Day 4: Another world war (WW ll)

Activity 2: A call to arms
Name: Major Charles Heaphy
Why he was awarded the VC for rescuing a soldier under a fire at Waiari near Te Awamutu in 1864 and was rewarded the medal in 1867 (3 years later).

Bonus activity: Women at work
One day I was walking along the deck of the ship when I hear a loud bang. I start to run as I see smoke coming from the far end of the ship. I run towards the room where my patients are waiting to receive treatment from the doctor. Just as I arrive at the door to their room I hear another loud bang and I tumble on the deck but I manage to get up and push open the door. My hands tremble but I mange to help the soldiers who have sustained injuries. Then it strikes again. This time it throws me across the room but I don't sustain any injuries though. I turn and see that medical equipment is strewn all over the place. I rush over to help nurses who are underneath equipment. I wait for the next bang but it never comes and that, is a relief.  

Day 3: The great depression

Activity 1: Dealing with stress
I like to listen to my favourite music, watch a great movie and do anti-stress colouring.

Activity 2: Offering a helping hand
Idea 1: Bake sale
Idea 2: Selling things you no longer need
Idea 3: Do raffles

Bonus activity: Paying it forward
I would give new clothes, delicious food, games and school supplies

Day 2: The roaring 20's

Activity 1: Popular culture- The silent movie
I think the movie is about people trying to find gold in a really cold place like Antarctica. I wouldn't really like to watch a silent movie because we wouldn't really understand what they are trying to say. So it would kind confuse people.

Activity 2: Art deco
3 because we don't really know what author is trying to achieve and it doesn't have expression but whoever painted it is very artistic.

Bonus Activity: Crossing the Tasman

I am a captain in my plane 
My crew shivering in the wake of the storm
My eyes strain to find a landing
I see landing lights
I land safely 
A mission well done 
Now we rest  

  

Week 2: The early years

Activity 1: St Joseph's Cathedral

Milan Cathedral, Italy, it was built in 1386 and it took six centuries to build

Activity 2: The right to vote
It isn't fair because if men only vote then women think they aren't important and think that their voices are useless and they shouldn't be heard.


Bonus activity: In Flanders's Fields
It made me feel kind of sad because of the sacrifices they made to save our country but it also made me happy because they made us proud and defended our country as best as they could. 

Day 5 of summer learning journey: The dawn of a new era

Activity 1: Translating phrases

1. Nau Mai ki Aoeteroa- Welcome to New Zealand
2. Taleisha is my name- Ko toku ingoa
3. He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro- I like to play rugby
4. Where do you come from- No Hea Koe



Activity 2: The treaty of Waitangi

Activities in the treaty grounds: Cultural performances, Watch a film at the visitor centre and ride through the Waitangi river. 



Bonus activity: Earn the fern

How many championships have you won?
Have you won any belts?
Have you been in any ties?
How do you train for more then one sport?   

Day 4 of summer learning journey: Hitting a high note

Activity 1 The Waiata- a song in your heart: I really like this song called Ka pioioi. We sing it in the morning sometimes (we always sing in the morning) Here is the lyrics and cords (if you have a guitar that is) to Ka pioioi: Song

Activity 2: I have played Poi Raukau before. It was really fun. First we played it with two ropes on the ground and had to hop either to the left, right or centre then we did it with sticks.

Bonus activity music festivals- Matanini: 1- Tamatea Arikinui because it was joyful , 2- Te Puku O Te Ika because they sung in harmony, 3- Te Iti Kikurangi because they weren't really swaying to the beat and they weren't really singing loud enough.   

Day three of summer learning journey: It's all in the family

Activity 1: The more, the merrier?
I  would want to have a little family because a big family is super chaotic. (I have three baby siblings and they are cute but annoying!) Here is a photo of me, my mum and my brothers:

Here is a funny photo:

Activity 2: Acknowledging Ancestry
Ko Maungataniwha Te Maunga
Ko Tapapa Te Awa
Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua Toku Waka
Ko Ngapuhi Toku Iwi
Ko Tekohatutaka Toku Hapu
Ko Mangamuka Toku Marae
Ko Kawakawa, New Zealand Ahau
Ko Jasmine Toku Matua
Ko Taleisha Toku Ingoa
I didn't know my toku tipuna.


Bonus activity: Fun Family Facts
My mum,
Fact 1: She is a really great make up artist.
Fact 2: She gave birth to me when she was 17!
Fact 3: She is 28

My Granddad,
Fact 1: Even though he is retired he still tutors.
Fact 2: He is 76!
Fact 3: He has never had chewing/bubble gum.

My Nana,
Fact 1: She is very talented with poi.
Fact 2: Even though she is 73 she still works but not full time.
Fact 3: She is really (REALLY!) clean.


   

Day two of summer learning journey: It's all in a day's work

Activity 1: The Wharepuna does not look the same to my house. The Wharepuna has a longer roof then my house. My house is made out of wood, concrete and other building materials and Wharepuna's are made out of timber, fern, rushes and bark.

Activity 2: My dream jobs are: You-tuber, Librarian and be a travel blogger.

Bonus activity: I like beef casserole because the meat is really nice and pulls apart easily. The veggies in the casserole have soaked up the juices and become yummy and soft. This is why I like beef casserole.

  

Bonus activity: Waka Ama.

I wouldn't want to compete in a Waka Ama competition because you would have to train for hours and you would get really tired. That is why I wouldn't compete in a Waka Ama competition.



Here is a video of women training for a competition.

Setting Sail

I'm super scared and excited. I am moving to a new country called New Zealand. The waka was so cool. The ride was really bumpy but the views were amazing! That is my letter about going on a waka.

Ocean Conservation!

On Monday the year six’s had a visitor come in. Her name was Libby and she is an Ocean Conservationist. She studies Marine animals and her favourite animal is a seal. She likes them because they are the most playful sea animal she has ever studied. She also has a bike made of bamboo! She teaches kids all over the world. I have learnt how long a small manta ray is (4.5 meters) and a large one (8 meters). I really enjoyed Libby coming in.
  

My amazing Christmas art!

Last week in Te Ngahere we made Kiwiana Christmas Art to enter into an amazing competition. This competition was all around New Zealand. If you win you would get a free viewing of the new movie “Kiwi Christmas” for your class! We had to draw in four “Windows” what Christmas means to us. It was really fun and I enjoyed it a lot.

My awesome creative piece of writing about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

2 weeks ago in Te Ngahere we did creative pieces to fit in our topic for reduce, reuse, recycle. We also did persuasive pieces of writing to persuade our reader to stop using plastic bags. My language features that I needed to learn is Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia and Adjectives. I think I did well in using all these languages features. I think I do need to use them a bit more. Here is my writing:

Tuesday 2nd November 2017

Narritive

The sea rescue

Moral: Don’t dump fishing nets other wise fish and marine life will get trapped!

Splash! “Hi! My name is Luna! I am a mermaid! I have a story to tell. I was saved by human beings. It was all because of plastic and fishing nets”. (Not Luna) Let’s begin.

Luna swam in never ending crystal clear water. Not a piece of rubbish in sight. Luna paddled with fish,  jumped with dolphins until, she came across a strong current and it was carrying only one thing: PLASTIC. Luna tried to swim away but got caught in fishing net. Crash! The wave swept her away like leaf in the wind. She was tied up like a baby bundled up in a blanket. She was a frozen statue.  She struggled to get untied and she finally fell into deep sleep after struggling for hours on end.

She drifted ashore. She was as still as statue. Finally, a boy and his father (The father’s name was Johnny and Finn was the boy) were gathering there fishing gear and walked straight into the mermaid. They started at her in wonder. They then stared at each other and decided they had to do something. They started to untangle her. They did this swiftly and carefully so they don’t accidentally cut the mermaid. They soon untangled Luna. Suddenly, Luna woke up and screamed “Ahhh!!!”. She started at the pair. Everything turned to a  stand still. Then she looked down and saw that the net was untied. She smiled at the pair and thanked them. “Thank you, Thank You! I am so glad I was untangled from that net. I better go now. Goodbye!” With that she took off but then she waved the pair and they waved back. “Wow!” said Johnny. “Finding a mermaid on the beach and saving her! This is the most coolest day ever!” “Agreed!” said Finn. They dashed back home to share the story with friends and family.  

“That is the end of my adventurous story!” said Luna. “See ya!” and with that she dived to the depth below.

The end!  

My awesome persuasive writing piece!!

In Te Ngahere we have been doing persuasive writing for the past few weeks. Our WALT was to use the correct structure for a persuasive piece of writing. Our topic was Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. I think I did well doing the persuasive structure and I need to work on where I need to put my capitals EG: Places and names. Here is my persuasive piece of writing:

Wednesday 18.10.17

Should we use plastic bags in supermarkets?

WALT: Use the correct structure for a persuasive.

I am writing to give my opinion on plastic bags. I think they are a waste of time and money. They kill marine animals! Do you really want our marine animals to go extinct? Obviously not! Here are my reasons why you shouldn’t use plastic bags.

Firstly, did you know that New World and Countdown are going plastic bag free? New world is generously giving out reusable bags so that NZ is the amazing “Clean green country” that other continents think we are. But it is not just New world that are changing their policies with plastic bags. A Countdown in Collingwood has already stop plastic bags. That little town has made a huge impact on the way our new government thinks.

Secondly, 4 billion bags will end up as litter each year which is enough to circle the globe 63 times! So then you go to the next option which is the paper bags. But did you know that you are actually doing more harm than plastic. We will be consuming 14 million trees a year, takes 4 times as much energy that plastic, uses over 12 million barrels of oil annually and lastly paper products will create 70% more air pollution than plastic and 50% more water pollution than plastic.

Thirdly, Recycling paper uses 98% more energy that plastic and often it is not even used to make more bags. Plastic is time consuming and is very expensive. Many of the bags will be shipped to China or India to be burnt/incinerated. Paper is able to biodegrade unlike plastic but once underneath a pile of rubbish the lack of oxygen will slow the process. The stuff doesn’t get recycled, well… it ends up in our oceans and traps animals and ingesting it can be highly deadly to our animals. Which will lead into catastrophic events such as global warming and climate change.

So, Does recycling really make a difference? Yes, but recycling is a very time consuming process. So what do you think?

My amazing visual mihi

During the week we have been putting the final touches on our visual mihi. I chose these pictures because they help me understand the mihi visually and also remind me of what that picture means. It helps me remind myself because we have little captions that remind us of what the picture means and a simple translation. Here is my mihi:

My awesome writing goals

Last week in Te Ngahere we made google drawings to display our writing goals. We took our old goals and added them to our new goals. I have gone up a rubric to improve my learning. We selected our goals by a rubric that shows what we could improve and what we did. Here are my learning goals:

Taleisha's amazing maths goals!!

Last week in Te Ngahere we made our maths goals.We had to pick three goals from our Ican sheet and I choose solve simple ratio and rate problems, Place value partitioning, Recall conversions between decimals, fractions and percentages. The reason I chose these goals was because they were goals that I didn’t know and I really wanted to learn them. Here are my goals.

Trying oobleck for science!

This a DLO about us making oobleck for science. It was so fun and messy! If you try this at home, have a towel handy or go outside! Here is my google drawing:

My awesome William Pike reading task

Last week in Te Ngahere we made Google Drawings about William Pike. We learnt that he started a project to get Kiwi kids Outdoors and having adventures. He also went to Antarctica to climb Mt Scott. He was related to our reading because Ricky saw the poster and it changed his attitude. The man in the poster was William Pike. Here is my google drawing.

My awesome Bullet reading

In week 6, my reading group -the brown group- we read a book called The Bullet. We were learning to use a variety of strategies. I think I did well and understood the questions well. I hope you like my slide presentation:

My awesome Easter google drawing

Last term Te Ngahere had a fun day doing easter projects. The first thing we did was make a google drawing with facts about Easter. We also found facts about different traditions around the world! Our WALT is: What is Easter and why do we celebrate it? This is my Easter google drawing!

My amazing Spanish information report

WALT: Write the structure for an information report

All About Spain

Key:

Simple sentence(s)

Compound sentence(s)

Complex sentences(s)

Did you know that Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union? If you are visiting Spain you will learn about the cuisine, climate, population and celebrations that are celebrated within Spain. You will learn about Spain plus if you are visiting for a holiday.   

Cuisine (Food They Eat)

One of the most popular dishes is a stew called Asturian bean stew. It is the most loved dish around Spain.  Their cuisine involves dishes that has been past by traditions and generations. The things that are included in Asturian bean stew is Austrian beans, Chorizo, Morcilla, Pork Belly, Onion, Garlic, Paprika and Saffron and lastly olive oil.  

The climate

The climate in Spain can get increasingly hot and this temperature is known as Mediterranean climate. It is another way for  saying very hot weather. I am sure people in Spain are used to it. Fun Fact: The temperature in summer can get up to 35 degrees!  

The Population

The Spanish population is 46,070,146 million people plus tourists.  So it would be pretty crowded in Spain with all the busking and big crowds.   

Celebrations

The top ten celebrations in Spain is Semana Santa, San Fermín, Tomatina tomato fight, Las Fallas, Feria de sevilla, Carnival, Christmas and New Years, Cristianos y moros, Semana Grande and Tamborrada. All of these celebrations happen to celebrate things related to holy or catholic purposes.    

We have learnt what the cuisine, climate, Population and celebration’s celebrated within Spain. If you go to Spain and make sure you are prepared for hot weather and crowded towns.

In week two, Te Ngahere made information reports about different countries. First we had to chose a country, then we got to write. I chose the country Spain. Our WALT was to write an information report. Here is my information report.

Taleisha's amazing Common and Proper noun google drawing!!!

Last week in Te Ngahere we have learnt the difference between Common nouns and Proper nouns. Our WALT was to use proper nouns and common nouns in our information report. We made google drawings to display what is the difference between a proper noun and common noun.

Taleisha's Awesome learning goals!!

Last week in Te Ngahere we made google drawings for our reading goals this term. We were learning to display our new learning goals for reading. We selected our goals by using our progression sheet. We highlighted our new goals yellow and then put them onto our learning goal slide presentation.

Taleisha's awesome maths goals!!

Last week, Te Ngahere made maths goals to display what we needed to learn in maths. Our WALT was identify what we have achieved in maths and plan our next learning steps. We used our Ikan sheets to find out what we need to learn next.

Taleisha's writing goals!!!

Last week in Te Ngahere we made our new learning goals and put them onto a google drawing to display our new goals for the term. Our WALT was Identify our next learning goals in writing. We choose our goals by identifying what we need to learn next.

Our cool koru and kowhaiwhai patterns!

Last term, Te Ngahere and Te Maunga did some artwork about our family using koru and kowhaiwhai patterns to make our artwork. The reason we made our artwork is because we are going to put our artwork in our whare. We were learning to find the meaning of koru and kowhaiwhai patterns. We also made these pieces of artwork because it was for Matariki New Years. It was really fun making the artwork.

Awesome Student Led Confrence

Reflection - On Wednesday Te Ngahere had Student Led Conference. A new improved way to show our learning. We were learning to share our learning with a parent or audience. We made a google drawing and inserted links to show our work. I enjoyed showing our learning because it's new and is a cool way to show our learning. I got National standards on all subjects. I was really pleased with my report and so was my granddad.

Amazing Matariki celebration day!!!!

Reflection - On Thursday last week we had Matariki Day at school. Where were learning about Matariki and the seven stars. Our school had planned lots of cool activities for us. The reason we were celebrating Matariki is because we were sharing our learning about celebrations and cooking some kai from our celebrations. It was a really fun day for all of us.

Our amazing trip to Waitangi!

Reflection - Last week on Tuesday we went to the Treaty Grounds. When we got there our guides introduced themselves and then we went to go to our activities. First my group went to make some kites out of Nikao plants. Next we played this rope game. There was a person that said Maui (Left), Matou (Right) and Ki waenganui (Middle). Then we played another game that would improve our hearing. Then for our last activity we went to explore the trees and some of their healing purposes. We then planted little plants. We hope to see them grow and improve. The reason why we went is because of the Matariki celebrations.

Cool Fidget Spinner Art!!

13/06/17

WALT:Parentheses.

 

Should we be allowed to have fidget spinners in our classes?

Hi there. My name is Taleisha and I think that fidget spinners should not be allowed to be in classes because they distract fellow students. (Here are my reasons)

Firstly, they are a distraction to people if they are doing work or tests. The noise annoys other kids and they can’t focus.

Secondly, they are addictive and used when we are supposed to do work and when the teacher comes and checks your work you have nothing.

Thirdly, when people say they calm people when they are stressed or angry I think (Obviously) that is just a rip off. It just gets people addicted.

Fourthly, they cost money (Boo!!!) and sometimes they can be a bit expensive. The reason why people make inventions is because of joy and MONEY!

For these reasons I think that fidget spinners should not be allowed in classes.

Last week Te Ngahere and Te Maunga got to make fidget spinner art (WALT: Use space, crayon and dye). We were also going to write a persuasive piece of writing (WALT: Use parentheses). The prompt was ‘Should we be allowed to use Fidget Spinners in our classes.’

Making Yummy Ice Cream!!!!

WALT: Write a recount and metaphors

Making YUMMY ice cream

On Friday 16, Te Ngahere made ice cream. We had to go into pairs. My buddy was Yuktha and we had to work together to make the ice cream.

Firstly, we got two bags, one small and one large. We then put cream, sugar and vanilla essence in the smaller bag.

Next, we put the freezing ice and gritty salt in the bigger bag and we had to put a lot of salt. 6 tablespoons!!!!

Then, we put the cream in the big bag of salt and went outside and shook it until the ice cream was ready to eat. The bag was a freezing ice block. But while we were shaking, the bag popped. The ice went everywhere!

Later, we got to eat the ice cream! The ice cream was so sweet and yummy! It spilt everywhere but nobody cared! We were all eating delicious ice cream!

The End!!!!

(By Taleisha)

Reflection:On Friday 16th June we made Ice Cream because we finished our learning plans in ten minutes (we were learning to manage our learning and help other students if they needed help). I was making ice cream with my buddy Yuktha. In the end it all turned out as yummy ice cream!

Tim Tipene Author visit!!

Tim’s message is that there is a warrior in everyone. I enjoyed when he read the books and he used expression when he was talking as the characters. He also said that when he is writing his books he is all of the characters. Before he came to our school Shirley, our school librarian read one of his books. These are the names of his books: Hinemoa Te Toa, Taming the Taniwha, The Wooden Fish and Maui the Sun Catcher.  

Slideshow about america!!!

Our group’s WALT was to find information about the world around us and our success criteria is :

-I can use map skills to find locations.

-I can scan texts to find information

-I can read texts to make connections with different countries and cultures.  

I think our group did well and we found facts that amazed us. We worked collaboratively in our groups to make a slide show. I think we need to add more interesting facts to our slide show. We enjoyed making the slideshow because we got to get creative.  

Surf life saving!!!

The whole of Te Ngahere went to a day at the beach for surf life saving! We had a blast! Splashing around being rescued by friends and playing on boogie boards. It was really fun!

The amazing Paihia School Tryathlon

The whole school except 3 people participated in the tryathlon. First we went to Kings Road beach and swam to the marshal then swam back to shore. We then had to run back to school, watching out for cars and pedestrians. Then when we reached school we got our bikes and did 2 laps of our school field. When, then watched the juniors. We also cheered for them. It was a really fun but tiring day.  

Beach clean up!!!

The whole school went for big beach clean up in Kings Road. We had to walk and each got to pair up with a buddy. I was in a little group with Mrs Lindsay, our principal. We found loads of cigarette buds, glass bottles and loads of other things. We had to use Manaakitanga ( Watching where we were going and looking out for pedestrians). We had to use teamwork. It was really fun.  

My powtoon about our learning plan

My awesome vibrant tangelo story!!!

Tuesday 21st February 2017

The sticky tangelo.

The tangelo looks as vibrant as a mini orange ball. It has bumps here and there  and in the middle is a green spike at the tippy top.  

It is as smooth as glass with little bumps in between, it is super shiny and glistens in the light. I press my fingers against it to find it is full of yummy juice.  

It smells so sweet and also has a leafy smell. When I opened it, it smelt as sweet as candyfloss.  

The sound of me peeling the skin sounded like a little ripping noise, ‘ Rippppppp’. You have to put it close to your ear to hear the noise.

The best bit is tasting it. As soon as you put the segment full of yummy juice into your mouth, it explodes with this sour juice, like a lemon. The taste is so sweet and you go to lick your fingers to make sure you pick up the juices left behind. Slurrp!  The juices are as sour as a lemon and they make your taste buds tickle. Yum!!!

The End.

Taleisha

My reflection for the tangelo.

Monday 6th March 2017

For writing we were learning how to add in descriptive language and language features. We also used the five senses EG: felt, smelt, looked, tasted and sounds like.

Our success criteria was to add in descriptive languages and features to make our writing better.

I need to work on adding more language features like metaphors and alliteration.

My amazing summer writing

Tuesday 7th February.

I Remember…

Splashing in the icy cool turquoise water.

My family all playing and having fun in the ocean flocking around.

I was walking around listening to the waves speaking in a wavy language

Getting splashed by the salty water.

I wandered and stared into the sky watching the seagulls playfully swimming in the sea. I lay on the soft sand that comforted me.

I was grateful that the cooling sea came and splashed me.

That was my summer

In Te Ngahere we had to write a descriptive piece of writing. The start of a descriptive writing piece is what you were doing, then something that was happening, then something you did, why you did it and then finish with that was summer or something similar.  

I think that I went well with understanding the structure and was able to know what to do. I think I need to work on adding more descriptive words in my story.