Agent Of Change

This is my agent of change DLO. In this I have put ways I can change the way I act in and out of school. I am striving towards these goals and I will try my hardest to complete these before the end of the year.

Finding The Missing Angles?

This afternoon I did angles and how to find them. We had to find the missing number to make 180 degrees. Then I created this DLO and explain one of the problems and how we solved them. I found this task good to come across because it will act as a reminder later on. 

Duffy Book

Today we got our Duffy books. In the first week of school we has to chose some Duffy books. I chose Amulet and a spirit animal book. I am looking forward to reading these books during the Easter break.I have already started reading the Amulet book and it is a very interesting book that I want to learn more about.

Character Description

The tunnel to another world ...

As I walked towards the forest I heard noises I’ve never heard before. It’s as if I have stepped into another world. The emerald green leaves and brown branches greet me and I gaze upon the muddy ground beneath my feet. In front of me there was a giant tunnel made out of trees that have been bent like a hula hoop. Then suddenly the fresh wave of the wet and damp wood hits me. Leafy vines laid under the spiraled looking tree, while birds started to peep through the bushes as there beautiful singing fills the space that surrounded me. I felt the brown crunchy leaves crackle under my feet, the mystical small orange flowers grip the trunk of the tree. Where am I? I wondered to myself.

Today I have created a character description. In this we had to describe the picture that was on the screen. I decided to act as the person describing the picture. The most sentences we could do was 12. I have a few sentences which makes it very short but interesting. I found this task good to re cap on.

Professor Stephen Hawking

As you may already know a world famous physicists has passed away. To honor him for the amazing things he has done in return Nyjah, Chavda and I have created this DLO to show what made him famous and why. In this task we had to make sure we used or own words as this is our learning, and by making sure we attributed or photos. 

Ordering Decimals

Today I was ordering decimals from smallest to biggest. Our teacher put two sets of decimals up on the board. We the had to work through all of the numbers to figure out which are smallest and which are bigger. This task was very challenging but it was good to re cap on what they are and what they look like. 

Tense

Today we did tenses. We learnt about the past, present and future tense. I found this activity fun and east to finish because I had already done something similar to this last year for writing. Nyjah and I helped each other out to complete this. I also found this helpful if I do this type of activity in the future. 

Lost In A Book

Lost in a book…

Jessica had a power to get lost in books. She loved all types of books, short and long stories. She stared at the front cover as her eyes widened with awe. When she flipped to the first page of the book she became overwhelmed with joy just like in the fairy tale movies. The adventurous pictures filled the page as she was teleported to a different time. From playing with the mermaids to solving mysteries. Jessica felt happy and safe when she was reading. Deep in her book she was ready to flip to the very last page and find a whole other adventure awaiting her. Coming to the back cover of the book Jessica lays the book down to rest, suddenly her stories become dreams. Now she was reliving her fantasy and her favorite stories all over again.

Today we did 5-7-10 writing. In this week we had to write a character description. We were given 5 minutes to write as much as we can. Then in the 7 minutes we were given we had to talk with an partner and give informative feedback. Now we have 10 minutes to try and finish off our piece of writing. I found this task fun and brain challenging because finding what to write was easy, but putting it in sentences was hard.

Fractions

Today Nyjah and I re-caped on our fraction family of facts. Mz Kirkpatrick gave us a set of 8 questions to solve using our basic facts. We found out that we have to work on our 7 and 6 times tables. In the future I am hoping I get more of an understanding next time I do something like this.  

Scooter Quest

Today I started playing this math game. This game is called Scooter Quest. In this game your mission is to dilever papers to the right house. The twist is you have to work out what decimal number is correct. 

5 - 7 - 10 Writing

Lost In the woods...

I find myself lost in the forest but this wasn't planned as usual. I do this every time we come here. Supplied with no food and no water. I was worried. Using the power of this map I will find my way out of this disturbing forest. How did I get here? Where did I go wrong? My parents must be very worried or worse freaking out. That's when I stopped trying to calm myself down. I stand there waiting until any idea comes into my confused and forgetful mind. I heard no birds chirping nor any water running. At this stage to hear anything would be great. Although I was lost I was trained to know these things. As I read my map back to front, left to right. Until I finally figured out the way to go. Only problem is I have to act fast before the sun goes down. I swear that the world was playing tricks on me. A few moments later I go the wrong way. I find myself going in one massive circle since have forgotten which way to go. I sit down to take a breather to recap the ways I’ve been already. Having another sneak peek at my map I finally find where I went wrong. My feet ache with pain because of walking what felt like miles was tiring. At this stage the sun had finally left the sky as the moon and stars peek through the trees. Coming out through the bushes I see the campsite I came from. I was found! Happy and excited I run towards the camper van.    

Today I have completed my 5 - 7 - 10 writing. In this piece of writing I had to create a story about a boy that may or may not be lost. We also had to find simple, compound and complex sentences in our writing, not only to find out how to use them in a sentence but to add an extra thought into our writing.

Character Description

Magic…

Dakota peeked through the bushes as her eyes grew wide with excitement. She had always had a thing for magic shows, anything that was appealing. Dakota stared into the open and thought she was dreaming. Who was this man with the brown hat? Watching him make the chairs float was the most spectacular thing she had seen in a long time. She had already experienced playing with magic, and she had already had a few tricks up her sleeve. She tied her hair back and walked up to this man with the magical touch.

Today for writing I did a character description. We were writing about the picture that was on the screen. My story is about a girl named Dakota who was peeking through the buses watching this mysterious man. The blue, pink and yellow highlighting is my simple, compound and complex sentences. We had to find these three different types of sentences in our writing or add them in of we wanted to.

   

Winter Olympic - Venn diagram

  Toady Nyjah and I finished off our our venn diagranm. In this we compared and contrasted the values from our school and the Winter Olympics. We were able to to complete this in  the time given to finish off. I think we were able to work together well because we collaborated well.

PBS Whakatauki

Our schools Whakatauki is Manaaki Whenua, Manaaki Tangata Haere Whakamua. This means Care for our land, Care our people Go forward. Using our school's whakatauki I was able explore what those values mean and how to show them. 

Art Class - Tech

Today was our second day at tech doing Art. Before we were able to move on to the next task Mrs Telefoni gave us 15 minutes to finish off our assigned task from last week. Then she gave us a piece of paper and a bit of square wood. Next we had to section our paper into 5. After that with the help of the internet we got to search up different photos that we best think represent us. I thought today's session was fun because we got to have the opportunity to draw our own designs and look at different ones to trace.   

Kiwi Sport - Softball

Today was our first day of Softball with Alison. She came all the way from the Auckland Softball Club. She taught us a various types of skills that are used in Softball if we were to  play. She also told us that is we were interested in playing more of this sport then to join a near by cub somewhere here in Auckland. Magenta and I where partners together during our session. Were learnt how to catch throw and more. I really enjoyed our session at Kiwi Sport.

Kiwi Can Reflection

Today we had Kiwi Can with Mr Matt and Miss Lily featuring Mr Ben. We where learning about positive relationships and respect. We played games that showed these actions. The first game we played was Hoop T Hoop. Mr Matt numbered us off one to four. If Miss Lily called our number out then we would have to go around the outside of the circle. The twist was we weren't allowed to run we had to speed walk. After a heart racing competition we all sat back down to reflect on our Kiwi Can session.    

Olympic values

This afternoon Nyjah and I were looking at the differences between our school and the Winter Olympics. We looked on the official Olympic site to find the answers on. Using that site we found different information to add in to our work. We had to find out about the creed, motto and values. Then finally we added our school logo and the Olympic flag. I thought this was a very easy but yet tough challenge to do, because some information was easier to find than others.  

Te Wiki Summary

Yesterday afternoon Sky and I started this DLO for reading about Te Wiki (The week before the Treaty Of Waitangi). Together we collaborated together and accepted each others ideas. Using the six most important we were able  to create a summary with those six words. We tried to make sure that our work makes sense. Before we could get to work we read a digitalised book to support our work when we start the summary.

Chinese New Year

How Is Chinese New Year Celebrated?

Like every other Country in the world we all celebrate something different. Today we are celebrating Chinese New Year. How did this very old tradition begin? There are a lot of different stories, but which is true? Well here's what we know about this celebration.

This day is a very special day that people all around the world are welcome to celebrate. The Chinese New Year Celebration lasts up to 15 days straight. It starts on a New moon and ends on a Full moon. People come together and feast on delicious foods like Egg Rolls, Noodles, and Shrimp. These foods are usually eaten on these days.

Hongbao (money inside a red envelope) is given to children and unmarried adults for good luck and wealth. On the last very last day of the celebration people light lanterns. This symbolises the people who have passed on.

Long ago there was an scary dragon that went by the name Meien. He went to the village nearby and scared everyone the animals too. One day a wise man came along and told the people “Meien is very scared of loud sounds, fire and the colour red”. The dragon went back to the village the next day and he gazed upon the people wearing red clothing. The people started to light torches, let off firecrackers and lanterns. The dragon began to get frightened and ran away further and further from the village. That is when the people from China started wearing red and gold on these days.

There are different animals for the 12 years in the cycle. This legend is very old as well. Once there lived an Jade Emperor. He couldn't choose just 12 animals to symbolize the different years. So he set a race. The Jade Emperor said the first 12 animals to reach his palace were the animals to represent the years. So the animals began the race, the Rat as coming first until he came across a river. Luckily the Ox was just around the corner. So the Ox carried the Rat on top of his head. But just as they were about to reach land the Rat jumped off his head and won the race. That is why the Rat is the first animal in our calendar and this year, 2018, is the year of the dog.

All of us celebrate something different. But that doesn't mean that the fun is over. That means anyone can join in the fun and entertainment. This is a very old tradition that  is exciting and will be celebrated in the following years to come.

Yesterday we learnt about Chinese New Year. Hajera and I were in pairs to complete this explanation. As I am in a different writing group than Hajera I had to help her in ways that will support her learning. I think we worked well together because we cooperated and collaborated. Yesterday we started our explanation and today we were just doing the finishing touches. This is what we have been able to complete. 

Art Tech with Mrs Telefoni

Today was our very first tech rotation at Tamaki College. Today I was in art with Mrs Telefoni. First we had to get into groups on our table. In that group we had to write symbols that we see in everyday. Then we had to make a google slide to put together symbols that represent us and why. 

Summary - Treaty of waitangi

This week for reading we have been looking at the treaty of waitangi. This was a reading task that we did in groups. Nyjah, Fui, Viva, Savelina and I were in one group. We all read a story on this day came about. Next we wrote the vocab words we didn't understand or wanted to learn more about. Using the words that we wrote down we came up with 20 words then out of that 20 we had to choose the 6 most important words and turn it into a short summary of the story.   

Kiwi Can

Today was our first rotation of kiwi can. We have new kiwi can teachers Miss Lily and Mr Matt. Our focus this week was encouragement. We played a variety of games that show what encouragement looks like. We played ball tag. You are set into groups and one of those groups starts of with the ball. They are not allowed to move or throw it at the person they are trying to get. You only have 10 seconds to get as most people out. Which ever group gets the most people out is the winning team. I had fun at kiwi can this week and I am looking forward to go next week.

What Is My Morning Routine?

What Is My Morning Routine?

As you might already know everybody in this chaotic world has a morning routine. Weather it be getting up and having a shower or just getting changed. But I'm pretty sure that not everyone has the same routine they follow. Here is what my morning routine looks like.

To start off this routine I wake up to my alarm. Then I walk to the end of the hallway to turn on the shower. Next I get my clothes ready to jump in. I stay in the shower for about 5 to 10 minutes before I finally hop out and get dressed.

Now at this stage I usually have breakfast. For breakfast I either have rice bubbles or corn flakes. But sometime I like to have lasts nights dinner. That’s if there is anymore of course. With the help of a Milo I re-energize my body before we head off to school.   

Once all of us finish getting ready and have our bags on our back. We all head out the door ready for the school work that is yet to come. The car is running and we have made sure we've cleaned up our rooms we jump in the car ready to leave home and come to school.

Like I said before everybody has a morning routine. But they might be similar in some way. If you are like me and don't do very much in the morning than there is very little to say. This was my morning routine and the steps I do in the morning.

On Tuesday we did writing. For writing we had the choice to either do our morning routine or how we walk to school. I chose to do my morning routine because I think that I do more in this time. This is an explanation. A explanation is a writing task that is written in present tense, meaning it is written in words that are happening. 

Winter Olympic Mascots

This week Nyjah, Jeremiah and I started off our inquiry session by comparing two different mascots from the Winter Olympics. We chose to compare the modern white tiger Soohorang that will be show cased in South Korea for this years Winter Olympics, and a snow leopard from the 2014 Winter Olympics. Once we all  discussed on what mascots we decided to do we had to do a bit of research these mascots. After a while we compared these two animals. It was good working with different people. But with all of our co-operation we were able to finish assigned tasks.  

Winter Olympics Venn Diagram

Yesterday afternoon Nyjah, Jeremiah and I created a DLO on the Winter Olympics. We compared the 1924 Olympics to the modern Olympics and the similarities of the both of them. Writing as much as we could yesterday we came up with enough information to compare them with. One of the similarities we came up with was that they both had opening and closing ceremonies. 

Blog Post Analysis

Yesterday we created a blog post analysis. In this we had to make a bar graph about all the posts we have done during the time we have been at this school. With an analysis we had to explain why we have that much posts on our blogs. Last year I only did 125 blog posts. That is because I would get distracted very easily and forget to finish. I have added goals that I want to archive this year. I am trying to stay focused ore when doing my work by choosing sense able people to sit by when working. As I have not been at this school for very long I have done very little. Here is my blog analysis. 

Where am I?

 Today is the first day of school and 2018 has landed and so has our first rotation of writing. Our class had  to come up with seven sentences on what I felt, heard,  saw and  wondered. Thinking back to the holidays we had write what we did during the this time without giving to much information away but giving just enough about what we were doing. Here is my holiday in seven sentences. Can you guess what I did over the summer break?