Animation | Addition

LI. To complete four tasks over four weeks.
This week for maths I chose to do addition with an animation. I did this by using algorithm. We had to add 6 digit numbers. My equation was: 900,000 + 800,000 = ?. My animation took a long time but it worked out and it came out better than I expected it to be. I was quite happy with my animation and I put a lot of effort in it. I really enjoyed the process of making my animation.

Verb Words

LI. To identify verb tenses.
This wee for writing we were looking at verb tenses which are: Past Continuous, Future Continuous, and Simple Present. We had to make a DLO and write 20 words that we didn't use last week. We also worked in partners. I partnered with Alayah. We had to create videos of seven words that we had picked. We also wrote sentences about the words we chose. I enjoyed this activity because we got to make videos.

Peace | Slideshow

LI. To explore some definitions of peace.
This week for inquiry we had to partner up in to groups of five and write antonyms and synonyms of the word 'Peace'. We then had to split our group into two groups with two in one group and three in one group. First I was with Giovanni, Akuhata, Lorenzo, and Liletina. Then we split up to Liletina, Lorenzo, and I. We had to write down sentences with the words we wrote on the slide to describe the images. We then had to write down what we then the people in the photos are thinking and their perspectives. After that we made DLO's about what we think peace means. I think peace is when people have calmness around their environments and place. I also think peace means when people come together to connect with each other whether they are different gender, skin tone, and religion. I enjoyed making the DLO. I also enjoyed writing down the sentences with my group.

Inferring thoughts and emotions | Movie

LI. To infer thought and emotions. This week for reading we had to make inferences on a short film called 'For the birds'. Inference is when you figure out a new idea by getting hints from a story or video with out the author directly saying it. We had to take a screenshot of the part on where we made an inference and then link the time on the film. We then had to write down our inferences on the text box then put our evidence in bullet points. We made two inferences with our whole class. Then we made an inference with our reading group, after that we had to do as many as we can or want by ourselves. I enjoyed the activity because we watched a film with it, and the film was funny.

Athletics Day | Sprint Finals

LI. To have fun and do activities for a day.

Today our school did a bunch of activities for athletics day. The activities were: Eggs and spoon, Rest/Dance, Frisbee throwing, Lifesaver, Discus, Softball, Sponge Relay, Rob the Nest, and Long Jump.

We first did: Dance/Rest, Eggs & Spoon, Frisbee throwing, Rob the Nest, Long Jump, Softball, Discus and Lifesavers last. It was very fun and I enjoyed it a lot. My favourite activity was the Sponge relay. It was my favourite because we got wet and it was super sunny and hot. The Tamaki College students helped us with the activities.

For the activities we had to: run from a distance or jump from where you are, run for the ball when you hear the starter, dance or rest, get into a bag jump to the sponge roll under the stick and then jump over the rope and dip your sponge into the bucket of water, rob the nest and tag people, throw the softball as far as you can get, and throw the hula hoop on the cone, cricket, or on the stick.

I enjoyed the whole day including the race although I didn't come first or second. I hope we do athletics next hear!

Kiwi Sport | Boxing

LI. To learn the four types of defence. This week for kiwi sport we went into the hall to take part of boxing. We learnt about four types of defences. We played a game called 'Snatch Cone'.

We had to snatch the cone and do activities before that. I won all of the round which was pretty impessive for me. After we did the game we did the defences. We already learnt about two of the defences.

The guard was like the rock position. You just had to put your gloves on your head. You also had to see in front of you by leaving a gap in between your arms. The second one was called a bridge. You had to move back by putting your right foot back and sliding your left foot and bridging out of the way. The third defence was called slip. You had to nudge to your left or right thigh and the noodle has to go on your shoulder. The fourth defence was called the roll. Our partner had to hold the noodle on our right shoulder and then had to keep it on the place. Where as we had to roll under the noodle and the noodle had to come on our shoulder. We then ended the session.

It was fun and enjoyable. I really enjoyed the session and I hope we can do the defences again.

Commenting

LI. To give feedback to people's blogpost. This week for commenting I decided to comment on Angelica's blogpost about her reading activity. I liked her DLO, but it just went straight in to the questions and didn't tell me what's going on. The blurb didn't have 'I' with a capital. Angelica's DLO was pretty good though.

Basic Fact Boxes

LI. To learn our multiplication and division facts. This week for daily six I did the basic facts boxes. I did the 1-9 times table including division. I am quite proud of myself because I did these pretty fast. I hope I can memorize them by my heart without looking at a sheet. I enjoyed doing my basic facts boxes.

SSR Selfie | Daily Six

LI. To retell a text. This week for daily six I did SSR Selfie. I read Shoutykid: How Harry almost nearly got famous. It was a cool story and it was about a boy Harry and what he did to almost get famous. It was really interesting and I ennjoyed reading it.

Verb Words

LI. To identify verb tenses. This week for writing we had to create a slide with 20 verb words. Then we had to make a video for each words. We first wrote verb words on the white board and then we had to say the different tense that Mr. Wong asked us to do. We did this is partners. My partner was Kaitlyn. It was a really fun activity to do and I enjoyed it a lot.

Subtraction | Compensation & Reversibility

LI. To complete four tasks over four weeks. This week for maths we had to create a slide, poster, animation or a video. I made a video on subtraction. We first had to get an equation that Mr. Ogilvie thought of. Then Mr. Ogilvie told me I had to do compensation and reversibility. I created a slide first then I made a voice over about subtraction, compensation, and reversibility. It was pretty difficult but at the end I got it.

What Can You Tell?

LI. To infer information from a picture. This week for reading we had to fill in a slide of inferences about pictures we looked at. We worked in partners but not at the same slide. My partner was Sakina. We talked to each other to see if our inferences are correct. The activity for this week was pretty fun and I also enjoyed it.

Kiwi Can

Today LS1 group A went to room seven to take part in a kiwi can session. We were talking about respect.We first played our energizer which was 'Tunnel Ball'.

We had to get into a circle and eliminate other opponents. Kaitlyn, Fau, Charlize and I were planning to get the boys first. It then came down to the last five. Alisha got eliminated so it was down to four people. Fau and Charlize won the round. I think the whole lesson in the game was to respect other people in the game. We then had a quick chat about respect for our community which was our topic.

Mr. Matt asked us how do you respect the community? Some people answered: picking up rubbish, caring for our community and ect. Mr. Matt then asked us what is in our community? People answered: Dairy's, shops, pools, libraries, and ect. We then got into our activity which was 'Hand Soccer'.

We got into two lines against the walls. In each group there was 11 people. We also named our group, my groups name was: The Alpha's, and the other teams name was: Funky Monkeys. We then got a number. I was number 5. It was whoever could get up to ten but we then changed it to twelve later on. Mr. Matt called out two numbers in each team. The winner was the funky monkeys.

Maori Vegetables

LI. To learn how to pronounce Maori vegetables. This week for Maori we had to create a poster about four categories. We also worked in partners, my partner was Charlize. Our category was vegetables but the Tomato isn't a vegetable. We searched on Maori dictionary the Maori words for the vegetables.  It was fun, easy, and enjoyable.

Trench Wafare | WW1

LI: To learn information about trenches. This week for inquiry we learnt about trench warfare. First we went on the interactive notebook. Then we went onto the trench warfare slide. For the trench warfare my group and I decided to include information about sandbags, barbed wire fences, no man's land, frostbite and insects. We went on links to find the information we needed about trenches. I learnt a lot about the parts of a trench and more.

Commenting

LI. To comment and give feedback to other people. Today I decided to comment on Afatia's blogpost. She did really good on her art but the blurb didn't have enough information about the procedures.

Maori

LI. To learn about Paikea. This week for Maori Whaea Ode read us a story called Paikea. It was about Paikea who was the youngest out of many sons. Paikea's brother was jealous of him because he was the favourite son and he decided to drown his brother. Paikea then called for help from his ancestors and his ancestors sent a whale to save him. Then the whale brought Paikea to Aotearoa.

Prototec

LI. To learn basic facts. This week for daily six I decided to do Prototec. I did stage 2-3. It was fun and I did it in 57 seconds which was better than I expected it to be. It was also fun.

SSR Selfie

LI. To retell a story. This week for daily six I decided to do SSR Selfie. I had to read a story then retell the story on a slide. I read 'Ghostcoming!'. I enjoyed the activity because it was fun to do.

Moaunted Art

LI. To moaunt our final results of our quatrefoils. This week LS1 was finishing mounting our quatrefoil designs with our explanation on a piece of paper. We first had to cut out our quatrefoils. After that we had to make the layout of our design how we wanted it to be. We then had to measure the size of our writing space so it can be the same exact size. After that we had to go to one of the teachers so they can proofread our explanation to correct it. We then glued our quatrefoils, explanation and our names on our piece of paper.

Commenting

LI. To give feedback to people. Today I decided to comment on Chris's blogpost about Dr. Seuss as an author study. It was good and I liked it. The only thing that I think is how his text is out of the box. Besides that it was great.

Paikea | Maori

LI. To make a poster about Paikea. This week for Maori we had to create a poster about Paikea. Paikea is a man who nearly got drowned by his own brother due to jealousy. His brother got jealous and thought it was a good idea to drown him. A whale came and saved Paikea.

Basic Facts Boxes | Addition & Subtraction

LI. To learn your basic facts. Today I decided to do the basic facts boxes. It was fun and enjoyable. Next time I am hoping to do my times table. I answered 50 addition questions and 50 subtraction questions.

SSR Selfie | Daily Six

LI. To retell a text. Today I did daily six SSR selfie. I chose Coraline because I had read the story, I have watched the movie and I find the events that happend interesting. It was my favourite movie back then. It it about Coraline who discovers interesting things about her new home. Mrs. Spink, and Mrs. Forcible tell the dangers that are coming ahead of Coraline.

Types Of Rhymes

LI. To learn about four types of rhymes. This week we learnt about the four types of rhymes that Mr. Wong chose. There was: Assonance, alliteration, end rhyme and consonance. We had to get into groups of four. In our group there was: Sakina, Liletina and Bella. We each did one rhyme. An assonance is vowel and a soft sound. A consonance is a hard or solid word that has the same ending. An alitteration is a word that has the same first sound like: Sheep, sheep couldn't sell seashells. The first two letters had the same sound at the beginning. An end rhyme is words at the end of a sentence that are rhyming.

Kiwi Sport | Boxing

Today LS1 group A went to the hall to take part of boxing session with Pax. We had to pick a teammate. My partner was Charlize. We then played rock, paper, scissors to see who went first. I won so I got to go first with the punching. We did combos.

First we did the: Jab, jab, cross. For the jab's we had to punch with our left hand forwards and for the cross we had to punch with our right hand forward. We then did the combo: Jab, cross, left hook, cross. It was like a pattern left hand, right hand, left hand, right hand. For the left hook we had to twist in our rock position and punch sideways with our left hand and come back in our rock position. We then did the combo: Jab, cross, left hook, right hook, left upper cut, and right upper cut. It was like another pattern: Left hand, right hand, left hand, right hand, left hand, right hand. We had pool noodles to hit with the boxing gloves. We also had to move the pool noodles for the punches. Then we did all of that again for our other partner. We then had to go back to class.

I enjoyed the session with Pax because I learnt new combos and I was pretty good at them. So was my partner Charlize.

Kiwi Can

Today we went to kiwi can to learn about respecting our community. First we talked about what's in the community and who helps us in our community. After that we played our energizer which was called 'Remote'.

For this energizer we had to do an action that Mr. Matt told us to do when he says the word for it. For example: Mr. Matt shouts "Play" we had to walk, "Fast forward" we had to walk fast, "Pause" we had to jump up, "Rewind" we had to walk backwards, and later on we added "Stop" to the game and we had to lie down on our stomachs. However, he could trick us and say "Freeze" and if we hesitate we are out. After playing that we went into our activity wich was 'Invisible tag".

Mr. Matt gave us a number and then we had to go in a team called 'one' or 'two' I was in team two. We lined up and went outside to the court and Mr. Matt explained the rules. Mr. Matt called out a number and that amount of people in the front of the line had to run arount their hoops. Mr. Matt then called out a persons name, that person had the invisible ball. They had to run and not get tagged from the other people in the other team and score a try. But, if you do get tagged you can't tag back. We then had to go back to class because the bell rang.

Author Study: Dr. Suess

LI. To learn about Dr. Suess. This week we did an author study on Dr Suess. We had to find simple information about him like: Real Name, country of birth and ect. We also had to find four different images, the first one was: photo of Dr. Suess, photo of country, photo of first published story and book image. I enjoyed this author study and learning new stuff about Dr. Suess.

Maori

LI. To learn about Parihaka. At Maori Whaea Odie read us a book about two brothers. One of the brothers were jealous about the other brother because he would become a Cheif and not him. One day the brother tried to drown the other brother but the brother called for help from his ancestors and the ancestor sent a whale to help the brother and carried him all the way to NZ (Aotearoa).

Kiwi Can

On Wednesday we went to kiwi can for our session. Unfortunately I missed half of the session but I did do the activity. Our topic was respect for our community and our theme was respect.

For the activity we played "10 second tag". Mr. Matt called out one of our names and we had to tag another person within 10 seconds. I got tagged then I didn't manage to tag another person so I had to sit out. After playing 10 second tag the bell rang for morning tea.

Manaikalani Film Festival

On the 7th of November our school went to Sylvia Park HOYTS to take part of the Manaikalani Film Festival.

When the movie started our one was first. Fau was the presenter for our movie. She was really good and confident. I was really exited to see our final results on our movie. It was a bad dubbed karate movie. It was also really funny and I laughed a lot. It was about Fau and Charlize fighting with Victoria and Alayah. Then Mr. Johnston (the principle) comes in and stops them, they then have to go to the principle's office. After watching the movie it turned out really good.

Although it was short, it was a really funny and cool movie. I enjoyed watching the movie and laughed a lot during the movie.

Quatrefoils | Art

LI. To create three different size Quatrefoils about Christmas, Armistice day and Max Gimbletts artwork. This week for art we had to create three different quatrefoils with different themes. We first did this digitally and then after that we made them with paint, pastels, and colouring pencils. The top quatrefoil was the smallest paper, the second one is the medium size, the last one is the largest paper. The smallest was the Christmas theme with colouring pencils, the middle is the Armistice day theme with pastels, and the last one is the Max Gimblett theme quatrefoil. I really enjoyed this activity, although it took a week for us to finish. I think that my quatrefoils turned out better than I expected.

For the biggest quatrefoil we used paint. The black paint for the biggest quatrefoil represents the explosive paint that Max Gimblett does and the green and red represents the Flanders fields. For the medium sized quatrefoil we used pastels. The medium sized quatrefoil represents the soldiers singing the last post for the soldiers. The reason why I used gold for the background was because I think that the soldiers who died are gold. For the smallest quatrefoil we used coloured pencils. The holly on the smallest quatrefoil represents the Jesus. The ornaments represent the shimmer of the trees.

Max Gimblett | Quatrefoils

LI. To make three quatrefoils resembling Christmas, Armistice day, and Max Gimbletts quatrefoils. This week for inquiry we had to create a DLO about Max Gimblett. We had to fill in the information then we had to create three quatrefoils. The sizes are: Big, medium, and small. We had to create the quatrefoils about Christmas, Armistice Day and one like Max Gimbletts work.

Manaikalani Film Festival | Commenting

LI. To comment on peoples movies for the Manaikalani Film Festival. Today I decided to comment on room 11 from Glen Innes school. There movie was about using the three R's (Recycle, re-use, and re-duse). It is important about keeping our environment tidy since it can lead to pollution and sea life ending. I really enjoyed watching their movie because it was a good idea to teach people about the three R's.

Armistice Remembrance

LI. To learn about the Armistice remembrance. This week for inquiry we had to learn information about Armistice day. We had to find information about: What the last post is, Why do people play it, Information about the poem For the Fallen, Why we use the Ode of remembrance, and Why the poppy is used. I enjoyed looking up this information. I learnt new stuff about Armistice remembrance that takes part on the 11th of the 11th month.

Commenting

LI. To give feedback to people about their blogposts. Today I decided to comment on Afatias blogpost about her Mt. Fuji recount. There were a lot of mistakes. She didn't really have good detail in the blurb. Besides that the blogpost was alright.

Basic Facts Boxes | Daily Six

LI. To learn basic facts. Today I decided to do the addition and subtraction basic facts sheet. It was fun and I typed the answers really fast because they were easy and I know the addition and subtraction basic facts. Next time I am going to do the times table basic facts.

SSR Selfie | Daily Six

LI. To retell a text. Today I decided to retell a text called: Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy. It was a very interesting story to read and it was kind of weird, but it is captain underpants! I like the story and I remember reading this book when I was bored at home.

Inquiry | WW1 Weapons & Battles

 LI. To learn about the causes, conflict, and resolution to WW1. This week for inquiry we had to complete two slide decks on the international WW1 notebook. We first looked at three weapons in WW1 used in the air, sea, and land. For the air weapons I chose: Zeppelins, parachutes, and planes. For the sea weapons I chose: Submarines, naval mines, and battle ships. For the land weapons I chose: Pistols, hand grenades, and tanks. After finishing that I went to the timeline of battles of WW1. We had to find answers to some questions that Mr. Ogilvie made. We used a two sites called: The world war and Great war. I enjoyed this activity and I learnt new interesting facts about WW1.

Writing | Evaluating

LI. To evaluate writing samples using the PBS writing rubric. This week for writing we had to go back to our writing from last week and evaluate our story and highlight all the structure and language features. It was pretty simple. We also had to get and give feedback to others. We gave our chromebooks to people across the room and then we gave feedback to the persons chromebook we had. I had Fau's chromebook, I gave her recount a R4 and close to R5. I rated myself a R4, and I got a R4 and a little bit of R5 which was good for me and I was happy about my score.

Fraction Solving

LI. To learn different fraction equations using different equiptments. This week for maths we had to create a DLO with our group of three. In my group there was: Bella, and Giovanni. We had to think about fraction equations and then write them down with a picture to match the equation. We did three fraction questions. It was a very fun activity to do.

Boxing | Kiwi Sport

 Today LS1 group A went to the hall to take part of the second session for boxing. Our coach was Pax. Pax reminded us about the three commandments.

They were: Respect, discipline, and safety which is the most important. Respect means being thoughtful and kind to our teammates, coach and our teacher. Discipline means showing up on every lesson if you're not sick and giving your 100%. Safety means practising under the guidance of a coach or caregiver. We then put on our liners, boxing gloves and then we got into a circle to remind us about the Jab and Cross.

We had to check if we were touching anybody so we could spread out. We then had to practise the Jab and Cross in a circle. We did it a few times and then learnt how to walk while in the rock position.

To walk forward you have to put your left foot forward then your right foot forward. It is reverse for walking backwards. For example: You get into your rock position, then you stretch your right foot at the back even further back and then you take your left foot back into the rock position. We then learnt the hook and upper cut.

In order to do the hook we had to start in our rock position, we then had to twist sideways, after that we had to punch in a hook motion but sideways. We practised a bit. I got the hang of it and was ok at the hook. We then learnt the uppercut. We had to start in our rock position then go down, and then throw the punch up. We practised a few times. I wasn't good at the uppercut because I don't know the movements very well. We then wrapped the session up.

It was a very fun day. I enjoyed learning new stuff and I hope I will be good at it one day.