August Reflection

Today for inquiry we did our August Reflection. This reflection is reflecting on what we did this month. We had to write about lots of different things like reading, writing, what we did in lockdown and others. Talk about all those things reminded me about what we did before lockdown then into lockdown. I enjoyed changing everything to make it match my style. I found nothing tricky. My digital learning object shows that I need to get better at making my drawing nice so people can read it and the colours.

Here is my August reflection.

Paralympics 5 Fact Sheet

Today we have been learning about the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics Is for people who cant compete in the Olympics. We had to create a 5 fact sheet about the Paralympics. We could make our own or use the template that the teacher gave us. I chose to use the teachers one but add a little bit of spice and make it something of my own. I found it easy to create the google drawing. I found it tricky to find information about the Paralympic Games because the Olympics is more popular. 

Here are my Facts about the Paralympics.

Cicada Jumping Game

Today for reading we were learning how to apply knowledge. Its learning that is used in various situations and contexts. We had three things to choose from. I chose to make the jumping cicada game. There was a video on the class site that had the instructions of how to make the game. I found it easy to follow the video so the game was right. I found it tricky to find a cicada because there was no cicada on scratch so I used the closest thing possible which was grasshopper.

Here is my game.

FRIYAY! Check up

Because it is FRIYAY! We had some math fun! And we also had to see what we have done this week with a chart. We had to tick what we did this week. Each task we did was worth 5 points, My score was 35/65. I took photos of what I did. I enjoyed doing the Kahoot because I am actually really fast on that and I got 6th Place. I found it tricky with the math buddy tasks because they weren't what I usually do.
Here are some photos that I have taken.

Kahoot. 

Maths Buddy.

Score Sheet.

Writing Journal -

This week for writing we have been learning how to summarize. We have a Journal that we get to fill out each day. There was 9 tasks to choose from and I chose the 6 sentence story. My story is about a duck called Bob who wants some lemonade, you will have to read on to find out. I enjoyed writing anything I wanted to write. I found it tricky to think about what I wanted to write about.

Here is my story

Impact of Plastic Pollution

Today for reading we were learning how to apply knowledge. Its learning that is used in various situations and contexts reading about how plastic pollution has taken impact on the world. We had to make a slide showing how plastic has done damage to our world and how we can stop it. I enjoyed making the slides and learning about how bad plastic is actually doing to our planet. I found it tricky to find the correct facts because they were not the right facts I wanted.

Here are my slides.

Composting - Report

Today for writing we are learning about structure. We were also learning and writing about compost. Compost is very good for the planet. If your wondering how its good for the planet you will have to read on.

We had a success criteria that we had to follow. I had to keep looking back at it because I did not want to miss anything out. I think I did leave some stuff out but that is ok. I enjoyed finding out about how composting works. I found it tricky to find the wow fact, keep reading because I think you will like it.

Here is my Report

Composting

Have you ever wondered how compost works?

What is it?

Composting is old food like apple cores, banana peels, dead leaves, kitchen scraps, that overtime insects, bugs and worms make it turn into good, nice nutritious dirt which you can use to plant new plants like fruit and veg instead of buying fruit and veg from supermarkets. 

How is it made?

Compost is made from old food scraps, apple cores and more. All the old food scraps have to be layered. When having or making a compost, layering is good to help all the food scraps or what you have put in the compost decompose, and to help give oxygen to help it breath like we do, that's why it’s good to have the holes in the compost bin. As you watch the compost decompose you might see some little critters like insects and worms but don't worry, these bugs are good because they actually help the scraps and waste decompose to make healthy dirt. They are bugs in your bin helping to break down all the compostable material.

The benefits of composting

Composting is helping old scraps into new dirt. Which regrows new food, then it is a cycle because of how it's planted and then taking the scraps and starting all over again. It is also stopping food from going out to landfill

Wow Fact!

Did you know that Composting had been around for over 12,000 years.

Word Cloud

Today for RE we were learning about faith and trust. We had to make a word cloud with all the synonyms about faith and trust. I enjoyed making the word cloud and finding all the synonyms I could. I found it trick to make it the right size to take a screenshot with. 

Here is my Word Cloud

Maui turns into the Kereru

Today for reading we have been learning to apply knowledge. It's learning that is used in various situations and contexts. We watched a video about how Maui found his father and the Magic Jaw bone. One specific part was when Maui followed his mother and had found his father. Maui turned to the Kereru (New Zealand Wood Pigeon) and sat on top of a tree and had dropped the berries that were on the tree to get their attention. We got four things to choose from and I chose to make the Kereru In Minecraft. A fact about Kereru is that they are one of the largest pigeon in the world! Do you know anything about kereru?

I found it easy to make the Kereru look like it had feathers on it.

I found it tricky create the Kereru because I did not know how to make it right.

Here is what I've made

Get out and get active!

Today for one of our lessons was to get out and get active. we had to chose one of the activities to do and I chose gardening. What we did was get some seeds, dirt, planters and some names. We planted some tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, broad beans, spring onions, apple cucumbers, all sorts of cucumbers and others. It was hard to get the seeds into the dirt and off my hand because they were so small, even smaller than an ant.

I enjoyed planting them and watering them.

Here is the photo I took.

  

Native Bush Scavenger Hunt

Today for Inquiry we had a scavenger hunt were we had to find some of our native animals. There were slides to choose from and I chose the kōtare - New Zealand kingfisher. We had to find out the answers to all of these questions.

I enjoyed finding the answers because they were easy to find.

I found it tricky to find all the stuff that was hiding on the first page.

Here it is.

Answers:

What is my Maori name? -  kōtare

Where can I find other species of kingfisher - Could not find it.

What months of the year do kingfisher breed - September to February.

Where do the nest? - cavities in trees, cliffs and banks.

How many eggs of average do they lay - Four to Six eggs.

What colour are the eggs and how big are they - Colour is white. Could not find out how big they are.

What do they eat - They eat insects, spiders, lizards, mice and small birds.

Here is a picture of the Scavenge

 

Great White Shark - Fact 5 poster

Today we have been learning how to apply knowledge It's learning that is used in various situations and contexts. We had three tasks to choose from and I chose the fact poster. I was doing mine about the Great White Shark. On the slides we had to put five interesting facts about the animal. My last slide Is my favourite, you will have to read on to find out! 

I enjoyed finding out about the Great White Shark because it is an animal that I have not thought about or that I have researched about.

I found it trick to find some facts that I thought the reader will enjoy.

Here is my Poster.

J.K Rowling - Writing

This week for writing we have been learning to make links between our paragraphs. Because of lockdown we had to start our plan and writing again. We had to choose an author that we liked and had to write a fact file about the chosen author. I chose J.K Rowling because she Is my favourite author. She wrote all seven Harry Potter books and I'm obsessed with Harry potter so I had to chose her. I wanted to all a little piece to the end to make it a bit longer.
I enjoyed writing about her and I'm happy about the Wow fact - You will have to read on to find out!
I found it tricky to find all the information again because It was all im my writing book.
Here is my writing

J.K Rowling

Full Name : Joanne Rowling

Date Of Birth: 31st July 1965

Place of Birth: Yate, United Kingdom

Famous for:  Writing the Harry Potter Series and Screenwriter

Childhood: J.K Rowling had a happy childhood, although remembering being teased about her name “Rowling”. She recalls being called “Rolling Pin” by her school friends. She has one sibling named Dianne Rowling.

Adulthood:  J.K Rowling has had many jobs like being a teacher, novelist, Children book author, screenwriter and a film producer.  She has three children, 2 daughters and 1 son.

Wow Fact: Did you know that J.K Rowling thought of the idea of Harry Potter on a train?

Books Written:  J.K Rowling has Published Seven Harry Potter books. All seven books have been made into Movies

Mary Ascends to Heaven

Today for RE we were learning about the Assumption of Mary. We watched A video and read to pieces of text about it. We had to create a word cloud about what words we saw and had to put them in a word cloud. I chose a couple of words because I did not know what words I should or could have done.
I enjoyed making the word cloud because you can put as many words as you want.
I found it tricky to chose words to do.

Here is my word cloud!

Robots - Reading task

This week for reading we have been learning to infer. Because we are now in level 4 lockdown we have been doing stuff on zoom. We had started this before lockdown and we have been thinking about what robots can solve in the world. There were many things to choose from like world hunger, climate change and lots more. But one that I thought of was Endangered Species. It is where some animals like red pandas, have not many left in the world. We had to think about how we can stop these things from happening.

I enjoyed writing the description because there are many things that it can solve. I could think of 4 reasons.

I found it tricky to make what it looked like because It would have to be a robot that won't be attacked by predators.

Here is my slides!

Valarie Adams - Report

This week for writing we have been learning to make links between paragraphs. I had to make a link with a word on both paragraphs so it made a connection. We got to chose our Olympian to write about. I chose Valerie Adams because she is my idol. My success criteria for writing is that I have used phrases such as "As well as.. he also..." to start my paragraphs. I have used the same word towards the end of one paragraph and start of the next (word links). I have used an idea link. I got 2 out of 3 of these in my writing. I enjoyed writing about Valerie Adams because she was very interesting and she had lots to write about. I found it tricky to write an idea link because It was different and I wasn't sure how to do it. Next time I will watch the video over and over again to get an understanding, and go to another workshop with my teacher.

Here is my report writing

Valerie Adams
Name: Valerie Kasanita Adams
Born: 6 October 1984
Place of birth: Rotorua, New Zealand
Sport: Athletics - shot put

Valerie Adams is a shot putter. She has 3 sibling. Steven Adams played basketball, for Oklahoma, New Orleans and in Memphis, Tennessee. Lisa Adams is competing in the Paralympic Games and is doing shot put. Valerie has also coached Lisa in shot put. As well as shot put, Lisa played netball and basketball while she was growing up. Warren Adams is Valerie's brother. Valerie Adams went to Southern Cross Campus. She took up shot putting at the age of 14.

Valerie was so fantastic at shot putting the she became one of the best shot putters in the world. Valerie Adams has won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, gold at the 2021 London Olympics, silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics and at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics she won bronze.

Valerie Adams is one of New Zealand's most successful and celebrated Olympic athletes. 

Kūmarahou

This week for reading we have been learning to summarise. We had to choose a Māori healing plant that was in our school. There were alot to choose from but I chose the Kūmarahou. It cures stuff like colds and coughs. We get to paint this on a piece of wood and place it where our plant is, so people can read what the plant is. I enjoyed learning about the Kūmarahou because I did not know what this plant was. I found it tricky to find facts on the internet because there was not much about what It can heal. Do you know what else the Kūmarahou can heal? 

Here is what I'm going to do. 

Japan Facts

This week for reading we have been learning to skim and scan. When you skim you read the text quickly to get an idea of what it is about. When you scan, you read the text quickly looking for key words for the information you need.

We are doing facts about Japan, and what they eat, what sports they do and more. Sadly I did not get to finish this task because I am a House Captain and I had responsibilities to do. I could have finished this at home but I didn't do it. And I am sorry that I didn't finish it. I will still show you what I did though.
I enjoyed finding where Japan is on the map and circling it.
I found it tricky to finish because most of our information is on Epic and because it was after school I could not get the information. I could have googled it but I didn't.
Here is what I have done so far.

What fact did you find the most interesting on my slides?