Comment Threading

Today Bella commented on my blogpost about fractions, decimals and percentages.

A comment thread is the process of having a continuous conversation taken place in the commenting section. We use open questions to get longer answer. To make a closed question open, we can ask why and what.

Comment threading is a good way to unlock more knowledge about the work put in behind the blogpost. It can also benifit you by making you express your ideas and learn new information about a topic.

LI: To create a comment thread.

Kubb | Game

Today, I played a game called Kubb. Kubb is a throwing game which was meant to improve the hunting skills of Vikings. 

The layout of the space Kubb is played in, is a rectangle. You use axes to hit the soldier and knock them down. When all of the soldiers are knocked down, you go for the king. 

The king is a big rectangular prism which also has a crown. Once someone from your team hits the king, they win. 

However, in order to kill the soldiers you need to hold the axe and hit it vertically. To kill the king, you need to throw the stick from under your legs.

Once your team wins, the game resets. There are five soldiers, five sticks and one king.

I enjoy playing this game because it can improve my skills in throwing and aim. One thing I could work on is to get better at hitting the king from under my legs.

LI: To play Kubb.

Kiwi Sport | Two & Three Man Settles

This week, we played a game of touch to practise drills and skills.

First, we got into groups of three and practised the three man settle. A three man settle is the process of driving the ball straight forward to get further down the field.

After that, two out of the three people in the group did the two man settle. The other person not doing the settle was waiting far away from the people to recieve the ball. After the fourth touch, the dummy-half passed the ball to the person waiting.

After practising these skills, we played a game. The purpose of the game was to practise the skills we learnt and apply that to the game in order to get a try.

I enjoyed executing the three and two man settles because driving the ball forward is a big part of the offensive side. One thing I want to work on is to help more on the defensive side.

LI: To participate in touch rugby.

Basic Fact Boxes

Today I completed basic fact boxes up to 100. The objective of this challenge is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. I answered the equations in 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Although I did do better than last week, I still think that I can do better and get faster at basic fact boxes. I will continue to practise my basic facts.

LI: To rapidly recall basic facts.

SSR Selfie | 101 Cool Science Experiments

Today I completed the SSR Selfie task. The SSR Selfie task is a can-do where we need to read a book for 15 minutes and talk about the book by answering questions.

The objective of the SSR Selfie can-do is to learn how to summarise or retell a text. The book I read was called: '101 Cool Science Experiments'. This book is about how to perform science experiment.

LI: To summarise and retell a text.

Materials | Design & Technology

Depending on the properties of different materials, they can suit certain situations better. The materials vary depending on the type of natural disaster. 

The materials that are appropriate for a storm are: PVC plastic, chicken wire, plaster, concrete and wool.

PVC plastic is a suitable material for shelters because it is flexible and strong. This material has been chosen to protect against storms because it is firm enough to withstand aggressive wind currents. 

Chicken wire and plaster is used to hold the walls and structure together. This material has been chosen to protect against storms because it can give the structure more protection and strength against strong winds.

Concrete is a suitable material and strong material for the foundation of a structure. This material has been chosen to protect against storms because it provides a strong foundation for an emergency shelter against storms.

Wool is used for many things, however in this case it is used to absorb water and rain. This material has been chosen to protect against storms because it prevents people inside of the shelter from getting wet and causing them to freeze.

It is important to have a good understanding of the properties of materials because this knowledge can be helpful when designing a strong, quality structure.

LI: to prepare materials for construction.

Maori Conversations | Names

Our session's focus with Whaea Odie was understanding what letters and phonics are changed, and what they are changed to in order to write names in Maori properly. Another focus was to translate everyday conversations into english.

The first part of our task was to look at the list of names in Maori and the english translations of those names. The english names were not in the right place, so the Maori names and the english names were incorrect. We applied our knowledge of Maori letters and phonics to translate the names correctly without using the Maori Dictionary. 

Some of the letters that are changed when writing in Maori are J (which is changed to an H), D (which is changed to an a T), D and L (which is changed to an R) and V (Which is changed to a W). To translate a name like June in Maori, we looked at the letters and changed the J to an H. Therefore, June in Maori is Hune.

The second part of our task was to translate everday phrases into english. There were phrases such as 'Tena kotou katoa' and 'Kia ora e hoa'. We used the Maori dictionary to translate these phrases.

I really enjoyed learning about the what letters and phonics are changed to in order to write in Maori. I enjoyed this experience and worked hard to expand my Maori vocabulary. One thing I think I could work on is my Maori pronounciation.

LI: to understand the Maori letters and phonics to translate everday phrases and names.

Matilda | Sequence Events

Matilda is a book written by Roald Dahl. It is about a little girl who is very smart. She discovers what her power is and uses that to her advantage. Her parent's neglect her and are not there for her.

Miss Honey talks to Matilda about her story and how she became a teacher. When Miss Honey was a little girl, her father and mother died leaving her to be alone with her aunt. Her aunt was a horrible person. After Miss Honey told her story, Matilda found out that Miss Honey's aunt was Miss Trunchbull.

After Miss Honey talked to Matilda, Matilda promised that she would not talk about her story. Matilda asked Miss Honey for the names of Miss Honey's dad, Miss Trunchbull's first name and what they would call Miss Honey for no apparent reason. Miss Honey suspected of suspicious behavior and told Matilda to not do anything silly.

When Matilda arrived home, she practised her power for hours. She used her dad's cigarette and used telekinesis to control the cigarette. Matilda would practise this every day after she came from school. Her dad was still at his job, her mother was still playing bingo and Micheal could be anywhere.

Matilda is a very entertaining and interesting book. It is appropriate for all ages and is a great book.

LI: To study a novel.

Fractions | Decimals | Percentages

Fractions are equal pieces of a whole. A decimal is a number that is less than 1. Percentages are the parts in one hundred.

A fraction has two parts to it, a numerator and a denominator. The numerator shows the amount of pieces someone owns, and the denominator shows the amount of pieces the whole is divided into. Fractions are used to represent a piece or segment of a whole. There are also different fractions. They are: improper and mixed number fractions. 

An improper fraction shows that the numerator is more than the denominator. An improper fraction can be converted into a mixed number fraction.

A mixed number fraction is one or more whole and another fraction. To convert an improper fraction into a mixed number fraction, people usually identify the denominator. If the improper fraction is 7/3, people divide 7 by 3. 7 ÷ 3 = 2.3. This means that there are two wholes. 7/3 is equivalent to 2 1/3. 

A decimal is used to represent less than one and can go as high or as low as it can be. The decimal point (.) shows that the number is a decimal. In a decimal, there are tenths, one hundredths and thousandths as the main place values.

A percentage stays within the 100 place value, this means that 100% is the maximum percentage. To find out a percentage, people divide the denominator by 100. If the fraction was 1/4 the number problem would be: 100 ÷ 4 = 25. This means that 1/4 of 24 = 25%.

By understanding how to make fractions, decimals and percentages, it can help people to convert them to each other to make an equation more simple.

LI: To improve on a skill in maths.

Kapa Haka Performance | Maori Traditon

I watched a kapa haka performance.

First, some people from the kapa haka group performed an entrance ceremony dance. In this dance they sang a waiata and danced. The group introduced us to the Maori traditional weapons. They used poi and ti rakau. A poi is a ball stuck onto a rope. A ti rakau is a medium-length stick. Both of these weapons use the wrist movement and improve the wrist flexibility.

After that, they performed the haka. I think they did a good job and it was very entertaining. After the people did the haka, the senior boys from the kapa haka group in PBS performed a haka as well. The boys also did good.

The last activity we experienced was to play traditional Maori games. We played Matau & Mauī with taiahas. This game is a listening, coordination and reflex game. 

I enjoyed this performance. I am also grateful for the opportunity we got to watch it.

Commenting Thread | Storyboarding

Today Bella commented on my blogpost about storyboards.

A comment thread is the process of having a continuous conversation taken place in the commenting section. We use open questions to get longer answer. To make a closed question open, we can ask why and what. 

Comment threading is a good way to unlock more knowledge about the work put in behind the blogpost. It can also benifit you by making you express your ideas and learn new information about a topic.

LI: To create a comment thread.

Touch Rugby | Kiwisport

I applied the skills and knowledge that coach Mark taught me into a game of touch.

First, we went over on how to do a two man and three man settle. It is two or three people driving the ball up the field. To do a three man settle, person A needs to initiate the touch and plant the ball. Then person B needs to be dummy half and picks up the ball, then passes the ball to person C. Person C then runs up five steps and repeat it.

After practising this, we played touch. We split into three teams and played against eachother. We were using the three/two man settle to drive the ball forwards and I scored a try by using this technique. We also needed to include everyone.

I enjoyed this weeks session and found things easy because I have played touch rugby before.

LI: To apply the skills we have learnt to play touch rugby.

Shelters | Model

Our focus for inquiry was to determine the materials and the amount of the materials we would use to build a model for an emergency structure.

First, we brainstormed a list of materials to use for our shelter model. We thought about what materials we would use for different parts of the structural design such as walls, protection layers, windows and doors.
We knew that the maximum height of the shelter models would be 20 centimeters, so we applied that knowledge to measure the correct amount of materials and which materials would be best to survive a natural disaster.

Next, we measured the other dimensions of our structure to find out the other amount of the materials we would use. Our structure's dimensions were 20cm in height, 66cm in length all the way around and 2cm in depth or width. 

We found out the area and volume of the shelter by multiplying the height by the width. To find out the centimetres cubed as the measurement for the concrete, we needed to multiply the area by 2, then convert that to cubic meters.

I really enjoyed finding out the measurements of out materials. Our company also found that figuring out the amount of materials needed was difficult but enjoyable.

LI: to prepare materials order for construction.

SSR Selfie | The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

Today I completed the SSR Selfie task. The SSR Selfie task is a can-do where we need to read a book for 15 minutes and talk about the book by answering questions.

The objective of the SSR Selfie can-do is to learn how to summarise or retell a text. The book I read was called: 'The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me'. The book is about Billy, the Giraffe and the Pelly using their traits and properties to get things done for The Duke of Hampshire.

LI: To summarise and retell a text.

Anywords | Can-Do

Anywords is a can-do where two people recall words to connect them to another word.

I played this activity with Bella. We can only write words vertically or horizontally. The words have to be connected to eachother and needs to make sense. We can make two points by making two words in one go.

Bella and I had an interesting game. The best way we got two points was by making a word plural. 

I enjoyed this game and would like to learn more words to win at this game.

LI: To recall and play with words.

Māori | Auckland Volcanoes

I translated the names of volcanoes in New Zealand. 

First, I matched the English names of volcanoes into Te Reo Māori. I knew some of the Māori names. I used the Māori Dictionary to find the other names of the volcanoes.

After this, I completed a task sheet where I needed to match the Māori weather to the correct pictures. I also used the Māori Dictionary to find some of these.

I enjoyed this week's session. I found the sheet activity easy because every morning we practise our daily routine and in the daily routine we say the weather in Te Reo Māori.

LI: To translate the names of volcanaoes.

Narrative | Storyboard

Storyboards are images that show the character movements, the camera angles and the story setting. 

The image should have enough detail so that someone can find out where the setting is without someone else telling them. People show the emotions on the face and draw in different camera angles to make it more interesting.

A storyboard has the scene number on the side of the image. People usually have a short sentence to give more detail if the picture isn't clear enough. Having no description is best. If someone understands where the setting is without someone else telling them, they have most likely done a good job drawing the storyboard.

In storyboards, there are no words in the image. The main idea for a storyboard is to show the setting, the characters, and the angles of the story. 

It is helpful to understand what a storyboard is and how to write a storyboard because it can help to give the actors a good visual reference. Storyboarding can also help to visualize the enviroment and people's surroundings.

LI: To create a storyboard from a narrative.

Basic Fact Boxes | Maths

Today I completed basic fact boxes for multiplication and division. The objective of this challenge is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. I answered the equations in 4 minutes and 31 seconds. I think that I can do better. I found some parts of the activity hard and some other parts easy. I did better than last week.

LI: To rapidly recall basic facts.

Statistical Investigation | Athletics Day Scoresheet

This week, we were using statistical investigation to find out the averages for each teams score.

First, we added up the data on a Google Sheet. To add a data set, we can use repeated addition or a multiplication strategy. I can speed up the process by getting all of the data and using multiplication. If the data set was: 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3, 4 and 2. Instead of adding this, we can do this: (2 x 3) + (3 x 3) + (1 x 1) + (4 x 1) = ???. By doing this it makes things easier and faster. 2 x 3 = 6, 3 x 3 = 9, 1 x 1 = 1, 4 x 1 = 4, then add all of these numbers. 6 + 9 + 1 + 4 = 20. 20 is the score that the team got. 

To find the average group score, we need to add all of the classes points up then divide that by the number of classes there are (9). If all of the scores added up, 19 + 17 + 19 + 26 + 17 + 24 + 18 + 18 + 24 = 182. 182 ÷ 9 = 20.2. This is because if we know 18 ÷ 2 = 9, we should know how to do 180 ÷ 20 because of place values. 2 ÷ 9 = 0.222222222 but to get a less complicated answer, we round. The rule with rounding is that if the number is four and under, we need to round down. This is called 4 Floor. However, if the decimal is higher than 5, it rounds up. 5 High. 

Understanding how to use statistical investigation is important because it can help to find out the scores of different things.

LI: To use statistical investigation.

Novel Study | Matilda

Matilda is a book written by Roald Dahl. It is about a young girl, whose parents neglect her.

In the chapter 'The First Miracle' Matilda discovers her power. She has the special ability of telekinisis. Miss Trunchbull comes to see what the children have learnt. Lavender plots a horrid prank for Miss Trunchbull. She caught a Newt and placed it into Miss Trunchbull's cup. Miss Trunchbull accuses Matilda of putting the Newt there. This annoys Matilda. Matilda squints her eyes and thinks to herself 'tip it over'. The cup moves and tips over onto Miss Trunchbull.

Miss Honey introduces Matilda to her little cottage. Miss Honey's cottage is very nice and looks tidy. She sits Matilda down and offers her a cup of tea with milk. Miss Honey begins to talk about her story.

Matilda is a book, that is suitable for kids and adults. It is also very interesting and funny. It is good to understand what the book means, so that people can unlock new knowledge behind the book without it stating it.

LI: To study a novel.

Athletics Day

I took part in Athletics Day. Athletics day is a day were we apply our skills of running, jumping and throwing to have fun. We have different activities based on our year group. The rotations last 8 minutes.

Our first two activities were: Rob the Nest & Long Jump. In Rob the Next, we needed to get as much tennis balls as we could, in our hoop. The person with the bib was the defender and had to tag people. The people that got tagged were stuck and they couldn't move unless their teammate tagged them. In Long Jump, we needed to get a cone and jump on the grass. If we beat someone else's score, we mark how long we jump.

The next two activities were: Sponge Relay and Shotput. For the Sponge Relay, we needed to get into the bags, jump to the sponges, get a sponge, go underneath the tarpaulin and jump over the stick to get to the water bucket. After reaching the water bucket, we dipped the sponge into the water bucket then did the relay again. In the shotput activity, we needed to try and push the shotput as far as we could.

After that, we had Discus/Hula Hoops and Lifesaver. The objective of the Discus/Hula Hoop activity was to get as many points by throwing the hula hoop in the one point cone, five point cricket wicket or the ten point pole. The objective of the Lifesaver activity was to get the bean bag faster than the other people.

Next, we had Rest/Dance and Egg & Spoon. In Rest/Dance we could rest or dance to the music. The purpose of the Egg & Spoon challenge was to do a parkour while balancing an egg on a spoon.

The last two activities were: Frisbee & Lilly Pad Gladiator. In the Frisbee activity, we needed to throw the frisbees into the net to get one point. The Lilly Pad Gladiator is an activity that had an objective to hop on the lilly pads and play rock paper scissors to get to the last lilly pad.

I enjoyed the day, but felt really tired at the end of it. My favourite activity was the Sponge Relay because I got wet and it made me cool down. My least favourite activity was the discus one because I don't enjoy discus and I am bad at it.

LI: To apply our skill of physical education to run, jump and throw.

Manaiakalani Film Festival

This week the 13th Manaiakalani film festival was held at Hoyts in Sylvia Park. I presented our film with two other people, name 1 and name 2. Some of the films we watched were about Covid-19 and...

We presented in three sessions throughout the day. We presented on stage in front of different schools in the Manaiakalani cluster. 

Our film satirised sanitising and the pandemic. Most other films about the pandemic were about safe distancing, and spreading disease.

The film I enjoyed the most was Super Hero by Tamaki Primary because it was really funny and entertaining.

LI: To preseent the films we have created to the Manaiakalani cluster.

A comment thread is a continuous conversation that unlocks more about the making of the blog post. 

An open question is a question that is answered by a full sentence.

LS1 was commenting on the Maniakalani films and asked open questions to keep the conversation going. I commented on Room 4's film from Tamaki Primary School. Their film was about showing their appreciation to essential workers. It was very creative, funny and entertaining.

Link to comment: https://tpsroykelly.blogspot.com/2020/11/manaiakalani-film-festival-2020.html?showComment=1605128812555#c343141268088101244

LI: To comment on some Maniakalani films.

Commenting Thread

Today Bella commented on my blogpost about medicine. The commenting thread process is to look at talking about the learning that the person has blogged about. To keep the conversation going, we use open and closed questions. Comment threading is a good way to learn more about a persons knowledge on a topic. Comment threading can benefit you because you can share and learn new information about the topic.

LI: To create a comment thread.

Screenplay | Narrative

A screenplay is a story that has been converted into the dialogue parts only. Screenplay have a few directors to help give more detail.

A screenplay has the scene number in all caps. The name is centre aligned and is also in all caps. If there is any extra information to lead the actor, people add what type of voice or thing they should do while they are talking in brackets and underneath the name.

The actor's line is under the name or under the leading act. The actor's line does not have speech marks, but it still has to be correctly punctuated so that it could help the actor understand what tone to use.

Understanding how to write a screenplay is important because it can help the actors to understand what their line is and how they say it. 

LI: To convert a story into a screenplay (script) or storyboard.

SSR Selfie

Today I completed the SSR Selfie can-do. The objective of the SSR Selfie can-do is to learn how to summarise or retell a text. The book I read was called: 'Matilda'. The book is about Matilda who has yet to discover her smartness.

LI: To summarise and retell a text.

Matilda | Novel Study

Matilda is a book about a young girl, whose parents neglect her. She has yet to discover her super smart ability.

Ms Trunchbull is the head mistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School and suspects Bruce Bogtrotter as a theif. Ms Trunchbull thinks that Bruce stole her private chocolate cake. As punishment, Ms Trunchbull gave Bruce Bogtrotter a huge chocolate cake and he had to finish the cake in front of all the students. 

Lavender is a little girl who aspires to be as bold as Hortensia and Matilda. She is inspired by Hortensia's ideas and her rebel attitude. Lavender despises Ms Trunchbull and plots her plan for revenge. Ms Trunchbull caught a boy eating Luquorice Allsorts during a session. Ms Trunchbull grabbed him by the arm and threw him out of the window.

Matilda is a book, that is suitable for kids and adults. It is also very interesting and funny. It is good to understand what the book means, so that people can unlock new knowledge.

LI: To study a novel.

Basic Fact Boxes

Today I completed basic fact boxes for multiplication and division. The objective of this challenge is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. I answered the equations in 4 minutes and 53 seconds. I think that I can do better. I found some parts of the activity hard and some other parts easy. 

LI: To rapidly recall basic facts.

Money | Measurement | Subtraction & Addition | Multiplication

This week, we shared our knowledge on two different areas in maths to two people in the class. We also learned about different maths areas.

First, we found a partner to teach and learn from. My first partner was Leon. Leon was teaching me about measurement. Measurement is finding out the width, amount, length and height. Leon taught me how to convert the different units of measurement. To convert 12cm to mm, we divide by ten because ten mm is one cm. 12 cm ÷ 10 = 1.2. I also learned what 1 cm, 1 m and 1 km is made out of. 1 cm is made from 10 mm, 1 m is made from 100 cm, 1 km is made from 1000 m. 

I taught Leon about subtraction and addition. Addition is the action of giving something to another thing. Subtraction is the action of taking away from something. I explained how to use the written algorithm way for subtraction and addition. I also explained how the algorithm way is very similar to place value. Starting from the ones and adding/subtracting that all the way to the highest place value, is the best way to add/subtract.

In the second session, my partner was Chisa. Chisa taught me about adding money. I mostly found this session easy because I have learned things about money in the past. Money works in 100's. For example: if I have 10c and someone gives me 90c more, I will own 1 dollar. This is because 10 + 90 = 100, and since money works in the 100's, we round it to 1.

After learning that, I taught Chisa how to multiply. I explained how to multiply using the Lattice method, Japanese method and algorithm method. Multiplication is the process of repeatedly adding certain amount of numbers. To multiply two digit by two digit numbers, we need to multiply the ones first. For example: if the equation was 24 x 12. 4 x 2 = 8. Then we need to multiply the first ten to the second one. 10 x 2 = 20. Now multiply the twenty by ten. 20 x 10 = 200. Then multiply the 4 by 10. 4 x 10 = 40. After that, add all of them together. 8 + 20 + 40 + 200 - 268. 

I enjoyed these two sessions and learned new things. I think that understanding these areas in maths can help you to do things quickly and increase your knowledge. Chisa and Leon were both great teachers. I found teaching hard.

LI: To improve in different areas in maths.

  

Commenting Thread

Today I commented on Te Raumati's blogpost about the touch rugby interschools. The commenting thread process is to look at talking about the learning that the person has blogged about. To keep the conversation going, we use open and closed questions. Comment threading is a good way to learn more about a persons knowledge on a topic. Comment threading can benefit you because you can share and learn new information about the topic.

LI: To create a comment thread.

SSR Selfie | Esio Trot

Today I completed the SSR Selfie can-do. The objective of the SSR Selfie can-do is to learn how to summarise or retell a text. The book I read was called: 'Esio Trot'. The book is about Mr Hoppy trying to get Mrs Silver to notice how in love he is with her. The book was interesting and funny.

LI: To summarise and retell a text.

Touch Rugby

This week, we were learning how to do a two and three man settle. 

A two man and three man settle is the action of two or three people moving the ball up. To do a three man settle, person A needs to initiate the touch and roll the ball. Then person B needs to be dummy half and picks up the ball, then passes the ball to person C. Person C then runs to the next cone and repeat it.

The last activity we played, was touch. We walked through how to play touch for the people new to it. We used our skills while walking through it that we learnt over the past few weeks.

I enjoyed this weeks session, but found it easy because I am familiar with touch rugby.

LI: To learn how to play touch.

Basic Fact Boxes

Today I completed basic fact boxes up to 100. The objective of this challenge is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. I answered the equations in 2 minutes and 38 seconds. Although I did do better than last week, I still think that I can do better and get faster at basic fact boxes.

LI: To rapidly recall basic facts.

Design | Shelter

This week, our company (Shelters Inc) brainstormed ideas for an emergency shelter design. We needed to think of the structural shape and design of the emergency shelter. We also needed to think about what our shelter will be designed to resist. Our shelter is designed to resist strong winds and water pressure.

What programme did you use?

My group used a design programme called SketchUp, that allows people to design and create anything they want in three dimensions. 

What shape did you use? Why?

We chose to use a hexagonal-prism for our emergency shelter design. This is because a hexagon is a very strong shape, and it can deflect wind flow.

What material do you think is best?

We decided to make the shelter out of tungsten because it is strong and polyurethane because it is absorbent. We think these are suitable materials for water and wind natural disasters.

What changes could you make?

Some changes we can make is the size of our shelter. We think that the size could be bigger because the shelter looks small and if it is more spacious, people can put more things in the shelter.                                                                                       

How thick should the walls be?

The walls should be very thick, roughly between a meter thick, and made of tungsten. They should be thick so they can withstand aggressive winds and strong water currents. Also because of the wind or water pressure will not break the wall.

How will people get into the shelter? How big will the opening be?

The entrance of the shelter is 3.3 meter tall and 2.3 meters wide so that in case of an emergency, everybody can enter.

Do you need windows? How big/small should they be?

There should be windows so that the people inside the emergency shelter are aware of what is happening and can identify if it is safe to exit the emergency shelter. The windows should be fairly small, about 1.5 meters so that people can see out of them clearly.

LI: To digitally model an emergency shelter.