Ocean Conservation

On Monday Te Ngahere was visited by Libby Bowles. She explained to us about why we should stop using plastic and what she works as. She showed us many photos about what she does and what she has seen. We also went for a little walk to find and pick up rubbish around our school. She also talked to us about many sea animals that she works with like Manta Rays and Whale Sharks. Libby was very helpful and was enjoyable to have her in with us.

Kiwiana Christmas Art Comp

Last week in Te Ngahere we made a four framed Kiwiana Christmas picture to show what we do on Christmas or what reminds us about Christmas. If you win the competition you will get to watch the new movie called Kiwi Christmas in your own class.

Creative Writing

Two week ago in Te Ngahere we created a creative piece of writing. The language features I use was Onomatopoeia. What I think I did well was writing all of the poems and the haiku's and what I think I could work on is to use more onomatopoeia in other pieces of writing and learn more about haiku's and other types of poems.

Haiku

It harms animals

Let's Reduce Reuse Recycle

If not life will die

Acrostic Poem

Recycling is important

Everyone needs to recycle

Cans and more can harm animals

Your child or you could harm any of these animals

Common fish that you know could die

Littering is bad

It can also kill you

Not all people do this

Go out there and do the best that you can to stop this

Limerick

Rubbish is in the sea

Save our planet let it be

There is rubbish around you

This is not a lie it is true

We should stop this you and me

Onomatopoeic Poem

Crunch, munch, crush,

The rubbish goes crunch

The rubbish goes munch

The rubbish goes crush

In the cow's mouth

Poems with a Twist

People picking up rubbish

People using energy

People trying to help save animals

But still rubbish on this planet

Cinquain

Pollution

Endangered animals

It is disgusting

No one likes it

People caring for our planet

Saving and caring for our animals

Plastic bags

Should Plastic Bags be used at Supermarkets?
Would you prefer having plastic bags that float in our seas and harm our sea life or would you have paper bags that waste a lot of energy and time cutting down trees and taking away some habitats from animals in the forest. In this piece of persuasive writing I will be explaining why people should be using reusable bags. Plastic bags are killing our sea life and harming most of them. Dolphins are getting stuck in between plastic bags and turtles are eating them because they think that they are jellyfish. As we can tell the difference between a plastic bag and a jelly fish, a turtle can’t tell the difference.

Plastic bags that are sent to the landfill take up lots of space because they can’t photodegrade because they are buried under lots of rubbish so they can’t break up into pieces. Since plastic bags are made from oil in the future there might not be anymore oil left in the world so eventually they are going to stop making plastic bags or they are going to find another material to make plastic bags. Paper bags are made from trees. People should stop making paper bags because if we have less trees there will be less oxygen in the world.

Also you are taking some of the animals homes away from them and they could dy from any animals that want to eat them. For all of these reasons we should be using reusable bags in supermarkets so you are not harming our sea life.


Last week in Te Naghere we started our persuasive writing about plastic bags. We started this writing because we learnt about what's happening with plastic bags and how the are affecting the planet and killing animals. We were learning to use the structure of a persuasive piece of writing. What I did well was that I evidenced some of my goals and what I needed to improve is that I need to make it more descriptive.

Visual Mihi

During the week we have been understanding our morning mihi. We had to manage ourselves into groups of three to practise the mihi in front of each other. Once we did that we had to create a google drawing to remind us about what the mihi means with images. These images help us to remember the morning mihi if we ever forget it. I chose these images because it reminds me about what the mihi means and what it is about. Every single image is representing a part of the mihi. What we were trying to learn is understanding the mihi.

Writing Goals

 Last week in Te Ngahere we created a google drawing for our writing goals. We created our writing goals to remind us about what we need to acheive this term in writing. We were learning to identify our next learning goals in writing.

Maths Goals

 Last week in Te Ngahere we had to create a google drawing about our maths goals for this term. First the teacher handed out the ICAN sheets so we could choose three goals for this term. Then we put it onto a google drawing to present to others about what we are learning this term and so I know what I want to learn and achieve this term. I chose my goals because I didn’t understand the equations and I wanted to complete stage six so I can move up a stage in maths. We were learning to identify our next learning goals in maths.

William Pike

Last week in Te Ngahere Te Ngahere were learning about William Pike. We watched a half an hour long webinar about his adventures around the world. When we learnt about William Pike we created a google drawing about William Pike and questions that we had to answer about William Pike.

The Bullet

In week five in Te Ngahere our Aqua group read a story called The Bullet. The story was about a kid who found a bullet and wanted to show kids. Then more kids wanted to beat him up because they wanted the bullet. We had to create a google slide about The Bullet and questions about the story. I was learning to answer inference questions.

Report writing

Japan Did you know that Japan has at least 6,852 islands overall? In this information report I am going to be stating some facts about the historic events, architectural styles, natural disasters, and sports in Japan. Architecture Japan has interesting ways to build different buildings. Many structure’s from back in the day were made from wood and to make huts and villages. Back before we were born Japanese people use to make castles to protect their king or leader and protect themselves from enemies. Also during the Edo era the samurai were meant to protect and surround the castles and villages of their own. Historic Events On August 6th, 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing took place in Japan. Another name for Hiroshima is Little Boy. It was a gun type bomb with about thirteen kilotons of force and explosion power. Hiroshima was home to about 280,000 - 290,000 people and about 43,000 soldiers at the time. But sadly at the time between 90,00 and 166,000 people were declared dead in the time of 4 months. Three days after America dropped the Hiroshima bomb. America bombed Nagasaki on August 9th. The bomb was a device also known as Fat Man. On the day of the bombing 263,000 people were in the Nagasaki bombing. Also between 40,000 - 75,000 people were killed. During the Nagasaki bombing another 60,000 people suffered severe injuries. The total of deaths in Nagasaki would be about 80,000. Natural Disasters Japan is one that have several natural disasters. In 1995 it was reported that The Sakurajima Volcano to have erupted 200 times. The Sakurajima Volcano erupted around late October and Early November. The Hanshin Earthquake took place in Japan on January 17th Tuesday 1995. The earthquake lasted 20 seconds and destroyed 150,000 buildings. The magnitude of the quake was 6.8. The quake killed over 6,000 people and the quake made people either homeless or have severe injuries and in hospital. The 1993 Sea of Japan earthquake happened on 1993 May 16th. The earthquake lasted for a minute and measured about 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake killed 100 people. The tsunami struck through communities on the coast and the coast was damaged badly. Sports One of the sports that Japanese people play is Sumo wrestling. Sumo wrestling has been around in Japan for 1,500 years. Sumo wrestling tournaments take place in Tokyo, Nagoya and Fukuok. Sumo wrestling is a traditional sport too. Another sport that Japan participate in is Karate. It is one of the most famous martial arts styles. Karate first started in India.Chinese trainers brought the fighting styles and skills to Japan back around in the fourteenth century. Karate was never properly introduced to Japan until the twentieth century. But after WWII they changed the name and the characters so that it was translated to be called empty handed. In Japan there is a lot of things to do and see. You can go to different places in Japan and look at all the interesting landmarks. You can participate in different sports in Japan. Try and avoid all disasters that happen if you want to go to Japan. The last activity you can do if you want to go to Japan is look at all the places in Japan where historic events took place.

In week two in Te Ngahere we wrote reports about any country we wanted to research about. My chosen country was Japan. First we had to plan our writing. We chose four topics for our writing for each paragraphs. When we finished we wrote our reports. I was learning to use the correct structure for a report.

Reading Goals

Last week in Te Ngahere we created a google drawing for our reading goals. The teachers called up one group at a time to fill out a progression sheet about what we could do and what we couldn't do in reading. After that we all selected three reading goals for us to put into our google drawing. We were learning to identify our next goals in reading.

Maths Goals

Last week in Te Ngahere we created a google drawing explaining what we needed to learn in maths. The teachers gave us Ican sheets to fill out. When we filled the Ican sheets we selected three maths strategy goals to work on them for the term. When we completed that we created our maths goals on a google drawing. We were learning to identify what we need to learn in maths..

Writing Goals

Last week, in Te Ngahere we all created a google drawing about our writing goals. The first thing we had to do was open up the writing rubric and see what we needed to work on. Then we had to go on our term two goals slide and see what we needed to work on this term. The last thing was we had to all create a google drawing about our writing goals. We were learning to identify our writing goals.

My Learning

For Student Led Conferences on Wednesday we had to create a google drawing. The google drawing we all created in Te Ngahere was for us to explain what we were learning. In my google drawing I was learning to use a variety of punctuation in my writing. We had to link our work to the writing, reading or maths. The links link to the evidence of what we were learning and achieved.

Virtual Holiday

When Mr Lindsay came to school today we had to do an activity about travelling. The activity was that we had to open up a map and mark all the places that Mr and Mrs Lindsay went around in the world and we had to put lines connecting to where they both went. Here is my one that is presented in a google drawing.

Matariki

On Thursday last week we were celebrating Matariki. On that day we had lots of activities and fun things to do. In the morning we had a breakfast with eggs, bacon, spaghetti and toast also. The people who were cooking were Ezra, Noah, Alexsi, Ocean, Aaliyah, Thomas and I. Then when the bell rang we did our art. At lunchtime we had a shared lunch where all the kids brought food for the whole school to eat together on Matariki. We also did some planting for our bird corridor. I had lots of fun doing the activities and other stuff too.

Treaty Grounds

Last week on Tuesday the whole of Paihia School visited the Treaty Grounds at different times. The junior went in the morning to the Treaty Grounds and the seniors left at midday. When we arrived at the Treaty Grounds we walked up a big hill and rested by a white tent near the Busby house. Then we all split into groups and did some activities. The first activity we did was when we had to get Nikau leaves and weave them to make a kite to fly. Then we moved on to the other activity when we had to make a big circle and people were blind folded. When that happened they had to shake the paua with pearls in them and they had to try and tag each other. Then the last game we played was called Maui (left) and Matou (Right.) There were two ropes next to each other and when the lady called the directions we had to either jump to the right or jump to the left but when the lady shouted Ki Waenganui (middle) we had to jump in the middle of both of the ropes. Then the last thing we did was planting and Noah and I planted a tree in the ground. I had fun doing things at the Treaty Grounds.

Fidget Spinner

A couple of weeks ago we were doing our fidget spinner art on a A3 paper. We were learning to use space crayon and dye to make our fidget spinner art. Next we had to write a persuasive story about should we have fidget spinners in class or at school. When we wrote our stories I was learning to use the structure correctly and colons.

Making Ice Cream

On week seven on Friday we got to make ice cream because we all finished our learning plans. When we made the ice cream we had to pick partners to work with. The partner I chose was Noah. When we tasted the ice cream it really tasted like real vanilla ice cream but it was creamier. The next week we were writing a recount about us making the ice cream. I was learning to use metaphors and Onomatopoeia.

 Ice Cream Collaboration - Izaiah
Last week on Friday the whole class of Te Ngahere made ice cream. The whole class created a slide where we all had to do a reading activity and answer comprehension questions. When everybody finished we got to make ice cream but we made it in a big bag. Noah and I were working on the table and we were talking about learning. Then the teacher chose Noah and I to go to the table to make our ice cream in a bag. When we walked to the table we could see Sam and Max waiting for us and the teacher. We sat down on the chairs and the teacher was pouring the cream into a measuring cup. Then we had to put the sugar in the bag also with the cream added in. Then we had to close the bag and put the ice in the big bag with salt. Then we both put the small bag into the big bag and went outside. We walked out the door and started to shake the bag. Bang bang bang, Noah and I were shaking and swinging the bag around to make the cream and the sugar the consistency of ice cream. When we finished we spilled the ice down the drain and put the small bags of ice cream into the freezer for the ice cream to set. Moments later we got to try our ice cream. When we ate the ice cream it tasted creamy and it was delicious. It was a vanilla ice cream dream. Noah grabbed the back and put it to his mouth and all the ice cream went down on the floor and down his neck too. Soon the bell rang and all the kids grabbed their money and went to go buy the sausages that were for sale that day. The process of making the ice cream in a bag was very exciting and fun to do. I had lots of fun making ice cream with Noah.

Tim Tipene

A famous author name Tim Tipene came to our school to tell us a bout his books and how he became an author. He read a story to us about a little girl name Hinemoa Te Toa. He also told us about when he was at school and how teachers changed his life for him to want to be a author. He also told us about the awards he got and how he got them. The books I know that he writes is Taming the Taniwha, Maui the Sun Catcher and Hinemoa te toa. I really enjoyed him telling us about how he became an author and when he was in school.

Beach day fun!!

At the beach day we were learning to recognize rip currents and seeing what lifeguards use to save people and what to do when someone is in danger. In the afternoons we went in the water to learn what to do and to have a little free time. The day was fun and cool!

Triathlon Madness

At the triathlon we did three things, Swim, run and bike. First we did the swim, then the run and the last one was the bike. When we finished the triathlon we got a bar to eat. After morning to we went out in the front to cheer on the juniors. That day was fun and cool. I enjoyed the triathlon.

Beach clean up day

At the beach clean up we were picking up rubbish that people have just chucked or left it at the beach. The beach clean up is important because we try to keep our beach clean and it will look ugly if we don’t keep it clean the water is going to get polluted and the water is going to be yuck.

Deadpool writing

He has red jagged clothes with stripes of black going down his suit. his sharp swords sharper than any other thing that is sharp. His not serious voice, so not serious that people are not scared of him at all. His athletic ability is amazing. Doing flips and handstands to block thrown knives and and big sharp axes.

Learning

The Tangelo

The Tangelo I glazed at the Tangelo in my hand rubbing it delicately. It felt sleek, round and smooth. It sounded like a car skidding roughly across a craggy, jagged rocky road when I lightly peeled the Tangelo. It smelt sour like one million sour lollies transfused together to make one big sour lollie. When I shredded the Tangelo’s skin of I could notice little segments cemented together looking like a orange full moon with white stripes crossed over it. When I split the Tangelo in half a grabbed one segment. I bit a chunk of the segment off and there was still a half left. I stared at the half Tangelo looking at the bubbly flesh as I squeezed the the Tangelo segment firmly in between my fingers. Then we all got to have a small snack in the end of Tangelo.


This is my interesting Tangelo story. I was learning to use interesting descriptive words in this piece of writing. The success criteria was to use the five senses in the story. Looks like, feels like, smells, like, tastes like and sounds like. The thing that I need to work on next is to use more onomatopoeia and adverbs in my next piece of writing. I really enjoyed writing the story and finding the synonyms on synonym finder on google.

I Remember

I was learning to notice the structure used in the exemplar for writing called Remember. The first line had to begin with what you were doing, next we had to write what was happening at that time. The third line was you had to write something you did and on the last line we had to write why we did it. We had to make sure we had descriptive and interesting words, verbs and also adjectives.

What I think I did well was make it have interesting words but I need to work on my verbs more.