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Monday 31 July 2017

Kei te pehea koe Eti?

Learning Intention: We are learning to greet one another in Te Reo Maori.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I ask and answer questions about how we are feeling.

Tick Tock Turkey loves making sandwiches!



Learning Intention: We are  learning to develop thinking, organisation and learning skills through Bloom's Taxonomy.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I  use the information from the text 'Tick Tock Turkey and the missing sandwich' to answer knowledge and comprehension questions correctly.

Our God, you're always welcome in our house!


God, our Father, this day is done.
We ask you and Jesus Christ,
 your Son,that with the Spirit, 
our welcome guest,
you guard our sleep and bless our rest.
Amen. 

Learning Intention: We are learning traditional prayers.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use screencasify to record an evening prayer.

Duffy theatre was so much fun!


It was a sunny day on Monday the 24th of July 2017, Room 7 and I attended a duffy theatre in the Panmure community hall.


There were three actors who acted out many characters such as Duffy, Mother earth and Global girl. It was fun because they talked about climate change and wanting to save the earth by saving power and switching electrical gadgets off.


My favourite part was when Global girl made a mistake and Duffy said that life is all about making mistakes and learning from them.

I really enjoyed the Duffy theatre because it was my first time and it was a lot of fun.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a recount.
Succsess Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a recount of our Duffy theatre experience using the correct writing structure: introduction, events, conclusion.

Sunday 30 July 2017

The properties of a material decided how it can be used!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand matter and materials around us.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write seven facts about matter and materials.

Friday 28 July 2017

God's love commits me here!

Angel of God,
my gardian dear, 
to whom God's love commits me here ever this day be at my side, 
to light and gaurd,to rule and guide. 
 Amen

Learning Intention: We are learning traditional prayers.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use screencastify to record a tradition guardian angel prayer.

Thursday 27 July 2017

Thank you God for washing away our sins!


God our father, I offer you today all that I think and do and say. 
I offer it with what was done on earth by Jesus Christ, your son.  
Amen.

Learning Intention: We are learning triditional prayers.
 Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use sreencastify to record a morning prayer.

Materials can be reused!


Learning Intention: We are learning to recognise simple properties of materials, such as strength, flexibilty and transparency.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use screencastify to record facts what I have learnt from the video about Material World.

Tuesday 25 July 2017

Thank you God!



Learning Intentions: We are learning traditional prayers.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use screencastify to record a morning prayer.

Monday 24 July 2017

New Zealand has more sheep than cows!

New Zealand is a small country with a big heart. The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa. The Prime Minister of New Zealand is Bill English.
New Zealand is located in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. There are two main islands in New Zealand - the North and the South Island.
The population in New Zealand is currently  4.596 million people. There are a lot of people in New Zealand because there are affordable places for people to live in.
The Maori culture is part of the New Zealand lifestyle. The Maori people are the Tangata Whenua, the indigenous people that came to New Zealand thousands of years ago.
The New Zealand weather and climate is important to the New Zealanders because they make their living from the land. New Zealand has varying temperatures. The highest mountain of New Zealand of New Zealand is the Aoraki Mount Cook.
The history of New Zealand is when the first explorer discovered New Zealand. It was a Dutch navigator Abel Tasman on 13th of December 1642.
Over millions of years, South Island stretches from the north to the North Island to the bottom South. New Zealand lies at the edge of the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates. The New Zealand rocks are over 500 million years old.

New Zealand is the most beautiful country in the world. It has nice and calming beaches that you can visit. New Zealand has a lot of cows and they can be helpful because they give us milk. New Zealand has more sheep than people.
Image result for new zealandLearning Intention: We are learning to write a report.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use a detailed brainstorm to write a report on New Zealand.

Strong connections help us to learn new things!



Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our reading skill of making connections.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use screencastify to record the steps of how we can make a connection when reading a piece of text.

Thank you God for looking after me wherever I go!



Learning Intention: We are learning to write a prayer for Term three.
Succuss Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a title for God, thank God for what he has done for me, a blessing for others, myself and end with Amen.

Saturday 8 July 2017

Winter Learning Journey-week 1 day 1


Day 1- 100% pure New Zealand
Well, the time has now come! School’s out for the holidays and your tour of New Zealand is about to begin. I hope that you are ready and excited! Curious Kiwi certainly is – he can’t wait to start the Great Kiwi Road Trip! Before you all hit the road, let’s take a minute to review some key facts about New Zealand.

Activity 1:

Go to the Tourism New Zealand website and click on the ‘Facts - New Zealand People’ tab. Read about the people of New Zealand and then choose three interesting facts to post on your blog. The facts must be written in your own words. Do not simply copy and paste the facts from the website:

1.Over four hundreds years ago when the European people worried about falling off the edge of the world, the Maori people voyaged across the vast unknown pacific ocean.

2.Visitors come to New Zealand because the kiwis have developed beautiful naturally outdoors.

3.Rugby is the most popular sport in New Zealand, with the All Blacks winning the World Cup.


Activity 2:
Your tour of New Zealand is going to start right here in Auckland. Watch the Tourist video for Auckland to learn about the awesome things that you can see and do in the city. Once you’ve finished, choose your favorite five activities from the video and list them on your blog.  

  1. The park in Auckland Domain.
  2. The Auckland memorial.
  3. The culture.
  4. Breakfast at Elliot Stables.
  5. Modem malls.
Bonus activity:

Your tour of New Zealand is going to start right here in Auckland. Watch the Tourist video for Auckland to learn about the awesome things that you can see and do in the city. Once you’ve finished, choose your favorite five activities from the video and list them on your blog.  

This is my flag that I have designed I designed this flag because I think that it will match New Zealand. The heart represents the love of New Zealand and the stars represents the Matariki sisters.







Monday 3 July 2017

There are seven stars and those seven stars are also known as seven sisters!



Learning Intention: We are learning about Matariki.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record the Matariki Waiata using screencastify.