Rivalries

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The task was to list three rivalries in sports, technology, companies, brands and a bunch more. We also had to provide a picture that showed the rivalry between the two competitors. The task was based off of Steve Job's and Bill Gates rivalry between their companies in technology. Steve Jobs was one of the founders of Apple, and Bill Gates was the founder of Microsoft. So they became a rivalry because of the things they did, they both did very similar things in technology.

Influencers

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The task was to imagine to be a Youtuber and pick what kind of topic to make videos on. YouTube is a video sharing website that was created by three people. They were Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. They then sold it to Google for $1.65 billion dollars. On YouTube there are millions and millions of Youtubers that have a big following. For example the most subscribed YouTube Channel is T - Series. T - Series have a following of 123 million subscribers.

YouTube Channel:
If I had a Youtube Channel I would be a vlogger channel because I get to share my experiences online, like travelling, going to events and celebrations and more.

Learning Sites

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The task was to make a presentation or poster on four of our favourite learning sites. It was based off of Tim Berners Lee who changed the world when he created the World Wide Web. He also made the very first website. These days schools look at a lot of sites to help them learn, like Blogger, Drive, Wikipedia and a bunch more sites to use.

Summer Learning Journey Comments | 5 Comments

LI: to learn how to smartcomment
For the Summer Learning Journey I tried to get extra points by commenting on other peoples blogs. I commented on Akuhatas, Bellas, Andrews, Aceins, and Afatias,

Rosa Parks

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey. 

The task was to pick my own politician or activity to talk about. I had to write down their name, a description of what they do, and an explanation of what they have done to change the world. 

I picked Rosa Parks she is an activist. She was one of the people who protested against the segregation laws, and made a small act that created a big one. She was one of the influential people who were fighting for the rights of the African Americans. She has made an huge impact to not only the African Americans but the world. 

Image Attribution: Rosa Parks with King 1955, Unknown, Public Domain

Random Act of Kindness

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to perform a random act of kindness, describe the  random act of kindness. I had to say what I did, how the person reacted, and how did it make him feel. The task was based off of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana who have both impacted the world so much.

This year I was walking around with my friends and saw a homeless man. I had $50 in my pockets just to buy food and spend somethings. I ended up giving the homeless man $20, and he lit up. He said thank you so many times. After that moment I felt so happy and great.

Humanitarian Heroes

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to make a video or voice recording of our 5 ways to help the fire fighters and the people who have been affected by the fires in New South Wales. We could help in many different ways by raise money, things to send them, and ways to keep them feeling positive.

My Voice Recording: https://voca.ro/lRFWXGiKDbI

Wise Words

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to ask a role model to ask them to share one piece of wisdom (advice). The task was based of of Sir Āpirana Ngata and Dame Whina Cooper who were both influential leaders who fought for Māori rights. I asked my Mum to give me a piece of advice because she is a very hard worker.

Indigenous People

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. This task was to look at a bunch of Indigenous Communities being the Maya People, Aboriginal Australians, Papuan People, The Ainu People, and the Inuit People. We had to pick two of the indigenous communities and write down two interesting facts on them.

I picked the Papuan People and the Aboriginal Australians.
The Papuan People have over 800 languages but their three main ones are Melaneisan, Tok Pisin, and Motu English. About 95.6% of the Papuan People are Christian. The Aboriginal Australians are thought to be the oldest populations of humans living outside of Africa. Aboriginal Australians hae over 250 distinct language groups. 

Whakatauki

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to pick one out of seven whakataukis. A Whakatauki is a saying, proverb or metaphor that can help people to explain their feelings or describe specific things. In Te Reo Māori they call it a whakataukī. I picked this one because to me its very inspiring.

Book Review

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to imagine that Emma has just emailed you and asked for your help. She needs a recommendation for a great book for her book club. She also needs you to prepare a short review of the book to share with her readers. The task was based off of Emma Watson and what she does. She is an actor and you might recognise her as Hermione Granger from Harry Potter, or Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Off acting she does a lot of speeches on women and girl rights and tries to get men and boys to also support the rights of women and girls. She also is an avid reader and has a worldwide book-club.

Martian Encounter

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to write a short story, that had to be at least 10 sentences long so we could get full points. The task was based off of Malala Yousafzai who was born and raised in Pakistan. When she was young she boarded a bus to go to school and got shot, in Pakistan girls weren't encouraged or even allowed to go to school.  It is widely believed that Malala was attacked because she and her father did not agree with this idea and they felt that women had the right to an education. So after that incident she starting fighting for the rights of women to get an education. Then won the Nobel Prize and is the youngest to win the prize. She then became and author and wrote books.

New $10 Note

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task is to imagine that the government was going to change the $10 dollar note with another New Zealand Women, and we were to pick which women it would be. I picked Jean Batten. She was one of the most famous New Zealanders in the 1930s. She was absolutely amazing she changed the perspective of women and broke many world records. She has proved people wrong time and time again by being one of the most phenomenal pilots. 

Rosa Park

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey
This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to describe the problem African Americans had in the 1950s, and talk about what Rosa Parks did and how people reacted. Back in the 1950s Caucasians and African Americans were separated, they went to different schools, toilets, different areas of a restaurant, and even sat at different parts of the bus. So there were a bunch of protests and many icons such as MLK and Rosa Parks. But everything changed on December 1st 1955. Rosa Parks went on a bus and a white passenger went on the bus, the driver asked Rosa to go to the back because that's where the black passengers usually sat. Rosa Parks refused so she got arrested, when she was asked to pay the fine she refused because she said the segregation laws were not fair. The white passengers and the black passengers were shocked and surprised that she refused to give up her seat. Then African Americans in America started supporting Rosa and did protests.



Image Attribution: Rosa Parks with King 1955, Unknown, Public Domain

School Strike for Climate

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This is a task from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to list three things we learned from the School Strike 4 Climate Australia, and then include a photograph of us doing one thing to help the environment. This task was based off of Greta Thunberg. She is saying that Climate Change isn't just real but it is a crisis. Climate Change is an increase to the temperature of our planet. Warmer temperature causes natural disasters such as flooding, bush-fires, sometimes even the extinctions of animals.

The first thing I learnt is that Climate Change is a big deal and is making huge impacts onto our planet like natural disasters. The second thing I learnt is that people are so serious about this they are sacrificing time off of their education just to let the world hear it. Lastly I learnt that politicians and the government aren't really doing anything about Climate Change.

My photo is me picking up rubbish.

Mandelas Journal

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to imagine being Nelson Mandela when he was in Robben Island Prison and imagine being given a journal and writing down what we think Nelson Mandela experienced.

Dear Jacinda

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to imagine to write a letter to Jacinda Ardern (New Zealands Prime Minister) on an issue that we get to decide. The task was based off of Jacinda Ardern and how she as the Prime Minister of New Zealand has to make important decisions on different issues, and talks to different people about the issue and see it by their perspective. The issue I picked was about Smoking.

Dr Jessa Rodgers

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to try to figure out what age was Jessa Rogers was when she won the NAIDOC Youth of the Year award in 2010. But instead of just saying the year, we are saying it in years, months and days. So for example 13 years, 11 months, 22 days. We then had to state our answer and explain how we did it.

Jessa Rogers was born in April 7th 1985 and won the award on the 9th of July 2010. I first started off by counting the years up to 2010. The year 1985 - 2010 is 25 years. Then from April the 7th I counted up to the 9th of July. Which is 3 months and 3 days. So my final answer is 25 years, 3 months, and 3 days.

Top 5 Favourite Things

                                  

 LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey
This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. The topic for this years Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to write down and take photos of our Top 5 Favourite things to do. The task was based off of Barack Obama. When Barack Obama doesn't work he likes to go to the gym, spend time with his family, and play with his dog.

Ann Bancroft

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to pick my own explorer or sportsperson to talk about. I had to write down their name, a description of what they do, and an explanation of what they have done to change the world.

I picked Ann Bancroft who is an astounding person. She is an explorer, author, and a public speaker. She has broke records and amazed people all around the world. She was the first woman to finish several explorations around the Arctic and Antarctic. She has changed the world so much. She has changed the way the world looks at women and girls. She's broken the stereotypes about girls. She has inspired women and girls all over the world, and is recognised as one of the most influential role models for not only woman but also men. She has inspired people from all over the world to follow their dreams.

Yusra Mardinis Story

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. This task is about Yusra Mardini. Yusra is a woman who is a swimmer. The task is to write the story of Yusra Mardini.

Yusra Mardini originally lived in Syria, but then her and her family fled the Syrian war to find safety in Europe. The flew to Lebanon then to Turkey, then was heading to Greece on an overcrowded dinghy. But the fifteen minutes into sailing the boat engine failed. So Yusra, her sister, and two others jumped in the water and swam for over three hours to save the lives of 20 people. She then got recognised for her heroism and joined in the Refugee Olympics team. Then played in the 2016 Olympics. Now she is preparing and training for the 2020 Olympics.

My Treasures

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to write three things that are treasures to us and why we cherish it. This task was based off of Sophie Pascoe. She is a para swimmer, which is a swimmer that has a physical disability. Despite having a physical disability she dominates in swimming. She is a national treasure to New Zealand. A national treasure is someone or something that is very important to a country.

The first treasure to me is a bracelet my Grandmother from the Dads side gave me. She used to wear it when she was young, and when I finally visited Burma she gave it to me. Since then I haven't taken it off. The second treasure is a guitar my Dad gave me when he was little. He used to and still does play the guitar and now like my Dad I play the guitar. The last one is actually a photo of my deceased Grandfather. I cherish it because I never really got to meet him or talk to him.

Burma Brochure

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey
This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to make a brochure on Tonga or a country that is special to you. So I made a brochure on Burma. This task was based off of Valerie Adams who played shot - put for New Zealand. But as well as being a New Zealander she also has Tongan blood.

Name Change

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - maker. The task was to imagine that I could change my name into whatever I wanted. This task was based of Muhammad Ali's name change. His name used to be Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr but when he converted to Muslim he changed it into Muhammad Ali.

To be honest I wouldn't really like to change my name. I would just keep it as Chris. I would keep it like this because my parents gave me that name. So its special to them and special to me.

Making a Racket

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey
This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to talk about the three things we learned from two videos and one thing we would still like to know. The two videos were about Gender Pay Gap in Tennis, and about Serena and Venus Williams fighting for equality in pay. For example Venus Williams made $80 millions dollars in her career while winning 23 grand slams, while the highest paid male Novak Djokovic makes $100 million despite only winning 12 grand slams. So the gender pay gap is pretty huge.

The first thing I learnt is that the Gender Pay Gap is a huge controversial topic.
The second thing I learnt is that the Gender Pay Gap is bias to men.
The third thing I learnt is that the Gender Pay Gap isn't really fair, because if two people did the same job, same hours, but one of them still get paid more its just not going to be fair.
The on thing I would like to know is do men get the favour.

Dream Job

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey
This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to find a family member or a friend and ask them their dream job. Then we had to try to find six ways to support them. This task was based off of the Silver Ferns. They are competing in the first every Netball National Cup and each player had to prove that they were good enough. They had to sacrifice many things, but their family, friends, coaches and teachers supported them throughout their journey. My little sister wants to be a Doctor.

Lebron James Interview

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to imagine to interview Lebron James, Steven Adams or another basketball player. I chose to pick Lebron James because he's my favourite basketball player. He started from humble beginnings to being the King of Basketball. 

My five questions for Lebron James is:

What inspired you to play basketball?

Have you ever thought of quitting basketball?

Do you play any other sports?

Who is your favourite basketball player?

What was your first job?

Superpowers

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey

This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to imagine I could be a superhero for a day, and I could pick three powers. I also had to say why I picked those three powers. 

The first powers I would pick is super-speed. I picked super-speed so I wouldn't be late for things like a flight. The second power I would pick is telekinesis just because I'm pretty lazy and I could pick things up with my mind. My last power would be telepathy so I could read peoples mind and read what their thinking. 

Miracle on the Hudson

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This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to write a recount when you were brave or someone you knew was brave. This task was based off of the Miracle on the Hudson. Mr Chesley Sullenberger was a pilot and on one particular flight both the engines on his plane shut down. So he had to make a emergency landing on the Hudson River. The Miracle on the Hudson was that all 155 people on the plane survived even though it was a major emergency.

Recount:
One time me and my family went swimming. My cousin who was a toddler at a time went pretty far into the pool. He went into the deep lane, and my other cousin jumped into the pool and scooped him out. My uncles and aunties were panicking.

Space Poem

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey
This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. The topic for this years Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. The task was to imagine being Neil Armstrong and write a short poem on how I felt when I took the first step on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on the moon. They landed on the moon on an Apollo 11.

Space Poem:
I was nervous, thinking about what the outcome could possibly be.
I took my very first step on the moon. I just realised that the gravity was different.
It felt like I had nothing on. Then my very first words on the moon "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". 

Venn Diagram

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey
This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. The topic for this years Summer Learning Journey is Change - makers. For this task we had to make a Venn diagram on Jean Batten and Amelia Earhart who are both well known aviators. Jean Batten and Amelia Earhart are both very inspiring women and have broke many world records.

Auckland City Mission

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey

This task is a Summer Learning Journey task. This task is about chahrity and donations. We had to pick one charity and talk about what they do to help the community or even the nation. There are a lot of people that have done charity work like big celebrities and even people like Sir Edmund Hillary. The charity I picked was Auckland City Mission. 

Auckland City Mission is a charity group that try to help Auckland City by doing many different things. Their doing crisis services which is trying to find out why the person came for help to the mission. They also do homeless services by trying to help the homeless. For example they try to help the homeless by helping them with their physical and mental issues. They also do elderly service and help people over 55. They also do distribution services which is making sure donations like food and clothes are donated to the right people. Auckland City Mission also do Drug & Alcohol Services by trying to help addicts and alcoholics with their problems, like for example if the addict had some emotional trauma. They also do a healthy service for the homeless, people with mental and physical problems who can't afford the medicine or surgery. They are also doing a project which is making a safe space building for the homeless to live in. 

Cultural Background

                      

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey
This task is from the Summer Learning Journey. This task is about Culture and my background. I am Burmese and I get it from both of my parents. Most of my family live in Myitkyina. Currently I am in Burma right now visiting and experiencing new things.

10 food items

LI: to complete the Summer Learning Journey
This task is a Summer Learning Journey task. The task was about navigation and exploring. Nainoa Thompson is a expert navigator and navigates by using the ancient Polynesian way finding skills to navigate around the world. The task was to imagine being invited to sail with Nainoa Thompson and bringing 10 food items.

The first item I would pick is heaps of water to drink. I would pick water because it keeps me hydrated and is a need for the human body. The second food item is fruit because it boosts our fiber and our nutrient intake. 3rd

1st item: Water - water is a must because you need it to survive, helps the joints, brain and much more
2nd item: Beans - they are good for protein, and high in fibre
3rd item: Nuts - they have fibre, protein, minerals and so much more that are good for you.
4th item: Rice - Rice is a quick energy source, has minerals and vitamins and much more
5th item: Noodles - they are a complete protein that have all 9 amino acids that the body needs
6th item: Bread - bread is great because it has vitamins, minerals, fibre, protein and so much more
7th item: Pasta - pasta have low sodium and cholesterol free
8th item: Cheese - cheese is such a good source of calcium and protein
9th item: Canned tuna - tuna is a good source of nutrients, it has selenium, protein, and vitamin D
10th item: Vegetables - they are low in fat, have fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium and more

Gender Pay Gap

LI: to complete the teaser activities
This is a teaser activity from the Summer Learning Journey. The topic for this years Summer Learning Journey is Changemakers. This task is about the Gender Pay Gap controversy. The Gender Pay Gap is when men and women do the same job but the one of the genders have a higher pay. An example is the New Zealand Black Ferns which is the NZ national Womens Rugby Team. They are a very successful team having won a recordn five Rugby World Cups. Even though they are super successful they have only just become professional rugby players who get paid. But they still get paid less then the mens rugby team. So this task is to talk about he Gender Pay Gap in sport and what I think of it.

I think that the Gender Pay Gap isn't fair. Just because they are a different gender they shouldn't be paid less. If Women and Men did the same sport or job they still should be paid equally. For example what if the womens team were more successful then the mens team, but the men still got paid more. That wouldn't be fair. Women work just as hard as men so they should be able to get paid equally.

Similes

LI: to complete the teaser activities
This task is a teaser activity from the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Changemakers. This task was to write down four similes.

Similes:
Usain Bolt is as fast as a cheetah

The BFG is as tall as the Sky Tower

Chris is as small as an ant

The car was as slow as a snail

Big Friendly Giants

LI: to complete the teaser activities
This is a teaser activity for the Summer Learning Journey. The topic for this years Summer Learning Journey is Changemakers. The task was to write a character description on the BFG. Who is a character from one of the books written by Roald Dahl.

Character Description:
The BFG is a 24 ft tall friendly giant. He is the giant who goes around the world and collects dreams and takes him home before giving the good dreams around the world. Unlike the other giants he doesn't' go around eating humans. He actually is very nice and friendly.

Exploring our Roots

LI: to complete the teaser activities
This task is a teaser activity for the Summer Learning Journey. This years topic for the Summer Learning Journey is Changemakers. For this task we made a pepeha which is explaining our ancestry.

New Zealand Royalty

LI: to complete our teaser activities
This task is a teaser activity from the Summer Learning Journey. The teaser activity was to make a Profile Page on Lorde and in the Profile Page we had to write some facts about Lorde. Did you know her Mom inspired her to do music.

Commenting

LI: to learn how to smart comment
I commented on Deannes blog. She was blogging about her Maths task. I gave her some feedback and told her she had some mistakes.

LS1 Frames Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was about the making of the frames. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/selling-frames.html

LS1 Athletics Day Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was about Athletics Day and what we did on the day. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/athletics-day.html

Selling Frames

LI: to learn about business
For the last couple of weeks LS1 has been studying business and enterprise. So LS1 started their own business, and started making frames to sell. We first started off by picking a theme to guide what our design would look like. The theme for my frame was Winter. I first started off by painting my frame light blue to give it a winter feel. Then I made accessories. The accessories I made were snowmen, snowflakes, and I used glitter as snow

Athletics Day

On 22nd of November Panmure Bridge School did Atheltics. Each class was sorted into four groups. The groups were Red, Yellow, Blue and Green. The Yr 6s started with Lilly Pad Gladiator, then they played Rob the nest and tried to get as much balls as possible. We then did long jump and we tried to jump as far as we could. We then played sponge relay, softball throw, hula hoop throws, the egg and spoon challenge, then we played lifesaver and lastly we played frisbee throws. We then had sausage sizzles. Later in the afternoon we had races for Yr 1s -Yr 8s.

Commenting

LI: to learn how to smartcomment
I commented on Bella's blog - post. She was blogging about what she did for Reading. I complimented her and also told her that I have done a news article as well.

Basic Fact Boxes

LI: to remember basic facts
I took on the Speed Demon Challenge. I did my Time Tables and it took me 3 minutes and 13 seconds to finish all the equations.

Batman Character Encyclopedia

LI: to summarise a text

For SSR Selfie I read "Batman Character Encyclopedia". It is a non fiction book which is a book that tells facts. The book tells every character that involved the character Batman. There are over 200 character in the book. 

LS1 Tennis Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was about Tennis. It was for Kiwisport. Here is the link to the blog - post: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/tennis-wk-4.html

LS1 Coffee Shop Game Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was for Inquiry. They were playing a coffee shop game, the objective was to run the coffee shop and try to make as much money in 14 days. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/coffee-shop-game.html

LS1 Paper Plane Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was about Mr Wongs Math Groups. They made Paper Plane models and tested them out. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/paper-plane-measurements.html

LS1 Description Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was about Mr Ogilvies Writing Groups. They were planning a narrative and made characters and a setting. They then described he characters and settings. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/character-setting-description.html

LS1 Tennis Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was about Tennis for Kiwisport. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/tennis-wk-3.html

LS1 Foodprint Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was about a businesswoman named Michael coming in to share her journey into creating her business. It was very inspiring. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/foodprint.html

LS1 Wingspan Data Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was about Mr Wongs Math Groups. They were throwing their planes to see if the wingspan would effect the distance flown by the plane. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/wingspan-data.html

LS1 Setting Description Post

On the LS1 blog I made a blog - post. The blog - post was about what Mr Ogilvie as doing in his Writing Groups. They were doing a setting description. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/setting-description.html

LS1 Tennis Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. The blog - post was about Tennis for Kiwisport. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/tennis-wk-2.html

LS1 Supply and Demand Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. It was about Inquiry and how LS1 was learning about Supply and Demand and the game they were playing. Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/supply-and-demand.html

Kiwisport

LI: to learn tennis
This week we started off by doing rallies. But while we were doing rallies we were trying to control the power we put into the racket when we hit the ball. We then played doubles, which is just normal tennis but there are two people on each side. We the practised our serving. When we were with our partner we had to be on different sides. So we were in a diagonal position. So we had the racket on our shoulder and the ball on the other hand so when we threw our ball up, we could hit the ball with the racket.

Coffee Shop Game

                       

LI: to learn about business
For Inquiry we were playing a coffee shop game. In the game we were in a coffee business. We had to buy the supply and adjust the recipe of the coffee to get it to taste good. If our coffee was good and the price was good our reputation would go up. It would show a graph showing if our reputation increased or decreased, how many cups we sold, how much cash we made, and see if we changed the price while we were selling. So the objective of the game was to try to make as much money in 14 days.

Character & Setting Description

 LI: to identify parts of a narrative
This week we were planning our narratives. We started off by coming up with a Male character whose name was Jaerell, and a Female character named Patricia. We then came up with settings which were the future city of Los Angeles, an abandoned farm, and Area 51. We then had to do a Character Description for Jaerell and Patricia. Then a setting description for the future city of Los Angeles, Area 51, and a abandoned farm.

Paper Plane Measurements

LI: to use statistical and scientific methods to study the effect of wing span and area on lift
This week we tried different model planes and tested their studied the effect of the wingspan and area on lift. The plane model I made was a Zip Flip which was a glider plane. We threw our paper planes ten times. We then had to find the average by adding all the measurements up and dividing it by ten. We then made a graph with a trend-line to see if the wingspan effected the distance flown by the plane.

Fiction Follow Ups

                       

LI: to comprehend fiction text
I was reading the Adventures of Tutankhamen. It was about a kid who was about to become a Pharaoh at the age of nine. This book was a fiction story based on facts. I then had to do a fiction follow up. I had to describe a character, find the meaning of some words, ask some questions to the characters, describe a setting, sequence the events, make a key word cloud, and research the author.

Matilda News

LI: to novel study
For the next couple of weeks we are going to do novel studies. We did novel studies on Roald Dahl books. The Roald Dahl book I am reading is Matilda, which I really like. We had a bunch of activities to do like Character Descriptions, Author Studies, Vocabulary and a bunch more. This week the activity I did was to make a newspaper about a new principal in Crunchem Hall Primary. In this activity I needed to have a headline, photo, caption, have a proper article structure, and to have a audio recording of a witness.

Kiwi Can

LI: to learn about Patience
For the next couple of weeks we are going to be learning about Patience. Patience is being able to accept problems and delays without getting frustrated. We talked about how we could lose our patience and what its like when people lose their patience. Our activity was called Patience Test. We got into two lines (boys & girls). In our lines we held each others shoulder. In the back was Mr Simanu holding the back lines shoulders. Mr Simanu would press it and we would carry it on. Then the person at the front would have to go get the cone. So that tests our patience by not cheating.

Maori

LI: to learn about Te Reo Maori & Maori
We did our task which was completing a sheet. Our sheet was Wiki Ono. The sheet Wiki Ono was just translating a bunch of words. But before that we were playing around with Poi Poi's and doing actions with them and even did a song.

LS1 Figurative Description Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. The blog - post was a Figruative Character Description from Mr Ogilvies Writing Groups. Here is the blog: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/origami-plane-variables.html

LS1 Origami Plane Variables Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. The blog - post is about the different types of Origami Planes by Mr Wongs math groups. Here is the blog: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/origami-plane-variables.html

LS1 Inquiry

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. The blog - post is about Term 4s Inquiry. Here is the blog: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/business-wk-2.html

LS1 Novel Study Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. The blog - post I wrote about the Novel Studies in Mr Ogilvies Reading groups. Here is the LS1 blog - post: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/novel-studies.html

Commenting

LI: to learn how to smartcomment
I commented on Acein's blog - post. Acein's blog - post was about what he did for Maths. In my comment I complimented him, connected with him, and told him some mistakes he made in his blurb.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

LI: to summarise a text
For SSR Selfie I read "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules". It is a fiction book which is a book that is telling a story. The book was very interesting. It was made my Jeff Kinney and the pseudonym is Greg Heffley. A pseudonym is a fictitious name normally used by authors.

Basic Fact Boxes

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LI: to remember basic facts
I took on the Speed Demon Challenge. I did my Division and it took me 3 minutes and 17 seconds to finish all the equations.

Tennis

LI: to learn how to serve
We first started off with small rallies. We then later did a warm up to help us with our serving. When we were with our partner we had to be on different sides. So we were in a diagonal position. We then had to serve the ball to each other diagonally without the racket. We served the ball in a shot put position. So our ball in our hands and our hands on our shoulder and pushing the ball. We then did the serve with the racket. So we had the racket on our shoulder and the ball on the other hand so when we threw our ball up, we could hit the ball with the racket.

Wingspan Data

LI: to use statistical and scientific methods to study the effects of the wingspan and area on lift
We made graphs to study the lift to see if the wingspan and distance differs. The type of graph we made was a scatter chart. We first threw our planes and had to measure the distance. We also needed the measurements as data so we can use it in our graph. We also have made some mistakes like how all our planes are all pretty consistent but our 14cm plane is way off, so we might have thrown it too hard. We also made a paper graph, and drew a trend-line. A trend-line is a line that shows how high or low the results are. Our interpretation of the graph is that the bigger the wingspan the further the plane goes.

Setting Description

LI: to investigate figurative language
Figurative language is saying something to someone but not directly meaning it. Like last week we tried to describing a character with different types of figurative language. Simile, Metaphor, Personification, and Hyperbole. This week we described a setting using figurative language. We used our five senses: See, Smell, Taste, Sound, and Feel. We used those to help us describe the settings. The setting I did was of the Sky Tower in Auckland.

Foodprint

LI: to learn business
Today a businesswoman named Michael came in to share her journey on creating her business. Her business is Foodprint which is an app that sells food for half the price, from cafes and bakeries that had to much supply and less demand. Michael started working on her business two years ago and just launched it just under six months ago. She started this because she thought Food waste was a problem. Right now in the world we have 7.5 billion people, and we make food enough to feed 10 billion people. So the leftover food we have people just throw it away. People waste 1.3 billion tonnes of food which decays and turns into methane gas which contributes to climate change. So food waste isn't just wasting food which could be eaten, but is also changing other stuff like climate change.

For example bread is the one of the most wasted food items on earth. New Zealand waste 20 million loaves of bread even though there are only 4.5 million of people in New Zealand. She also shared how she made her logo, name, and a bunch of other things.

Roald Dahl Author Study

                                               

LI: to novel study

For the next couple of weeks are going to do novel studies. We did novel studies on Roald Dahl books. The Roald Dahl book I am reading is Matilda, which I really like. We had a bunch of activities to do like Character Descriptions, Author Studies, Vocabulary and a bunch more. This week the activity I did was Author Study. In this activity I had to find out a bunch of things about Roald Dahl and research. I found out really cool things like when he used to be in the Royal Air Force for the British Army. 

Maori

LI: to learn about Te Reo Maori & Maori
We did our task which was completing a bunch of sheets. Our first sheet was No hea koe. Lastly we did Ko wai koe which is translating the maori phrases into english. For example Ko wai koe means "Who are you?".

Kiwican

LI: to learn Respectful Communication
Respectful Communication is communicating to people in different ways like language, body language and a bunch more, but also communicating to the person politely and respectfully. Our energiser was Math Hands. We were in partners and we had to have our hand in the back we then showed our hands with an amount of fingers and we had to add it up as fast as possible. Our activity was Musical Chairs but instead of chairs we used cones.

2019 Manaiakalani Film Festival: The boy who lost his mind!

LI: to learn how to smartcomment
I watched "The Boy Who Lost His Mind" from Point England School". It was about a kid who bumped his head and started see strange things. It was a hilarious movie.

LS1 Origami Plane Post

On the LS1 blog I wrote a blog - post. The blog - post was about Origami Planes at Mr Wongs math groups. They were making two types of Origami Planes and then they measured the different parts.
Here is the link: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/origami-planes.html

Commenting

LI: to learn how to smartcomment
I commented on Diana's blog - post. Diana's blog - post was about what she did at Maori. In my comment I complimented her, and connected with her.

The Last Kids on Earth

LI: to summarise a text
For SSR Selfie I read "The Last Kids on Earth". It is a fiction book which is a book that is telling a Story. The book was very interesting. It was written by Max Brallier and illustrated by Douglas Holgate. This book is also a Netflix series.

Basic Fact Boxes

LI: to remember basic facts
I took on the Speed Demon Challenge. I did my Division and it took me 3 minutes and 14 seconds to finish all the equations.

Supply & Demand

                       

LI: to learn Supply and Demand
Supply is how much there is available of the product. If the supplies price increases the company will make or build more of the product for the people. Demand is how much of the product people want. If the price increases, not as much people want it. Our task was to make a slide explaning Supply and Demand. We then played a game which was called "I Supply, You Demand". Basically we were a company and we had to make money by picking an amount of stock and choosing the price of the product.

Kiwisport

LI: to learn the volley
This week we started learning the volley. We had to use the forehand and backhand grip technique but rather then hitting it after it bounces you hit it on the full. We first started with a partner throwing a ball at us and we had to hit the ball on the full. We then had a rally with our partner but we had to go hit it on the full. We also did it a point system. I lost 20 - 21.

Origami Plane

LI: to use statistical and scientific methods to study the effect of wingspan and area on lift.]
For the next couple of weeks we are studying aerodynamics. We learnt what variables are as well as
independent and dependent variables. Our task this week was to create 12 paper/origami planes focusing on one certain design and studying each aspect of the design and which part of the paper planes are important and how they affect launch and flight. A variable is a feature of an object or thing that can change between multiple types of the object/item. An independent variable is unchanged by other variables or will not be changed by other aspects or assets of a variable. A dependent variable is depends on another factor in order to be changed.

Figurative Description

LI: to investigate figurative language
Figurative language is saying something but not actually meaning it, not saying it directly. We've learnt five types of figurative language. Simile is comparing two things by using the words like or as. An example is "He was as fast as a cheetah". Another is Metaphor which is also comparing two things without using like or as. For example "He was a pig at dinner". Next is Personification which is giving human traits to inanimate objects or ideas. Later we learned Hyperbole which is exaggerating to show strong feelings or effect. Another example is "My house is a million miles from here". Understatement is the exact opposite of Hyperbole, it is expression with less strength then expected. For example "I'll be there in a second". We got a bunch of characters and we described them figuratively. We described them by using Similes, Metaphors, Hyperbole, and Personification.

Touch Rugby

LI: to have fun play Touch

On Wednesday the 6th of November we had Touch Rugby. The team I was in was Yr 6 Team B. We first went against Tamaki Primary and lost 6 - 0. We then went against Point England and lost 5 - 0. We then went against Glen Taylor which was a brutal lost. We lost 5 - 0. We then went against Glenbrae and we lost 4 - 1. Then we went against Panama Rd and lost 3 - 1. Our last game was  against Panmure District and we sadly lost 2 - 1. It ws brutal. 

Respectful Communication

LI: to learn respectful communication
This term for Kiwican our theme is "Respect". For the next couple of weeks we will be learning about Respectful Communication. We first talked about any different ways of communication like speaking, emails and text, body language and a heap more. We then talked about "What is Respectful Communcation". Respectful Communication is communicating with people respectfully, formally, and really just being nice. We then played Animal Choir. We would get into groups and each group had a song, then the conductor or the leader are going to point at us so we can sing.

Matilda Vocabulary

LI: to novel study
For the next couple of weeks are going to do novel studies. We did novel studies on Roald Dahl books. The Roald Dahl book I am reading is Matilda, which I really like. We had a bunch of activities to do like Character Descriptions, Author Studies, Vocabulary and a bunch more. This week the activity I did was Vocabulary. In this activity I had to use 10 words to describe Matilda, and find 10 words I did no know from the book.

LS1 Term 4 Inquiry Post

On the LS1 Blog I made a blog - post. The blog - post was on this terms inquiry. The inquiry was about Enterprise and Business. Here is the blog - post: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/tennis.html

LS1 Term 4 Tennis Post

On the LS1 blog I have made a blog - post. The blog - post I did was about Term 4 Kiwsport which is Tennis. Here is the blog - post: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/11/tennis.html

LS1 Term One Kiwisport Post

On the LS1 Blog I made a blog - post on Term Ones Kiwisport. Term Ones Kiwisport was Ki O Rahi. We had so much fun playing it. Here is the blog - post: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/10/ki-o-rahi-recap.html

LS1 Term One Inquiry Post

On the LS1 Blog I made a blog - post on the Term One Inquiry. One of the inquiry topics we were learning in Term One was Cooperative games. Here is the blog - post: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/10/inquiry.html

LS1 Term One Writing Post

On the LS1 Blog I made a blog - post on Mr Ogilvies Writing Groups. Mr Ogilvies Writing Group were learning about Sentence Structure and how to make a boring sentence into a very interesting one. Here is the blog: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/10/writing.html

LS1 Term One Infographics Post

On LS1 I have made a blog - post on Term Ones Mr Ogilvies Reading Group. In Mr Ogilvies Reading Group they were learning about Infographics. Here is the blog - post I made there: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/10/infographic.html

LS1 Math Graphs

On the LS1 blog I've written a blog - post for Term Ones Math. In Term One they were doing graphs for Math. Here is the blog post I made on there: https://pbsls1.blogspot.com/2019/10/graphs.html

Commenting

LI: to learn how to smartcomment
I commented on Marcaiyla's blog - post. She was blogging about what she did for Reading. On my comment I complimented her, and gave her feedback.

Basic Fact Boxes

LI: to remember basic facts
I took on the Speed Demon Challenge. I did my Times Table and it took me 3 minutes and 5 seconds to finish all the equations.

Matilda

LI: to summarise a text
For SSR Selfie I read "Matilda". It is a fiction book which is a book that is telling a Story. The book was very interesting. It was written by a brilliant write and drawn by a brilliant illustrator. Matilda was a book written by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl has written many kids stories that have sold millions all over the world. Quentin Black was the illustrator for the book, he has illustrated many books for Roald Dahl, including other authors like David Walliams.

Goods and Services

 LI: to learn what is a business
This week we had to divide the companies into Goods & Services. When we divided the companies into Goods and Services, we had to make them into smaller groups. For example a food company would be in Goods, so then you would make a food category under Goods. So we then had to record the groups into a sheet. We then put the groups onto a piece of paper.

Origami Planes

LI: to use statistical and scientific methods to study the effect of wing span and area on lift
This week we started making Origami Planes. There were two types of plane we can make. One was the standard plane and the other one was a different plane. The first one was a bit taller then the second one. We had to pick one of the plane models to study. I picked the second plane model. Our  task was to make a diagram show the parts of the origami plane. We also had to measure the parts of the plane. We measured the fuselage length, fuselage width, wingspan, wing area, and wing length.

Matilda Character Description

                       

LI: to novel study
For the next couple of weeks are going to do novel studies. We did novel studies on Roald Dahl books. The Roald Dahl book I am reading is Matilda, which I really like. We had a bunch of activities to do. This week the activity I did was Character Description The characters I described were Miss Honey and Miss Trunchbull. Miss Honey is a teacher and Crunchem Hall Primary School. Miss Trunchbull is the headmistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School.

Figurative Language

                       

LI: to investigate figurative language
Figurative language is saying something but not actually meaning it, not saying it directly. Like stop beating around the bush doesn't actually mean someone was beating around a bush, it means to stop avoiding a questions or ignoring something else. Literal Language what the words define. Like the car is blue. We've learnt five types of figurative language.

Simile is comparing two things by using the words like or as. An example is "He was as fast as a cheetah". Another is Metaphor which is also comparing two things without using like or as. For example "He was a pig at dinner". Next is Personification which is giving human traits to inanimate objects or ideas. Later we learned Hyperbole which is exaggerating to show strong feelings or effect. Another example is "My house is a million miles from here". Understatement is the exact opposite of Hyperbole, it is expression with less strength then expected. For example "I'll be there in a second".

Tennis

LI: to learn the forehand and backhand grip technique
For the term our Kiwisport is Tennis. We first started off learning the two grips. The forehand grip technique was putting your dominant hand at the bottom of the racket. The backhand grip technique was two hands holding the racket but the dominant hand is also at the bottom while the weak hand is at the top. To practise these techniques we got balls thrown at us so we could hit the ball while doing the techniques. We then practised them again by doing some rallies with a partner.

Illegal & Legal Images

LI: to understand legal use of images
A legal image is an image that is Public Domain which the owner gives the right to the public to let you use it. An illegal image is an image that you don’t have the right to use but you still are. Our task was to write the definition of a Legal an Illegal image, find two websites each for illegal and legal images. We also had to find three examples of legal use of images and illegal use of images.

Maori

 LI: to learn about Te Reo Maori & Maori
We were learning how to speak Maori. Saying, who is your friend, what is your name, and more stuff like that. We then moved onto our task which was completing a bunch of sheets. Our first sheet was No hea koe. No hea koe means where are you from. We had to write the cities and suburb that we were from. But we had to write them in Maori. Then we did the countries we were from and had to translate those countries to Te Reo Maori. Lastly we did Ko wai koe which is translating the maori phrases into english. For example Ko wai koe means "Who are you?".

Kiwican

LI: to learn about our strengths and weaknesses
This week was the last week were going to talk about "Respecting ourselves". We recapped on what we did for the pas few weeks. We first played our energiser. Our energiser was that we had to get in groups and the leader of the group had to go to the teacher, and get given an activity. Then the leader has to tell their group the activity and complete it. Then later we talked about strength and weaknesses and said what they were, and we ourselves told our strengths and weaknesses. Later we played Human Knot.

Commenting

LI: to learn how to smartcomment
I commented on Mote's blog - post. He was blogging about what he did for Reading. On my comment I complimented him, and gave him feedback.

Basic Fact Boxes

LI: to remember basic facts
I took on the Speed Demon Challenge. I did my Times Table and it took me 3 minutes and 16 seconds to finish all the equations.

SSR Selfie

LI: to summarise a text
For SSR Selfie I read "My First Encyclopedia". It is a non fiction book which is a book that is telling a facts. The book was very interesting. It covered a lot of different topics from the Human Body to Earth & Space. It was really cool because there were projects that were related to the topic and also there were cartoon boxes so it was easy to absorb the information.

Karate Kid

LI: to revise the structure of a recount to reaffirm the marking criteria
The structure of a Recount is TREE. T is title. R is reveal, which is the who & when. The first E is events which is the what. Ending is our feelings, what we should have done differently. We were working on our recount writing. We had to write a recount in test conditions We wrote an Imaginative Recount which is like a narrative but with the recounts structure. Like having 1st person, TREE and more. Our scenario for the Imaginative Recount was winning a Sports Tournament.