SLJ Task 3

 

For the Summer Learning Journey Today we learned about Tānerore. We had to make a pattern with korus. I made 12 of the same patterns as seen above.

SLJ Task 2

Today for the summer learning journey we did this activity that included making a comic and write about the plot. My favorite part was making the comic and my least favorite part was reading the book. By Hunter.

SLJ Teaser

Today we did the SLJ (Summer Learning Journey) Teaser. We had to go to the site called Art Colouring Book. You Could choose from heaps of images but I chose The Great Pyramid of Giza. I used every color from the original image but I got some around the wrong way. By Hunter

Why Nasa is installing 4G on the moon

We did a quiz about the year and we had to pick a question that we hadn't done before. I chose why is Nasa instaling 4G on the moon.

Comic about a robber

For writing, we are doing comics. This is a comic based on a lego book called police pursuit. I changed the ending of the comic because I liked the idea of having it that the police find the robber, not the baby. 

Task 5

We have finished street art. and we had to make something, like a picture, song, drama or dance. I did an artwork about factories and how they effect the enviroment.

By Hunter

Task 3: Banksy

We are learning about street art. This is task 3 and in this task, we are meant to write a profile about Banksy. My favourite part was finding out how much Banksy earns a year.

TASK 2 Graffiti or Street art; Street art or crime

This incident happened in South London in England. 

I think that these men should have been arrested because they painted on buildings without permission. They have been awarded by the New York art gallery and some of the work they did the people who owned the buildings said they liked what they had done. I reckon Graffiti or street art should be chosen by the person who owns the premises.

Thanks to independend.co.uk for this image

By Hunter

Capture the flag video

 

The hardest part of the video is trying to get everyone to be doing what the script says. The easiest part was filming because all you had to do was have the  camera facing the right way. If you look at the Capture the flag post you will be able to read the rules.

Painting the town

For the rest of the year, we are focusing on art. We are looking at street art and seeing what is the artist is trying to tell us via the art.

Toi Moko

 

For the weekly quiz this week we had to write a DLO about Toi Moko. We found out that; lots of Maori artifacts are found all over the world and are not in New Zealand. We couldn't find an image since it would be ©️opyrighting. 

By Hunter

Capture the flag

Capture the flag

Capture the flag is a fun game where you try to get the flag from the opposing team.

It may take up to thirty minutes on average to play and you need 12 or more people to play (six or more aside).

Playing Area

Equipment:

• Two flags.
• A playing area that is cut into two sides.

Rules:

1. You can only tag the people if they are on your side of the playing area.
2. If you get tagged you must do 10 push-ups or 50 star-jumps.
3. You must be two meters from the flag.
4. You can not move or touch your flag.

Hiding the flag:

1. You must hide your flag on your side.
2. There must always be part of the flag showing.
3. Once your flag is hidden you can not touch it.

Tips:

1. Some people in the team should fool the opposing team to think it is somewhere else like the opposite corner of the playing area (have two spots you are guarding).
2. When hiding split the group in two and let one of the split-up teams go and hide it while the other team fools them by making it look like there are two hiding spots.
3. Try to wear the other team out by making them do so many push-ups or star-jumps that they get tired and you get a free run to the flag and back to your side.

Glossary:

Opposing Team - Opposite Team

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For the past week, we have been working on writing about a game. We had to include the rules, a brief statement of what it is like playing.

Coral Reefs Are Dying

Today we did some research on why coral reefs are dying. We had to make a DLO on the topic. Climate change is affecting "Coral Reefs because a warmer ocean causes thermal stress that contributes to coral bleaching and infectious diseases". This article also mentions "ocean acidification (a result of increased CO2); causes a reduction in pH levels which decreases coral growth and structural integrity" (the info for this caption is from oceanservice.noaa.gov > facts > coralreef-climate).

Managing Self

Today we had to do a blog post on Relating to Others, Participating, and Contributing or Managing Self. I chose to do the Managing Self. I wrote what it looked like, sounded like, and felt like.  I pushed myself until I had two or more under each topic. 

The Beatles

 The only members of the Beatles still alive are Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. George Harrison died from lung cancer at the age of 58 years. The most popular Beatle hits are Something, Come Together, Love Me Do, and A Day in the Life. The Beatles broke up on April 10th in 1970.

Venn Diagram

Today we did an activity after we read about Novak Djokovic and Parore. The easiest part was having to write about Djokovic and the hardest part was writing about Parore.

Alfred Nobel

This week we are learning about Alfred Nobel. We researched Alfred Nobel and then we had to make an interesting DLO (digital learning object) that had links.

Sportsmanship Questions

Read this article and then answer the questions below in full sentences.

1. What did Novak Djokovic do to make him default from the US open?
2. What rule did Djokovic break?
3. Do you agree with Djokovic’s punishment? Why? Explain
4. Watch the video in the article. Do you agree with what the man said? Explain
5. Should professional sportsmen and women let their emotions get the best of them while play? Explain

1. Hitting a line judge in the throat by accident.
2. Hitting a ball dangerously and recklessly into the linesperson.
3. I agree that he had to default because if he hit harder he could have killed her.
4. Yes because he mentioned he did it a week before and that it's not acceptable because he is not controlling his temper and since he is getting paid 20m dollars a year he needs to respect the surrounding areas.
5. No, because he is old enough to control his actions.

This term we are doing sportsman ship. Here are my answers for some questions. First we had to read a NZ Herald artical about Novak Djokovic and then answer the questions above. There were five questions to answer in full sentences. By Hunter.

Lake Ohau Fire

In the news, there has been a massive fire at lake Ohau. So this week we looked into the fire to find more information about it. This is my group's work that we did and we got our information off the online news websites. 

Sportsmanship Brain Dump

 

 A brain dump is where you put all your ideas onto a piece of paper. It is a good way to get all of your ideas down on the same piece of paper. This term we are learning about sportsmanship. The braindump activity is so you can write all your ideas in one spot about sportsmanship that you already know.

Literacy Homework

This is the describe a character chart. Here you can see what the characters in the book, The Wind Singer are like.

This is the plot of what happens in the book. My favorite part is when the Zars turn to dust.

This tells you the atmosphere during the climax and how much action there is.

The above is what the author (WILLIAM NICHOLSON) is trying to say and some questions you will be coming away with.

I reckon that this is a good book for you to read and you will not want to stop.

Egypt

 

Here is my Egypt inquiry project. The most fun part was creating this drawing. Next time I reckon I should add more detail.

Camp Recount

On week 8 my class went to Nelson for camp. The campground was called Bridge Valley. We were there for 4 days and the people in my car were Carlos, Lachlan, Katlyn, Eden, Meka, and Meka and Carlos's dad.

When we arrived we did an activity called top teams. Each game in the activity was different. First, my group did a water pipe game where you had to fill a pipe that had holes in it up. Then we did a racing game through the playground which had obstacles you had to go through. Next, our group did a boardwalk game. 5 people had to stand on a board and walk to the other side of the bit of field. After that, we did a different board game where you had to go around a cone getting a penalty every time someone touched the ground. We also did a barrel walk where we had to walk on a barrel for a few meters. Finally, we did a game of frisbee golf where you had to get a frisbee in a roped circle earning a point or hitting a baseball post.

Later that day we did low ropes. They were fun especially when we had to walk across a rope only holding onto two other ropes to cross a stream. We also did team initiatives that day. It included walking around a board that wobbled without letting it touch the ground and making everyone in the group be on a car tire for at least 3 seconds.

The next day my group did orienteering where no one in my group could find the number 10. Then we did team rescue where someone in my group kept pushing us off the obstacles into the imaginary crocodile's mouth. Next, we did the burner trail which is just a blindfold track. It was fun especially when you walk into a tree. Finally that day we did what everyone was waiting for, Lazer tag. It included tires and random walls in an outdoor Lazer tag arena. In the first game, red won, and in the second game, blue won. So we had to do a final game that included a medic box. Red won this game but what blue didn't know was that the medic box rehealed the dead.

On Thursday we did kayaking where none of my group fell in. Then we did Archerywhere I accidentally hit the target. Next, we did fire and damper but the damper tasted like rotten eggs. Finally, we did what everyone was dreading, Abseiling. We went through the tutorial and it seemed easy. The way up to the top of the tower was fun, a maze! When I was going down I was so scared but then I got used to it.

Finally, the last day was here, Friday. Once we had cleaned and packed we did a final game here. It was a tagging game but gave up playing because everyone was cheating.

On the drive home the tire popped so we waited 30 minutes until the new tire stopped being silly in the pump up.

Japan Information Text

Japan is a large group of islands located off mainland Asia. It is known for its bustling cities and mountainous terrain.

Culture and Traditions
During the classical period, Chinese culture influenced Japan. Chinese culture had a profound impact on Japan but in the Edo era, Japan isolated its self from the rest of the world. This had a huge influence on the culture of Japan.

Location and Geography
Japan is a group of 6852 islands off the coast of mainland Asia in the Pacific Ocean. Japan has a mountainous and hilly terrain.

History
Tokyo, Japan has been inhabited since ancient times. Japan formed around AD300. On noon September 1, 1923, a 7.1 earthquake struck south of Tokyo in Sagami Bay. It killed 142,000 people and is known today as the great Kanto earthquake.

Population
The population of Japan, as with the rest of the world always changes. In 2019 there were about 13,926,280 people in Japan altogether. This year there are about 37.393 million people. Japan has the 11th largest population in the world.

Climate
The Japanese climate changes a lot with the rest of the world. In winter the temperature is mild and typhoons usually occur during September and October. Early Summer and Autumn are the rainiest seasons.

Novel Studies

For the rest of the term for reading, we are doing novel studies. My reading group is reading The Wind Singer by William Nicholson. Our first activity for novel studies is to look at the front and back covers and inside the sleeves and predict what the story is about. This is my prediction.

Water quality

I wonder if the creek is healthy.

I think…

That the creek is pretty stabil in my opinion.

I think that the creek is healthy just by the way it looked and all the
healthy animals that were in the creek.

How did you do.

We did good and we had a good look at the creek and its bugs that
live there. We looked for the clarity and timed how long it took for
an orange to get from the top of the creek to the bottom. We also
looked at the size of rocks and what percentage of the creek floor
was rocks or sediment.

What did you use.

We used a bucket that had tape at the bottom so that you could see
through.

We used a barthascope which is oathing that you look into
and it has mirrors so that you can put it under the water and
you can see underwater.

What did you find out.

We found a lot of things like how the bugs survive under rocks
and under the gravel. We also found out that there isn’t a lot of
rubbish in there.

It was really fun down at the creek and if we could do all of the activities it would have been even more fun.

Word of the week W3T3

this week's word is maturity. it was fun looking for an image.

Word of the week W2T3

This week's word is devour. It was fun finding out what this word means as I didn't know what it meant.

Word of the week W1T3

This week's word of the week is ominous.

Narrative writing

We have been working on a narrative for a few weeks now and it was fun being able to write a story about anything that had to have the seen of a picture.

Word of the week, week 12

I originally didn't know what this word was and now I do. It was fun finding out what this word was.

Show not tell

We had to show the reader what we were saying, not telling them.

4 things I would like to change in the world

If I could change four things in the world I would change:
#1, Get rid of all the sicknesses - you won't have to go through any sicknesses any more.
#2, Make lego cheaper - All the sets I want cost way too much.
#3, Make you not have to go to school for that long - It eventually gets boring
#4, Make it so that you could always choose what subjects you want to learn - It will be more fun now!

Word of the week, week 11

It was fun doing this since I have never heard of this word. The word is egregious.

A Piece of Writing

Hi, I'm Bob, a Minecraft villager. I live in the blacksmith's hut. My friends are Roger the fisherman, Steve the librarian, Alex and Iry the Iron Golem. And this is my diary.

Well, today was very strange. Alex came back to the village very hurt. She said that there was a Zombie apocalypse at the North village. She said that 10 of the villagers died so there are only 4 left. The 2 iron golems died fighting 4 spiders and thankfully the sun came up or there would not be any villagers left. They are saying that we are going to be next! Alex left and came back 1 hour later with lots of iron blocks and pumpkins to make more Iron Golems.

10 zombies, 100 zombies! Few, I was glad that there was no exit from the building for now! We are having a meeting in the fisherman hut because it was the biggest building in the whole village. Should we rebuild the village into one massive building that no hostile mobs can get into, said Steve. We could have glowstone lights suggested by this nitwit villager. DING! DING! ‘It is time to announce our ideas. My idea is to put armour on while we build a big castle’ announced the big boss villager. ‘Bob, what are your ideas’? ‘Um…’ I muttered, ‘We could build a castle on the edge of this village so we can still come out into the old village, as well as having separate rooms for ourselves that will have everything each village needs’. ‘We could have the old village as old history buildings’ exclaimed Roger.

A few hours later all the brave villagers got diamond armour and diamond swords and went out to attack the Zombies. I looked out the window scared because they could turn me into scary ZOMBIE VILLAGERS! Some of the villagers were sad because they wanted to fight the zombies but they were either Farmers or Blacksmiths. Right then Steve came in with pretty much no armour and no food left. ‘Man, I didn’t notice that there was a Zombie spawner!’ exclaimed Steve, ‘chuck us some food, I’m hungry’. While he ate I watched the Zombies. There were so many of them. ‘How are you doing’ I asked. ‘Well,’ he said, ‘I don’t want to go out again. Hopefully, we will not do any more fighting today and just sleep the night through’. ‘Well, if we do that all the people who have fought will be able to sleep. We can’t risk going through all the houses to get all the beds, It’s too dangerous’ said the big boss villager.

The night was finally over, man that was a long scary night. We only lost two villagers, they were Nitwits. ‘Now we are going to see what Alex’s ideas are’ announced the big boss villager. ‘Thanks, Big Boss Villager, my ideas are 1. We cut down all the trees in the village so mobs can hide behind them. 2. We light up the village so no mobs spawn inside the village. What do you think’? ‘YEAH,’ the crowd cheered. Even I like this idea! ‘OK, that is what we will do, but I had another idea which is 3. Build a cobblestone fence around the village’. Only a few people cheered. ‘Let's get going doing Number one and two. If there is a tree please stay away so that we can destroy them without any harm’ Said Alex finally. I, Roger, and Steve decided to go to a house that has the backyard, you should know the one.  We were thinking about having a fence around the village. ‘We won’t be able to travel to collect special items from other biomes’ said Roger who liked the ocean biome because he could get fish.

It was fun writing this story and I would like to write more. Next time I reckon I could use more descriptive words in a text.

Book review

Book review of the book “By the river” Author and Illustrator - Sarah Penwarden
Kenzie expects school camp to be really boring.
She does raft building, then slides down a slide into the river.
After that, she has fun for the rest of the camp.
I like this story because it tells you that you can still have fun even when you least expect it.
I recommend this book to people who like stories that anything could happen.
I rate this book 6/10 stars and for ages 7-9.

Word of the week - Precocious

I found it hard to do this since we hadn't done it for a while.

Information report

Orographic rain

It was fun making this slide. It is focusing on the south island of New Zealand. The hardest part was making the land and sea since one side of the mountain is higher than the other. Orographic rain is when the wind from the sea comes onto the land, heads up the mountain, turns into a cloud, and rains down to earth. The wind has moisture in it.

True or false questions about Matariki

It was fun writing these questions but you needed to know the answer when you thought of it.

True or false about Matariki

1. Are there 7 sisters. true or false?
2. Are the 7 sisters stars. true or false?
3. Is alcyone one of the stars. true or false?
4. Is the Matariki cluster also known as Pleiades. True or false?
5. Is the southernmost area to see Matariki, Antarctica. True or false?
6. Is the northernmost area to see Matariki, Russia. True or false?
7. Does the word “Matariki” come from America. True or false?
8. The Matariki cluster symbolizes the Maori new year. True or false?

My Childhood

For literacy this week we were writing a poem. It was hard because each line has to rhyme

My fish-eye. My googly-eye.
My Mother. My grandmother.
My fishy. My 2nd fishy.
My little fish 3. My PS3.
My father. My great grandfather.
My cards. My glow-stars.
My 2nd little fish. My silver-colored fish.
My, I'm hungry. My uncle Mickey.
My home. My, want to go home.
My snail Garry. My rock greeny.
My water. My computer.
My aunt Marina. my aunt Terissa.
My dad's brother. My Mum's father.
My lego. My, don't want to.
My food. My, I'm bored.
My 1st fish littler. My dad's mother.
My Kea. My Lollie(s).
My looks. My books.
My Trampoline. My biking.

Water Cycle

It was fun making of this slide and I wouldn't mind doing it again.

3 things I learnt about matariki

I learned that Matariki is a star cluster. It appears in the sky from May to July. I also learned that the Maori winter is called Hotoke.

It was fun learning about this and would not mind learning anymore. I reckon next time I should add more detail.

Converting mesuaments

I found step 3 hard but I found step 2 really easy. next time I reckon I should learn what <=> mean.

Dear past self

When I heard about lockdown I was so happy. I am writing this letter from school and are in lockdown level 2. I have had fun during lockdown and this is some of the stuff I did; watch tv, play with lego, go for walks and sleep in. I am glad that I can now go to school and on Tuesday morning my back was really sore because I hadn't been running around as much at home. As a family it was hard not to get anoud about anyone. When I was at home I learned on my chrome book and I learned a bit of Maori on the TV. This term we are reading the Forests of silence which is annoying because I have almost read every series of those books. I got the book “Shadow gate” out of the library and I am enjoying the Deltora quest books. I heard about level 4 when ms Farr told us we were not going to school for about 4 weeks. We have almost finished the first week back at school. I like seeing my friends again. Apparently Kea can now herd the sheep! At school, you have to sanitize and you are not allowed shoes inside. I learned the names of the rimu, whity wood, and lemonwood. I played with a eucalyptus bark piece, but it eventually ripped to pieces. Last night I watched AEW dynamite and saw Chris Jericho beat Pineapple Pete.

From future hunter

It was fun writing this and I would like to do it again in the future

If I could change 2 things about the world

1. get rid of sicknesses
2. everyone is friendly and kind

1. nobody likes getting sick unless it is no school
2. nobody wants to get hurt by other people

If I won lotto

If I won lotto I would buy:

• A Lego castle set.
• All of my missing lego pieces.
• A Lego Airplane.
• A Lego Airport.
• A Lego police station.
• More lego people!
• More lego crooks.
• A lego prison.
• More area for my lego.
• Some Pea seeds
• Paper
• Pens (my pens keep running out of ink)
• Pencils
• A lego pirate set
• A big area to grow plants to get more money
• More pet fish
• A border-collie dog
• A Mega lego set
• All my favorite food
• You guessed it, MORE LEGO

Aquatic Creature

here is my aquatic creature I drew: