Inquiry | shelter materials

 This week we were doing our Resource requisition, shelter materials.

First we figured out what materials we needed to make our shelter outside ls1. We thought of Wool, Plaster, Clay bricks and Aluminum cans. The cans hold up our roof so it won’t collapse the clay bricks to make our shelter wool take a while to burn so my group and I chose wool.

 

Then the layers of the structure had clay on the outside layer, aluminium cans on the inside layer, the wool will be on the inside of the aluminium cans and the plaster of paris is to hold the materials together. 

After my group and I corrected our shelter materials and model with Mr Wong we finished and got our materials.  

Not most materials can protect against natural disasters.

Kapa Haka

 This week we watched a performance by a Kapa Haka group.

First they did a special ceremony to welcome us.

Then they used this special shell. It's to warn there tribe that people are near by.

Next they told us about the poi and taiaha. The taiaha is to frighten of the enemy. The poi is for dancing or performing.

After we played Matau and Maui. Matau means you go right Maui means you go left.

I enjoyed this performance i'd like to see it again because it scared me.

Two man and Three man settles

We carried on with two man settles and three man settles from the last week.

First we practised two and three man settle to get ready for a touch game. Coach mark told us to aim for one person when we drive the ball down the field.

Next we played a game of touch. The game was for learning how to play and how to use a two and three man settle

I thought touch rugby was good because  Hector Josh and I did well with the three man settles. I need to practice the two man settle more often. 

Fractions

For Maths I learnt about fractions the fractions I learnt was Quarters and Eighths.

My group and I needed scissors, vivid and 2 cups.

The first fraction I learnt was quarter. We had to draw a straight line going up the cup. And then cut straight through it then we had to draw another line on both of them and cut it and that made quarters.

The Last one I did was eights. I cut one whole cup into eight pieces. First we drew a line and cut into halves. Next we had to draw another line and then cut it into quarters. Lastly we had to draw one more line and cut it into eights. 

Lastly I took a photo and put the photos on the slide.

Volcano names

This week I translated Auckland volcano names to Maori.

Some volcano names are Puketāpapa,means Mt Roskill, Maungarei means Mt Wellington and Rarotonga means Mt Smart.

Then we did the weather sheet. For example: He kapua, He paki, He whatu. He kapua means cloudy, He paki means sunny and He ua whatu means hail.

I got most of these words right and I'd like to do this activity again.

L.I to learn new words

Novel study | reading

The Twits is a fiction book written by Roald Dahl. In chapters 20-23 it tells how the monkeys escape and plot revenge for the Twits.

When Mr Twit walked outside he realized that there are no birds on the tree and cage because they were all on the roof. Mrs Twit didn't want Mr Twit putting glue on their roof so they decided to buy some guns because Mr Twit really wanted bird pie.

When Mr and Mrs Twits left to go buy guns, the monkeys hopped back on their feet and asked the Roly-Poly-bird to get them the key for the cage. The Roly-Poly-bird asked wheres the key the monkeys told it's in the work shop hanging on a nail. 

L.I:To study Novel

Film festival

This week we went to Silva Park for our film festival. There were lots of school there like Tamaki Primary, Tamaki College, Pt England, Glen Innes School, Ruapotaka School, Glen Taylor and others.

The first movie was our one called Covid. It was when Farzana didn’t hand sanitize and everyone ran out of the classroom.

After that there were lots of movies and my favorite movie was the Covid rap from Tamaki College.

I liked the stay at home rap about Covid-19

Comment thread

This week Xavier commented on my blog the blog he commented on was Fraction practice. Xavier asked me what my favorite fraction was I replied and said quarters then I gave him the reason why I like this fraction. Then he wrote what his favorite fraction was and then he said what was your hardest fraction so I replied and asked him what was his hardest fraction.

Basic facts boxes

This week for basic fact boxes I did division. My challenge is to beat my time in basic facts box my time was 10 minutes and 11 seconds.

SSR selfie

This week for SSR Selfie I have read this book about Amulet. This is a fiction book (a made up story). 

First I wrote the author of the book and the illustrator of this book, I wrote 3 facts about this book, wrote what I thought of the book was about. 

I enjoyed reading this book because I liked the part where Emily meat Roni and Loni

LI. To summarise a text. 

Screenplay/script writing

Screenplays are scripts that are converted into speeches and actions only.

The actors line is center aligned under their name. The lines don't need speech marks because it tells by their name at the top on what there saying.

A screenplay scene number and the word scene should be in all caps and where it was. The person name you writing about should be in caps and centered aligned. 

It is important to understand how to write screenplay so the actors understand what to do.

LI:To convert a story into a screenplay/script

Novel Study | reading

From the chapters 12-15 of the Roald Dahl book The Twits, it tells how Mr Twit's prank backfires and what their house and backyard looks like. 

Mr Twit was waiting for birds to sit on the tree so he can have bird pie. While Mr Twit is waiting the monkeys are trying to warn the birds so they don't get cooked. The problem was the birds couldn't understand them because the monkeys speak a different language.

The monkeys thought the birds are going to get eaten and that's when they saw their friend the Roly-Poly bird flew down. The monkeys asked him if he can warn the birds so the Roly-Poly bird went around warning the birds. When Mr Twit cam out he saw all the birds were on the monkey cage instead of the tree.

L.I to learn Novel study

Fractions practise

A fraction is a whole thing divided into equal pieces.

A half looks like a whole thing cut into two equal pieces. A third looks like a whole thing cut into 3 equal pieces. Quarters are a whole thing cut into 4 equal pieces.

 

For some examples of fractions look at this slide show.

L.I to learn basic fractions.

Maori

 For Maori we translated Maori names to English names.

First we translated Maori names like Hera. Hera is a girl name, in English Hera means Sarah.

Another name but a boys name is Hare. Hare means Harry. A lot of them sound like the English name.

Next me Josh, Lance, Koura-beau, Marawan, Paul. We played Matau and Maui with the Rakau. if she says Maui you go left, if she says Matau you go right.

I like these words because my cousins name is Jacob

L.I to learn new words

Duffy performance

 We watched a performance by duff theater group about the Coggon. A Coggon is a mythical creature that is a mixture be tween a Cat, Dog, and Chicken.

Before we watched the show the actors introduced them selves. Then we sang the Duffy song. Then the actors preformed for us.

Lastly the Duffy group held a question and answer session.

I thought the Duffy song was my favorite because I haven't sang this song in a long time.

Novel Study | reading

From the chapter 12-15 a Roald Dahl book it tells how Mr Twit's prank backfires and what their house and backyard looks like. 

Mr Twit thought his prank would go well but it didn't. Mrs Twit decided to chew through the balloon strings so she would float down. This solution worked but when she landed she was fuming at Mr Twit because of his prank. 

Mr and Mrs Twit have a horrible house. When they built it they agreed to have no windows on this silly house. With the old looking garden it makes there house look silly that why there called the twits.

I like this book because the way they act and play pranks on each other. I also think more people should read this book.

L.I:To study novel

Te reo Maori

For Maori we translated Maori names to English names.

First we translated Maori names like Hemi. Hemi is a boy name, in English Hemi means James.

Another name but a girls name is Huria. Huria means Julia. A lot of them sound like the English name.

Next we went down on the mat and corrected our work I got all my names right because whaea Odie helped me with the hard ones.

I like these words but I wished my name was on this list.

L.I to learn new words

Fractions

Fractions are a whole cut into equal pieces. 

A half is a whole cut into to equal pieces. 

A quarters is 4 equal pieces cut evenly.

Below are some examples of halves and quarters.