August Reflection

Today for our lockdown task we had to do an August Reflection. I was learning how to reflect on my learning. I found it easy to choose what I wrote in some of the boxes, I found it tricky to take a selfie. Next time I would change where I take my photo because the sun is in the background and its bright.

Paralympic facts

Today for our lockdown task we had to do a slide about Paralympic facts, My favorite fact I chose was Fact: 5 and Fact: 4. I found it easy find some of the facts, I found it tricky to find Fact: 4 and 5. Next time I would add more interesting facts about the Paralympics.

Cicada blog

 For lockdown task we have to choose a creature out of Cicada, Orca or a Bird. I chose a cicada because they are interesting to learn about. I found it easy to find a image of a cicada with no background. I found it tricky to choose facts about cicadas because there are so many interesting ones. Next time I would change my creature so I can learn more facts about them!

Taskmaster Lockdown Challenge! Camouflage yourself.

 For lockdown we had to do a taskmaster challenge which is camouflage yourself! Tell me how I did. I enjoyed doing our camouflage yourself challenge. I found it tricky to find a hiding spot. Next time I would choose a harder spot! 

Here is my video.

Mary's Ascension

For online class we had to write about Mary's Ascension to Heaven. I found it easy to find the words for my work. I enjoyed writing about Mary. I didn't find anything challenging. Next time I would add more words. Mary the mother of Christ was taken body and soul up to heaven to live with her son Jesus
Here is a link to word cloud! https://www.wordclouds.com/
Here is my art!

Koromiko

 In Room 1 we have been learning to summarise. That's when you read something and then put the main points in your own words.

We read about Maori healing plants. We all chose a New Zealand plant. I chose the Koromiko because you can find lots of medicinal uses of it. I enjoyed creating my slide about Koromiko. I found it tricky finding how you make the items that heal you. Next time I would change the plant I choose so I can learn more facts about New Zealand plants.

NZ Olympic Athlete

 In class for writing we have been learning to make links between our paragraphs. We were writing about New Zealand Olympic athletes. I decided to write about Lisa Carrington because she is one of my favorite Olympic athletes. I enjoyed writing about my favorite athlete. I found it tricky to find good facts about Lisa carrington. Next time i would add more facts.

Here is my writing.

Lisa Carrington

Lisa Carrington

23 June 1989

Tauranga NZ

Flat water racing/kayak sprint

When Lisa was 8 her family moved to the scenic coastal town of Ohope beach, near Whakatane. She is of Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki and Ngati, porou descent. Her backyard was the beach. Her family is Glynic, Pat, Shaun and Brett. Her dad taught her to swim at a really young age..

The school she went to was Whakatane High school then Massey University.

Lisa does a canoe sprint also known as ‘flat water sprint’. The canoe sprint was a demo in Paris 1924 before it became a part of the Olympic games.

Lisa Carrington belongs to Eastern Bay Canoe Racing Club, She participated in London 2102 and Rio 2016.

Japan facts

This week for Reading we have been learning to skim and scan. Skimming is when you read quickly to get an idea about what you are reading. Scanning is when you read quickly to find the fact you need.

In class we have been working on Japanese slides. We needed to decorate the title page and add images, change the font and add a background. We also had different slides we had to add facts on about the people, where in the world is Japan and many more!  I didn't get to finish the Ancient Traditions but I finished my title page and food. I enjoyed creating my slides about Japan. I found it tricky to get more facts about Ancient Traditions. Next time I would change the slides I do because I want to learn more stuff about Japan. It was really cool finding these facts.

Report Writing

 For the past few days I was learning to know when to use simple, compound and complex sentences. It was easy to use simple sentences and complex sentences.  It was tricky to use complex sentences because I couldn't think how to fit them in my writing. 

We had to choose a New Zealand native creature to write about - it could be extinct too. I worked with Camille (my friend) because she was also doing the Tuatara as well. I enjoyed writing and learning about the Tuatara.I  found it tricky to use a complex sentence. Next time I would change the native animal I wrote about so I could learn more interesting facts about New Zealand's native animals. Here is my report writing!

Tuatara

The Tuatara belongs to Reptiles, Genus Sphenodon.

The Tuatara has greenish brown and grey skin. It has a spiny crest along it's backs and measures up to 80cm.

Tuataras eat insects, beetles, lizards, birds, bird eggs, weta's worms, millipedes, spiders and sometimes they even eat their own babies!

Tuataras live in New Zealand. They are found on islands off the northern east coast of the North Island.

Tuataras live up to 100 years!