Commenting

This week for commenting I decided to comment on Lukah's blog. The blog post that I commented on was Cat (MRS. GREN). The connection that we had was that I did the task too. I like the way Lukah added a LI. I like the way he added a video of what he did. I also like the way he explained what he did. I just wanted to know if he had fun recording the video. I had a lot of fun commenting on Lukah's blog. Here is the link- Lukah's Blog

Dolphins MRS. GREN

LI: To prove that a organism is living by using MRS. GREN. This week for inquiry we had to make a video of a organism that is living by using MRS. GREN. First we had to choose a organism as a group. My group and I decided to go with Dolphins. Then we had to choose which MRS. GREN we are doing. Sandra decided to do movement, Sulia decided to do reproduce, Lorenzo decided to do grow, Alice decided to do excrete, Akuhata decided to do respiration and I decided to do sensitivity. Sandra, Alice, Lorenzo and I did nutrition. Once we learnt about dolphins we had to make a DLO to put our information in. My group and I decided to make a google slide. We had to put in pictures for our video. We decided to to make a google doc to do our script. We copy and pasted the information from the google slide. We only left the pictures on the google slide because we were going to record the google slide and we were also going to record our faces. On Friday Tomorrow we are going to see every groups video and the teachers are going to give us feedback.

Fractions

LI: To understand corresponding fractions, decimals and percentages./LI: To understand mixed numbers, improper and equivalent fractions. This week for maths we had to make a copy of two google draws. One of the google draws was fractions, percentages and decimals and the other was fractions, mixed numbers and improper. For the fractions, percentages and decimals there was fractions that we had to find out the fraction in percentages and decimals. We also had to show the fraction using materials. For the fractions, mixed numbers and improper there was fraction that we had to write down what type of fraction it is, we had to write down the equivalent and we also had to show the fraction using material.

Netiquette Rules

LI: To interact online in a kind, positive and helpful way. This week for cybersmart we were learning about netiquette. First we had to watch a video about netiquette. Then we had to  get into a group of three and go on a google slide that was on the LS1 site. Then we had to write down netiquette do's and don'ts. As a class we had to say some netiquette rules to Mr. Wong. After we did that we had to make our own google draw and write down the netiquette rules. Netiquette is when you use the internet correctly when you are online.

Show & Tell Descriptive Writing

LI: To write a descriptive scene. This week for writing we had write a story from a photo. We had to write a story that was descriptive. First we did a example with Mr. Wong. Then we had to make a copy of the show and tell: descriptive writing. Then we had to use a image where there was a daughter and father at a beach to write our descriptive writing. We needed to put the photo in the centre of the google draw. After that we had to write a short story of what the father and daughter is doing. We had to write a telling story and a showing story. The showing story had to be descriptive. For the showing story we had to use figurative language, phrases, interesting words and the senses to describe what happened at the photo.

Kiwi Can

This week for kiwi can we had Mr. Matt and Ms. Lily. Our topic was still accountability and our theme was still integrity. We were also learning about consequences. First we did a energiser called Snatch that cone. We had to get into four lines and face the person that was in the other line. There was a cone between each of us. When Ms. Lily said cat we had to snatch the cone before our partner did. I was with Angelica. If one of us won we had to find another partner. Sandra won for this game. After we did the energiser we made a circle and talked about consequences. After we did our activity which was hand ball. Ms. Lily put us into two equal groups. One group had to go on one side and the other group had to go on the other side. We had to number ourselves from one to eleven. Whenever Ms. Lily said a number like eight we had to touch the cone and use one hand to hit the ball into the goal. I had a lot of fun playing this game. My group lost and the other group won by 8 to 6. Once we did that we did our catch phrase and went back to class.

Maori-Cat's Cradle

This week for Maori we made the two diamond and a parachute using string. First we had to watch a video about how to make the parachute and the two diamond. I was only at Maori for a little bit, so Sandra taught me how to do the parachute. In Maori the string game was called Whai and in English it is called cat's cradle. I was struggling on doing the two diamond and the parachute. I had a lot of fun trying to make cat's cradle. I tried to make the two diamond by watching someone doing a tutorial about it and I still didn't manage to get it. Here is the link- Two Diamond Tutorial

Storyboard Inference

LI: To infer information from a text. This week for reading we had to make a storyboard and infer a story we read. First we had to make a copy of a google doc. Then we had to read a story called Not So Normal. For the google doc we had to write down our inference, the evidence for the inferring, the title of the story and the author's name. After we did the google doc we had to make a story board of it. We had to include our inferences, the evidence, what inferring is and what the story was about. We could add characters, scenes and more. I had a lot of fun creating the story board. Here is the link- Storyboard

Commenting

This week for commenting I decided to comment on Chris's blog. The blog post that I commented on was Compulsory Tasks. I think Chris did a awesome job at doing the blog post. I liked the way he added the tasks he did with his group. I also liked the way he explained what he did and what he learnt. I really like the way he added his own learning intention/LI. I wanted to know if he had fun doing the tasks. I had fun commenting on Chris's blog. Here is the link- Chris's blog

Circulatory System~Compulsory task

LI: To describe the structures and respective functions in the human respiration. This week for inquiry we were still learning about the circulatory system. We had to finish off our compulsory tasks. The tasks for this week was the explanation, the fish pone, the poetry and the sculpture. This week my group managed to get the explanation and the poetry done. For the explanation we got one credit and for the poetry we got one credit. For the poetry we decided to do a Tanka poem. All together we have 28 credits. If we buy a question and answer session with Mr. Ogilvie and Mr. Wong we have to give five credits, but if we buy a question where we can either write a question, draw something or sculpt something we have to give ten credits.

Kiwi Sport

This week we had rippa rugby in the hall and we had Mr. Haymish. First we had to wear belts. We had to get in a line of boys and girls, so Mr. Haymish could number us one, two, three or four. I was in team four. In my group I had Victoria, Alice, Matthew, Acien and Giovanni. Two groups had to go on the stage and watch while the other two teams had to play. We played normal rippa rugby. One team had to wear blue tags and the other had to wear green belts. For rippa rugby we could only pass the ball backwards. If someone has the ball and the other teammates rip a tag the person with the ball had to pass it to someone else in their team. We had to get the ball to the other side. For the first round team one and team two played, for the second round team four and team three played, for the third round team one and team three played, for the fourth round team four and team two played ,for the fifth round team three and team two played and for the last round team one and team four played. We had winners for rippa rugby. The winners was team one and my team which was team four. Every time one round was finished we switched, so we could all have a turn. 

18 Sentence Narrative & AudioBook

LI: To brainstorm a narrative./ LI: To write a 18 sentence narrative. This week for writing we had to write a 18 sentence narrative and make a audio book of us saying the narrative we wrote. Before we did that we had to brainstorm the narrative by going on a google form and we had to answer these questions. Once we did that Mr. Wong chose the problems and other things. For the narrative we had to vote what the story is going to be about. There was three choices which was a dog who got lost, a woman who was looking through a tree or bush and a person who was sitting on a seat and there was waves behind him. There was lots of votes for the dog who got lost, so we did that. After we brainstormed we had to make a copy of a google doc and we had to write down the problem, the three events and the solution. We did the orientation as a class. For each paragraph we had to have three sentences. We also had to use TEE which stands for topic sentence, explained in order and ending sentence. Once we wrote the 18 sentence narrative we had to make a audio book. We went on a website where we could record ourselves. Here is the link- Online voice recorder (beta)

Here is the link- Audio book (Tom is lost in a Forest)

Kiwi Can

This week for kiwi can we had Mr. Matt and Ms. Lily. Our theme was integrity and our topic was accountability. First we started off with a energiser that was called Shark Attack. For Shark Attack there was two sharks. The sharks had to hold a pool noodle and try to hit the fish which was the rest o us with the pool noodle. There was four hoops. When Mr. Matt said Shark attack we had to go in a hoop, so the sharks can't hit us with the pool noodle. Our feet had to be in the hoops. Every time Ms. Lily or Mr. Matt would take one hoop out. Once we played this game we sat down and talked about accountability, responsibility and ownership. When we finished doing that we played hand soccer. For hand soccer the girls had to go on one side and the boys had to go on the other side. We had to number ourselves up to fourteen. There was two cones on each side and there was a ball in the middle. If Ms. Lily said a number like five the person who got numbered five had to run, touch the cone and try to get the ball into the two cones.We could only use one hand and we couldn't kick the ball. Once we played this we played GKQ/ General Knowledge Questions. We had to get in five lines and Mr. Matt or Ms. Lily had to say a question. Then we had to answer it and get it right. For our buzzer we had to touch the ground, touch our head and say our name. Once we finished we said goodbye to Mr. Matt and Ms. Lily and went back home.

Maori- Making a fish

This week for Maori we had Whaia Odie. First Whaia Odie read a book to us which was about the taniwha. Once Whai Odie read us the book she put places on the board, so that we could write it down the places on google maps. The palaces that we had to write down on google maps was Petone, Matiu Island and Te awa- kairangi and Whanganui- a- Tara.  Once we did that we had to watch a video about how to make a fish using paper. I struggled to make it, so Whaia Odie helped me make it. My one failed, so Mr. Ogilvie helped me make one for me. The one at the very top is Mr. Ogilvies and the one that is at the bottom was mine. Even though I failed I still had fun trying to make it. The maori name for fish is raranga. Here is the link to the video- Raranga

Inferring Detective

LI: To infer information from a text. This week for reading we had to make a copy of a google doc and infer texts. First we got into our groups and we had to get two white boards and markers. We had to infer texts and write down the clues too. If we inferred the text and wrote the clues we could get one point. Once we finished doing that we made a copy of the google doc and had to infer three texts and write the evidence. For each text I either had four infers. Inferring is when you read between the lines and you use the author's clues to give the evidence. You use your prior knowledge.

Think Board

LI: To count in fractions forwards and backwards to a named whole number./ LI: To recognise the whole of an object, part of an object and equal parts and their names. This week for maths we had to make a copy of the think board. For the think board we had to choose a fraction and write it in the middle. We also had to show the fraction we chose with equipment, show it with a picture, show it with a word story and other names for the fraction. The numerator is how many parts are counted and the denominator is how much equal pieces are divided into. A fraction is a whole that is cut into equal pieces/parts.

Circulatory System~Compulsory Tasks

LI: To define respiration/LI: To describe the structures and respective functions in the human respiratory system and circulatory system. This week for inquiry we were learning about the circulatory system. We had to finish off our compulsory tasks which were the explanation, the fish bone, the poetry and the sculpture. My group and I managed to get the fish bone and the sculpture done. For the fish bone we got two credits and for the sculpture we got 1 point. All together my group and I have 26 credits. If we buy a question/answer with Mr. Wong and Mr. Ogilvie we have to give 5 credits. If we want to buy a question where we make a question ourselves we have to give the teachers 10 credit.

Kiwi Sport

This week for Rippa Rugby we has Mr. Haymish. First Mr. Haymish put us into 4 groups. We played Rippa rush, but in a different way. Two team had to watch the other teams play. One team was the defender and the other had to run to the other side. The defenders had to try and rip the other team's tags. If five of us made it to the other side we get one point. Everytime we get to each side we get one point. After we played Rippa rush we played real Rippa Rugby. We could only pass backwards. One team had to wear blue tags and the other had to wear green tags. All the teams played Rippa Rugby. I had a lot of fun playing Rippa Rugby with Mr. Haymish. At the end we said goodbye to Mr. Haymish and went back to class.

Commenting

This week for commenting I decided to comment on Lukah's blog. The blog post that I commented on was Kiwi Can. I liked the way he created his own LI and that he explained what he did at kiwi can. I really liked the way he added a image of what he did at kiwi can. I wanted to know if he had fun at Kiwi Can. I think that Lukah did a fantastic job at doing a blog post. I enjoyed writing a comment on Lukah's blog. Here is the link- Lukah's Blog

Japanese & Lattice Method

LI: To develop the Japanese and Chinese method for multiplication outside the basic facts. This week for maths we had to make a DLO about how to do the Japanese and Latin method. First we learnt how to do the Japanese and Lattice method. We had to choose two multiplication equation, so that we could solve it using the Japanese and Lattice method. Then we had to make the DLO. The DLO that I chose to do was a google slide. To show how to do the Japanese and Lattice method we could screencastify, but I just wrote it. I added a image that I drew of the Japanese and Lattise method on the google slide. I think that the Japanese and Lattice method is a awesome maths strategy to solve maths equations.

Narrative- Structure & Language Features

LI: To identify the structure and language features of a narrative. This week for writing we had to make a DLO that reminds us about how to write a narrative. We had to write the structure and language features of a narrative. First we had to get into our groups. Mr. Wong handed out two narratives called A Kite's Tale and The Invasion. We had to highlight the words that have structure and language features. We could get points if we said a structure and language features about the narratives. After this we could move onto our DLO. For my DLO I added the structure, language, some tips for a narrative and what a narrative is.

Kiwi Can

This week for kiwi can we had Ms. Lily and Mr. Matt. Our theme was Accountable and our topic was still Integrity. First we did a energiser called Copy me. For Copy me Ms. Lily put us into four groups. In our groups we had to choose a leader. For my group the leader we chose was Alayah. The leader had to get a card from Ms. Lily. There was card numbers and letters written down on the board. If the card was A we had to do the move that was on the whiteboard. There was different moves for each card. After all the card were finished we had to count how many cards we had. We had sixteen card and we were the winners of Copy me. Once we played Copy me we talked about accountable and honestly. When we finished we played Body move. First we had to get into pairs. One of us had to be at the front and the other had to be at the back. I was with Alayah. If Ms. Lily said banana we had to switch spots, if she said apple the person at the back had to crawl under the person in front, if Ms. Lily said watermelon the person at the back had to go on top of the person at the front, if Ms. Lily said pear we had to get into a group of four and if she said fruit salad we had to find another pair. This was kind of hard because we had to act and move fast. After this game we sat in a circle and did GKQ/ General Knowledge Questions. This time I was the master and had to go around until someone answers the question first. We did our class chant and went back to class.

Flipgrid & Words we Don't Know

LI: To self monitor understanding of words and phrases./ LI: To research the meaning of unknown words and phrases. This week for reading we had to make a flip grid about a summary of a article called Why do our muscles get tired? and we also had to say three words we didn't know. First we had to go on a google doc that was on the LS1 site and we had to write down words we didn't know about the article we read before. We also wrote down the meaning of the words we didn't know by searching it up on google search and we used the school dictionary. Once we did that we had to make a flip grid of us summarising the article and us saying three words we didn't know. Yesterday Mr. Wong gave us a word and we had to say words that are similar to the word Mr. Wong chose. I had a lot of fun summarising and split the word into parts. Here is the link- Flip grid

Matariki

This week for Maori we learned a Matariki song. Matariki is Maori new year. Matariki begins on the 15th of June. We sang the Matariki song with Whai Odie a few times then Whai Odie handed out Maori word searches. I had to look at each row to circle the Maori words. I managed to find all of them. Once we'd finished the word searches we had to write the Maori song at the back of the word search papers. When it is the last Wednesday of the term we are going to celebrate Matariki. We are going to sing songs about Matariki, have a  sausage sizzle and share together at assembly. Today I had a lot of fun doing the Maori word search and learning the Matariki song. The Matariki song goes like Waiti, Waita, Waipunarangi, Tupuanuku, Tupuarangi, Ururangi e, Koinei nga tamariki o Matariki, Nga whetu e piatata i te rangi (x2).

Kiwi Sport

This week for Rippa rugby we had Mr. Haymish. First we had to wear a belt. Then Mr. Haymish put us into 3 groups. We played some rounds of Rippa Rugby. One team had to watch the other two teams play. The two teams that was playing had to wear tow tags. This time we could pass forward, backwards and sideways, but if two tags are ripped the person with the ball had to pass the ball backwards or sideways. Once we played a few rounds of Rippa rugby there was two lines of cones. One person from each group had to go to the other side to stand the opposite side of their group. All the groups had to have one ball each. The person with the ball had to have two tags on. The person with the ball had to run and try and trick the person that was standing opposite, by doing the sideways trick. Everyone from each team had a turn. Once we practised doing that we had to do it again, but this time we had to trick the person opposite by taking a step forward and spinning to the other side. The person opposite had to try and take the tag off the person with the ball. After that we had to pick a partner. I decided to choose Ellenora. We had to choose one person to go to the opposite side. Mr. Haymish numbered us. If Mr. Haymish said one the two people who got numbered one had to run and one person had to get the ball from Mr. Haymish, but the other person had to rip their partner's tag off. The person with the ball had to try and get the ball to the white line. We played a few rounds of this game. After that Mr. Haymish told 3 pairs to go in the middle and play. We all had turns being the defender and the attacker.

Current Events

LI: To critically examine a current event using De Bono's thinking hats. This week we had to do current events or general knowledge. I decided to do current events because it is more easier to do and finish. First I had to choose an article from kiwi kid new or time for kids. The article that I chose was Guatemala volcano erupts. For the article we had to write down facts for the white hat, feelings for the red hat, benefits for the yellow hat, cautions for the black hat, creativity for the green hat and thinking for the blue hat.

Retail Shopping & Online Shopping Advantages

LI: To identify retail outlets and their online equivalents for consumer goods./ LI: To identify advantages in shopping in-person and online. This week for cybersmart we had to tell the retail shopping advantages and online shopping advantages to Mr. Wong. First we had to get into groups and tell Mr. Wong the shopping in person advantages and the online shopping advantages. Then we had to go on coggle and write down the advantages for shopping in person and the advantages for online shopping.

Kiwi Can

This week for kiwi can we had Mr. Matt and Ms. Lily. Our theme was role models and our topic was Integrity. First we played a game of cats and mice. For cats and mice we had to get into equal lines. Then Ms. Lily chose two people to be the mouse or the cat. The cat had to have a noodle. The cat had to try and hit the mouse with the noodle. Whenever Ms. Lily said left the rest of us had to turn left and whenever Ms. Lily said right we had to turn right to try and keep the cat from hitting the mouse. Once we did this we played it again, but we had to get into two circles of boys and girls. Ms. Lily chose someone from the girls and boys. The girl that got chosen had to go in the middle of the boys circle and the boy who got chosen had to go in the girls circle. Ms. Lily chose someone she picked to be the cat and the other had to be the mouse. The mouse had to try and run away from the cat and the cat had to try and hit the mouse with the noodle. We had two rounds of this round. Once we did this we sat on the mat and told Mr. Matt and Ms. Lily about role models. Once we did that we had a dance battle. The girls had to go on one side and the boys had to go on the other side. When we finished doing that we had a dance battle. Ms. Lily had to choose a famous person and we had to act like it. One boy had to go on one side and one girl had to go on the other side. Ms. Matt put a songs on. It was like cat walking. We had to dance and walk to the other side. We had a lot of fun playing this game. At the end we did our catch phrase with Mr. Matt and Ms. Lily and went back to class.

Maori- Mataraki

This week for Maori we had Whai Odie. We were learning about Matariki. If we didn't finish our Pepeha's we had to finish it. First had to tell Whai Odie some things about Matariki. Then we had to get in partners. In our partners we needed one chrome book and had to find stories of Matariki on youtube. We needed to find four stories of Matariki. After that we had to tell Whai Odie some things we discovered about Matariki. Once we finished that we learnt a new song about the six sisters and the Matariki. We also sang another Maori song. Matariki is on June the 15th. When it is Matariki which is Maori new years we celebrate and have feasts. Matariki only goes on for once a year. Matariki in Japanese is called Subaru which is a car brand. Matariki in English is called Pleiades. Matariki is when there are seven stars in the sky which are Tupu a nuku, Tupu a rangi, Waipunarangi, Waiti, Waita and Ururangi. Whenever Matariki is over the seven stars will disappear.  I had a lot of fun learning about Matariki and learning new songs. Here is the links to the songs- Matariki Waiata, Aio ki te Aorangi,
Here is the links to the stories-  A Matariki Story, The story of Matariki, Matariki & Matariki