Maori Battalion Badge

In inquiry we have been creating medals for soldiers that fought in the Maori battalion. What we also did was we got to choose a soldier that was in the Maori battalion and write why we would give our badge to them. What I really like about this DLO is how we got to create a badge.

Tech - Art

Today we had our last session for tech. What my group was doing was art. What we did for art was we made an original drawing that was based on our culture. What we did next was make three other drawing that is the same as our original drawing and paint over it. The colors we used was the paint colors  that we got to use on our three other drawings. The two colors that we must use on our drawing was White and yellow. The other colors I have used was Light and dark blue, red and orange. What we also did was use a small wood board that we had to put our original drawing on it and then curve it out at the end of each color we did. What I really like about art is how we can be creative and chose colors that matches our patterns.

Maori Pioneer Battalion Timeline

For inquiry we got to learn more about the Maori battalion and also create a timeline. What this timeline is about is how brave the men were when they fought in WW1 through out the years. The people I have been working with is Joel, Joshua V and Marieta. What we also did was put our information that we found on different sites and create a timeline about The Maori pioneer battalion and also write what happened in the start and write what happened at the end.

Athletics Day

Today we got to have athletics and the whole school took part in it. There were heaps of activities. We were all set into four teams. The teams we had was Green, Blue, Red and Yellow. The team I was in was red. What I think  my team showed was teamwork, encouragement and sportsmanship. The actives I really enjoyed was Rob the nest and shot put. My favorite activity was The Sponge Race. In the afternoon there were sprints and the people that took part did very good and ran really fast. Thank you to the Tamaki College students that were helping us with the activities and to the parents for supporting us and to the staff. What I really like about athletic day is we get to have fun and we can also be competitive at the same time. The activities  we played were rob the nest, hurdle, sponge relay, shot pot, discus, lifesaver, egg and spoon race, rest/dance station, long jump, and the Frisbee race. The people that were in my team were Savelina, Nevaeh, San Kyaw, Joshua W and Tai.

A dog called homeless

Today we got to finish off some of our book week activities. What I did was I got one of my favorite books and then get the ending of the book I am doing. What I did next was I made my own ending to this book. The reason why I did this book is because it is very interesting and it is based on a dog called homeless. What I really like about doing this activity is how the activities are interesting.

Read Theory Progress

Today I have created a graph which shows the amount of progress I have put in to  read theory. What I have also done was write witch month I got my highest grade in and the lowest score. I think I need to approve more on my read theory.

Wolves

Today we got to create a DLO on wolves. What we did was Write myths and facts. What the myth is we get to write 5 things that we think that wolves do and for the facts we write our answer. What I really like about creating this DLO is that I got to learn heaps about wolves.

My Reading Journey

                                     
Today we got to do a reading task. What we did was we got to create a DLO showing the books we read when we were Young to what books we read now. My favorite books are mystery and comedy. What I really like about this reading Journey is I got to remember the books when I was young.

Book Week - Favorite Character

Today for book week we got to go to different table that had questions that were based around books and than we can write our own opinions. What we did was we picked one question and create a graph with three statements. The question was what is our favorite Character? On the side is what characters do we like from different books. The people I have worked with was Joshua V and Tai.

Questions we want to know the answer to

Today we got to do a challenge about WW1 for inquiry. The person I have been working with is Sky. What we did was write two question and then give our answer with proof as well. The reason why we choose these questions is because we thought these questions were very interesting. What I really like about doing this challenge is how we got to learn more about WW1 and learn the story behind WW1.

Book Cover ( The name of Jesus )

Today we got to do some fun challenges that was based on book week. What I have chosen was to change a book cover off one of my favorite books and this book is about Jesus journey. What I really like about book week is we get to do fun challenges and we get to be creative as well. What I have also done was draw crosses that is related to  the book cover I am doing.

Armistice Day

Today we got to create a collage  about armistice day and how they celebrated  the  war ending. What I did was  pick different types of photos of different countries celebrating after the war ended. What  I really like about creating this collage is how I got to see all of the soldiers celebrating when the war ended and them showing happiness.

Facts and information about WW1

Today we got to create a table on a Google Drawing for inquiry. What we did was we put facts on the what we remember about WW1 and we had 5 minutes to wright is much things we remembered . Than we put ticks on the other side to show if we got it correct and than we put details next to the three ticks. The people I worked with was Hajera and Nickaela.

Goal Setting

Today we got to finish off our care awards. I have been focusing my Excellent and Innovation badge. For this task I did a DLO about my goals I have achieved for this term. What I did was I wrote down my three goals that I set at the beginning of this term and than I put a tick next to it to show that I have achieve it.

The Battle Of The Some

Today we got to create a DLO about the battle of the some. The people I have worked with was Julian and Joel. What this is linked to is our WW1 DLO for inquiry. What my group and I  have done was read an text about the battle of the some and than answer the question on the next two slides with some evidence from the text. 

Did I Miss Anything?`

Today we got to create an animation for reading. What we did for this animation was we got to illustrate it and use one verse form a poem. The people I have worked with was Hajera and Nickaela. What I really like about doing this activity is I got to illustrate a verse from an interesting poem. What this animation is about is students waiting for the teacher.