Ancestor Poem

LI: To write a poem to describe your ancestors using the literary devices of alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, hyperbole and rhyme.

Our ancestors from our cultures have inherited special treasures through many generations, in which we should be very grateful about. This week for writing, we wrote a poem to express our cultures and ancestors to others. These poems included literary devices, making it more poetic. An example of a metaphor in my poem is “ They are a shooting star that have helped me succeed “. While writing this poem, it reminded me of the knowledge and treasures our ancestors have given us. This poem has given me a better connection with both my ancestors and culture.

Tech | Robotics

LI: To learn how to code a Mbot to create a square.

This week at Tamaki College, we did robotics with Miss Ferguson. We used the app Mblock to code our Mbot to create a square. We used our knowledge from our last sessions of robotics, to code. First, we tried to figure out how to code our Mbot to move forward and turn right. Then we repeated those codes on the Mblock app. Once we figured out how to create a square, we added music, blinks and a little victory dance. We tested our Mblocks to see if we created a square. I really enjoyed coding my Mbot to create a square.

Current Events

LI: To explore the international current events.

LI: To explore the international current events. This week, we explored the international currents events and some of the different types of current events. Newspaper editors make choices everyday, about what to share with the world. On a google maps Haylee, Florence and I worked collaboratively to plot locations about these current event stories. We really enjoyed finding out about these stories, which was very interesting.

StepsWeb | Spelling

LI: To practice learning suffixes. 

This week for Steps, the activity that I practiced learning was spelling difficult words that included ability. In this activity, the words would pop up, so we could see how its spelt. Then we wrote it down. If we spelt the word incorrectly, then it would show us how to spell it. I really enjoyed this activity, as it helped me with my spelling.

Maths Challenge

LI: To find the most efficient strategy to solve this problem. 

This week Haylee and I worked together to solve this maths challenge, about Ta' ovalas. Ta' ovalas are a Tongan dress made by mat, which is worn on special occasions. First, we wrote out our strategies for this challenge. Then we created a DLO including, the rule, the strategy and the main information to help us solve the maths challenge. The strategy Haylee and I used was first figuring out how much metres it take to create 1 Ta'ovala, so we halved the number 12. It takes 1.5 metres of material to make 1 Ta'ovala. After that, we multiplied 1.5 by 26, equaling to 39.

Maths Challenge

LI: To find the most efficient strategy to solve the problem. 




This week Haylee an I worked together to  complete a maths challenge about Hemi and his family going fishing. First, we wrote our strategies to find out how many fish Hemi and his family caught in 6 hours. After finding out the strategies, we created a DLO. In our DLO, we included the rules, the answers to the questions and the important information. A rule is the strategy to solve a maths problem.

Venn Diagram

LI: To find as many similarities and diffferences as you can between NZ in 1870 and NZ in 2020.

For another home learning activity, Haylee, Florence, Victoria, Taheesha and I worked collaboratively to complete this Venn Diagram about the 1870's and today. One of the similarities, is that they both had transportation to travel in. I have learnt a lot of new information about the 1870's like how they used whistles to tell people the express was coming.

Daily Maths Challenge 2

LI: To use the most efficient strategy to solve a problem.

For another daily maths challenge, Florence, Haylee and I worked together to solve these maths questions. In our DLO, we included the questions and the strategies we used to work this challenge out. We worked together, by each having a role and helping each other out, if we didn't understand how to solve the questions. I really enjoyed solving this maths challenge.

Maths Challenge

LI: To find the most efficient strategy to solve the problem. This week Haylee, Florence and I worked collaboratively to solve three questions. We used the most efficient strategies to solve these questions, which were division, subtraction and addition. These maths questions were very fun to solve and pretty hard, because it included decimals and percentages. In our DLO, we included strategies, the questions, main information, to help us and an image related to the questions.

Haiku Challenge 2

LI: To correctly structure and write a haiku poem.
This week for another home learning activity, Haylee, Florence and I did another haiku challenge. For this challenge, we chose an idea from the list and wrote a 3 verse haiku poem about it. A haiku poem consists of 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second, and 5 syllables in the last line. Florence, Haylee and I worked collaboratively, by communicating with each other and sharing ideas with each other.

Maths Challenge 1

LI: To show others your understanding of Maths.

This week for another home learning activity, Haylee, Florence and I worked together to solve a daily maths challenge. The strategy we used for this challenge was multiplication and subtraction. Florence, Haylee and I worked collaboratively, by communicating with each other, helping each other and having a role for this DLO.

Haiku Challenge 1

LI: To correctly structure and write a haiku poem.

This week for another home learning activity, Florence, Haylee, Taheesha and I did a Haiku challenge. For this haiku challenge, we chose an idea for our poem. We decided to write a Haiku poem about the ocean. A haiku poem includes 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second and 5 syllables in the last line. A syllable are pieces of a word that include sounds and is made up of vowels. Haylee, Taheesha, Florence and I worked collaboratively, by sharing our ideas with each other and negotiating.

Te Reo Maori | Weather & Feelings

LI: To help others ask and answer questions about the weather and feelings, in Maori.

This week for another home learning activity, Haylee and I created a DLO about how to say the weather and feelings in Maori. This was created to help others ask and answers questions about feelings and the weather in Maori. Haylee and I worked collaboratively, by communicating with each other about what we are doing, This was a fun activity to do.

Art Digital Drawing

LI: To learn how to draw animals.

This week for one of our home learning activities, we created a drawing of any animal from the Auckland Zoo. I decided to draw an elephant. We could draw an animal on paper or digitally. I drew an elephant digitally, because it was easier for me to do. I think the elephant turned out pretty good.

Johann Sebastian Bach

LI: To learn about composers.
This week for one of our home learning activities, we created a DLO about a composer. I chose to learn about Johann Sebastian Bach. In our DLO, we included who our composer was, 5 interesting facts, a piece of music we really like and a image that connects to the piece of music. 2 interesting facts that I found out about Johann Sebastian Bach was that he wrote over 1000 pieces of music and he was only 7 years old when he started playing music.

Dua Lipa

LI: To learn about an artist.
This week for one of our home learning activities, we created a DLO about our favourite singer or group. My favourite singer is Dua Lipa. In our DLO, we included information about our favourite singer, their music genre and why we like them. An interesting fact that I found out about Dua Lipa was that she is not only British but is also Kosovan/Albanian.