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History Of Manga

 L.I: To read for meaning and understanding.

Our challenge today was to complete a reading comprehension about the history of Manga to show that we are reading for meaning and understanding. Our final challenge in this activity was to create a DLO to share the information we found out.

A fact I found interesting was that Manga in Japanese simply means comic and that Manga is drawn and written by a Mangaka.

Manga Artist | Akira Toriyama

 L.I: To read for meaning and understanding.

Our challenge today was to use our smart searching skills to create a DLO in our own words that tell us about the life of our favourite Manga artist or a well known Manga artist.

A fact I found interesting about Akira Toriyama was that he was inspired by the Disney movies during his childhood and Akira Toriyama first Manga was called Dr. Slump.

Hauora

 L.I: To make diagram of Hauora.

This week we created a poster about Hauora. In the poster we wrote the different meanings of each wall for example: Taha Wairua is your spiritual well being. Taha Wairua explores your relationship... 

Having the four walls standing would make an person and athletes feel motivated, happy and would have a balanced mindset which basically means a positive mindset.

Hauora & Olympians

Having all the four walls up help the hard working Athlete have a balance mindset and a healthy, strong body. Mistakes athletes made would help them push harder and instead of being in a stressed situation. If the four walls were all standing they would feel motivated, proud, confident and happy. If the four walls feel they would feel terrible, dissapointed, upset and have no motivation. 

 L.I: To summarise a text

Fantastic fish use their gills to breathe underwater. They have three different fins to help them swim. These are the dorsal, pectoral and tail fin. 

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For reading with Mrs Linda we read fantastic fish. It’s about different unique fish. Fiish have three different fins. They are the dorsal fin which keeps the fish from rolling over, the tail fin which pushes the fish forward and the pectoral fish which helps the fish steer. 

Some interesting facts we found were that fish have three different types of fins. Mudskippers can live out of the water and a manta ray has a wingspan about 7 metres across. 

We found this activity fun and interesting because we found out the different uses of the fins and there are some fish that don’t look like fish for example the seahorse and the mudskipper. This was an enjoyable activity.

Science Project

 L.I: To learn about the different taste buds.

This week for science we researched and learned about the four different taste buds which is: sweet, sour, bitter and salty. After that we finally started the experiment and we tasted each bottle of liquid. Then we recored the information. 

After my investigation, I found out that the tongue has many nerves that help detect and transmit taste signals to the brain. Also not everyone has the same taste buds.

I enjoyed this experiment but I didn't enjoy some of the liquids because it tasted disgusting.

Mindfulness Reflection #1

 LI: To understand the meaning behind the pause breathe smile program.

This week we had our first session of the Pause Breathe Smile program. Our learning was based on having a calm mindset. We were introduced to this program by first defining what the word mindfulness is. Then we defined it and shared our different definitions with others.

After talking about mindfulness we were introduced to the red zone and the green zone. They are two different zones. The red zone is when you feel stressed,anxious,distracted and others. The green zone is when you feel calm, relaxed, peaceful, curious, clear, balanced, content and engaged.

We were balancing our mind set by forgiving bad things that happened in the past and calming our mind down and focusing on the present. To do this we sat in a circle and listened to the bell while breathing in and out, this helped us relax and focus on positive things.

I enjoyed this session because we learnt about having a positive mindset and about being mindful of others. During this session I learnt how to Pause, Breathe and Smile and calm my mind.    

Super Fingers | Multiplication Challenge

 L.I: To recall our time tables quicker.

This we did an challenge on multiplication. There was a draw and we were put into a bracket. Whoever won there game advanced to the next round. For my first game of super fingers I won.

I won all of my games except for the semi finals, I lost by one letter. We needed one more bracket to compete so we chosen two wildcards called Micah and Vayan. For the finals the multiplication champion was Afatia.

I really enjoyed this multiplication Challenge and it was fun because it during every game it helped me recall my multiplication and little bit faster every time.

Birds & Matariki

 This week we did an activity called Birds and Matariki. 

We made a DLO and found three birds that were captured for Matariki, then we described each bird. In the DLO we also wrote how the bird was cooked. The three birds that were in our DLO were Kereru, Tui, and a Kaka. 

I found out that a Tui was eaten for Matariki and there threats are predation and habitat loss.

I enjoyed this activity because we lots of different information about each bird.

Osmosis & Transpiration

 This week for tech we are leaning about Osmosis and Transpiration. Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis -make food Plants Water can only move around a flower by xylem.

In the experiment we used Food coloring so we could see the movement in the plant.

I enjoyed it because this experiment was really interesting and I liked how I could the blue in the celery.

Matariki

Matariki is the Maori new year celebration. It takes places each year when the cluster of stars known as Matariki are seen in our skies. The new year is a time for new beginnings and is a time to embrace tradition.

To strengthen our connections to Matariki we had a choice of research activities.

I found out why Matariki disappears on May and reappears on June.

I enjoyed this activity because we the task were interesting and we got to do it in a group to help us finish it faster.

Motivation

L.I: To edit our writing using DRAFT.

This week for Writing in pairs we wrote a poem. Before starting the poem we choose a word to use for our poem. Our word was motivation, and we used the 5 senses. The 5 senses are, smell, feel, taste, hear and touch.

In our poem we used complex sentences, metaphor, simile and abstract nouns. To help us write our poem we also used wordhippo to help find other interesting words. We used DRAFT to edit our poem. DRAFT stands for:

Delete

Rearrange

Add

Fix

Talk 

Metaphor A metaphor is a comparison of two things, saying one thing is the other without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.  An abstract noun is one that refers to an idea, quality or state (you cannot see, hear, touch or smell an abstract noun). The punctuation we used was full stops and commas. Lastly, a simile is comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

I enjoyed this activity because we got to create interesting poems.

Topic 5 - Flower power

L.I: To learn how to dissect a flower. For science today we learned how to dissect a flower. Before dissecting the flower you need to have your tools and it is:

• Knife
• Cutting board
• Flower

We removed one petal and one sepal. Pinch the ovary and cut the style straight.

After that we prepared a pollen slide and saw it under a microscope. I enjoyed this activity because we got to learn how to dissect a flower.

I also learnt that a hibiscus has a a female and male gametophyte.

 

Success

 L.I: To write an abstract noun senses poem.

Our task was to create a poem using metaphors and abstract nouns. 

A metaphor is a comparison of two things, saying one thing is the other without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Abstract nouns are things the we can see but we can't physically touch it.

The 5 senses are sight, hearing, taste, smell and feel. 

First, we chose a word from the list, our group picked success. After picking the word,we looked for the structure in the example given to us. Then, we created a poem with the structure. After writing the poem, we created a DLO about the poem.

The word that our group chose was Success.

We really enjoyed this activity, because it taught us how to create metaphors and poems, using abstract nouns. 

Forming an Opinion

 L.I: To consider both perspectives.

We were tasked to read the story about Lake Taupo to understand if the story was fact or story makes sense by saying if the story is true or fake. We wrote our opinion to see that why we picked which side to see if it was right or wrong. We wrote that taupo says according to legend which means it happened but actually is true.

I found this activity enjoyable because we got find information I haven't found about and I thought the text was interesting.

Summarising

 LI: To explain in fewer words what the text is about.

  

For reading, we have been focusing on summarising text information such as stories, articles and other texts. The text we used for this reading task was the traditional Maori story of how the world came to be. We used the summarising DLO to help us write what we think happeneds in the in the story is true. First we needed to find 20 inportant words from the story, then we had to find the 6 most important words from the 20 important words. After doing that we used those six words to make a short story about the story. I found this task intersting because I got to summarise a story in fewer words, meaning I understand what they story is about.

Main Ideas

 LI: To identify the main ideas in the text.

  

First to start off the task we watched a video about how Maui slowed down the sun.After watching the video we wrote down the main ideas that happened in the video into this DLO. After finding the inportant Ideas from that we find the four very important ideas. One of the four very important ideas is that Using the flax for ropes slowed the sun. When you find the four very important ideas we found the three vital idean from the four very important ideas. I found this task fun because when you find main ideans from the text that means that you understand the text throughly.

Venn Diagram

  LI: To find as many similarities and differences as you can between the video and text of “ The Beginning "

This week for reading we have been focusing on the differences of two types of ways a story can be said. This week we were finding differences and similarities from the video and text from "the Begining". This text was about our group finding things that are different and simaler bewtweeen the too. In the video verison it shows the seperation of mother earth and father sky, and in the written version it's explain the love for the two. I enjoyed this task because I got to see the differneces and similaritites bewtween two storys.

African Plains Safari - Summary

 L.I: To summarise a text.

Summary:

The African Plains Safari teems with abundant wildlife. You choose where you will explore on your adventure for an unforgettable holiday in Botswana in Africa.

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For Reading (with Mrs Linda) we read a text called African Plains Safaris. African Plains Safaris is mainly about the wildlife in africa. The story takes place in botswana. The text talks about the places in africa. One of the places are Deception Valley. A fun fact about deception valley is that 200 different species of birds populate deception Valley. 

We found this activity interesting because we got to explore more information about the africa. The most interesting fact we found was that there is a hotel in deception valley. Another interesting fact we found was that there is places you can relax like at the hotel after you finish.

Where will you go to at the African Plains Safari?

Lake Ngami            Deception Valley      Passarge 

Central Kalahari     Deception Pan         Piper’s Pan 

Game Preserve       Leopard Pan