Music (Week 1)

LI: to learn the notes and chords C,F,A, and G
For this lesson Whaea Ode taught us Music. She taught us where to strike on the chime bars, xylophone, keyboard, and metallophones for C, F, A, and G. We also learned what a note and a chord is. A note is just one sound from an instrument. A chord are sounds combined to make one sound. Our activity was to play notes and chords to play One Call Away. We even did Shotgun.

Recount

LI: to plan and write a recount
For this activity we wrote a recount. We first practised brainstorming by picking a number and writing down anything about it. Then we made an individual plan about all of our activities in the holidays. We just had to write it down. Then we had to pick an idea from our plan and write a recount about it. We needed to include TREE. TREE stands for: Title, Reveal, Events, and Ending.
Title is what the main point of the story is in a couple of words.
Reveal is the Who, What, When, and Where.
The Event is what happened.
Lastly the Ending is the reflection.

My Writing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KzpBRqGo_cX-AG2B3kos2AH4DQsOsIjN4mCYLlAmC0c/edit?usp=sharing

LS1 Graphs

                      

LI: to display data on a graph

For this activity we made graphs about LS1. We had to make six graphs. Every group had the same data. The graphs we made were: who has pets, amount of siblings, favourite subject, holiday activities, birthdays, and languages. We had to do one of them as a group then make one ourselves. A graph is something that shows data in an organised way. 

Safe Password Rules

LI: to create a strong (safe password)

For Cybersmart we had to make a poster that told us the Safe Password Rules. A safe password is a password that is really strong and can keep your account safe. But first we had to look at sites for the rules. Then we made a new password for this year to keep our accounts safe. 

Kiwi Sport (Ki O Rahi)

LI: to learn the origin and basics of Ki O Rahi
For Kiwisport we played a game called Ki O Rahi which is a Maori Game, that people a long time ago use to play to stop arguments. We played a game which was similar to Rats and Rabbits, but we were just called Ki ama, and Taniwha. We played a couple rounds of that.

After we played a game called 8 Passes. We got into two teams. We just had to pass the ball 8 times in a row, while the other team tries to stop you. We played a couple then modified it. The first round you had to get 8 passes, then second round 7 passes, and then it keeps decreasing.

Kiwi Can

LI: to have a positive relationship with people around us
The first thing we did when we arrived to Kiwi Can was starting to play an energizer. Our energizer was called "Eyes Up, Eyes Down". So we were in a circle and when someone says "Eyes Down" your head had to be down. Then if someone said "Eyes Up". You had to look at someone in the circle. If you and that person make eye contact that means you both are out. We played two rounds of the energizer.

After we talked about the rules. So we talked about rules that would fit Kiwi Can and Class Rules.Our new theme was Positive Relationship, and our Topic was Positive Communication.

Then we played our activity which was called "Midnight Tunnels". So we had to get in groups of three and everyone playing had to get in a circle but with your group. Then everyone in your group had to be name a number 1, 2 or 3. Then someone would shout a number and that person named that number had to run around the circle then go into a hoop in the middle.

Later we played a second activity called "Jockies Up". Which was similar to "Midnight Tunnels". We had to be with a partner and then someone would hold their backs. Then someone would say "Jockies Up!". Then they would run around their partner then run around the circle, then get back to their partner. Then switch and do it again. We also alternated how we would go around the circle.

The we played a game of GKQ.

Self Potraits

LI: to make a self portrait of ourselves
For this activity we drew pictures that had something to do with the Three P's. The Three P's are Protection, Participation and Partnership. So for Protection I drew someone stopping a fight. For Participation I drew someone wanting to be something. Lastly for Partnership I drew someone being friends with someone they don't know.