Author Visit

Last Thursday our school was lucky enough to have two very passionate authors come in and visit us. The seniors and the juniors were separated. We both got to met an author, we met a women named Adele. She told us what she would write about and that they’re based of real things that have happened to her. She uses things that she’s done and adds it into her stories. She also told us that it’s easier to describe what a character is doing in a book if you experience what your character is doing. I really enjoyed knowing what she does as an author and what she writes about. Bye.

Statistics

Yesterday in Te Ngahere for maths we learnt about statistics and the types of graphs there are. We chose different graphs that were the best to use depending on what we’re using it for. We were given an example to base our graph off. We had to choose two different graphs that were the easiest to read. Our example was about kids of different year levels choosing which author was their favourite. These are the two graphs that I found the easiest to visualize. My favourite type of graph was the bar graph because it shows which one is better depending on the problem you’re using it for. I enjoyed learning about the uses for different graphs like the pie graph. This graph is mainly used to show fractions and percentages.

The Scientific Method Infographic

Today Te Ngahere started a new T shaped Literacy activity. The topic for our reading activities are about science and the universe. We had to learn the scientific method and understand how it works and why it is the most efficient. We then had to create an infographic about the scientific method. Here is my infographic that I made today. We had to use images and words for others to get a better understanding of the method reading the words and analyzing the images.

Adding and Subtracting Decimals DLO

Recently in Te Ngahere we have been working around different varieties of strategies that we could use in maths. We use these simple strategies to subtract and add decimals. We worked on this because we aren’t very good at remembering strategies but good at learning them. We had to create a maths DLO to show three different strategies that we relearned. Here is my DLO which contains Jumping the Number Line, Equal Additions and Rounding and Compensating. I enjoyed relearning the the strategies and using them efficiently for the right type of equation. Next time I need to remember all of these simple strategies that could be used consistently for hard problems. Bye.  

Fibonacci Sequence

Recently our teacher has been teaching us about Fibonacci. He also taught us about the Fibonacci Sequence. The sequence is 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55 and so on. The pattern for this is 1 + 1 = 2. 1 + 2 = 3. 2 + 3 = 5. 5 + 3 = 8 and so on. We had to use these in code.org to create the nautilus shell perfectly. At first without any help it was confusing but after our teacher showed us what to do with the numbers, I figured it out. I enjoyed being challenged with creating the shell perfectly but also trying without any help and nearly getting it right. Here is a small video of me coding the shell. Bye.

New Zealand Wars Animation

Last week I posted my script, but I have finally completed my animation with my buddy Muscles. It has been recorded using screencastify. I enjoyed recording it with my buddy because we had fun reenacting the characters. Next time I want to find another site to use because in my opinion it’s too chunky to animate depending on how good your WiFi is. But here is the animation. Bye.

Panui Script for Animation

Part 1: Getting transported to New Zealand

1: Hey do you know why we’re here?

2: Yea, governor FitzRoy sent us here to fight against those savages!

1: Oh that’s right!

2: Yea, I want to put this (picks up musket) to good use.

1: I miss my family very much. Mostly my wife.

2: Well when we’re finished you can go back to your family.

1: Yea, let's get going.

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Part 2: Travelling to New Zealand

(Sailing to New Zealand on ships)

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1 = Maori man 1

2 = Maori man 2

3 = British man 1

4 = British man 2

Part 3; Maori’s point of view when British arrive

1: (strolling through the ngahere singing Tū Tera Mai Nga Iwi)

2: Look look look look. There’s people coming.

1: I know I can see them.

2: Look at their waka.

1: Wheeaa they’re flash.

2; I know aye. Let's go see them.

(Walking down the hill to the British)

1: Kia Ora, my name is Boy.

2: Tena koe, my name is Rocky.

1: What are you fallas up to?

3: Who are these scoundrels?

4: I believe they are the maori people.

3: What are they doing here?

4: They are the native people of this country.

3: Oh ok well ask him where the war is being fought and how we can get there.

4: Forgive me but can’t you ask him.

3: They have a foul odor that is disgusting.

4: Ok.

4: (Talking to the Boy and Rocky) Well if you don’t mind me asking, do you know where Ruapekapeka is?

1: What?

4: Ruapekapeka?

2: Oh, Ruapekapeka.

4: What is that?

1: It's what you just said but the right way to say it.

4: Oh.

1 and 2: Hahahahahaha.

4: Well where is it?

1 and 2: Just go over that hill, down that track, through the forest and walk the rest of the way for about three hours.

3: I beg your pardon? Three hours?

1 and 2: Yea, now go away! You stink!

3 and 4: Ok thank you for the directions.

1 and 2: Ka kite!

1 and 2: Wheeaa those fallas are stupid aye?

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Part 4: Walking to Ruapekapeka

1: We’ve been marching for about an hour and we are in Kawakawa, I believe so.

1: We need to get to Ruapekapeka

2: I know, (sigh) I really want to use this bad boy (musket).

1: This artillery is so heavy! I feel like I’m the only one pulling it.

2: Hah good for me that I’m not pulling it. It looks heavy as. (rubbing it in his face)

1: I hate you.

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Part 5: Reaching Ruapekapeka and fighting against Maori

1: Finally (exhausted) we made it!

2: Yay! (being sarcastic) I can’t believe it.

1: Why do you sound bored or not excited.

2: Because I have had to pull this cannon for ages and you haven’t helped me at all!

1: Karma hit you, hahaha.

2: I will get you back.

(Preparing the artillery and fighting)

1: Let's kill these savages, these monsters!

2: Yes finally, (killing men) Boom Boom Pow!

(Scene: shooting men) Sound effects: Boom Boom, Pow, graaaaah, Neeeeea Boom

(He gets shot and dies)

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Part 6: Tensions between the two sides

(Slides with words and talking over the tensions)

The tensions between the two sides were that when the british found New Zealand, in their mind they thought that since they found the country they could take it over not knowing that there were native people that were established into the country making it their land. The war started because the two sides fought over the land leading to inconclusive results. upon the battles that were fought.

(Blog Post)

For the past couple of weeks in Te Ngahere we have been creating animations and writing scripts about what we learnt, from what we read. We were given different articles and texts for us to read and learn about refugees, immigrants and the New Zealand Wars. After that the teachers had the idea for us to create animations showing what we have learnt from the texts we were reading. We had to have 4 - 5 parts which included why they came to New Zealand, what happened when they came to New Zealand, the other sides point of view and the problems between the two sides. This is my script which contains all of that (I hope). For now my animations isn’t completed but I’ll post it when it is. Thank you for viewing and see ya later.

Fibonacci

This week in Te Ngahere our smart handsome teacher has been teaching us about Fibonacci. We learnt that he was a mathematician that really liked nature. He based a lot of his work around math and nature to combine them together to solve different things such as why sunflowers are so symmetrical. Our teacher taught us how to draw the nautilus shell using math and a pencil compass. I really enjoyed learning about nature and including math into it. At first it was very challenging but I got used to it. Next time I could try to draw  I hope we do more activities relating to Fibonacci. See ya.

Southern Cultural Festival

Last week on Friday the kapa haka roopu participated in the Southern Cultural Festival in Kawakawa. We performed to the audience our small bracket that we created in two weeks. We practiced hard for about a week before the festival. I enjoyed performing what we learnt and had been training for to others. I also enjoyed watching the other groups to see what they did well. I hope we perform more in the future because we are representing our tutors and what they have been teaching us.