St Therese of Lisieux

This week in R.E we had to pick and research a Saint of our choice. We then had to create a timeline for them. I enjoyed doing this because I got to learn more about a saint. Next time i will add some images to my slideshow and use something to make my timeline more interesting.

Basketball Court

W.A.L.T... explore and use a scale to work out distances on maps. 

I enjoyed doing this because I measured a basketball court to create this scale. Next time I will take a use a different scale.

I Believe

This week we have read a story about a unicorn. After we read the story we had to create our own and making it rhyme and using more punctuation. I enjoyed doing this because I got to come up with my own idea. Next time I will use more punctuation and make it longer.

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There once was a human called Bry. Her biggest dream was to soar through the sky. Though she thought this wasn’t possible. In fact she thought it was impossible. Her best friend was the only one to believe. But when Bry said no, her best friend would leave. Then finally one day “I’m off to search for my dreams” she said. Out the door she then sped.

She searched and she searched with no luck. Then suddenly with a great idea she was struck... She said out loud “I believe”. Then a magic fairy came out her sleeve. The magic fairy said “I’m Mary”. Then Bry said “how did you appear”? All that Mary said was “those who don’t believe in magic won’t find it”. Bry understood this just a little bit. “Follow me if you want to fly”. Bry said “I want to soar through the sky”.

Mary led Bry to a magic faraway land. There Mary put magic dust in Bry’s left hand. She said “sprinkle this on your feet”. Then Bry said “will this help me fly across every street”? “This magic dust will help you fly; but only if you give it a try”. At this moment Bry sprinkled it on her feet. Now she rose up several feet. Mary said “call me if you need some more”! Bry replied “bye” and off she soared.

All the way back to her best friend she flew. Mary gave her some dust and they flew off to Peru. Her best friends said “I told you”! “I told you”! “I told you”! After this they travel all over the planet. Where they kept on eating pomegranates. Because of this they became even closer friends. Everywhere they went they would spend, spend, spend. That is the end of the story of Bry. The girl who just wanted to fly, fly, fly.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

W.A.L.T... Use a variety of punctuation

I enjoyed doing this because I got to create a story about lying and using more punctuation. Next time I will come up with my own idea of lying.

Using A Scale

W.A.L.T... Explore and use a scale to work out distances on a map.

I enjoyed doing this because I used emaze to create my DLO. Next time I will add more to the quiz and be more in depth about converting units.

Hatupatu and the Birdwoman

W.A.L.T... Use sequence to ideas using pictures

I enjoyed doing this because I got to create my own images with a buddy. Next time we will put more depth into our images.

Pouwhenua

W.A.L.T... Describe the significance of a Pouwhenua and Explain the history behind Pouwhenua. I enjoyed doing this because I used gamefroot to create my DLO and drew my own Pouwhenua. Next time I will work on adding more information about Pouwhenua.

Click on the image below to see my DLO

Jesus Praying

W.A.L.T... Identify times and places Jesus is recorded as having prayed in the gospels
I enjoyed doing this because I got to use scratch to create a DLO. Next time I will add more into the scratch

Pounamu Stone

W.A.L.T... Describe what a Taonga is and identify resources that are a Taonga in Aotearoa.

This we learnt about taonga in New Zealand and we had to create a DLO about one of the examples. I chose to create a DLO about pounamu stone because I wanted to learn more about it. Something I could work on is being more creative with my DLO

A Rock

This week we read a story about a goldfish recounting some of his life in a bowl. After we read the story we had to create our own story/recount about an object that we chose. I enjoyed doing this because I got to write from the perspective of a different object. Next time I will add more descriptive language.

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It was a warm day here outside, I was sitting next to a fence all alone with nobody to talk to. Life as a rock is hard. Like I said, I was sitting there next to a fence; as the rays of the sun shone down on me. As the rays hit me the heat of the sun made me burn. It was so hot in the position that I was in. Sometimes I hope for some legs so that I could move. I also wish that I had friends that I could talk to here next to the fence.

As I had come up with this thought I realized that other rocks were being put with me here in my portion of the fence. I waited until the human had left before I started to talk to my new friends. “Welcome to my place next to the fence” I said. Then hearing a chorus of “hello” to me. Now that there were other rocks here with me, I was crowded and couldn’t see. I had gotten buried under all of these rocks that were surrounding me. I don’t know why but when I have company, I wish I didn’t.

Another wish that I made came true! There was the same human again; he was searching all around us rocks for something. I didn’t know what he was looking for though. Then finally he had found it, he was looking all around for me. He lifted me up, carried me all the way into the house, where there was paint, glitter and more sparkly things everywhere. He had carefully placed me on the table, picked up a paintbrush and started covering me with paint and glitter. When he was done, I was covered and the glitter sparkled in the light.

I stayed inside the house a couple of days and nights with this strange human (I was still drying). I was happy for some of days inside the house, but then I started to get bored. I just couldn’t make my mind up if I wanted to go outside or stay inside; even though it wasn’t my choice. In the end I had to go outside with the other rocks. Once I got to know everyone it was all fine. Another good thing was that I was the most sparkly out of all of the rocks next to the fence.

Gymnastics Dance

This term we have been looking at gymnastics for our PE. With a buddy or group we created a gymnastics dance. One thing that I thing my group did well was preforming the dance. Next time I think we could use something on the ground so we don't have to cut our feet and the ground out.

Pathways

W.A.L.T... Use appropriate language features for a pick a path story

I enjoyed doing this because I got to use coding for writing. Next time I will use more language features for my story.

Children in the Philippines

This term we have been looking at Social Justice and we had to create our own inquiry about children in other countries who are less fortunate than others. I think that the best thing about doing my inquiry was that I got to learn more about my country and that I got to research my own topic. One thing that I didn’t do as well as I could have was using and putting more information into my presentation of my work.

Social Justice

W.A.L.T... Identify people in our community who may be isolated
I enjoyed doing this because I got to find people who looked lonely
Next time I will explain more in depth

Mihi Game

This week we created a Mihi on a website on the computer called gamefroot. On this app you use coding to create a game, for example this Mihi. I enjoyed doing this because we got to use a different app to create a Mihi. Next time I will make some of the things in the gamefroot more original and and my own.

The Church is One, but not perfectly one

W.A.L.T... Explain what is meant by saying the church is one. But not completely one. I enjoyed doing this because it was easy but I still had to think. Next time I will put some information in.

Is Graffiti Art or Just Messy?

This week we were give a question of is graffiti art or just messy? We then had to create a persuasive text on our opinion about graffiti. I enjoyed doing this because I got to write about graffiti after finding out more about graffiti. Next time I will use more emotive words

Is Graffiti Art or Just Messy?

Plan

Have you ever thought, what is graffiti? Is it a piece of art or is it just messy? There are lots of reasons why people think that graffiti is art but there are also many reasons why people think it is messy and ruins towns. What is your opinion? In my opinion I think that graffiti is messy.

Graffiti is messy; it ruins structures and buildings it has been put on. Who do you think takes all of the graffiti that has been put on walls and buildings? Well whoever they are it costs them lots of money. Also to other people they might find it disrespectful to their culture.

The graffiti is hard to get off walls and the council has to use more money. What does the council use the money for? They have to buy graffiti resistant paint so that when they take the graffiti off it will be easier. In addition to that the council has to buy supplies to even just take off the graffiti. In Australia it takes about $30 Million to remove graffiti in one year but here is New Zealand from 2006 to 2011 it had cost the Auckland council $20 million to remove and cover up graffiti.

What would happen to you if you vandalized something? There is a chance that you would be fined or be imprisoned. Graffiti Vandalism Act 2016: If you are caught destroying or damaging someone's property; you could be charged with $24,000 and 2 years of imprisonment. If you are caught with something and the intention of using it to damage something or caught selling something to use for damage to a child you can be charged with a $6,000 fine.

Have you ever thought to yourself what if someone vandalised your property? When others put up graffiti, not all people will find that it looks nice. To them it might look like a mess. People from other cultures or different backgrounds might see something in the graffiti that they might find offensive. Like if there is something important from their culture used in the graffiti, they might look at it and see this as a bad thing. Also when graffiti is already messy and then someone else does more graffiti on top of ones that are already there it becomes even messier.

These are three reasons why I think that graffiti is just messy. It takes councils lots of money to clean, remove and cover up. What do you think? Do you think that graffiti ruins towns and cities? Or do you think that it another type art that shows your feelings?

Circle

W.A.L.T... Use a compass to create a picture

I enjoyed doing this because I got to create my own image with a compass. Next time I will add more colour and make it brighter.

The Church is a Community of Disciples

W.A.L.T... Explain what is meant by the term Community of Disciples

I enjoyed doing this activity because I got to learn more about the Community of Disciples in a fun way. Next time I will make it look more interesting.

Here is my one finished

Here is what it looked like before

 

Climate Change

W.A.L.T... Understand that human actions are affecting our climate.I enjoyed doing this because I got to create a poster on piktochart and put my knowledge that I learnt from the week before to use. Next time I will make the poster look more interesting