Samoan Language Week (learning)

Two days ago on Samoan language week, our class paired up with LS1 pupils. We all created this DLO by asking our experts Angela and Junior (and Alex)... my DLO shows the maths symbol (like plus, takeaway, divided bides and times tables. This task was for Samoan language week.

Charlotte Anne - 1870s Clothing - New Zealand

Today for inquiry our class got into a group of 4. First we paired up then paired up again to get 4 pupils in a group. We all worked collaboratively to inform people about Charlotte Anne who  wore very odd clothing for a women/female in 1870. She denied the rules and followed what she  did. Charlotte was very hard working person because even it'd been a very bad weather she tried her best to get to work on time and did her work properly. Now in the modern days people made electronics and other things they'd created to make cars because people have struggled to get to school or work on time if they lived far  away or even when the weather was bad looking. Charlotte Anne these days is a pioneer, a pioneer is the first ever person to do something or create. As much as I would like to become a pioneer I can't because I can't think of anything anyone hasn't done, and people have already did everything I can think of. 

White Sunday

Today LS1 and LS2 (my class) were focused on Samoan Language week. We learnt about the language for example Hello, Talofa in pairs. After that the LS2 pupils paired up with the LS1 pupils we then paired up with another pair or 2 to create a group of four. We then in our groups had a little discussion of  what subject we were going to look at. Together our groups created a DLO informing you about the subject. 

Leap Of Faith

Leap Of Faith...

As the sun set, the two owls were getting organized for the night. They scanned the sky to make sure there were no predators out soaring for a tasty dinner, perhaps and hopefully not them. The two took off in the rhythm of the wind…

The two soared in the clear sky insearch of their prey. While gazing down at the muddy and gloomy ground for insects such as worms, snails, beetles, grasshoppers, crickets (not the sport but the bug), praying mantis and many other insects/bugs.

As the two owlets were relaxing they’d finally spotted a long, muddy worm. They looked at each other eye to eye like they’d both entered a staring competition and knew that only one of them would be able to eat it. Silently they agreed on a race, the winner would get to eat the worm. No-one moved as they continued to stare at each other, each one hoping they would get the chance to have it to themselves.

Both swooped down as fast as Flash. But No one caught the worm! How anxious and despondent the two were! The worm felt its heart was beating like a scotching race car. The worm turned into the luckiest of them all...

“That worm was very lucky!” one said.

“Wriggly worm must have been very frightened at how focused we were!” the other said with a smile. “How jubilant the worm must be now that we didn’t have it for dinner!”

“Well… at least we frightened the worm to death! MUAHAHAHA” one said.

“Yes but still there is no dinner for us!”

Finally the two whizzed off with their tremendous and well detailed wings to their tree branch for a little nap. One couldn’t wait for tomorrow night! “It’ll be a gigantic night tomorrow!” one yawned...

During writing our group focused on a story called Leap Of Faith. But instead we wrote our own versions  of  it. In   my piece of writing I  tried my best to use  very powerful vocabulary and the  FANBOYS conjunction. This story talks about two  nocturnal owls who are awake  at night in search of their prey.

Blog Commenting

These are the blog comments I have made to a boy called Kurt who attends Paparoaroa Ranges School and has fabulous work. Miki, Alex and I have commented on Kurt's blog to give him feedback and feed forward to help him with his vocab and small details.

My Waka Huia

Today our tech group focused on completing our drawings of the traditional waka huia and the contemporary waka huia. We learnt and researched things about the traditional and contemporary waka huia. Did you know that the waka huia is a traditional Maori treasure. I used cultural and Maori patterns/desgins to draw this waka huia.

Our Skeletal System

Today for inquiry our task was to get into a group of four or five... my group was Angela, Hajera, Chavda and Joel (including me)... In our groups we collaborated and worked hard to create two human figurines out of play doh to compare or make a comparison of having no tooth picks or bones and having bones. The first looked very flat and weak, the second looked very bulky and strong. Our groups tried to make the boneless figurine stand but couldn't... We then tried out the other figurine and it stood still. 

Why Animals And Humans Need Bones: 

Why? because we would end up in big blob... we wouldn't even be able or have the ability to move freely! this is  why us humans and animals really need bones... here is a more scientific word (I'd think that nurses and doctors use this word too!) and it is... the 

skeletal system... There is also a short photo animation of my group putting and making the figurine stand... and the bulky one sit on the white board...

My Groups Blogs:

Angela, Chavda, Hajera and Joel (including me)...

- Viva