The Tea☕

A few weeks ago we started writing a scary story. First, we found a buddy and wrote a two-sentence story that we would then go on to use for our bigger story.  My story includes poison and kidnapping. I enjoyed getting creative and coming up with an interesting storyline but found it difficult to come up with plot twists. I would really appreciate it if you could comment on anything you like about my story.

The Spirit of Christmas🎄

 Last week I wrote a narrative about Christmas. I wrote about a banana named Aldi and how he hates Christmas but I'll let you read my story to find out what happens. What I like about my story is that all my characters are fruits and vegetables. I loved writing and creating the story but found it hard to make sound very descriptive. I would be so grateful if you could comment on anything you like about my story.

Saint Emma of Lesum

 For the past few weeks, we have been learning about saints. We had to choose a saint to do some research on and I chose Saint Emma of Lesum because she was always doing everything she could for the poor. I drew a picture of her and surrounded her with words that describe her. Next, I wrote a prayer for her and decorated it. I enjoyed drawing her but found it hard to find lots of information because she lived a long time ago. I would be very grateful if you comment on anything you like about my work.

People of Parihaka

 A few weeks ago we celebrated Parihaka. Parihaka was a Maori village near  Taranaki. When the pakeha settlers arrived the people of Parihaka didn't fight back, instead they offered the soldiers loaves of bread and the children sang. As an activity me and some friends made a video with information on Parihaka. We set it out like a news interview and had a lot of fun making it. I enjoyed making up questions for the video But found it difficult to act my role and make everything look good. I would love it if you could comment on anything you like about the video. 

Rangoli

Last week was Diwali to celebrate my class has been learning all about it. To welcome people into our classroom we have been busy making rangoli. People of the Hindu religion make rangoli to welcome guests to their homes in the season of Diwali. Diwali is celebrated by Hindu people all over the world but is specially celebrated in India. Diwali is known as the festival of light and usually last 5 Days. Before Diwali people spring clean their homes and decorate with Diya which are oil lamps.   I enjoyed choosing a design for my Rangoli and colouring it with my friend Theo. I would love it if you could comment on anything you like about my Rangoli. 

Self Portaits

 This week we have been learning how to mix paint colours. To show what we had learned we painted self-portraits. Using our skills we mixed our skin tones and hair colours. We painted on clear laminating folders. We traced our faces with vivid by slipping a picture in and tracing it on the other side. I really enjoyed this new type of painting but find difficult to paint inside the lines I had drawn beforehand. I would love it if you could comment on anything you like about m post.

My Three Achievements for 2021

 This week we used Canva to make a video presentation about our three achievements of 2021. We were learning how to use the video tool on Canva. I really enjoyed selecting a colour palette and attempting to stick to it but despite that was difficult to think of only three achievements to put in my presentation. Next time I would choose a more bright colour palette because mine was quite dull.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Harakeke Sign🪴

 Last week we were learning about Maori medicinal plants. We had chosen a plant that was growing in our school gardens and made a sign for it. Our sign would have to display the healing properties of the plant. I chose Harekeke which we have lots of. I planned my sign online and then painted it on a plank. I wrote the words in a paint pen. I enjoyed designing my sign and painting it. I found it difficult to use the paint pens because they leaking cause I was pressing too hard.

Service Poster

 This term's value is service and my class has been learning about how we can show service to others. First, we used jam board to write down our ideas about what service lookalike, feels like and sounds like. Next, we used Canva to create a poster that tells people how they can show service to others. I really enjoyed choosing a template and changing things so they suited my theme. I didn't find anything difficult because Canva makes it so easy. I hope you learn some ways to show service from my poster.

Hoiho Art🐧

For the last few weeks, we have been working on our calendar art. Calendar art is where all the students make artwork that their parents can order to be turned into products like calendars, mouse mats and sketchbooks. My class did native birds for our calendar art. I chose a Hoiho which is new Zealand's yellow-eyed penguin. First I traced my bird from an image and then I put geometric shapes inside. Next, I shaded in the shapes one by one. Then I drew a circle to highlight my birds head. I used dye to colour my background pale blue. Finally, I used tissue paper to emphasize my art. I enjoyed colouring my bird because it was beautiful how the colours made the art-pop. I found it difficult to choose a colour for my tissue paper because I wanted a contrasting colour. I would be so grateful if you could comment on anything you like about my art.

Why Dancing is the most Superb Sport🩰

 Last week we were writing our speeches. We got to choose a topic that we were really passionate about and I chose my life and passion, dancing. I love to dance and so this was the best topic for me considering it allows me to express my passion. I wrote why dancing is the most superb sport. My main points were how it benefits physical, emotional and internal health. I really enjoyed express and showing my passion through my speech. I did find it difficult to write an interesting and exciting conclusion with lots of detail. Next time I would like to write more about dance movements and the history of dance. I would love it if you could comment on anything you like about my speech. 

 Have you ever performed in front of a huge audience? Have you ever performed in front of a huge audience of hundreds of people? Have you ever performed in front of a huge audience of hundreds of people who are all clapping and cheering for you? I have and it feels like you’re out of this world. I firmly believe that dancing is the best sport because it is excellent for your health and an incredible workout for the body and mind.

Firstly, I think that dancing is the most superb sport because it improves your physical strength. Ballet teaches incredible posture and Modern improves general muscles. Tap dancing is excellent for strengthing your feet and the muscles around your ankle’s. All types of dance improve physical strength and help to develop muscles.

Second of all, I think dancing is the most superb sport because it improves your mental health. Modern is known to improve memory, mood and focus. While ballet can improve your general mental health with its calming music. it completely allows you to relax your mind and body.

Lastly, I think that dancing is the most superb sport because it improves your organs. Tap dancing improves your heart and lung allowing them to run smoothly. While modern ensures a steady oxygen flow for the muscles. Ballet calms down your heart rate with its calm movements.

In this piece of writing, I have stated three reasons why dancing is the most superb sport. Ballet, Modern and Tap are all excellent examples of how most styles of dance will benefit your body and mind. I highly recommend all of these styles for beginning dancers as well many other styles like Irish dancing and hip-hop. In this piece of writing, I have given you three styles of dance that prove that dancing is the best sport.

Social Justice week Beatitudes

 I've been learning how to explain the beatitudes. As a digital learning object, I created a poster with my chosen beatitude. My beatitude is blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. I love this beatitude because it shows that even if you are sad god will be there to comfort you. I found it difficult to choose a beatitude because there all incredible and inspiring quotes. I enjoyed reading the story corresponding to my beatitude by Sony the sun bear on the Caritas website. Next time I would add more detail to my poster. What do you know about Social Justice Week?

Is Mr Wolf Guilty

 This week we were learning to talk about perspectives. As an activity, we wrote three reasons why the wolf from little red riding hood is guilty or innocent of first-degree murder. I think he's innocent because he didn't kill anyone. I enjoyed finding reasons why he's innocent but found it hard to make it seem like little red riding hood is guilty. Please comment on anything you like about my work and whether you think he's guilty or innocent.

Shake it off

 Today I did a routine to shake it off. I loved dancing this routine for you guys. Although this time I didn't explain it just copy what I do. I enjoyed every second of this dance and I hope you do too. I found it challenging to choose where to stop the music because it's an absolutely fabulous song to dance to with a great modern rhythm. Please comment on anything you like about this dance. So remember just shake it off.

Yoga is Good for You

Today I was learning about Yoga why it's good for your body and mind. I filmed a video containing a short yoga lesson with instructions on how to relax your body and mind. I really liked making the video since I love yoga. I didn't find anything hard which is good but I think that yoga itself is hard to master correctly. Please comment on anything you like about my video. If you want to learn more about yoga check out cosmetic kids and their awesome yoga channel.

Marble Maze

 Today I made a marble mazer out of lego. I couldn't find my marble's so I used a ball of playdough instead. I made a maze where you go along and then down. I really enjoyed guiding my play dough through the maze though it didn't roll as smoothly as I would have liked. I didn't find anything difficult which is good. Please comment on anything you like about my maze. 

Saint Mary Mackillop

  Today I was learning about my house saint which is is Saint Mary Mackillop. With the help of google drawings, I created a poster with information about her. As background, I chose a cross because she is also known as saint mary of the cross. I really enjoyed learning about her but found it hard to answer the questions my teacher had set for me about her. Please comment on anything you like about my poster. 

Online Ballet Class with Me

Have you ever wanted to learn Ballet? I love ballet and thought some of you might to so I decided that I would start giving online dance classes for styles like ballet and modern. In each video, I will show you a different exercise for a style. This one is plies and the next one will be a modern routine to a part of the song Shake it off. I really loved making the video and adding some tips. I found it hard to explain for beginners to ballet. The pile exercise is in the first position you can see it in the chart below. I hope you learn something new and please comment if you enjoy my lesson. 

Time to learn Tongan

 Today for Tongan language week I learned some Tongan words and phrases. I made them into a set of slides you can use to practice your Tongan and learn to pronounce them properly. If you already know some Tongan words tell me in the comments. I really enjoyed learning the Tongan because I love to learn new languages and can speak 2 fluently. I didn't find anything hard or challenging which is really good. Please comment on anything you like about my slides.

Sea Turles

 Today I was learning all about sea turtles and who easts them. Then I made a poster with 5 facts all about sea turtles as well as including a drawing of a sea turtle. I'm going to tell you five facts because there a little hard to read. Sea turtles main predator is tiger sharks. Only one in a thousand baby turtles makes it to adulthood. A turtles shell is connected to its ribs. Turtles are related to the land tortoise. Baby turtles main predators are stingrays, birds and other fish. I enjoyed drawing my turtle and adding the pattern to the shell. I didn't find anything challenging or difficult which is good. Please comment on anything you like about my poster.

Cats Rule

 Today I wrote a persuasive text about why cats are better than dogs. I wrote about their affection and easy hygiene as well telling you that cats only need three things and their food, water, and love. Those three things will make any cat happy. I really enjoyed talking about cats because I can't have them since my dad's allergic but maybe someday I'll be allowed. I found it hard to make my text persuasive and informative. Please comment on anything you like about my writing. 

Cats

 I’ve always thought that cats are better than dogs. So in this piece of writing, I will explain why cats are better than dogs.

 

Firstly cats are independent which means they won’t constantly be begging for attention like dogs do which can annoying when you’re trying to work. They also love to cuddle and lick without covering you in slobber. Although they still cough up hairballs those are pretty easy to clean up.

Secondly, these felines are fairly easy to take care of because they just need food, water, and love. Not to mention that they don’t cost much to take care of either, only about six hundred a year while dogs are a little more pricey.

Lastly, the fact that cats just dig a hole and do their business although most cat owners have a litter box that you do need to empty put is better scooping up poop. Cats also clean themselves and are sure to never get too dirty. 

 

So, in conclusion, I have told you why cats are better than dogs as well as needing less care there are also some of the most loveable pets ever.

The Magic Finger

 Today for science I was learning about water tension also known as the skin of the water. I had to do a little experiment which I have dubbed the magic finger experiment where you make pepper float to the edges of a plate. Here are some fun facts about water tension. Dishwashing liquid breaks a water tension so that the surface moves to the side. Water can go over the brim of the glass without spilling down the sides because of the molecules that hold it together tightly. I enjoyed doing the experiment and filming it although it did get a little sticky. I thought it was hard to execute the experiment well and for it to work properly.

The Animal Escape Room🐍

 Today I played an escape room one of my classmates had made. You went through different rooms where you saw animals and answered questions to go to the next room. I loved seeing how much effort was put into making it and thought it was really cool my favourite room was the room with the bats because there freaky but awesome. I found it difficult to figure out how to move in the escape room because you had to use was instead of arrow keys. Please comment on anything you like about my collage.

Cats vs Dogs

 Today I was learning about why cats are better than dogs and why dogs are better than cats. All the information I collected I put into a chart to show the reason why cats are better than dogs in my opinion. I love cats because they're cuddly and very independent which means you don't always have to play with them when you're trying to do something else. I enjoyed learning about cats as well as dogs. I found it hard to choose between cats and dogs but enjoyed learning about both. Feel free to comment on what animal you prefer.

Happy Father's Day

 Today is Father's day, a day to celebrate dads,uncles and granddads. As a gift for my dad  I made pop up box  with inside a smiley face. I love arts and crafts and so making this wasn't a struggle and I really enjoyed it. I found it hard to make my smiley pop up as soon as the box was opened. I think that giving to my dad was wonderfull because I think he really liked it. What did you give your dad for Fathers Day?

Magic Multiplaction

 Today I was practicing my multiplacation by playing a kahoot as revision before making a multiplacation table with all the times tables on it. I enjoyed playing the kahoot and revising my times tables but I found it challenging to remeber my 7 and 8 times tables's. I think that next time I would be faster at answering the kahoot questions. Do you know your times tables?

My Pen Pal

 Today I was learning about Pen Pals. Pen Pals are people who you write to a Pen Pal can be anyone you know, from a family member you dont see very often to a friends who's moved away. As my Pen Pal I chose my best friend Emma  who moved away a little while ago. I wrote her a letter telling her about what I been up to and asking her a couple of questions. I enjoyed writing the letter because it was a different way of communacation. I found it hard to come up with something to tell her that she would enjoy reading. I hope she reply's soon. Do you have a Pen Pal?

Spelling Fun

 Today I was learning new spelling words by using spelling games and a set of slides. First I chose ten words from the class list and added them to the slides then I did the activeties on the slides. My words were successful,dissolve, horizon, settlement, inspiration, continent, acceptance, conductor, ethnic and observe. I enjoyed playing the spelling games and doing the activeties. I found it hard to type my words correctly. Do you enjoy spelling? 

August Reflection

Today I reflected on my August and what I did in it. I put my thoughts into  a August reflection poster and added a selfiie. I enjoyed reflecting on august and taking a selfie. I thought it was fifficult to answer all the boxes. What was your August like?

Lucy Big Paralympic Adventure

 Today I was learning about the paralympic games. As my activety I created a book with a story I wrote about a little girl and her dad who gets to compete in the paralympics.The reason I chose to writ a story instead of facts is because its orginal and I like to be different. I enjoyed coming up with a creative story idea put found it hard to come up with orginal content. Do you know how to create your own book? Here's a link to my story.

The Maths Escape Room

 Today for maths I did an escape room where I had to solve problems that would lead to letters which I would have to add to my code cracker on my answer sheet. I found the math proplems a bit of a challenge because they were word problems. I did enjoy unlocking a phrase at the end though. Have you ever done an escape room?

Sicada Bounce

 Today I was learning about sicadas and their habitat. As an activity we could choose to create either a scratch game or a set of slides and I chose to create a scratch game where a sicada jumps over rocks in a meadow. To start I watched a video on how to create a jumping game in scratch and then I chose my sprites and added code.I enjoyed creating my game adding tweeks to the code but found it hard to make my character jump correctly. Can you use scratch ?

My Wellbeing

 Today I got given the task to roll a dice three times and the numbers it lands on all have a different task that you can do. I rolled the numbers 2,3 and 6. I started with number six and chose to do six situps and you can see me do them in the first video. Then I did number two, the task I decided to was to meditate for two minutes but because thats kind of boring to film I turned it into a tutorial on how to medetate correctly and that's the second video. Lastly I did number three and for that task I chose to learn how to say  2 words and a phrase in Japenese and you hear me say them in the final video. I enjoyed all of these tasks but my favourite was the meditation because it really relaxed me and got me focused. What do enjoy doing for your wellbeing?

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

 Today I was learning about Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and her life. To show what I had learned I created a set of slides all about me answering the questions my teacher had set for us. First I looked at the questions and put them on my slides. Then I searched for answers on the internet and put them into my own word s before adding a background, images and fonts. I loved learningabout Saint Elizabeth of Hungary because she is one of my favourite Saints for her kind and charitable love for all. Who's your Favourite Saint ?

Great White Sharks

On Monday I was learning how to gather information and my topic was Great White Sharks. To show what I had learnt I created a poster showcasing some of the different bodyparts of a Great White Shark. First I found a good clear image of a Great White Shark and then I started labeling the different body parts of the Shark. At the end I added a Background and a Title. I enjoyed gathering information about Great White Sharks and learning about their different body parts. I found it challenging to get enough information to label every body part. What do you know about Great White Sharks?                      

 

Mary's word cloud

 Today we created a word cloud with words describing Mary and we also designed the shape and colours of our word cloud. I chose the shape of a butterfly and warm coulors like pink, yellow and orange. The reason we created these word clouds is that we have been learning about the assumption of Mary. I enjoyed choosing words for my word cloud but found it challenging to come up with enough to make the fullshape of the Butterfly.

My Six Sentence Story

 Today I wrote a story in the style called Six Sentences in my online writing book. I wrote about a goddess and her power, you read my story below. The style Six Sentences is where you write six sentences to create a story about anything. I enjoyed making a character and giving them a power but I found it challenging to come up with a problem and a solution to the problem. Can you write a Six Sentence story? I hope you enjoy my story.

Plastic Free People

 Today I was learning about plastic and how it affects our oceans but also how to reduce it. As an activty I created a set of slides all about being plastic free aswell as a little bit of information about pollution. I enjoyed reading about being plastic free but found it challenging to find information about pollution. Are you plastic free?

3D Maths Shapes

 Today, we were learning all about 3D shapes and how to make them. First I played a Kahoot to learn the names for the shapes and then I watched a video about how to create a Pyramid, Cube, Rectangular prism, Triangular prism and a Cylinder. I chose to create a cube out of origami paper and glue. To start, I drew a T shaped net of six squares for my shape and then I cut it out. Next, I folded my paper into shape with a ruler before adding the glue to keep it in place and tada, a Cube.  Have you ever made 3D shapes? 

The Story of Maui

 Today, I learned about Maui and how he found his father. I used book creator to create a retellling of the story. I enjoyed switching back to the book for reminders about the story but found it challenging to put it  into my own words. Do you know the story of how maui found his father? Heres a link to my story.

Camouflage Chaos🌳

 Today we had a taskmaster about camouflage.We had to create a video with us camouflaged and at  the end we had to reveal ourselves. I decided to hide in a very good spot which I won't tell you but you'll see in the video. I enjoyed camouflaging my self and getting ready to hide but found it hard to decide what camouflage to use. Can you spot me ?

Prayer Space for Peace

 Today we had to decorate our own prayer space inside or outside with things like cloth, flowers and candels. To decorate my prayer space I took some of my mums shawls and fake flowers aswell as scented candles and some seashells.The candels smell like plums, rasberies and flowers.I made my prayer space look like land and a flowing waterfall.Tomorrow one of our prayer spaces will be chosen as the class prayer space and the person will get to lead prayers for everyone. Where is your prayer space?

Design thinking for Robot

This week we were learning about robots and artificial intelligence. For this task we had to create our own robot that could do what we wanted it to do. I chose that my Robot should be able to make dreams come true. I enjoyed coming up with a design for my robot but found it challenging to think of what other ideas I could have used for my Robot.What do you know about artificial intelligence?

What does Faith mean to you?

 This term's school value is Faith and for that we were learning to describe Faith and what it means to us. To show this we had to make a title page promoting and describing Faith with Bible quotes and drawings. I enjoyed thinking about what Faith means to me because there are so many ways that Faith is important. I found it challenging to choose a bible quote because there are so many amazing quotes. What does Faith mean to you?

My Summary must Bee Perfect 🐝

 This week we have been learning about how to summarise a text we have read. As an activity we had to make slides with the key words for our summary and our summary itself. I enjoyed writing my summary because the keywords made it easier. I found it challenging to select my keywords correctly and then choose the six most important words. Have you ever written a summary?

Welcome to Japan

This week for reading we have been  learning all about Japan and its culture, food and hinstory. To use what we had learned we each created an individual set of slides with 4 to 6 slides with themes that we got to decide on.

To make our slides the way we wanted we chose a few slides which had been set into the template. After choosing which ones we were going to use we deleted the rest and started writing in the facts about the different things like Japenese food, celebrations and it's animals.Then it was time to decorate the slides with fonts, colours, images and backgrounds and then we were finished.

I really enjoyed finding information about the people of Japan because almost all of the people in Japan are Japanese and only very little move from China and Korea.I found it very challenging to put the information into my own words because there is so little you can change about a fact.

What do you know about Japan?

Japense Pagoda and Cherry Blossem Art

This week we've been learning about the Olympics and because it's being held in Japan we made Japense inspired art while also learning how to blend with pastels correctly. It was inspired by Cherry Blossems and a traditonal Japenese temple called a pagoda and it is also inspired by the Japenese flag because Japan is known as the land of the rising sun. I enjoyed painting my cherry blossems because I think they really brought energy into the artwork. I found it hard to blend the colours because the pastel kept peeling off the paper and making strange dots of thick pastel in some places. Have you ever made a traditonal piece of art?

Welcome To the Olympic's!

 This week for reading we have been learning all about the olympics and it's history. As our activety we had to create a set of slides all about the olympics and it's history. I enjoyed learning about who created the olympics and why and learning more about the ancient olympics and what they were like but find difficult to find information about the opening ceremony because its different every year.What do you know about the olympics?

How High Will it Fly?

 Today we are going to launch a aquarocket into the air and beforehand have to estimate what will happen why and how high it will fly. I think that rocket will build up water pressure and launch into the air at around 50 to 55 feet high. Here's a piece of writing to explain the process of launching a water rocket using an aquapod.

Do you know how to launch a Rocket? Today I will be explaining how to launch and aquapod rocket. An aquapod is an orange platform used to launch a water rocket.

First you have to fill your bottle 1 third with water and then you have to attach it to the aquapod by holding the aquaod upside down and screwing the bottle onto the valve with a rubber seal to stop the water from leaking.

Secondly you have to attach an air pump to another valve on aquapod mechanism and then you have to pump air into the bottle to create air pressure.

Finally you have to pull the string to release  launch mechanism that will release the air pressure and as it does it creates force allow the water rocket to launch into the air. 

In this piece of writing I have explained how to launch a water rocket using an aquapod.

Here's a link to the video of the lift of.

Ballerina

 This week I finished my writing early so I got to write my own poem about  whatever I liked and I chose to write about ballet because it's something I really enjoy doing. I enjoyed writing about the beauty of ballet but found it challenging to find rhyming words. I think next time I would add more detail about the movements she makes.

My Brain

This week we have been learning how to write a poem about the favourite part of our bodies and I chose my brain because it allows me to do so many amazing thing's. I enjoyed finding rhyming words but found it really hard to find things that my brain can do.Maybe next time I would add more things and give it more rhyming.

Mini golf Area

This week we have been learning how to find the area and perimeter of a square or rectangle. To practise this we had to design and measure our own mini golf course. I enjoyed designing my mini golf course and I also liked learning how to find the area although it was rather challenging at first. Next time if I had gotten a little more time I would have liked to add a bit more curves and obstacles to make it more complicated. Have you ever played mini golf?

Matariki with Scratch

For Matariki my class has been learning how to code using Scratch.First we had to choose our character and a backdrop. Then we could get coding.

 I really enjoyed getting to choose my character and learning how to use all the different buttons on scratch. I did find using the buttons to navigate very difficult and challenging because you have navigate using numbers. 

I also learned  how to change backdrops, add characters and and make those characters move. I think that if I had gotten some more time I would have added more scenes where my sprite finds more stars for the matariki cluster.Although my project isn't finished I hope you will enjoy it.

The Most Amazing Authors Purpose Ever

 With Matariki just around the corner for our learn,create, share we were learning about matariki.My digital learning object shows my author's purpose and tells you a little about each story. I enjoyed reading about matariki but found it challenging to write my summary.Do you know what an author's purpose is?

The Great Home Learning Art Competition.

 Last week our school held a contest for next year's art that would go on the home learning book covers. They haven’t announced the winner yet but I hope it’s me.My digital learning object shows my artwork for the competition. It includes the 4 house colours and a quote for each saint. The school motto is also included along with the school logo.I enjoyed drawing and outlining my artwork but found it challenging to come up with ideas for my artwork.Have you ever taken part in an art contest?

The Amazing Fossil fuels

 This week we have been learning about fossil fuels, what they are and how we use them because these fuels are non replaceable and take millions of years to form.My digital learning object shows a selection of slides about our experiment, what we did,what the results were and why we did the experiment.The self assessment shows if we were successful or not.I enjoyed writing in the results on my chromebook and what my science slide show is about.I found it challenging to do the experiment itself because it was rather difficult.Do you know what fossil fuels are?Here’s a link to the video that gave me information.

The Incredible Synthesis

This week I have been learning about how to write a synthesis with information about what we had read. My digital learning object shows my synthesis of the story called 'For The Ancestors'. It was spread out for about 3 days. On Tuesday we wrote what we already knew, on Wednesday we wrote what we had learnt and on Friday we had to write what we now understood. I really enjoyed learning about Samoan culture but found it challenging to write my synthesis because it was very complicated. Do you know how to write a synthesis?

The most Amazing Samoan Art Ever

 This week is samoan language week and for one of my tasks I had to make some samoan art. I looked online for some ideas and decided what I was going to do.My digital learning object shows me holding my artwork which I drew using pencil and then a sharpie.I enjoyed drawing my artwork and making pop.I found it challenging to choose a design to draw because there is such a variant.Have you ever made samoan art before ?Here's a link to the video that helped me.

The Incredible Samaon Translation

This week is samoan language week and so as our homework we have a selection of tasks and one of these tasks was to write a samoan to english translation of some basic phrases.My digital learning objects show my google drawing of my translation with a colourful background.I enjoyed writing the translation’s on my google drawing but found it challenging to find the correct translation. Can you say something in samoan?

How to Create the Perfect Covenant Song

This week we have been learning about covenants with God from the old testament because a covenant is often mistaken for an agreement.My best friend Emma and I decided to write a song about what a covenant 

is and why it’s important in the old testament.For my digital learning object I wrote our song text.My digital learning object show’s my song in action with me and my friend singing the lyrics and some background music playing that we got from wevideo.I found it hard to write the verses about some special covenants that people had with god. Next time I would change some of the lyrics so they made more sense.Do you know any covenants that people had with god?Here’s  a link to the video I used that gave me information about what a covenant is, maybe it can teach you something too.

The Best Samoan Prayer ever!

 This week is samoan language week and we have been given a set of tasks to work on throughout the week and today I started off with writing a prayer in samoan. First I watched a video about samoan prayer phrases and then put together my own prayer.For my digital learning object I have added video of me saying the prayer in samoan and I have also added my prayer to the bottom of this page.I really enjoyed writing the prayer using the lines I learned in the video but did find it a challenge to pronounce all the words correctly.Can you say a prayer in samoan?Here’s a link to the video I used that helped me.

Le tama pele o i le lagi

Ou te fa’afetai mo leine aso

Matou te fa’afetai atu lou afio mo lou alofa

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The Great Abraham and Sarah Comedy

This term we have been learning about Abraham and Sarah and God's promise to them. To learn more about this we split into groups and created either a role play or news interview about them. My group wrote a funny role play about their journey and I played the role of Sarah. My favourite line in the play is: " The Queen of Nachos? Say whaaaaaat!" because it's a very original and funny line. 

Here's the link to our play and I hope you enjoy it!

My Tropical Paradise

 This week we looked at an image of a tropical island with mountains and an aquamarine sea this was also our inspiration for our writing this week. We had to write a descriptive piece of writing about it and describe what we could hear, see, smell,taste and feel. This piece of writing inspired us to write using our senses which are things we will use all our lives. I enjoyed writing about what I could feel because  it made me feel like I was really there taking it all in. I found it challenging to write about what I could taste because if you're looking a t an image you often can't taste anything.

                          Tropical   paradise

I’m welcomed with the smell of the crisp salted sea air and greeted with the scent of the freshly picked coconuts.

Clear ,aquamarine water, elevated coconut tree’s, chalky white clouds twirl around the azure sky. Enormous jagged mountain tops tickle the snow white clouds.

Waves splash along the seashore, coconut tree leaves rustle in the wind.

Soft warm sand, a warm island breeze and sharp pearly sea shells stick out of the soft sand.

Island air is flowing into my mouth like  a refreshing drink of lemonade.

Mother's Day for all Mum's!

 This term for mother's day we made mother's day card using a barbecue skewer and some twine.First we traced the shape of a heart on some black paper and then we used the skewers to punch holes on to the outline of the heart.Then we attached a long piece of twine to the skewer and we pulled the skewer trough the holes to make an entangling part in the center.Lasly we wrote a message to our mums on some white paper and glued it to the inside of the card.Now you can try and make one to!

ANZAC Post Card

 For Anzac day a couple of weeks ago we had to make a postcard writing to our family from our point of view from the war I was a nurse and told my parents how I had too take care of so many soldiers.My digital learning object shows that the war wasn't just gruesome for the soldiers but also the nurses that were there to help didn't have a great time. I loved researching about the war for information I could use for my postcard.I hope you like my postcard with a belgian stamp.

Amazing Sign Language

 This week is NZ sign language week and for NZ sign language week me and class have been learning about basic sign language like finger spelling our name.I also took a course on basic needs and wants in sign language so now I can sign quite confidently.I enjoyed learning sign language because it was like learning a whole new language and it really got me excited! I found it challenging to learn to sign the hail mary because it was so long and complicated.My digital learning objects are two video's of me signing things. The first one is of me signing my name and some basic needs and wants.The second one is of me signing the hail mary. I hope you enjoy them and learn something new.

Amazing Inventions of the Past, the Present and the Future!

 This term our focus is our past our present and our future because it is important to reflect on our past so we don't make the same mistakes and focus on the future so that we don't destroy it. I enjoyed choosing and looking at images of the past and seeing what things looked like back then and how they worked.I found it challenging to select a topic for the slides I got to choose because there is such a huge varienty.Next time I  would like to find out more about the inventions and how they work.

My Chaotic Bedroom

 This week for writing we had to write a descriptive piece of writing because he had to describe our bedroom and what it looks like. I enjoyed sharing my mixed opinions of my bedroom because I like but I dislike it even more. I found it challenging to describe what I could smell or taste in my room because there's not really something in your room that you can taste.Next time I would add more feelings to my writing because I didn't really have many

My Chaotic Bedroom

My least favorite part of my house is my bedroom because it’s messy, chaotic, crazy and has absolutely no view. My older sister is always running in and out so there’s never a moment's peace and quiet.
My room has two high beds on one half of the room and another wall is lined with wardrobes for our fine clothes. Two large windows line anthor wall. Dark blue curtains frame the windows. Stuff’s randomly scattered everywhere and craft supplies are stuffed under the beds. A large gymnastics box stands proudly just to the side of the window.
My room is the messiest room in the house and my mum gave up trying to keep it clean a long time ago because I can never keep it tidy for more than a few days.
My bedroom has a hard wooden floor, ugly grey plaster walls and the whole room smells of floral perfume, a light breeze is flowing through the open window. My sister likes to keep her finger tapping along the keyboard of a computer..
So, I still dislike my bedroom because it's alway dull, crazy and chaotic.

Written By Emma R

My fantastic goal setting

 This term we had to write our goal setting.A goal setting is a piece of paper that we write our goals on.You have 4 goals, a religious goal, a social goal, a academic goal and a learning disposition goal. These goals will guide us through next term. My main goal for next term is to become a better person and role model.Scroll down and take a look.

The Horouta

This term, we have been learning about the Horouta waka and it's journey to New Zealand. The Horouta brought kumara to New Zealand on board. The wahine Hinehakirirangi took care of the kumara. The Horouta crashed on Ohiwa where the hull was damaged. Pawa and Kiwa, the voyagers aboard the waka, discussed the options for a while before deciding that Pawa would go ashore and find the special timber required to fix the waka. Kiwa made some minor repairs to the waka using flax and started traveling across the shoreline. If you want know the rest of the story just take a look at my slide show down below.

Most sold video games

 Today we were learning about statistics and we had convert research to a bar graph.The research was about  the most sold video games.Minecraft was the most sold video game with the amazing 200,000,000 copies sold.My sister plays minecraft so I get what the big deal is, it's super fun.The second most played video game is grand theft auto v with 140,000,000 copies sold, i actually had never heard of this game before but I assume it's some kind of car racing game.Well thats the top 2 and I hope you enjoy reading my graph.

The story of Easter

For holy week we learned about the easter season because it is a very important time for christians, it is the time that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins. We learned about how easter starts when Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey, this is the day we call palm Sunday because as Jesus rode into Jerusalem people spread their cloaks and palm leaves on road for Jesus to ride over.The easter season ends when Pentecost happens.Pentecost was the day that the holy spirit came down to the disciples as tongues of fire one rested on each of the disciples their heads it gave them the courage to go out and spread the word of God.On flip grid I created a video displaying my easter story using my easter reef and here's a picture of my easter reef.