Gems - Literacy Planet

Today we have been completing more and more tasks on literacy planet. My gems have been added up and I have gotten 281 gems so far.

 

Mrs Stone and her baby Ruby visit!

Today we got a visit from Mrs Stone and her new baby Ruby. We have been missing Mrs Stone because she has been on maternity leave. Today we got a visit from her online, we got to ask her some question's and tell her about our school work. 

 

Literacy Planet - Literacy Site

Today we have been doing lot's of literacy planet. We have been doing comprehensions, spelling tests and much more. We can create our own avatars and play games in literacy planet too.

 

Area and Volume of 2D + 3D shapes - Maths Challenge

 

A challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge ,this presentation is Area and Volume,  . Enjoy :)

Scatter Plots and Trend Lines - Maths Challenge

A challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge ,this presentation is, Scatter Plots and Trend Lines . Enjoy :)

Prime and Composite - Maths Challenge

 A challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge ,this presentation is, Prime and Composite . Enjoy :)

Picture and Tally Charts - Maths Challenge

A challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge ,this presentation is, Picture and Tally Charts . Enjoy :)

Time Series Graph - Maths Challenge

 A challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge ,this presentation is, Time Series Graphs . Enjoy :)

Stem and Leaf Graphs - Maths Challenge

 A challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge ,this presentation is, Stem and Leaf Graphs . Enjoy :)

Strip Graphs - Maths Challenge

 A challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge ,this presentation is, Strip Graphs . Enjoy :)

Poetry Recap - Poems

Today we learned about Poetry. I read poems and then we made our own poems. Enjoy :)

Toku Whakapapa? - Te Reo W6

Today in Te Reo, we learnt how to say our family tree in Maori. We looked at our Kupu Hou words, filled in the phrases and then made a video of us saying the phrases. Enjoy :)

Quizizz - 3rd Place

Today we played another Quizizz. I came 3rd place and My friend Roman came first. We also played a times table one and I came 7th. Enjoy :)

 

Whale Tale - 2022 (designs)

Next year PES will get their own whale tale! Our extension class has been chosen to come up with a design that has a meaning to it. Someone will paint the chosen design. This is my design, the story is a mum whale goes out searching for food, she eats plastic and dies. She washes up on the sea shore, with her baby searching for her. The Baby whale cannot survive, he gets caught up in a fishing net. Waiting for his mother to return, he starves to death. Then he washes up on the shore too, next to his mother, dead and no more. Enjoy :)

 

Leap - Understanding Poetry

We have been focusing on poetry for the last week. Today we focused on: Making Sense of Poetry. We read a poem called: Leap by Selina Powell. After this we answered some questions about it on a separate google form.. Enjoy :)

Net Making - Cube

Today in school we learned how to make and about nets. I made a cube. We are learning about this because we are going to make our own rockets out of nets! I used a bit of time to put it together, but this was my second time doing it. I thought I did well. Enjoy :)

 

First Day Back At School - Term 4 2021

World Television Day - Why do we celebrate World TV day?

Today is World TV Day! We celebrate this day to represent the of the early 20th century invention had on the world. It was decided 21st of November because, the first world television forum was held on November 21-22 in 1996.

Korero of the Week - Back to School Reminders!

 This is the korero for this week. We are going back to school net week so we need a few reminders to help us with this. BACK TO SCHOOL REMINDERS!

Masks Up! Year 4-8 will be having to wear masks, this is the first time this rule has been implied on our school. So this is a new rule!

Wash and Sanitise! This is not a new rule, but we forget to do this a lot. 

My Place my Space! Having your own things and space is important.

Play in the right place! Social distance while also having fun.

Right Time, Right Gate! Every year has a different time and gate to go in. So we have to remember to get the right gate.

Electives W5 - Music Mania

Today we had our 5th electives for term 4. I attended the Music Mania with Miss Setefano. We played guessing the song, kahoots and had a play with the drumbit once more. Enjoy :)

Kahoot: Music Mania Electives - 2nd Place

In the Music Mania Elective today we played a Kahoot to end the session. It was a bout music genre's, and it was very challenging. I came second place, I had lot's of fun!

Hard Materials/Tech - Mask making

 Yesterday in Tech we learnt how to make masks out of CVA foam. These are he instructions and my demo masks. I decided to make a horse/unicorn mask.

Instructions/Steps:

1. Figure out the pattern you want to draw

2. Get a piece of PAPER and put it on your face

3. Feel around and put 2 dots where your eye holes are with a pen

4. Fold paper in half

5. draw your pattern on ONE side

6. Then cut it out while still folded

7. After this make eye holes where your dots were and cut them out

8. Now transfer it to the CVA Foam, but put it in the corner instead of the middle to save space

9. Now once cut out + eye holes heat the mask up on stove or with heat gun

10. Then put the mask onto your face (making sure it's not too hot) and mould it into your face.

11. Now put a strap on it and your ready to wear!

May Jones #6 - The Aftermath/The Love Story #1

 This is a series that I started and now I have just come out with the 6th part/the love story 1. This is a story about May Jones (The protagonist) and Hector Noris's (secondary character) Love Story part 1 and the first part . Read on to find out more! Make sure to check out their backstory. Be sure to stay tuned for the next story. Enjoy :)

May Jones - The Aftermath / The Love Story #1

(Exclaimer: Dress in story is from tv show Blindspot. Not my design.)

There was a long pause. Did I really just say that… May’s eyes were searching the room and her hands were shaking. Hector was lost of words. “Stop trying to get to me. You just want a way into the FBI.” Maybe he was right, but May knew deep down that she really did love him…

“Stop trying to help, just go. Back-up is nearly here, ok.” He looked at her with confusion. His throat clogged up trying to say something else, but he couldn’t. “I’ll be on my way. I’m sorry.” May jogged out the door, trying not to step on anything on the floor. She picked up her burner phone and dialled 911. “Yes, hi there's been a home invasion at 42 Melbourne Avenue! Requesting the Police and an Ambulance.” She threw her phone into a big puddle. May ran onto the pavement and stared into the night sky. She thought to herself, What a long night…

After ringing up her boss, May was now in another safe house across the city. This time a bit closer to the FBI office. Her phone rang. She picked it up, “May, are you comfortable in your new home ?” This was far from home, but May knew it was the best she could get at the moment. “I’m settling in, what is the next mission?” Malaika stuttered with a pause, “W-... Well, you're not going to go on the next mission.” May was shocked. “What do you mean? I’m the best person you’ve got!” May was right, May was the best of the best at her job. “You're going to take out Hector Noris, like we arranged at first. If you don’t, you'll lose your job.” There was another long pause. May couldn’t take him out, her feelings were too strong. She couldn’t tell her boss either, so what could she do? The phone hung up, it was now up to May to find Hector.

May knew she couldn’t kill Hector. Maybe she should just run away, but that would just make things worse…. Got it! May had an idea that was risky, but it had a good chance of working. 

Step 1: She would call the FBI, and ask to speak to: Hector Noris. “Special Agent Hector Noris speaking.” May was as nervous as the first day of school. “It’s me May.” What is he going to say? “What do you want?” This was better than she expected. “How about a date?” May was hoping for a yes. “No.” … “If you change your mind, meet me at the parking lot in silver dale. 8:30 pm, don’t be late.” She hung up before they could track the phone. ‘

Step 2: Get dressed up for the date in case Hector changes his mind. May wore a slim fitting velvet black dress. The fabric went down to her toes touching the ground. Black lace flowed from her neck to her back, imprinted with the velvet. Long sleeves covered her arms ending at her wrists. More Black lace  started at her lower back and moved to where the dress ended, giving a flowy look. Her hair was side parted and slicked back. May wore black pointy heels, with a shiny finish. A natural make-up look covered her face, and a timid red lip. All finished off with a real diamond encrusted, loose choker.

Step 3: Now that she was dressed and polished up, she was getting ready to walk out the door. She knew that if Hector came he would bring a whole FBI team. So she needed her own team. May picked up her phone a couple dozen times, and called anyone on her team. Once she had gathered enough people she wrote out her note. 

Glad to see you showed. If you're up for it, there is one more stop before our final “Date”. Please come alone. I don’t want any of your friends getting hurt. You know how that goes. Meet me at the car park in Glen Taylor. I’ll be waiting until 9:00 pm Sending my love until we meet again. 

Step 4: Now it was time to leave. She packed up her purse, putting in her phone, extra lipstick, extra chapstick, plasters (for blisters), deodorant, sanitary items and gum. A text alerted her that her driver was here. Grabbing her bag and steadying herself she walked out the door. 

Step 5: As she promised her guards were waiting for her at the spot they agreed to meet. Holding guns they stood still, some facing the middle of the car park and some facing the rest of the car park. She simply waited, waited for her True Love…..

 

 

 

Disney Twisted Tail: Reflection - Book Review

Task Description:

For the past month and a half I have been reading a book to the series: A Twisted Tale. This is a Disney series where the scenario in the book is different from the scenario in the movie. This is my second time reading a book from this series. My first one was Let It Go or a book based on the movie Frozen. 

Explanation of book:

This is a Twisted Tale of the movie Mulan. Same characters, places etc. Just a different scenario. The twist is: What if Mulan had to travel to the underworld?

Summary of Book (on the back):

Reflection

What if Mulan had to travel the the underworld?

When Captain Shang is mortally wounded in battle, Mulan must travel to the Underworld, Diyu, in order to save him from certain death. But King Yama, the ruler of Diyu, is not willing to give Shang up easily. 

With the help of Shang's great lion guardian ShiShi, Mulan must find Shang's spirit and leave before sunrise, or become King Yama's prisoner forever. Mulan, still disguised as the soldier Ping, wrestles the decision whether or not to reveal her true identity to her closest friend.

Will Mulan be able to save Shang before it's to late?

Author: Elizabeth Lim

Review:

I thought the book was awesome! I loved all the detail of each scene. There was a lot of great words that put you in the characters shoes, and that helps you make out the setting. I cried a few times, but I loved how the book was started and ended. Sometimes the scenes do carry on for a long period of chapters, but otherwise it was amazing! 4.5/5 stars.

Quizzez - First Place

Today we played another game of Quizzez. I came first again and I'm so happy! The questions were mostly focused on angles and MMMR. My score was 19780.

 

Tree Diagrams - Maths Challenge

Yesterday in maths, a challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations, by the end of this week, would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge ,this presentation is, Tree Diagrams . Enjoy :)

Dot Plot's - Maths Challenge

Yesterday in maths, a challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations, by the end of this week, would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge ,this presentation is, Dot Plots . Enjoy :)

He hakete kikorangi? - Te Reo: Colours

Today in Te-Reo we learned about all the beautiful colours in the maori language. We learnt phrases and how to say other words like jacket in maori. Enjoy :)

Fraction, Decimal, Percentage - Maths Challenge

Today in maths, a challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations, by the end of this week, would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge and this is my first presentation,Fraction, Decimal, Percentage. Enjoy :)

MMMR/Mean, Median, Mode and Range - Maths Challenge

Today in maths, a challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations, by the end of this week, would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge and this is my first presentation, MMMR/Mean, Median, Mode and Range . Enjoy :)

Adding Rational Numbers - Maths Challenge

Today in maths, a challenge was announced. Whoever finished all 17 of our maths task/presentations, by the end of this week, would get a lolly basket. This was a big challenge and this is my first presentation, Adding Rational Numbers. Enjoy :)

Measurement - Maths

Today in our maths class/meet we focused on a DMIC problem. With km and measurements. This was a really fun and quick task to do. Enjoy :)

Bryde's Whale - Facts and solution

 

This term we have been learning about the Bryde's whale and biodiversity. This week we have listed down three facts and three things we can do to help the Bryde's whale population. With the- what can we do?- we thought big ( or go home). Enjoy :)

Electives - Music Mania

 

Today in electives I joined the music mania meet. We went on a drum site called drumbit. We made beats and shared them with the class. Before that playing games like guess the song and fill in the missing lyrics. Enjoy :)

A gloomy day - Storyboard Creator Narrative/Paragraph

The day was dull. Rain fell on the city. Curtains were closed and the sky was dark. This was how Michelle was feeling. Dull, invisible and unworthy. Why was she feeling like this? Michelle walked to the top of one of the apartment complexes. She stared into the night sky drenched in rain. Thinking to herself, What if I had another life? Her dark green dress glowed in the night sky. Her hair flopped onto her back. Michelle stood up and walked through the neighbourhood, to her humble home. 

 

Manaiakalani Online Film Festival - Film Festival in Lock-down!

Kia-ora, and welcome to my blog. Today was the 14th annual film festival. (Brief Explanation) This is where each class from the Manaiakalani cluster of schools, makes a 3 minute video. Once all movies have been created, we gather at certain times and watch them all at then Sylvia Park movie theatre! Unfortunately since we are in lock-down, we can not do that this year. That didn't stop us though! There has been 40 movies made, for this years film festival. Today we watched most of them and left blog comments on some of them. Whats so special? You may ask. This is a way for us to connect to the schools in our community. This is a way for us to gather around and have a laugh, cry and chat. Since it is Alert Level 3, the child who introduces the film festival (the face of manaiakalani) could not do. Since I go to bubble school, I had the awesome opportunity to have a go at it! It was a privilege to do this, and hope I get to do it in the future. You can check out the movies here: https://sites.google.com/manaiakalani.org/filmfestival/2021.

ME PRESENTING:

MOVIE SITE

Literacy Planet - Battle Rocket

This week we were shown this site called: Literacy Planet. It is a site that helps you with your literacy in fun and interesting ways. This task was a practice for my test (spelling) called: Battle Rocket. It says the word and you have to spell it. Enjoy :)

 

Space Kitchen - Term 2 (Finished Term 4) Extension Project

This is my project from term 2. The theme for term 2 was: Watch This Space. We had a very busy term, so we didn't get it done. I tried my best to finish it to the best of my abilities. It is about an alien making peanut butter and apples in space. Enjoy :)

He pene tau? - Te Reo W4T4

Today we had a Te Reo class. Today we learned: He pene tau? Which means : Do you have a pen? We had to do 2 slides of work and 1 slide where we set our create task. Enjoy :)

Why is PES an important part of our community? - Practice Test: Writing

TASK DESCRIPTION:

Today in our literacy meet, we had a practice test for writing. We practiced explanation writing and the question/topic was: Why is PES an important part of our community? Enjoy :)

WRITING:

Pt England School plays a big part in the G.I community. It helps families, children and others connect - in many different ways. I will be talking about Learn, Create and Share, becoming comfortable with older individuals and connecting with other families.

Learning is a big part of school. When you learn, you create. When you create you share. Sharing your learning can help your social development and confidence. We learn by having class, and individual discussions. We Create by using what we have learned and putting it on a google doc, slide, drawing etc. We share by presenting in front of the class,  This is not only online, but also in person.

PES helps kids become comfortable with older individuals. This can be teenagers, adults and even the elderly. People of all ages pass through our school. Starting up a conversation boosts confidence and helps with manners. When you pass through the foyer, there are at least 2 adults, most of them you know. Eventually you get comfortable with them, which makes it much easier to have confidence around strangers of such age.

Our school also helps families as a whole. Our family plays a big part in our life. When our families make new friends, it is good for our mental health and well-being. PES helps do this by holding events like fia-fia, cross country, school picnics and much more. Making new friends helps us link socially and physically.

From Learning, Creating and Sharing, to helping families and making new friends. Boosting confidence, helping with social development and letting us connect and link ourselves to others.  Pt England School is such an important part of our community.

Introductions and Conclusions - Writing

This is our last and final rotation activity. It is all about introductions and conclusions. We were given the task to look at a picture and write a introductions for it. Then a conclusion after woods. We also learnt how to write an intro/conclusion. Enjoy :)

Quizizz - Maths Quiz

Today in our maths meet we played a Quiz game called Quizizz. This was a maths Quiz with 27 questions. I came 1st place! It was very intense and the leader board changed every second. I got 16 correct and 9 wrong. 

 

Tiktok Tipene W3T4 - Day-O-Banana

 

Today we had another session of electives. I once again joined tiktok Tipene. This week we made our own moves to Day-O-Banana. It was lot's of fun and as you can see in the picture we had a great time doing the dance moves. Enjoy :)

Diwali - Henna Tattoos

 

This is a project I have done on Hyper-studio. I have drawn Henna Tattoos to celebrate the Diwali holiday. Happy Diwali. Enjoy :)

Diwali - What do people do on Diwali?

Diwali is a celebration that occurs at the start of November. It is an official holiday in the country's Fiji, Guyana, India, Malaysia and much more. It is the most important celebration in the Indian culture. To celebrate this they dance, draw henna on their hands and legs, eat the beautiful foods like curry, light candles, draw patterns, light fire works and clean their houses in preparation. Diwali lasts over a period of 5 days.

 

The Future of: Toaster! - Hard Materials Class

The Future of Toaster!

Questions:

How is this going to change in the future?

People are making the toaster more eco-friendly. Adding/Switching plastic for bamboo, and metal for thick glass. When you put the bread in the slots, a lid closes trapping the heat inside.  

What would I add?

3 toaster slots, (2 is not enough, 4 is too much).

Flat toaster.

Lid that traps heat.

When it comes out the butter is already spread on.

It has a knife attached and spreads like a robot. 

SKETCH

Hauora W3T4 - Be Still~

Today topic for Hauora was: Be Still/Take a break and Relax. This means to take your body and mind by being calm. You can relax by Breathing, doing yoga, drawing, listening to music and much more! We also played a guessing game, where Miss Setefano showed a picture that was covered up a bit. Then we would have to guess it in the group chat. After that we learned about unplugging. You can do this by unplugging from social media, all technology, unplugging your brain from any stress or thoughts, and even taking a little nap. Enjoy :)

 

Sentence Structure - Finished Presentation

This is the finished presentation of Sentence Structures. We are learning about adjectives, nouns, verbs etc. We are also learning where to place our punctuation. Enjoy :)

Language Features - Extra

This is the "Extra" task for Language Features. Today I worked in Miss Setefano's group. In this task I learn all about the different features of our language and practice them on each slide. Enjoy :)

He aha to hiahia? - Te Reo W3T4

Today we had Te Reo Maori. We learnt how to ask: "What do you want?". We also learned how to respond with some of our Kupu Hou words. My favourite Kupu Hou is: "Panui/Read". I did my create task with my friend Aniqua, go check out her blog. Enjoy :)

PEEL - Paragraph Practice: finished Slides

These are the finished slides to the PEEL activity's. There are more activities included that I have not yet posted. PEEL meaning : Point, Explanation, Evidence and Link. Enjoy :)

PEEL - Finished Explanation Writing: How do people connect using devices?

 This is my finished piece of Explanation writing. The topic is: How do people connect using devices? I have used PEEL  to improve my writing a bit more. Enjoy :)

How do people connect using devices?

We connect with others in a lot of different ways. The way we connect most, is by using devices. Have you ever connected online?

Devices are everywhere and we use them on a daily basis. Connecting using a device is so popular in the human world. 

Why do we use devices? Why don’t we just connect in real life? It is easier to connect using a device. There are many ways to connect, you can email, call, zoom, and even chat on google docs. 

People carry around devices all the time, and having a conversation on the phone is very normal. Now that we are in lock-down, people are zooming like there is no tomorrow. In 2021 the number of smartphone users shoots all the way up to 6.378 billion people world wide! Can you imagine how many of those people call and connect using their phones?

If we review these topics we can see that connecting online is part of human nature. Going online to have a chat is completely normal and probably will be for the next trillion years.

It wouldn’t be “earthly” if we stopped using devices for things other than games and work. Connecting online is apart of our lives and makes a huge impact on our conversations and day to day life.

PEEL - Paragraph Plan and Draft

 In this PEEL blog-post I am starting to form a explanation story using PEEL. The piece of writing is my draft piece and the picture is a plan of my overall story. My topic/title is: How do people connect using devices. Enjoy :)

PLAN:

DRAFT:

How do people connect using devices?

We connect with others in a lot of different ways. The way we connect most, is by using devices.

Devices are everywhere and we use them on a daily basis. Connecting using a device is so popular in the human world. 

It is easier to connect using a device. There are many ways to connect, you can email, call, zoom, and even chat on google docs.

People carry around devices all the time, and having a conversation on the phone is very normal. Now that we are in lock-down, people are zooming like there no tomorrow.

If we review these topics we can see that connecting online is part of human nature.

It wouldn’t be “earthly” if we used devices for things other than games and work. Connecting online is apart of our lives and makes a huge impact on our conversations and day to day life.

PEEL - Can you find the PEEL? (Practice)

This week we are learning about PEEL. This is a abbreviation learned to help with learning how to write explanation pieces. PEEL stands for: Point, Explain, Evidence and Link. These are a few slides from the entire slide show, where I practice looking for PEEL in an explanation Paragraph. Or: Can you find the PEEL? Enjoy :)