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).

My Connections to Hauora

LI: to learn more about Hauora through connections we have with it

For Inquiry for Term 3, our topic was "Making wise choices". To help us learn that we started learning about Hauora. Hauora is a Maori belief special to New Zealand. We had two challenges to do. The first was about our connections to Hauora. This activity would help us reflect on the connections we have with Hauora, our Family, our Community, and ourselves. The second activity was to get four papers and make them stand together as four walls. Using that, when we collapsed one wall the rest fell down. So we talked about how hugely it would affect us, families, and people if all four walls of Hauora fell. 

Making Connections to problem solving

LI: to explore Problem Solving

Today to learn about problem solving we used Tangrams. Tangrams are an ancient Chinese dissection puzzle. The purpose of making the Tangrams were to learn how to problem solve. To practise our problem solving, we only had a piece of A4 paper and a pair of scissors, we listened and followed the instructions to get the activity right. We did this activity with partners, and doing this task it helped us collaborate, communicate throughout the activity, try different options, follow instructions, and to listen. Doing all those things would help us find the solution, and then solve the problem. 

Negative Numbers

LI: to add and subtract negative numbers



For Maths we were learning about Negative Numbers. A negative number is a number that is less than zero. We learnt how to add and subtract negative numbers, by practising and doing a bunch of Negative Number equations. On our DLO (Digital Learning Object) it was about what a Negative Number is, and we explained how we solve negative numbers, using the knowledge we know, and finding out the main information from the question itself.

10 - 5 - 7 - 10 - 10 Writing

LI: to use the 10 - 5 - 7 - 10 - 10 strategy to write a story

Climbing on top

“Beep, beep, beep!'', the alarm was screaming in my ears. It was still dark, pitch black. I woke up knowing that today was the day, I’m going to climb up that mountain. I got out of my tent full of excitement. Just walking up there made my adrenaline rush, I was super pumped! “Let's do this!”, I thought to myself. I saw the mountain, and it was super steep. It looked like a tilting wall. I tried to have a positive mindset, and started climbing. My friend went up in her car, “Lara, I’m going up and setting up the rope!”. 

She dropped the rope, and fell straight down, like a zooming missile. I saw the sun about to rise. I quickly set up my equipment and started climbing. As soon as I touched the rock, I felt satisfied. I was climbing up, and knew the risk. But going up I felt invincible, and untouchable. I kept climbing up, trying to climb with all my might. I saw the sun starting to rise. I started rushing, but that was my downfall. I was trying so hard to climb, I began to get tired faster. 

My arms got numb, and my legs were strained. I put too much pressure on my body. This made me start to lose hope, I wanted to give up. I thought about giving up and going down, but thought about all those months of training. That decision was about to waste all my effort. But no, I went and kept going and kept on fighting. Climbing up was my only option, nothing else!

I went up, it was a struggle but it was nothing compared to those months of training. Then…

I reached the top. My friend was in shock and amazement. “You climbed it up!” she screamed with excitement, “I did it? I did it! I did it!” I screamed. As I got my gear up and laid down to rest, I saw the sunrise slowly coming out behind the beautiful mountain. Seeing this was worth it, all those months of training were worth it. 

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For Writing we were writing a story using the 5 - 7 - 10 method. But we changed it a bit and added an extra 10 minutes at the beginning to plan so its easier. Then we use 5 minutes to write as much ideas as you can. Next you find a writing buddy, and read each - others work and give feedback and feed forward. You do that 7 minutes each. Then for 10 minutes you finish off the work you are doing. We added another 10 minutes to draft it or check it. For our idea our writing was based off of a picture of someone climbing a steep hill, with a sunrise coming out behind a mountain.

Experimenting with Ultaviolet light

LI: to find the most effective UV filter

                        

Learning Space 2 has been trialling the the electronic sensors for the Kiwrious kit project. We were working with the Suranga, Sonia, Evan, Dawn, and Yvonne from the AHL at Auckland University. I found that the red paper was the most effective to keep Zally safe from the Ultraviolet light. My DLO will show you about how I did this experiment. 

Volleyball

LI: to use the skills of volleyball in a game situation

This week for Kiwisport, we were learning more about Volleyball. This week we were learning about the spike. A spike is an attacking technique in Volleyball. We first started off with a game. There was one server, and the people on the other side. The server had to serve it to the people so they could set the ball back to the other side of the net. When they setted it back to the other side, they went to the other side to help the server. After that round instead of setting it back we had to dig it back. We then started played King of the Court. After that we played an elimination game, where if we missed the point we got eliminated. But we could get back into the game, if our team made it go to the other side of the net with three touches. We after then just played a normal game of Volleyball, trying to recap the skills we've learnt this past term.  

5 - 7 - 10 Writing

LI: to use the 5 - 7 - 10 strategy to write a story

Lightning doesn’t strike twice, does it?

The story began with the family of four traveling to the countryside to their Grandparents. They were so pumped, and full of excitement because they’ve never been at a farm. They finally arrived at their Grandparents farm. Mike and Jessica jumped out and ran out to explore the farm, and the countryside while shouting “. Grandpa shouted out “Don’t run out!”, “There's going to be a thunderstorm!”. But it was already too late, they ran out full of joy and excitement. 

Mike and Jessica were already in the stable with the horses, then out feeding the pigs. They kept exploring and going out, they were so carried away they ended up out of the farm. They ended up lost but they weren’t too worried. They were out trying to trace their steps, but lost their path. Then they got worried, they didn’t know where to go! They got even more frightened when they started to see the clouds, all dark and gloomy taking cover over the countryside. 

It began with a small chunk of rain, but the rain started shooting down. They were running from through the rain, trying to find shelter. Until they saw an old abandoned windmill, they heard a loud thunder, and they felt the base of the windmill shaking a bit. They heard a creepy rough voice “Lightning doesn’t strike twice does it?”. That was the question that occupied their frightened minds as they crouched, huddling together, next to the pile of dusty sacks in the base of the windmill. They wondered “Does lightning strike twice?”. 

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For Writing we were writing a story using the 5 - 7 - 10 method. The 5 - 7 - 10 is a method used to help people write stories. This method consists of 3 steps. The first is using 5 minutes to write as much ideas as you can. For the second step you find a writing buddy, and read each - others work and give feedback and feed forward. You do that 7 minutes each. For 10 minutes you finish off the work you are doing. For our idea our writing was based off of these sentences "Lightning doesn't strike twice, does it? That was the question that occupied their frightened minds as they crouched, huddling together, next to the pile of dusty sacks in the base of the windmill". 

Food Tech (Week 6)

LI: to make pizza by following the instructions

Today at Food Tech, at Tamaki College with our Food Tech Teacher Mrs Heka. We followed the recipe to make a pizza, but we ate a vegetarian pizza which was a vegetarian sausages and BBQ pizza. In our pizza we had Vegetarian Sausages, mushrooms, carrots, onions, cheese, pasta sauce, and for our base we had a wrap base. The hardest part for me was cutting the onions, and cooking them because my eyes kept on tearing up. 

Optical Illusions

LI: to explain what an optical illusion is 

This week for Inquiry Mr Johnston came to our class and taught us more about Optical Illusions. Today we were talking about camouflage and illusions. Camouflage is hiding or blending into the environment or background you're in. We talked about how in the army back in the day, soldiers didn't have camouflage clothing. But nowadays they have camouflage clothing, and have many other things camouflaged. Like battleships. We then looked at different optical illusions, such as mathematical illusions, silhouette illusions and much more. 

Matariki Summarising

LI: to learn more about Matariki

 

For Inquiry we learnt about Matariki. In our DLO we summarised the general idea of Matariki and its story. We picked out twenty important words related to Matariki, then from those twenty words, we picked the six of the most important words. Using those six words we summarised the general idea of Matariki using only a few short sentences to make it simple. 

Navigation by the stars

LI: to learn about Matariki

 

For Inquiry we we learning more about Matariki. Matariki is a celebration and the New Year for Maoris. The Maori New Year is in June, and is oriented to harvesting, crops, and gathering with families and friends. In this DLO it shows how Polynesians back in the days navigated. Polynesian Navigators were really skilled and used Mother Natures and crops, to find out what season it was, how to navigate, find land, and much more. 

Matariki Harvesting

LI: to learn about Matariki

 

For Inquiry we were learning about Matariki. Matariki is a time for gathering and bonding with family and friends, or people who are really close to you. In the DLO it shows and talks about Matariki harvesting. It talks about why we harvest before Matariki, the tools used to harvest, and the importance of harvesting in Matariki. The tools used to harvest are traditional Maori tools, which are mainly used for Matariki and big celebrations. 

Why is Matariki so important?

LI: to learn about Matariki

 

For our Inquiry we were learning about Matariki, because its going to be Matariki soon. In my DLO it shows the importance of Matariki, and about the Maori traditions such as harvesting, crops, and many more. It also talks about leaving mistakes and regrets into the past, and about telling the youth about their ancestors through stories. Its really about bonding and gathering with family and friends. 

What is Matariki?

LI: to learn about Matariki

 

For our Inquiry we were learning about Matariki, since its June. On this DLO it presents what is Matariki, the seven sisters, and their names. Matariki is a Maori New Year, and it is a celebration. Matariki is also a star cluster with seven sisters, or some people know it as six daughters and one mother. Matariki is about gathering with family and friends, and talking about ancestors in stories. It also has a lot to do with harvesting, and crops. 

Optical Illusions

LI: to learn about Optical Illusions

 

For Inquiry, Mr Johnston came to our class and taught us more about Light. For this week Mr Johnston focused on teaching us the mechanism of the eye, as well as how the eye can be deceived and fooled by Optical Illusions. For our experiment we made an Optical Illusion, which looks like something is there without it being there. We had two papers, and drew a fish bowl one side, and a fish on the other. We then taped them together on a pen, and then span the pen. When spanned correctly it seems as the fish is in the fish bowl. 

Te Reo Maori Challenge: Matariki Drawing

LI: to do our Maori Challenges

 

Since its Matariki, for our Maori Challenge we had to draw a drawing of the seven stars of Matariki. Matariki is a Maori New Year, which is celebrated in June. Matariki is about gathering with family, and harvesting as well as planting crops. In my drawing I've drawn the seven stars, and tried to put it into the same position as it would be in real life. I also named them so people could see the seven stars.