Today we were learning about Limpopo. I created a google drawing with facts and
photos about it. My teacher read a narrative story about Limpopo to us to help us with
ideas of how to add figurative language into our own stories to make it more interesting
For the past week or so we have been writing narrative stories to understand narrative
structure and figurative language. This is the beginning mine and my partners planning
on how our story will go. Next week we are going to write out story adding detail and high
level words to engage our readers and keep them wanting to read more.
Today we learned about Maori slang. We used a website that will help us by playing
games such as matching the words together etc. Once we finished that we had pick 5 Maori slang words that you like. I choose these! I enjoyed learning these words and I will
diffidently use them around my friends. The thing I found hard was learning the Maori
part but I eventually got the hang of it.
Today we had technology and we made scones. Here is how we made it and ingredients
we used. I enjoyed making them. The part I found hard was making the butter bread
crumbs. If I did this again I wouldn't use as much milk and add sugar to make it
sweet but it was still delicious.
Today I created a my maps using some places that I have visited around our country.
I learnt that this is a good way to present your work. You can use this for stories
bringing your imagination to life, travel diary where you can map out where you have
been. You can also plan where you want to go and how long it will take you.
Today I had to create a Maori DLO of movements that relate to sports.
I chose these 6 words. I had to write it in Maori and English. I also
added photos of each movement.
Today we were learning to improve our skills and knowledge on our chrome books by
learning how to code using hour of code. I decided to make a basketball game. Coding is a
way to make your own game by adjusting movement blocks. This is how all of online games are made as well! Here's how I created mine. First off I started by moving my arrows left and right, I had to make the flags green to move on to the next step. Once I got through the stages, it let me play by shooting the ball into the hoop and scoring a point. I enjoyed creating it. The part I found hard was trying to get the ball into the hoop. Next time I will definitely look at creating my own game from scratch!
This is a presentation about Venus, what it is etc. Me and my group
created a google slide. I enjoyed learning about something new. The part
I found hard was finding information about it. Not only did we do a slide
we also did a poster to present it to our class.
This is my finished bag that I sewed for the term. It was challenging. I enjoyed creating
the bag and I found stitching quite hard but it was fun.
Today we had to create a poem about yourself using smiles that describe you in
the best way. The hard thing was thinking of smiles that describe me. I enjoyed
creating this slide and sharing it with my class. The thing I will do differently next
is use higher level words. My next step would be is to have a better presentation.
Today we were learning how to use Bitmoji to create stories and be creative. This is
mine and my partners story. Meeting Chris brown and dancing with him. I enjoyed
creating a story with Bitmoji, and would like to learn how to use my character in other
areas of my learning.
Today we had to create a poster about an animal because we were
learning how to write facts in our own words. I chose this small fish because
I've never heard of it before and It sounds interesting. I enjoyed learning
about this fish.
Today we had to record ourselves saying our pepeha with
confidence and a clear voice. I enjoyed recording it and
found it easy. What I found hard was my pronunciation but I will get
better with practice.
Tofua is my mountain
Vaitafu is my river
Ngatokimatawhaorua is my canoe
Tumanako is my meeting house
Ngati hine is my sub tribe
Nga puhi is my tribe
Today we did a Ko Ahau poem. This is mine. We had to do metaphors that
relate to you. Here are mine. I enjoyed writing these metaphors. Why did we do this?.
We were learning about literal and figurative language. Literal is boring and figurative
is metaphors or more interesting. We learned about this because we are sending postcards
to a different school and we want make our writing more interesting.
Today we had to create a business card and what it would be about. Why did I chose
hair stylist because I love plating peoples hair. I enjoyed creating it.
Today we had to pick 3 important points that you thought
were important to you. Next we had to present it in an
interesting way and I chose to do a poster. Why did I choose
these three well the first one is because I like to get on with
my work. The second one is because I like being kind
online and helpful and positive to others. The third one is
because keeping your password safe is important so no
one can get to your personal information.
