Manticore vs Asian Dragon Debate

LI: To write a persuasive speech. This week for writing we had to write a persuasive speech. First we voted on two mythical creatures. The mythical creatures that we chose was the manticore and the Asian dragon. Once we chose the mythical creatures we had to research them. Once we researched them we had to write the persuasive speech. We had to choose which mythical creature would win in a fight. I chose the manticore. For the persuasive speech we had to write down the abilities of the mythical creature you chose. We had to use the oreo planner. Once we finished writing the persuasive speech we had to present it in front of the class. Before that the people who chose the manticore had to go on one side and the Asian dragon had to go on the other side. Three people from each side had to sit on chairs. The people in front of the chairs from each side had to roll a dice. The first person who got a odd number had to start with their speech. Once a person from each side said their speech, Mr. Wong had to tell us which speech was better. If the person's speech was better they got one point for their team. At the end the manticores side won. 

Five Pirate Stories| Cheng I Sao

LI: To create a video telling the facts of a myth and legend. This week for reading we had to make a video that tells the facts of a myth and legend story. First we got put into partners. I was with Alayah. SAfter that we had to choose a myth and legend book. The books were Erik The Viking, Odysseus The Warrior and Born To Fly. Since some of us weren't here we had to read Five Pirate Stories. Once we chose our book we had to do the reading notes. For Five Pirate Stories we had to choose a pirate. Alayah and I chose Cheng I Sao. Once we did the reading notes we had to find information about the character. For the video we had to include photos or an animation, a talking head, a voice over and video clips. We only had two weeks to do the video.

Swimming YMCA Pools

LI: To learn how to swim. This week for swimming we had Kelly. First we got into the pool. Then we swam to the other side using the boards. We did this two times. After we swam using the boards, we did the same thing. This time when we swam on our fronts and we had to breathe, we had to turn around on our backs and swim. We did this this a couple times.

Once we did that we did the same thing again, but we couldn't use our boards. Once we did that we had to catch toys. The toys had to sink first, then we could go down and catch it. We did that two times.

After that we did a horse race. For the horse race we had to get into partners. I was with Kelly the coach. After that we got a pool noodle for the both of us. One of us had to curve the pool noodle and had to put our arms over it. The other person had to hold the end of the pool noodle with our hands. The person in the front had to run and the person at the back had to float and kick their legs. The first person to the other side and back won. Juel and Jordan won. Once we did that we went back to class.

Snag Golf

This week for kiwi sport we had snag golf. First we got into a group of three. In my group I had Victoria and Florence. After we got into groups we had to get our equipment. We could make our own obstacle course with it. We only had three shots. We had to make sure we had our hands on the correct colour. The obstacle course that my group and I did was to shoot the ball high over the target and we had to try and land it on the flag.

After we did the obstacle course we had a challenge. Before the challenge we had to put our equipment away. One person from each group had to get three balls. The person who got the ball had to give a ball to the other teammates, so we all had one ball each. Each group had different coloured balls.

After that we had to shoot the ball with our putter as far as we could using the tee. One person at a time from each group had to shoot. We all had turns. Out of us Lorenzo hit the ball the furthest. My ball landed on the edge of the field. Once we did the challenge we went back to class.

NZ Defence Force Visitor

Yesterday on Tuesday after lunch we had a NZ defence force visitor called Isaac. Isaac teached us about the defensive structures and bombs they used in wars.

First Isaac teached us the layers they used in war. The layers were shape, materials and camouflage. These layers were very important in war. Shape was used to make something curvy because if the enemies try to shoot with something it can go somewhere else. If something is straight the enemies will shoot it maybe with one shot. For the materials the people in war had to use good materials, something that was strong. If it was metal it would melt, so the people in war had to be careful of what materials they used. Lastly camouflage was used to disguise yourself or something. 

After we learnt about the layers we learnt about the bombs and explosives. Some bombs were the dumb bombs and the smart bombs. The reason the dumb bombs were called the dumb bombs were because when you let it go and destroy something it only goes where you wanted it to go, it doesn't go anywhere else. For some smart bombs you could control where it goes. One of the explosives we learnt about was the dynamite. 

Once we learnt about the defensive structures we had a construction challenge. For the challenge we first got into a group of 5. In my group I had Fau, Charlize, Liletina and Sulia. After that we got eight straws and one piece of paper. We had to build a structure that could keep a small helicopter from blowing away. We only had 10 minutes of making the structure. After we made our structure we had to put it on the benches. Mr. Wong put small toy helicopter in our structures. Mr. Wong, Mr. Ogilvie and Isaac got board and swang it up and down for the structure to fall. Some of our structures failed, like my groups one. I had a lot of fun learning about defensive structures and also creating the structures with my group. 

Kiwi Can

This week for kiwi can we had Mr. Matt and Ms. Lily. Our topic was persevere and our theme was resilience. First we went outside on the court. Then we played the energiser called tangled. For tangled there was a tagger. The tagger had to tag people. If someone got tagged they had to hold hands or hold arms with the tagger. Only the end of the link could tag the other people. We couldn't go past the yellow line. The link got really big which made it hard for us to run away. Sometimes the link was broken because we went our own ways.

After we played our energiser we played the activity which was called invisible touch. For invisible touch we got into two groups. One group had to line up on one side and the other group had to line up on the other side. Ms. Lily called out a number like three. The three people that were in the front of each team had to run around the hoop. Ms. Lily would call out who has the invisible ball. The person with the invisible ball had to run to the other team's hoop. We all had turns playing. At the end we did our catchphrase and went back to class.

Duffy Visit-Michael Mulipola

Yesterday on Tuesday we had a Duffy visit. First we sang the Duffy song. 

After that a comic book artist called Michael Mulipola told us about himself. His inspirations were school journals. Michael Mulipola had illustrated a lot of comic books. He told us that he learnt how to draw by himself, because there was no art schools that was for comics.

 Micheal Mulipola told us that he was more than just a comic artist, he was a professional wrestler and a semi pro gamer. Michael Mulipola got a reward for the professional wrestler, but someone else won it because Michael Mulipola lost to another wrestler. The video game that Michael Mulipola played was Tekken. He played it in front of about 2,000 people and versed other people. He didn't win, but he tried.

 Michael Mulipola showed us the comic book that he created. His drawings were the best drawings that I have ever seen. The books that Michael Mulipola illustrated was school journals, WWE comic books and more. Micheal Mulipola told us that he loved illustrating because he could use his creativity and he could draw anything. At the end Michael Mulipola showed us something that he drew. It was him picking his nose. It looked really cool. 

After Micheal Mulipola told us about himself we could ask questions. Then Michael Mulipola and a man from Main freight handed out our Duffy books. Once we got the Duffy books we went back to class.

Free Rice

This week for my spare time I decided to do a can do. The can do that I did was free rice. For free rice you have to answer questions. If you get it incorrect it will say incorrect at the top, but if you get it correct it will also say correct at the top. If you get one question correct you donate 10 grains of rice, but if you get five questions correct you donate 50 grains of rice. All together I donated 540 grains of rice to people that are hungry. Here is the link- Free Rice

Times Tables Test

LI: To memorise basic multiplication patterns (the times tables). This week for daily 6 I decided to do times tables test. For times tables test I had to answer times tables. This time the level that I chose was level three. On the right it says how many times tables you got correct, the points and the time it took you to complete a time table question. At the top you can choose the level you want to do. At the left you can see the times tables. You can only use it when you are not doing the test. I got 2700 points this time. 

Commenting

This week for commenting I decided to comment on Chris's blog. The blog post that I commented on was Emotive Language. I think that Chris did a amazing job. I liked the way he explained what he did in his blurb. I also liked the way Chris added a poster about emotive language. I wanted to know if he found it easy to create the poster about emotive language, because to me it was easy.

Dance Mat Typing

LI: To learn touch type. This week for daily 6 I decided to do dance mat typing. For dance mat typing I decided to do level one which was the home row key. For the home row keys we had to put our left hand on a s d and f. We had to put our right hand on j k l and ;. There was a goat character telling me what to do. I enjoyed doing dance mat typing.

Emotive Language

LI: To write informative but emotive paragraphs. This week for writing we had to make a poster about emotive language. First we made a copy of a google doc. For the google doc we had to make sentences emotive. We also had to write our own sentences that was informative and emotive. Once we did that we made the poster. For the poster I decided to include emotive word examples, emotive language examples, tips and the definition of emotive language. I used the print design rules which is the layout, colour, composition and text.

Snag Golf

This week for kiwi sport we had snag golf with our teacher Mr. Ogilvie. First we got into groups of three. In my group I had Karlos and Sulia. We got equipment and did what Mr. Ogilvie told us to do. First we had to shoot the ball into the hoop with the putter. We had to face the hall if we were right handed and we had to face the field if we were left handed. For the putter if we were right handed our right hand had to go on the red and your left hand had to go on the yellow. Same for left hand because the putters are different, one is for left handed people and the other is for right handed people. We only had three balls to shoot. Then we did that same thing, but the hoop was at the back. After we did that we had to shoot the ball over the target and try to get it into the hoop. The point of the putter was to shoot the ball high in the air. We had turns playing. We did other things. We had a challenge. If we got the ball over the target, bounced it on the hoop and stuck to the flag we would get 20 points. Once we played snag golf we went back to class.

Firearm/Rifles History

LI: To identify how to overcome earthwork fortifications using technology. This week for inquiry we had to create a DLO about information on a new technology used in war. We got into our groups and played a round of villager attack.

Once we played a round of villager attack we had to search up technology's used in war. The technology's that we found was artillery, gun powder, firearm/rifle, grain dust and early thermal weapon. When we found the technology's we had to choose the one that was interesting to us. We chose the firearm/rifle.

After we found technology's and chose one we made a google slide about the information of rifles/firearms. We used our smart searching skills to find information about rifles/firearms. For the google slide we included the two historical examples, types of rifle actions, rifles & the purposes and our technology.

When we finished off our DLO we presented it in front of the class.

Analogue & Digital Time

 LI: To convert between analogue and digital clocks. This week for maths we had to make a DLO showing our typical day. For the DLO I decided to make a google slide. For the google slide we had to include our typical day and the version of the analogue and digital time. We also had to write down how many minutes past. We used small clocks to change the time. For the typical day we had to write down what we do in the morning to the night. This maths task was easy and it was also fun.

Kiwi Can

This week for kiwi can we had Mr. Matt. Our topic was persevere and our theme was resilience. First we played the energiser called add on. For add on we got into a circle. Someone had to stand up and go in front of someone. The other person had to stand up too. They both had to rock paper scissors, but instead of saying rock paper scissors we didn't say anything. We could put as many fingers up. We could only put 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 fingers up. If someone put two fingers up and the other person put five fingers up, they both had to say how much it adds up to. The fastest person who said it won and the loser had to sit down. The winner had to carry on versing other people. We could use two hands. We could put as many fingers up as we wanted.

Once we played add on we talked about frustration. After that we played no frustration. Mr. Matt put us into 5 groups. In my group I had Victoria, Florence, Angelica, Sulia and Liane. Each group got a bunch of cards. We had to create something cool using all the cards. We couldn't get frustrated. It was very hard for us because the cards kept on falling. We only had a few minutes to do this. Once we finished Mr. Matt chose which one was the best.

After we played no frustration we did GKQ/General Knowledge Questions. We got into a circle and their was a master. Mr. Matt asked us questions. Once we did GKQ/General Knowledge/Questions we went back to class.

The Sons Of Ma'afu Lessons

 LI: To identify the purpose of narratives./LI: To identify the underlying morals/themes/explanations in myths, legends and fairytales. This week for reading we had to create a DLO about the lessons about a pacific myth and legend. First we had to choose a pacific myth and legend. We couldn't choose the one from last week. The story that I chose was The Sons Of Ma'afu. Once we chose our myth and legend we had to do the reading notes, before reading, during reading and after reading. After we made the DLO about the lessons of the myth and legend we chose. For the google slide I decided to add the summary, the lessons, the prediction, the questions and the digital drawing that I drew.

Persuasive Argument- Phone Ban In School

LI: To write a persuasive argument. This week for writing we had to write a persuasive argument about phone banning in school. The persuasive text we were learning about was an exposition. First we read an article about France banning smartphones and tablets in schools. After we read the article we had to write a persuasive argument about phone banning in school. We had to use oreo which stands for opinion, reasons, explanations and opinion. Once we wrote our persuasive argument we had to make a google slide and add photos that kind of match with each paragraph. Once we did that we had to record our persuasive argument using screencastify. We could include graphics and more if we wanted to. We had to explain our argument about if we agree with phone banning or we don't agree. Here is the link- Kiwi kids News Article

Commenting

This week for commenting I decided to comment on Florence's blog. The blog post that I commented on was Presentation | Video | Urban Planning | Inquiry. I think that Florence did a fantastic job at doing the inquiry blog post. I liked the way Florence added a video of the task she did for inquiry. I also liked the way she added links to the games she played that was related to the topic and also I liked the way she explained what she did in her blurb. I just wanted to know if she had fun playing the games. Here is the link- Florence's blog

Times Tables Test

This week for a daily 6 I decided to do times tables test. For times tables test you have to answer times tables. Times table test times shows you if you are incorrect on the right corner and how many minutes or seconds it took you to answer and question. It also tells you how many points you have.  On the left it tells you your times tables when you are not answering times tables questions. There is level 0 to 5. I decided to do level 5. I got all of the times tables questions correct and got 6540 points. Here is the link- Times Tables Test

Dance Mat Typing

LI: To learn touch type. This week for daily 6 we had to do dance mat typing. For the dance mat typing I decided to do level 3 which was the letter r and u. For level 3 my fingers had to be on the home row. First I had to do a warm up which was to write down the home row key which is a s d f, j k l and :. We also had to write down the letters i and e. After the warm up I had to type in r. Then I had to type in u. After I did all that I had to type in both r and u. I had fun typing words and letters. Here is the link- Dance Mat Typing

Bow & Arrow History

LI: To identify how to overcome earthwork fortifications using technology. This week for inquiry we had to make a DLO about information about a technology people used to use in war. First we got into our groups from last time and played the board game with the rampart and trebuchets. We only played one round.

After we played the board game we chose a technology. The technology's was a bow and arrow, a wall gate and a castle. My group and I chose to do a bow and arrow. After we chose our technology we had to tell the teacher some keywords, so we could search it up on google to find information about bow and arrows. A site that was helpful was DK Find Out. Once we told the teacher some keywords we made the google slide.

For the google slide we included our technology, bows and arrows, archers, types of bow and arrows and a video. Once we finished the google slide we presented it in front of the class to earn our technology.

In The Beginning Lessons

LI: To identify the purpose of narratives./LI: To identify the underlying morals/themes/explanations in myths, legends and fairy tales. This week for reading we had to make a google slide teaching people about the lessons of pacific myths and legends. First we chose a pacific myth and legend. There was four choices which was The Kakangora, The Sons of Ma'afu, In The Beginning and A Piece Of Paradise. The story that I chose was In The Beginning. After we chose the story we wanted to do we did the reading notes. After we did our reading notes we created a google slide teaching people about the lessons. For the google slide I included my prediction, my questions before reading and after reading, my visualising, my summary and the lessons of the story.

Stations

LI: To use a formila to calculate the area of rectangles and squares. /LI: To investigate the relationships between the perimeter and area of rectangles. This week for maths we did activities. First we got into a group of four. In my group I had Fau, Sulia and Miiana. After we got into groups we did the activities. We went to each station. We had 15 minute rotations to get the activities done. We worked as a group to get our activities done. We had two days to get the activities done. My favourite activity was making the house. I enjoyed doing the maths activities.

Rugby Interschool

This week on Wednesday we had the rugby interschools at Auckland University Rugby State. Mr. Ryan took care of us and cheered for us. I was doing rippa rugby with Kaitlyn, Fau, Charlize, Victoria, Farzana, Nicole and Liletina. First we played against Bailey Road. It was a draw and the score was 1 all. Next we played against Sylvia park. We won and the score was 3 to 2. We watched and cheered peopel from our school play against other schools. After we did skills with three teachers. We had three rotations. For the first rotation we learnt how to scrum in Rugby, for the next rotation we learnt how to tackle people and lastly we learnt how to pass like the All Blacks. I had fun learning the skills and also playing against schools. Out of the year 5 to 6 rippa rugby schools our school came first place.