We Will Rise - Step it Up

LI: to recreate a chorus using our skills in poetry and literacy

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For our Step it Up Challenge for the We Will Rise challenge we had to record us reciting or singing the chorus we recreated. The chorus we recreated was from the song "We Will Rise" made by the students of Mangere College. The meaning behind my lyrics are to keep striving to your goal and go as high as possible. Fly High meant to keep on striving and go straight for your goals. Soaring through the sky symbolized the obstacles you have to go over or through. Let everything flow by meant let all the negativity and people pushing you down flow by and let them go. 

We Will Rise - Kick Start

LI: to create a text graphic showing the chorus of our song

For our next Summer Learning Journey activity it was based off the song "We Will Rise" by Mangere College. The task was to recreate the chorus from the song, still have the same theme of "Rising & Never giving up". This task was fun because I was able to do some writing and I am myself a music fan. The song "We Will Rise" I thought was a pretty good song. It was upbeat but had an inspirational meaning behind it which is really cool. 

What are you doing today? - Step it Up

LI: to learn Te Reo Maori

 

For our next challenge which was related to the post before, about Te Reo Maori. Te Reo Maori is one of the Native Languages of New Zealand, and is the language Maori people. This task was really fun doing, I got to make a Screencastify and say some Te Reo Maori Questions and I got to answer them. I was able to learn more Te Reo Maori, and have improved my pronunciation and have increased my vocabulary in a really fun and enjoyable way. 

What are you doing today? - Kick Start

LI: to learn more about Te Reo Maori

For our fifth activity of the Summer Learning Journey the activity was about Te Reo Maori. The slide deck shown above is about Te Reo Maori and mainly focuses on the idea of "Where are you going today?". I really like learning more about not only the language Te Reo Maori, but the history and culture behind it. I've become familiar with the Maori culture and is a part of me because of how it has impacted me in ways. This activity was amazing and was really fun doing with my Room 5 partner Matheus and my LS2 partner Moti. 

Optical Illusion - Step it Up

LI: to explain how to make an Optical Illusion

For our next Summer Learning Journey task, it was related to the post before which was Optical Illusions. I did the Step it Up Challenge which was recording a Screencastify about how I created my Optical Illusion. In my video I explained how I did some research on Optical Illusions and got some ideas from Illusions done before. I also explained what tool I used on Google Draw to make it easier for the people who want to make an Optical Illusion. An Optical Illusion is an image or video that deceives your eyes and brain to seeing something different rather than what the image actually is. 

Optical Illusions - Kick Start

LI: to learn about Optical Illusions

For my seventh Summer Learning Journey task we were learning about what an Optical Illusion is and how it tricks our brains. An optical illusion is when your eyes and brain are deceived to show you something different rather than what the image actually is. After learning about them, we get to the fun part which is making them. This was really fun to do because I got to express my creativity into the illusion. The optical illusion show above is a cube and the back corners, you can't really tell if it is in front or behind because of the transparent color. 

 

Tanerore

LI: to use the meaning of kowhaiwhai patterns to explain our art

For our sixth Summer Learning Journey activity. This activity focused on kowhaiwhai patterns and Tanerore. Tanerore in the Maori Dictionary means heat haze. We then started making our kowhaiwhai patterns. It was really fun doing because I got to do it with my partner Matheus. The meaning was that because of the hot summer, the koru in the middle represent waves and oceans. The koru surrounding the center represent the earth or papatuanuku. This was a really fun activity because I got to make art which expressed my creativity. 

Insect Art

LI: to learn more about insects and art in a combined form

For our fourth activity of the Summer Learning Journey, we had to make an insect with leaves and plants. It was really fun doing this task. I was able to go outside with my friends and find some plants and leaves to make my piece of art. Using what I had I made an ant, it doesn't look like a masterpiece but I am really proud of it. I used an olive and stuck two sticks to make the antennas. I used a brown leave for the legs, and some more sticks for the legs of the ant. 

Fishy False Teeth

LI: to enhance and advance my reading skills

Our third Summer Learning Journey of Week 1 is called "Fishy False Teeth". In this activity we had to finish a template of an article. In the template we had to write what each character did, and what role they played in the story. At the end of the template we had to imagine what they would say and make it into a comic. It was really fun to do, especially with a partner. 

Quality Smart Comment

LI: to learn to make a quality blog comment

For the second activity of the first week of the Summer Learning Journey, we learnt about how to make a quality blog comment and how it can help us win by giving us bonus points. Commenting these help us with learning conversations and new learning. Comments also start a comment thread which helps us improve and encourage each other in a digital learning conversation. In a quality smart comment there has to be a greeting first. Then we usually have compliments about the post and just positivity towards it. We then have feedback to say but always in a positive way then followed up by a connection between you and the post. Lastly is a question related to the topic, and then a farewell. 

Nano Girl

LI: To collect materials needed to successfully complete our weekly superpower building missions with Nano Girl.

This morning LS2 were helping the Year 4s starting the Summer Learning Journey. It was the Year 4s first Summer Learning Journey. In PBS the school is still open so finding the materials and tools needed for the experiment was tough. It was really fun, we had NanoGirl teaching us what to do and what to find. We are really looking forward to doing the experiment. I found this activity by doing the Summer Learning Journey an I am looking forward to doing the experiments and future activities. 

Operation Christmas Drop

LI: to write a summary of the story behind the Operation Christmas Drop in your own words.

                         

The Operation Christmas drop makes a big impact to lots of communities around the globe, especially the remote islands off of Guam. This was a massive impact for them as they got the time to enjoy themselves, it also makes them happy how America had the time to do this while being busy with a lot of things. For the last 68 years the men and women of the US airforce who are based at Andersen Airforce Base in Guam have been using a pilot training drill to drop much needed supplies to the people who live on the 60 remote islands that surround Guam. We think that Operation Christmas drop is an amazing organisation of companies that give struggling communities a Christmas experience that they don't get to experience yearly. We think this way because they have done great things to help children and adults in remote islands that don't have the basic needs for a striving community.

Decorating the Tree

LI: to decorate the office Christmas tree

The purpose of our Design Technology challenge was to create a set of Christmas/Holiday decorations that represented our school and the people in it. We were given a design brief from Mr Johnston and a delivery date. To celebrate the end of this challenge LS2 delivered their completed decorations to Mr Johnston, then hung them on the tree in our school office. It was really cool to see our holiday decorations hanging on the School Christmas Tree. 

Probability - Flower Crown

 LI: to use probability trees to show our thinking

For Math this week we were learning about Probability, and probability trees. Probability is a subject of Maths that shows how likely an event would happen. The probability tree is a strategy that is used when solving probability equations. This divides the combinations into different branches and multiplies them to get the answer needed. The DLO (Digital Learning Object) showed above shows one of the problems which was "Flower Crown". We worked together to figure out the equation. 

Design Technology Challenge

LI: to make holiday decorations

 

This term for Inquiry we were doing Design for our topic. The purpose of this long journey was to make a holiday decoration for the schools Christmas tree. At the end we evaluated the design process and design. On the evaluation we answered questions such as positives and improvements, did it meet our design brief and such. This helped us show what we could've improved on next time, and what we should keep doing. In my evaluation the designs I created suited most of the criteria and look pretty nice. But I feel like I could've make the design bigger, made the stitching more even, and centered the shapes. 

Art Coloring Book - Step it Up Challenge

LI: to use TEEL Paragraph to explain our color choice

Last week we used the art we created from the Summer Learning Journeys "The Coloring Book". The art I recreated was created by Louis Mailou Jones, and the art is called Moon Masque. The changes I made were the color scheme of the whole art. I did that to give the mood a change. In the TEEL Paragraph Description I wrote about the ways I used the colours to change mood of the art. I also talked about the use of shapes that we used to give the art a spark of life. 

2020 Tech Reflection

LI: to reflect on tech

This years tech was a rough start. Having to go on lock - down and still going online and doing tech. It was a rough year but an amazing journey to go through. Being able to do different things such as Robotics & Coding, Food Tech, and Science. Being able to do those different things was such fun. Being able to meet amazing new people teaching us these wonderful new things. As us Year 7s first year of tech, having to go through this was not normal but we kept going and made it work. Robotics & Coding was amazing, we got to play with robots and code them into doing cool things like light up, move around, make sounds and much more. Food Tech was fun because we were able to learn being safe in the kitchen, while also learning how to cook and make delicious new foods. Science was amazing as well because we learnt about Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Being able to learn about Rocket Science, Earthworms, Pollution, and Chemicals was super cool, and the experiments were so fun. 

I'm looking forward for what comes next year at Tech. 

Tech - Plants & Foodmakers (Week 7)

LI: to learn about plants 

For the last week of Tech this year our 8th topic was about plants. We first talked about how plants grow and the structure of a plant. We talked about what plants need, such as Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Sunlight. We talk about how each need works and how it happens. We then got 10 leaves from the school, all different leaves. We categorized them using a table talking about their size, texture, colour, and pattern. We talked about how big the leaf is, how it feels, the colour of the leaf and the pattern on the leaf. 

How to be cybersmart (Silver Confidence)

 LI: to teach how to be Cybersmart

For one of the activities and tasks to achieve the Silver Confidence Badge I had to make a DLO on either "How to stand up to bullies" or "How to be cybersmart". I chose how to be Cybersmart. In my DLO I explain how to be Cybersmart. I explained things like password safety, info sharing, cyber bullying and more things. After I then talk about what Cybersmart is, and I talk about how Cybersmart is about how to be safe online. 

How to smartcomment (Silver Confidence)

LI: to teach the basics of how to smartcomment

 

For one of the activities to achieve and get the Silver Confidence Badge I had to create a task with my teacher. The task I created was about "How to smartcomment". In this DLO I firstly said what a smartcomment is, and defined what its about and what it does. After I started talking about the basics and structure of a smart comment, and in the DLO it shows a example of a smartcomment with all the simple basics and structure. 

Art Coloring Book

LI: to experiment with colors

                                                       

           

Original

Mine

This morning we tried one of this year’s Summer Learning Journey activities. The purpose of this task was to experiment with colours by mixing colours from the original palette with pop colours. This allowed us to recolour famous painting or images of landmarks around the world. I really enjoyed this task because we were able to experiment with these different colours, and we could do it digitally. The art I remade was created by Louis Mailou Jones, and the art is called Moon Masque. It is currently held in Smithsonian Art American Museum. 

BookClub

LI: to unpack the text together

Fau, Lukah, Sulia, Vayan, Afatia, Azatulah and I were introduced to the activity, Book Club by Mrs Anderson.  Each member of the book club has a role to take each week. The 7 roles are, The Discussion Director, Connector, Summariser, Passage Picker, Word Master, Illustrator and Meeting Report. 

The book that we read this week was called “Bok Choy” by Paul Mason. The moral of the story was describing the differences between the chinese people compared to the english. This story unpacked the racism faced by chinese miners, who came to New Zealand in 1800s to seek their fortune in the gold fields. From this story we learnt it is important to accept one another despite who we are and how we look. 

Once we had completed the tasks for our roles, we reported back to the group and shared our thoughts and ideas. The Discussion Director’s asked questions and guided everybody to be on the right track. The Summariser, picked 20 most important words from the story, to 6, and used it to summarise the text. The Passage Picker would pick a part of the story and write why it’s important to you. The Connector had to make connections to themself, to text, and to the world from the book. 

I enjoyed that each person had a role and everybody contributed to the group. I found it interesting that everyone had a rich learning conversation . I'm looking forward to doing this again.

Te Whanau Raukura Performance

The Te Whanau Raukura Kapa Haka group came to our school to show us amazing dances and teach us new incredible things about the Haka and Maori history. They firstly talked to us about the items used in Hakas. The first one was the Poi Poi, which used to be a way for men back then to help them with their wrists so they were able to fight. Nowadays it is used mostly by women when dancing. Then next was the Te Rakau which was again used by men back in the days to help them with their joints and wrist so they were able to fight. Lastly there was the Taiaha which was a stick with a spear edge, it is said that the Taiaha is shaped like the body. The stick is the body, and the top is the head but also known as the tongue. Poking the tongue in Maori culture is a way to show intimidation and readiness for combat. 

Exploring Current Events

LI: To identify author’s purpose.

For Reading we were exploring different type of articles and news through current events. There are 12 different types of articles. The first is Timeliness which is a type of article that has happened recently. Relevance is a type of article where it is of importance to the reader. Magnitude is an article that has effected a lot of people in the story, such as a natural disaster like a flood or tornado. Another one is Unexpectedness is a story that you didn't anticipate, something unusual that occurs without a warning. Impact is a type of article that effects a large amount of readers. The next one is a Reference to someone that is important or famous, an article which talks about a famous or important person like a singer or politician. Oddity is an article which talks about a weird situation. Conflict is something that has major struggles in the news or article. A reference to something negative which is a unhappy and sad story. Continuity a follow up story of a one before, or something familiar to it. Emotions is a type of article which creates emotions such as happines, anger and more feelings to increase the interest of the story. Progress is a story about something that sparks new hope and achievement. Authors write for a purpose (reason). These reasons are to persuade, inform or entertain (PIE). Each day, newspaper editors around the world must make desicions about which stories they will run. We explored the different types of current events that are happening in New Zealand, thought about why the story made the news and plotted the location on a google map.

Provocation: Should masks be compulsory on NZ public transport?

LI: To identify and consider the two perspectives of this provocation to help me form an opinion

This week for Reading we were learning about Provocations. A Provocation is an action or phrase that triggers strong emotions. Our provocation was "Should masks be compulsory in Auckland public transport?". In our DLO (Digital Learning Object) we had to say if we agree or not with the provocation, and then share our opinion. My opinion is that I think we should have a free choice on rather or not we want to wear masks. Some people have not too good health and would have trouble breathing. 

The Charge of the Light Brigade

 LI: to understand the narrative in the poem

For Reading we learnt about another poem, and about the narrative in it. We've been reading new poems and text to let us practice how to understand more quickly the story. The poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson, is about the Crimean War that happened between Russia, and the Ottoman Empire. The poem tells the story about the 600 men of the Light Brigade from the Ottoman Empire who tried to attack Russia. They were ordered to charge on horseback into a valley but were ambushed and their attack ended in defeat for them. This activity was really cool doing because this poem was about a real life event, and tells it in a way where it feels like you're there and it's happening again. 

Word Problems

LI: to explain how we solved our problems

For Maths we worked in mixed math groups to practice our team skills and to help us explain how we solved these word problems. The topic of these word problems were about Metric Measurements, which was more specifically about weight and mass. The word problem was about the ingredients and the weight of these ingredients. We had to find the weight of the missing ingredient by adding up the weight of the ingredients we knew, and subtracting it from the weight of the whole food. 

Maori Names

LI: to learn Maori names

For Maori we learnt that the Te Reo Maori translation of English names has a similar sound to it. So we tried to translate them and match them together. We did this and it was really cool to do, because regular names were translated into these Te Reo Maori translations. 

Guy Fawkes

LI: to use the words you highlighted to help you summarise the story behind fireworks night

Learning Space 2 and Room 5 have come together to work with each - other. Learning Space 2 were teaching Rm 5 about keywords and summarisation. The text we were reading was Guy Fawkes which is tomorrow night. Through reading the text we were writing down keywords. Out of the list we wrote we had to pick 20 important words. From the 20 we had to pick the 6 most important, and using those 6 we summed up the text with a few sentences. Guy Fawkes was a day where a man named Guy Fawkes tried to assassinate the King by using barrels of gunpowder.  

Design Process Flowchart

LI: to learn the design process

For Inquiry this term we were learning about Design. We learned about a bunch of different vocabulary about Design, like client, production, development and such. This term we had to make holiday decorations for a Christmas tree for our school. These holiday decorations could be Christmas, Hanukkah and more. But we first had to learn the process of designing these holiday decorations. So we learned, listen and took notes of the design process from Mrs Ferguson from Tamaki College. Our task was to make a flow chart of the Design Process which is kind of like a loop. 

Explanation (Transitional Vocab)

LI: to use transitional vocab

This week we have been revising explanation writing. Next week is our assessment week so we did this collaborative challenge to remind ourselves what is needed when we write explanations. When writing our explanations we focused on transitional vocab and TEEL, which is the structure of a paragraph. T for Topic Sentence, E for Example/Explain, another E for Evidence, and L for Link. The topic sentence is the introduction sentence of the topic, explain/example is explaining the topic, evidence is the statistics and numbers about the topic, and link is the sentence that links the end of the paragraph to the first sentence of the next paragraph.

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Highest Common Factor

LI: to find the Highest Common Factor

 

For Maths we were learning about the Highest Common Factor. Firstly a factor is a number that times a certain number. So the Highest Common Factor is the highest factor that the two numbers have in common or share. Our task was to explain what a Highest Common Factor was and also to explain what a factor was. In my DLO it also shows an example of what a Highest Common Factor is. 

Lowest Common Multiple

 LI: to find the lowest common multiple

For Maths we were learning about the Lowest Common Multiple. Firstly a multiple is a number that can be divided or times by a certain number. So the Lowest Common Multiple is the lowest multiple the two numbers have in common or share. Our task was to explain what a Lowest Common Multiple was and also to explain what a multiple was. In my DLO it also shows an example of what a Lowest Common Multiple is. 

The 3 Laws of Inertia

LI: to learn about Inertia

                          

This week we learnt about Inertia, Inertia is a force of physics. There are 3 laws of Inertia. The three are Inertia of Rest, Inertia of Motion and Inertia of Direction. Inertia is the tendency to resist a change of motion. You experience Inertia all the time, for example when in a car and the car suddenly stops you jerk forward because of the change of velocity or speed. For this activity Lukah, Haylee, Sakina, Pouvi and I worked collaboratively to create this DLO. Something we found interesting was that Inertia was an everyday thing we experienced but we never really noticed.

Explanation: Transitional Vocabulary

Why is it important to make wise choices?

Do you use drugs? Do you know the effects it could cause? Drugs are a dangerous substance that are neither food, water or oxygen but can give serious damage to avid users mentally or physically. Drugs are a serious problem around the world and have had a massive effect globally.

As a result some people take them to feel good or to satisfy themselves. People are led into the darkness of drugs by growing up around them, or because of friends, therefore it is something they do to be cool or to be in with a group of friends. This is called “Peer Pressure”. Consequently they get addicted to these drugs, and crave more. These drugs affect us brutally, they affect our physical and mental health. For instance some people steal and on the other hand they work for people who will pay them money so they’re able to buy drugs. In spite of this, drugs are not all bad. In fact they help people relieve pain, help with medical problems. 

Furthermore, this is why it is important to stay away from drugs or to make wise choices. A silly choice you make could ruin your reputation or life, and you might end up without a job, end up in prison, or worse, death. Above all, people have to be informed to make wise choices, because these drugs not only affect you but the people around you. Your family could be saddened about your addiction, or they might end up joining you. Would you want that for the people you love?

Facts and studies show that a person in a family or group of friends that is addicted to drugs affects the group mentally but also distances them. Can you imagine that? Having your family and friends fall apart because of your addiction?

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LI: to use transitional vocabulary

For Writing we were practicing using transitional vocabulary, by writing explanations. Transitional Vocabulary is like the cause and effect, but the effect part. Transitional Vocabulary are words like: therefore, because, as a result, and for instance. An explanation is a type of writing that is a formal writing that explains how or why something works. The structure of an explanation is TIIC, which stands for: Title, Introduction, Information, and Conclusion. Our topic for the explanation was "Why is it important to make wise choices?". We first planned our explanation, and then started writing. 

If I was Prime Minister?

LI: to think deeply about a change I would make

If I was the Prime Minister?

This task was to think if we were Prime Minister what would we do. If I was the Prime Minister of New Zealand I be focusing on the Economy which I think is great for the country because during the Pandemic many people lost jobs or business people had their businesses going down hill. So I think it's good that they’re trying to bring back the Economy. Since I think Economy and Immigration are important, I think the Economy should be handled first so immigrants or refugees have an easy lifestyle in NZ, and also can easily flow into how the economy goes in NZ. 

Which political party would I vote for?

LI: To decide which political party will get your vote by making an informed choice  

To decide which political party I would vote for I read a summary of the policies each party wants to introduce. Should they win the election and the right to form a government to run NZ? Doing this allowed me to make an informed decision. If I was 18 I would vote for Labour because they are focusing on the things that are happening around the world and in NZ as well as the future for generations to come. This means if Labour won the election in my electorate Shirin Brown would be our member of parliament and Jacinda Ardern would continue as the Prime Minister of Aotearoa, New Zealand. I found out that the Labour Party New Zealand is the oldest political party of the country. 

DARE to make a choice

LI: to learn more about the dangers of Drugs and Alcohol

                         

As we continue with the DARE Program we have gone more in depth about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. We started off by trying to identify if some drugs are Illegal or Legal. We then later ranked them in Harmful to Most Harmful. After we talked about the classifications of drugs and the consequences and risks of being in possession or manufacturing the drugs. After we looked at some scenarios and tried to find out the penalties and consequences of the actions they have done. The DLO we’ve made showcases the learning we have looked at and we have discuss what we learnt. 

Tech: Science with Mrs Sharma

 LI: to identify the different uses and type of plastics

For Tech this week we were learning and discussing more about Plastic, including the pros and cons of plastic. We first started off by trying to identify different materials in the classroom. The materials we tried to identify were Plastic, Metal, Paper, Fabric and Wood. We then got slips of paper about Plastic Pollution, and we tried to sort them out in Positive, Negative and Neutral. The positive slips were the praises and good things that plastic does, the negative slips were the cons and bad things about plastic. Neutral was both bad and good or something that hasn't have either. 

Whakatauki

LI: to learn the language Te Reo Maori

 

This week is Maori Language Week so we did a task for Maori Language Week. Our task was to pick a "Whakatauki" and explain the meaning of it. A Whakatauki is a proverb which is a piece of advice said in a kind of metaphor. The whakatauki I did was "In a withered tree a flower blooms". Which means whenever you are in a dark place there is always light and hope. 

Te Reo App

LI: to learn the language Te Reo Maori

 

For Maori Language Week we embraced the Maori Language and culture and did Maori Language Week and Te Reo Maori tasks. One of the tasks were to make an app. In the app I did with my partner we made a quiz. On each quiz we had three questions and we had four topics on our Te Reo Maori quiz. The topics we did were Technology, Days of the week, the Time, and Greetings. 

Maori Language Week History

LI: to learn about the history of the Maori Language Week

 

This week is Maori Language Week so we were learning about Maori Language History, and Te Reo Maori. Maori Language Week is the week where we learn and celebrate the language Te Reo Maori, which is a official language in New Zealand. In my DLO (Digital Learning Object), we showcased the language Te Reo Maori & the history of Te Reo Maori. We showed the timeline and milestones of the language of Te Reo Maori. 

Maori Name Places

 LI: to make a map showing the maori landmarks

 

For Maori Language Week we were doing tasks that helped us embrace the Maori language. Maori Language week is the week of celebrating and learning Te Reo Maori, which is a official language in the land of Aotearoa, New Zealand. The first task we did was the map of New Zealand and all the cities with Maori names. We explained the meanings of each of the Maori names. In our Map we show both the North Island and South Island. 

Tuakana Teina

LI: to learn the meaning of Tuakana Teina

Tuakana Teina means a relationship between an elder & young person, or a teaching from an elder to a young person. Ruma Kotahi (Rm 1) & Ruma Korua (Rm 2) came to Learning Space 2 to do some art. LS2 helped Ruma Kotahi & Korua with drawing, designing patterns, and create string art panels. We had a Tuakana Teina by helping and teaching the young people art. It was really fun to do because we taught them how to do new things and experience new things which is really cool.

 

Juggling Cubes

LI: to find the most efficient strategy to answer the question

                      

For Maths we were practicing our Ratios and Decimals. For our Ratio we were practicing by doing ratios equation which helped us get a better understanding of Ratios. To practice our Decimals we solved two big equations on it. This re jogged our memory of both Ratios and Decimals. My DLO above will showcase one of the Decimal equations I did, and in that DLO it shows the main information, and how I solved the problem. 

Family Tree

LI: to make a family tree

 

For our Te Reo Maori Challenge we had to make a family tree. My family tree expanded really big because both my parents have a large amount of siblings. It was really cool to see most of my family in one big place

MRS C GREN

LI: To understand the meaning behind the acronym MRS C GREN

For Reading we continued learning about Science. This week our topic was about Biology. Biology is the study of living organisms. We were learning about MRS C GREN. MRS C GREN is the acronym for the life process of living organisms. We did this activity in our groups and we collaborated together to make this DLO (Digital Learning Object).

MRS C GREN stands for:

Movement - moving around

Respiratory - breathing

Sensitivity - being sensitive

Cells - micro organisms that make up organisms

Growth - the process of growing

Reproduction - making an offspring

Excretion - removing waste from the body

Nutrition - nutrients for the body

Science is Empirical

LI: To look for evidence in the data/an image and infer what might be happening

https://www.wevideo.com/view/1825414400

For Reading we were learning more about Science, this week our topic for Science was Biology. Biology is one of the 3 main branches of science. Biology is the study of living organisms. But this week we focused on what science is. Science is Empirical, which means science is based on observations. Coming off of that we started learning more vocab related to what Empirical meant. In the video we explained the meaning of the vocab we learnt, and explained the task we did. 

Cool 2b me!

 LI: to be able to say "No" with confidence, by improving our self esteem

We were doing the DARE Program, which is the Drugs & Alchohol Awareness program. It informed us about the dangers of both drugs and alcohol. One of the tasks from the program was to complete a DLO (Digital Learning Object) of what its cool to be us! In this DLO we talked about our dreams & goals, favourite food, hobbies, our qualities and more. 

Sunflower Painting

LI: to paint a still life of sunflowers in the style of Vincent Van Gogh

 

For Art we were painting sunflowers, in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. While painting we had to keep a lot of things in mind, to keep our paintings looking good. Our most important rule was to draw what we could see. Before actually painting we started practicing our toning, shading, and our brush strokes. We were also advised to blend our colors, stroke in one direction, don’t overload the brush with paint, and to make layers of paint to make a realistic looking sunflower. I enjoyed painting and being able to mix the colors, because it gave it a kind of realistic look. 

Science Equipments

 LI: to learn about the difference science equipments

 

At Tech we learnt about many of the science equipments, so we made a DLO about each of the science equipments. The equipments we were learning about were mainly tools for chemistry. The many science equipments we were learning about were Test Tubes, Conical Flask, and many more. It was really cool doing this because I got to learn about the tools people used to learn about different substances and chemicals. 

Science & Steam (Week 1)

 LI: to learn about being a scientist

For Tech we did science. Our topic for science this week was "Being a scientist". We first started off by talking about what we know about science. We then later talked about science equipment, and started listing science vocabulary. After that we answered three questions about science which were, "What do scientist do?", "What do you know about scientist?", and "Have you ever thought about being a scientist?". We then did a activity, we got a paper and folded it into quarters and did an activity on each quarter. On the first quarter we wrote as much science words as we could. On second quarter we drew what we thought science was. The third quarter was to ask a question about science and then to write our favourite area of science, and the last quarter was to pick a photo and explain the science behind it. 

Duffy Books at School

This week every student in Panmure Bridge School received Duffy Books, and the books I got were Book 2 of the Buttons Mcginty series. The other book I got was a Tom Gates book. I'm looking forward to reading the Button Mcgintys series because I thought the first one was really interesting, and it kind of left on cliffhanger. I'm excited to read the Tom Gates one as well, because I've been reading this series for a couple of years. This blog post is just saying and giving thanks to the people who've organized and sent us these books. 

Vincent van Gogh Timeline

 LI: to create a timeline to show the life of Vince van Gogh

Our challenge was to make a timeline of Vincent van Goghs life, and his milestones. We used Padlet to make the timeline, and we worked in our groups collaboratively. Vincent van Gogh was a influential artist and painter, and still is today. He was a post impressionist artist, which mean he captured everything in the moment, and used colors to express his emotions. A really interesting fact I found out about Vincent van Gogh when researching about him was that he cut off the lobe of his ear, and gifted it to his girlfriend. 

Natural Disasters (Earthquake)

 LI: to research about Natural Disasters

 

To practice our research skills, as well as our literacy and inquiry we've done this task. This task was about researching a Natural Disaster, and in this DLO we had to inform people what that natural disaster was, how to stay protected, and emergency services that would help in that certain situation. The natural disaster I was researching was an Earthquake, which is the surface of the earth shaking and rumbling. In this task we also had to add what we would do next time if there was an earthquake, and earthquakes that happened in Aotearoa. 

Mary Anning

LI: to learn more about our science subjects through people

For Reading our task was to study a scientist from each of the 4 main science branches, which are Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astrology/Geology. I was studying Mary Anning who studied Geology, and is a huge icon in the science community. My DLO shows the 5Ws and H being answered about Mary Anning. This task was really fun to do, again because I really got to learn about Geology through Mary Anning. Mary Anning is such a huge icon because of her huge discoveries. One of them being the discovery of the Jurassic fossils. 

Cybersmart: Matching Info and Images

LI: To understand that images should add to the information in text by allowing the reader to make a visual connection

                        

For Cybersmart, we were learning and talking about how we should always match our picture with the info or text. It is because if the picture is realy vaguely related to the text its gonna be hard to understand, and hard to make a visual connection. It would be difficult to make a visual connection because the picture is taking the visual connection somewhere else, and because of that it could lead to confusion. If the picture and the info are strongly related, it would be easy to understand, easy to have a good visual connection, and no confusion. 

Charles Darwin

 LI: to learn more about our science subjects through people

For Reading our task was to study a scientist from each of the 4 main science branches, which are Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astrology/Geology. I was studying Charles Darwin who studied Biology, and is a huge figure in the science community. My DLO shows the 5Ws and H being answered about Charles Darwin. This task was really fun to do, again because I really got to learn about Biology through Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin came up with the theory that all species of life came from a common ancestor, which has become a foundational concept in the community of science. 

Alfred Nobel

 LI: to learn more about our science subjects through people

For Reading our task was to study a scientist from each of the 4 main science branches, which are Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astrology/Geology. I am studying Alfred Nobel who studies Chemistry, and is a massive figure in the revolution of science. My DLO shows the 5Ws and H being answered about Alfred Nobel.  This task was really fun to do, because again I really got to learn about Chemistry through Isaac Newton. I got to study Chemistry by reading the formula of how Alfred Nobel invented the dynamite, which was a huge contribution to science.  

Isaac Newton

 LI: to learn more about our science subjects through people

For Reading our task was to study a scientist from each of the 4 main science branches, which are Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astrology/Geology. I am studying Isaac Newton who studies Physics, and is a huge person in the science community. In my DLO it showcases the milestones of Isaac Newton, and some interesting facts about him. I've laid it out in a kind of way, showcasing the main parts of his life, which I thought was a good idea. 

This task was really fun to do, because I really got to learn about Physics through Isaac Newton. I got to study Isaac Newton, as well as some Physics. 

Food Tech (Week 7)

LI: to learn how to make MaPo chicken and eggplant
At Tamaki College, we had Food Tech with Mrs Heka. This week she taught us how to make MaPo, which is a Hawaiian dish. It consists of some meat, a sauce, and rice. We first got all the ingredients, and then we got the tools needed to make the dish. We first started off by dicing the veges which were the onions and garlic. We then diced our meat, which was chicken and vegetarian sausages. We then started cooking the onions and garlic, then added the meat in. Later we added the sauce to give it a kick and some flavour. We also added eggplant. Lastly we added a mixture of corn flour and water to give it moisture. We ate this dish with rice and it was lovely.

Career Pathways

LI: to find the qualifications needed for a dream career



For careers this week, we were talking about what we need to do for our dream careers. We talked entry requirements, subjects we should focus at school if we wanted to become a certain career, and even educations and qualifications. I want to become a Building & Constructions Manager, which is in the engineering field. To see the entry requirements, subjects to learn, and qualifications needed for being a Building & Construction Manager, my DLO is up top to showcase all of that.

Manaiakalani Survey

This week the schools in the Manaiakalani cluster had to do a survey. The Learning Space 2 students helped the Year 1 - 3 students who were new to technology and Ipads. I think this was good, because it showed the juniors that we are helpful, and we can be approachable.

Dance Class (Wk 1)

LI: to use the movement of our body to make something creative

This term for Kiwisport we are doing Dance. Our teacher for this term was Ms Rebecca. Dancing is the movement of our body, and we use that to express ourselves creatively. There is no right or wrong way to dance, you just dance like how you feel. This week our theme for Dancing was "Me and my body!". We first started off with some warm - ups by doing some yoga and dancing in circles. We then did an activity, there was a song playing and when it paused Ms Rebecca would say a shape and we had to make that shape using our body. Our next activity involved in us being in groups and making shape formations collaboratively with our group. 

Life Education

LI: to learn about Life Education

At Life Education we learnt about "Making wise choices", to match up with out Inquiry topic for this term. At Life Education we talked about Hauora, and the four walls. We also talked about our brain, which would be part of our Hauora. We also talked about non - wise choices, and things that trigger non - wise choices. The bad choices we talked about were Drugs, Smoking, and Vaping. We talked about why and how people get into those habits. For example people might start smoking or vaping because of peer pressure from friends. Their friends might me doing it, and you might do it because you thinks its cool.

Science Summary | Reading

LI: to summarise the information.

This DLO is highlighting our summary about what we know about science. In our groups, we have been sharing our ideas on posted notes and found the key words which we then wrote a summary about what science is. To then create a summary about the topic. We needed to skim and scan for key vocabulary to create this DLO. We also had to join our ideas together to create a more efficient idea.

We used our new question dice to help us construct some questions we want to find more about. The three questions we made using the dices were:

1. When did science start?
2. How will science progress in the future?
3. Who was the first scientist?

Science Main Ideas | Reading

LI: to find the most vital ideas from the information to help us answer the question “What is science?”.

This DLO is identifying the ideas of science which we have learnt from the information we have gained. To find the vital information, we negotiated by collaborating and communicating with our team. We shared our opinions and ideas, we took notes and from them we selected and rejected information to get to our final conclusion. 

For us the 3 main vital ideas are:

1. Science is the discovery of What, Why, and How events happen
2. The three main branches of science are Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
3. There are two main categories of science, and they are Basic and Applied Science

Hauora Poster

LI: to create an information poster that explains the four walls of Hauora

For Inquiry we made an Information poster on Hauora explaining all the four walls of Hauora. Hauora is a Maori belief that is special to New Zealand. The four walls are the four different aspects of your wellbeing. They are Taha Tinana (Physical Wellbeing), Taha Hinengaro (Mental/Emotional Wellbeing), Taha Whanau (Social Wellbeing), Taha Wairua (Spiritual Wellbeing).