Making a new outfit for Santa - Summer learning journey

 Yesterday we had to read a book and then create a new outfit for Santa Claus. The first thing we had to do was to read a story from a learning journal. The story was called Hana Kōkō, it was about a family who loves to sell jams and other stuff, the headmaster went and asked the dad to wear a Santa outfit, but when the dad got back home, he had an idea. You can keep reading on the link. After we had finish reading the story we had started our create. It was to make a new summer outfit for him. Here is my one.

Rat Island language features

 This week we have also got another pieces of paper to complete. We have to find a Simile, Metaphor and a Personification in the book and write it onto the sheet and keep adding it until we had finished the book. 

Here is my language features and the examples; Simile: His black moustache was as sharp as a stingray's tail. My lips like a bucket of spilled spuds. Metaphor: Captain tombs was seated in the corner of his cabin. A black spider in a web. I tried to pull back, but his grip was an iron shackle around my wrist. Personification: Through storms and seas that'd make a cannon ball weep.

Rat island prediction

 This week we have started reading about this novel called 'Rat Island', and we got a sheet of paper to do our per-read prediction. Here is my sheet.

Parihaka

This week for reading we have been learning about Parihaka. We had to go around the room and look for some clues for our pieces of paper and complete it. Once we had finish filling up our pages we had to cut them up and stick them together like it was a puzzle. It's a puzzle but shape like a feather, and we had to find out about the Parihaka and what happened. Here is my feather. 

Biosecurity - reading

 This week we have been learning about biosecurity, it is one of the reason why New Zealand is a very amazing country. Here are some reasons why. Did you know that some bugs are very helpful to our country? Well if you didn't knew that than here is another one, do you know that dogs in the airport are specially trained for snapping out goods like food and any living creature. That's what dogs are good at if you want to use that for you next year speech, I found it hard to catch up to everyone else but got there, I really need to go back into the book and read more facts to add up to my wevideo about biosecurity. Anyways, here is my wevideo.

How to say the days of the week in Māori using Book Creator - update

 Last week we have been learning to make a book from Book Creator and the book has to be about learning about Māori. Because it was Māori language week. I found it very easy to make the book because I enjoyed a lot of things like, putting an audio so that the kids can click on the music button and listen, but I could not publish the book onto my blog because it's got my last name on it and I must be cybersmart, it is apart of our learning. I also found it hard to get the audio onto the slides, so the audio won't work even if you click on it.

Update; I have learned how to take my last name of my book from book creator so you don't have to worry about the voice. Just click on it and you will learn Te Reo. Click here for the video.

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WALT - identify the main idea.

This week and last week we have been finding and gluing photos of different things that will make you want it and get the stuff. I did two pages of it, and it's got very good deals like "buy this and you will get the toy for free!" And "would you like something for free? Then buy this book!"
We had to answer some questions, these are the questions: does the product makes you feel grown up? Or does the product pay famous celebrities or sports stars to promote the product? Does it give you a good deal like buy one, get a t-shirt free! And finally Does it save you money? It's like saving a million dollars on this one thing you want. It's like McDonald's happy meals but they really just make you buy the toy even when they say "if you get the happy meal, then you won't need to buy the toy, just the food!" But they are just trying to get you to give them more money than normally. 

Reading about the oil spill.

W.A.L.T - identify the main idea.
Last week we had been learning about the oil spill in 2011 with the MV Rena. We had to read this online book (link here) to get the facts and how the MV Rena cargo ship made the oil spill. After we read the online book, we did a interview based on the sinking of the MV Rena cargo ship. I did it with Ciara (check her blog here).
This is the video.

Bird feeder

For last weeks reading we made a bird feed because we were trying to attract native bird from our school. Me and Catalina (check out her blog here) made the bird feeder together. We found it hard to paint the feeder because most of it was patterns like trees and flower. I really enjoyed doing it with Catalina because she is my best friend and she was willing to do it with me.

Fact file about the Pekapeka Tou Pote

This week I was learning how to identify the main idea and evaluate ideas.
I found it easy to find photos.
I found it challenging to find facts that will amaze you.
My digital object shows that I can identify the main idea and evaluate ideas.
Next time I would change the colors that I have picked.

David Walliams

This week I was learning to make a fact file about David Walliams.

I enjoyed choosing the colors.

I found it challenging to find David Walliams College.

Matariki star

This week I was learning how to make a Matariki star.
I enjoyed making my star.
I found it challenging to glue it perfect.

Should Matariki be a Public Holiday?

This week my reading group was learning: WALT - identify the main idea and evaluate ideas.

I enjoyed asking the people in my group questions.

I found it challenging to make the work pop up.

Matariki

WALT - visual language features.

This week I was learning how to use visual language features.

I enjoyed typing it onto my chromebook.

I found it challenging to challenge myself.

My digital learning object shows that I can use visual language features.

Matariki

What is Matariki?

Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of stars. Matariki is the start of a new 

Māori new year. If you want to see it, you can look at the place where the 

sunrise is, just 1 hour before the sunrise, you might see the stars. Matariki 

starts in June/July, 

Matariki is a time to celebrate new life, it is also a time to remember those who

 have passed away and to plan our own future. Matariki is also a time to 

celebrate with whānau and friends - we enjoy kai (food), waiata (song), 

tākaro (games) and haka.

How many stars does Matariki have?

Matariki has nine stars, but before we all thought it was 7. But according to the

 Māori astronomer, Dr Rangi Matamua, who’s been researching Matariki over 

30 years ( Wow, that’s a lot of years).  Dr Rangi Matamua found that some of 

his tūpuna were able to see 9 stars.

Through the naked eye, you could only see 7 stars. But if you look carefully, 

you might see 9 or with a star scoop you can see the nine stars IF you look in 

the right spot where the stars would be.

The 9 visible stars include: Matariki, Tupuārangi, Waipuna-ā-Ranchi, Waitī, 

Tupuānuku, Ururangi, Waitā, Pōhutukawa and Hiwa-i-te-Rangi. Each star 

holds a certain significance over our wellbeing and environment.

The 9 Matariki stars.                                                        

Matariki

Matariki is the star that signifies reflection, hope, our connection to the

 environment and the gathering of people. Matariki is also connected to the

 health and wellbeing of people.

Pōhutukawa

Pōhutukawa is the star that connected to those who had passed away.

Waitī

Waitī is connected to the fresh waters of the bodies and the food sources.

Waitā

Waitā is connected with the ocean and the food sources within the ocean.

Waipuna-ā-Ranchi

Waipuna-ā-Ranchi is connected with the rain.

Tupuānuku

Tupuānuku is the star that is connected with everything that grows within 

the soil and is ready to be harvested or gathered for food.

Tupuārangi

Tupuārangin is the star that is connected with everything that grows within 

the trees, like berries, fruits and birds. 

Ururangi

Ururangi is connected with the wind.

Hiwa-i-te-Rangi

Hiwa-i-te-Rangi is connected with granting our wishes, and releasing our 

 aspirations for the coming year.

The boy at the back of the class task 1 week 11

Today I was doing a task from our book called the boy at the back of the class.

The task is draw a picture of one of the Queen's guard.

Help and Hiders

This week I was learning how to combine sources of information with developing confidentify, form, and express ideas.

I enjoyed picking the color.

I found it challenging to do some of the helps and hinders.

Boy at the back of the class week 9 task 8

Last night I was doing a boy at the back of the class task. 

I enjoyed creating the fire. Because Minecraft already has a campfire.

I found challenging was making the tents.

London poster.

This week I had been doing another task from "the boy at the back of the class" task. Task 7. The story takes place in London, research the city of London, where is London? How far away is it from New Zealand? What famous landmark does London have?

Dolphins

Last week I was learning about recall and make inferences.

I enjoyed reading and watching the videos.

I found it challenging to do some of the slides.

The boy at the back of the class task 8

Today I was doing a video of a task from reading. The boy at the back of the class. Task 8. Create an scene with the refugees traveling on lifeboats across the ocean.