Africa

Africa

In our inquiry, (Art & Culture) we have been learning about Africa and their culture. We found out a lot of information about what they do, what animals live in the country and what art they make. We had to write about the country, people, animals and art. With those topics, we made an adobe spark and shared it to our blog. Go check out the link below and comment.

African Culture

Japanese Culture

Japanese Culture

Toroa is starting off our inquiry for term four, this term we've decided to do culture and art as our inquiry this term. We do a rotation on three different cultures and then we will do art on every culture. My first rotation is Japanese culture. Down below is a link to the slide of my work. Tell me what you think below. I will post you all of my culture information. Japanese

Inquiry

Inquiry
This term in inquiry I have been doing the power of media and have been working in the Radio part of media, I recorded with Tanisha, here is our recording.
Half of this is Radiohead with Monet and Ella


https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BRsIZ2X0saz0MgYkmK_IQQW5KLCxoPXX

Argument Writing (Draft)

Argument Writing

In Literacy, we are learning about arguments. We have been putting them in our writing, and we are learning how to make an essay now. Our essay has to be about a global or local argument. I picked poverty as my argument and how we can fix it. I´ve just finished my draft, tell me what you think.

Debating About Recess Notes

Our recess debating ideas, Pro's and Con's Notes.

Cell Phone Debate Reflection

Cell Phone Debate Refection

In Literacy, we have been learning about debating, we get given a topic and send away to research our topic and then we came together and started the debate. Our topic was cell phones and if they should be allowed in class. We got send into two groups and when of to research. We went onto multiple websites to find some information and then started to write it down. We turned the information into speeches, notes and arguments. We then came back half an hour later to start the debate. When we choose our two speakers.

Should cell phones be allowed in school?

Do they help or distract?

This was our second debate, and both sides were nervous. I was on the side that was saying no to phones, with the other side saying yes. We both started with the notes that we wrote down then continued to our argument. Both sides in my opinion failed. For instance, every time one side said a paragraph or two, the other side started talking about another point on phones. When they were supposed to argue about their statement. I think they shouldn't be in the classroom, even know they may help with your learning, they also distract you too. They also lower your grades to do with the screening, and also you may get others distract when on your phone. 

What do you think? Yes? No?

       

Dialogue

Dialogue

In class, we are doing a dialogue, we are making sure that it dosńt have to much action or too much talking. It has to be in the middle, So not much.

This is mine so far, It has to be about planning a trip.

Tell me what you think in the comments

2019 Goals Now

2019 Goals Now

In week 2 and 3 we were making goals to set for the year.
I have made progress since those weeks I have read more books and I have 
expanded my vocabulary. I have wrote more stories and completed all my maths work on time and at a good standard. I am going to keep my goals as is, and complete them all by the end of the year. I am proud about me completing all my work on time.

Maori Drawings

Maori Drawings

Hello bloggers, For the past few weeks we have been learning maori, and pretending to be shop keepers. We take turns, you either be the shop keeper or the custumer. We each said somthing in maori.

We got to present what we have learned, I used auto draw. This is the link to my work.Auto Draw Work

Immigrant Animation

Immigrant Animation

Hi Readers, In class we got to make a DLO on a word from the book we are reading in class. This is the word I picked, I also made a animation on the word. IMMIGRANT

Sorry about the bad quality-Immigrant Slide

Mind Mup

Mind Mup

Story Plan

In class we got to make our plan for our story, it could be presented in anyway.

I made mine in a mind mup, this is the plan.

Tell me what you think in the comments

2019 Camp Reflection

Camp Reflection

5 Values

Five Values

In class we are learning about the five values

Here is our presentation

Link

Respect-Help others, Look after the invioment that is all respect

Resilience- Keep going, Don't quit, always try your hardest

Reflectiveness- Reflect back on what you've done, do it diffirently

Reciprocity- Get along with anyone and everyone

Resourcefulness- Use diffirent materials to help you with your learning

Goals 2019

Goal Ladder

For 2019 we got to make goals, these goals were presented

on a ladder. Which we will slowly complete in single

steps/goals.
These were my goals

Goal Ladder-Link

Graffiti Bricks

In class we had to make a graffiti brick with our name,

Here is the finished copy.

Let me know what you think

Speech-Lying

In class, we’re working on writing a speech.

All we have to do is pick a topic, write and

eventually present to the group. My speech topic

is on lying and it’s all about liars. In my opinion I think that everybody deserves a good lie every
once in a while without being punished. I think that I could of probably made my speech a bit
longer but overall I think it was good.

Speech

Stop Motion Animation

Hello Bloggers

In class, My Friend and I made a Stop Motion Animation

together. I hope you like it.

If you have ever made a Stop Motion Animation, Comment

 down below I would love to hear.

Please go check out my friends blog!

Click here for her blog!

Leopard Report

Leopard Report

 Panthera Pardus

We had to write a report on an African animal, I decided the leopard because
I don't know much about them but know I know 10 times more. We had to write an Introduction, Habitat, Diet, Physical Description, Reproduction, Interesting Facts and our Conclusion. We had different options of how we wanted to present it. The options are a Poster, Doc and Adobe Spark.

Forever Lost

The clock struck 12 dramatically, and the curious Emma was tucked in bed although she was not asleep. But,  just at that moment, she heard a creak at the end of the dark hall. Her very first reaction was to dive right under her covers and hide her head in fright,  but she listened carefully for the next sound.

She heard a soft, rhythmic noise on the wooden floor coming from the kitchen,

”Ahhhh” screamed Emma.  Alexa her big sister, come running into her bedroom.

“What are you doing up at this time of night? Questioned Alexa.

”I thought I heard footsteps coming from the other end of the house”replied Emma.

Alexa creeped down the hallway to the kitchen to investigate.Alexa found Nibbles Emma’s fluffy white rabbit,eating carrots from the green bin.

“Not to worry Emma, I found Nibbles,  eating carrots from our green bin. It must have smelt our left overs from tea last night”.The very next day Emma woke up at 9:30 AM. She rubbed her eyes then sat down for breakfast.All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door.

Emma slowly opened the door as it squeaked across the wooden floor. A wizard appeared out of nowhere in a poof of smoke. “Ahk ahk ahk.” went Emma as she coughed through smoke that the wizard had created.”Come to my lair at 11:00 am tomorrow”Said the wizard in a horrifying voice.”Why”Replied Emma.

“Ahh because ahh, Just come”Shouted the wizard. “I don’t even know were you Lair is!” Emma yelled..Oh if you go down the alleyway of Flaxington St, in the dumpster you will find it.

The wizard disappears in another poof of smoke. Emma goes on Google Earth and searches up Flaxington St. Nothing comes up. Emma searches it up again but this time on Google Maps, no result. Emma grabs her GPS and say “I’m going on a walk.” They seemed fine, so Emma walks off casually. When Emma gets outside Emma  sprints away trying to find Flaxington St, and the Dumpster, but she can’t find it.

When the sky turns darker, Emma realised she should go home. Emma stuffs the GPS in her pocket, and walks home sadly. Emma accidentally  makes a wrong turn and starts walking down an alleyway, called Flaxington St. She passes a dumpster, with a strange glow coming from it. She turns around to the dumpster, and presses the rubbish down hard. It moves unusually.

Emma decides to jump into the dumpster. She climbs up on it, and dives in. Before she touches the rubbish, a hand pulls her in, She screams, and she disappears.

A couple days later, Emma’s sister and her  mum are on a manhunt, to find Emma, with the police on their side.It is still unknown where she is, or who she is with.

Private vs Public Information

We are learning the difference between private and public information.