui, see if you can write a short story of your own
about a place in Tauranga, using the criteria above.
It's not that tricky! Watch the video below to check out our example 

and imagine your photos and your words in it! 

We've highlighted the words that meet the criteria above - look at the red words/letters. See if you can spot any words or factors that we've missed! 

If you have any questions or comments, please use the comment link below. If you choose 'anonymous', sign your name in your comment. 

We are looking forward to meeting you all!