SLJ | Own Choice

LI: To research about the people who change the world.
For the last task ( 3rd ) of day 5 we had to choose a person to write about. We had to write about what they had achieved ( Completed ). I chose to write about Jessica Watson. If you would like to learn more you could read the DLO ( Digital Learning Object ) above.

SLJ | Swimming to Safety

LI: To research about the people who change the world.
For the 2nd task of day 5 we had to summarise the story of famous refugee swimmer Yusra Mardini. If you don't know about who Yusra Mardini is or what she did, then you can learn more from the DLO ( Digital Learning Object ) above.

SLJ | National Treasure

LI: To research about the people who change the world.

For the day 5 task 1 we had to list three things important to us and why. The three things that are important family, love and peoples health. To learn more about why I chose those things, you could read the DLO ( Digital Learning Object ) above.

SLJ | Worth Her Weight In Gold

LI: To research about people who change the world.
For the last task of day 4 we had to create a travel poster for a country of our choice. I chose England, I had to list places I recomend and a bit of information about those places. If you would like to find out more about what I wrote then read the DLO ( Digital Learning Object ) above.

SLJ | Whats in a name

LI: To research about the people who changed the world.
For the day 4 task 2 we had the chance to change our names. This task was based on Muhammad Ali, because he was born with a different name but he changed it because he became muslim. My current name is Oscar but if I had the chance to change my name it would be Jack.

SLJ | Making a Racket

LI: To research about people who change the world.

For the Day 4 Task 1 we had to watch a video about Serena or Venus Williams. After the video we had to list down three facts from the video. I chose to watch the video about Serena Williams. To find out more look at the text above.

SLJ | Achieving our dreams

LI: To write down 6 ways we can support our friends with there careers.
For the day 3 task 3 we had to list six different ways we can support our friends with their chosen careers. My friend Andrew wanted to become rugby player. To learn more about the ways I can support my friend, read the DLO ( Digital Learning Object ) above.

SLJ | Defying the Odds

LI: To ask famous basketball players questions.
For day 3 task 2 we had to chose a famous basketball player, then we had to ask them five questions. I chose Steven Adams. We had to pretend we were interviewing them. To find out more about the questions I asked watched the video above.

SLJ | Rugby Superstars

LI: To list three superpowers, why we want them & what we would use the for.

For the day 3 task 1 of the SLJ we read about Jonah Lomu & Richie Mccaw. We learn't that they had 'superpowers' which gave us our next task. We had to write three superpowers we would want for the day, we also had to list what we would do with those powers. To find out more about the powers I chose & what I'd do with them, watch the video above.

Oxfam Poster | SLJ

LI: To choose a charity and make a poster about it.
Today for the Day 1 Task 2 we had to choose a charity and we had to write what they do. I chose Oxfam because, I honestly like how they're helping areas that have been wrecked. In the poster I included information about Oxfam.

SLJ | Discovering Aoteroa

LI: To show my cultures.
For the Day 1 task 2 we had to show we we're from. We had to mark the places we're from, I chose to mark where I live now first, then my parents, then myself. My mum is from Niue and England, while my dad is from Samoa. My mum is from england because of her cousins.

SLJ | Setting Sail

LI: To list 10 food items to bring to a trip at sea.
For the first day in the SLJ we had to list 10 things we'd take on a voyage. The catch was we had no fridge or freezer. We also had to write why we were taking those food items. I named, dairy products, fruits, vegetables and more on the document above.

SLJ | Mircale on the Hudson

LI: To create a paraghraph about something that we or someone we know did bravely.
For the final D2 SLJ task we had to write about something we did, it could've also been someone we know. I wrote about the time that me and my cousin went to rainbows end for my 10th birthday. We first learnt about Mr Chesley Sullenberger ( Sully ) who saved over 100 people from death on a falling plane. He saved those people by skimming the plane across the Hudson River.

SLJ | One small step for man

LI: To create a poem about Neil Armstrong landing on the moon.
We had to create a poem about how Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. We could choose which kind of poem we were going to use, For example a Haiku, a limereck and others. I chose to do a Haiku. The rythym of a Haiku is 575 (The syllables).

SLJ | Up in the air

LI: To show the similarities and differences between Jean Batten & Amelia Earhart.

For the first activity of the second day of the SLJ we had to go on a venn diagram. On the venn diagram we had to show the similarities and differences of Jean Batten and Amelia Earhart. The activity was called flying solo. 

Pepeha | SLJ

LI: To write a pepeha.
Today for the summer learning journey teasers. We had to write our pepeha. Our pepeha's had to include our local mountain, our local river, the country/city/town we live in and our first name. All of these had to be written in maori.

Maths | Fractions

LI: To define "Fraction". 

Today in maths we had to make examples of fraction sentences. We had to write a set number ( a random number ) and a fraction ( thirds, quarters, fifths or tenths ), we then had to write the math equation and then we had to write it as if it was a sentence. We had to use this method with thirds, quarters, fifths and tenths.

Reading | Roald Dahl

LI: To use a range on comprehension questions to go deeper into the text.
Today in reading we had to finish of all of our tasks and our book. We then had to link all the work we had done in a google drawing.  

Maori | Maori Numbers

LI: To recap the numbers in Maori.
This week in Maori we were recaping the Maori numbers from one to ten. We also had to fill in missing spots with numbers. We could choose what numbers we used. We also learnt that kore means zero, rau is hundreds, mano is thousands and miriona is millions. For example 243 in maori would be, rua te kau wha ma toru.

Kiwi Can | Fun Day

LI: To reflect on what we've learn't in Kiwi Can.
This week in Kiwi Can we had a fun day. In a fun day we get to play some games for the whole time were there. Before we played games we had reflected on what we had learn't over the terms. We learn't about respect, integrity, resilience & positive relationships.

Games 
The first game we played was hot potato. We had to get in to a circle and pass the ball around, we also had to sing a chant. The chant was "hot potato fast, hot potato slow, hot potato, hot potato, out you go" When the chant finished, whoever had to ball was out. The second game we played was called musical cones. This game is very similar to musical chairs but instead of a chair, you have to grab a cone and put it on your head. The next game was called bop, In bop we Mr Simanu would point to one of us and we would have to say "bop" before he finishes a sentence. There were other actions we had to do like an elephant. The last game was a color game. When Mr Simanu called out a color we would have to do an action specific to the color.

Lorde Information | Summer Learning Journey

LI: To do a task of the S.L.J.
Today in LS1 we all had to do a task from the summer learning journey. The first task was a profile page for Lorde. The summer learning journey is a programme that you can take part of in the summer holidays ( If you're in New Zealand ). You can take part in this programme because you can keep your mind sharp over the holidays. The task is open to the manaiakalani. To find out more information about Lorde read the poster below.

Commenting

LI: To make a smart comment 

Today for commenting I commenting I commented on my friend/cousins blog. A smart comment must include positive feedback in the form of question and a greeting with a goodbye. I commented on Lukah's commenting blog post about commenting on Chris's commenting blog post about commenting on Bella's blog post.

SSR Selfie

LI: To summarise and retell a text.
This week for SSR Selfie my book was called the human body. My book is non-fiction and it tells you interesting facts about the human body. I also had to answer questions like what the book title is, who the author is, who the illustrator or photographer is and more on the slide below. 

Fractions | Maths

LI: To define "fraction".
For maths today instead of working on our planes, we worked on learning about fractions. Fractions are whole objects divided in to equal groups. We were also learning about fractions of sets. To learn about fractions we had to fold pieces of paper in to those fractions. 

Basic Facts

LI: To remember basic facts
This week for basic facts I had to answer which are addition, subtraction, multiplacation and division. I did Addition and subtraction up to 5 because I knew it would be quick for me to complete. 

Writing | Narrative Hook

LI: To revise the structure of a recount and reaffirm the marking criteria.

Today in writing we were writing the hooks to our narrative. Our hooks couldn't be to informative. A hook catches a readers attention so that they want to keep reading. We also had to choose if we wanted to do a narrative based on strange natural disasters or a cure for reversed growth. 

Reading | Novel Study

LI: Novel study.
For a follow up task I have chose to do a news article about George's Marvellous Medicine. For this task I had to include a headline, photo & caption, article structure and an audio recording of witness ( if we wanted to ). I learnt by making my new article on Canva.

Cybersmart | Legal images

LI: To show how to find a legal.
Today in cybersmart we were learning about how to find/identify a legal image. A legal image must be appropriate and it gives you concent to use it. There were three different ways and those ways are the slow way, the faster way and the super speedy way. To find out more about these ways you can watch the video below.

Kiwi Sport | Tennis

LI: To put everything we learnt in to solos tennis.
Today in tennis we were putting everything we've learnt in to solos tennis. We had to use the forehand, backhand, the ready position & our footwork. On the court it was like last week, there was a champion and a challenger.

Maori Times

LI: To learn about the Maori times.
For last weeks task in Maori we had to choose between two google documents. In the document I chose, we had to translate Maori times. I learnt by doing this task and figuring out the Maori times using the Maori numbers.

Maori | Days of the week

LI: To learn about the Maori days of the week.
Today in Maori I was translating days and months. There were some assimilation and traditional names that were mixed up. We had to put them all in order. We then had to answer some other questions like when is our birthday or when does our school have assembley. 

Kiwi Can | Respect for others

LI: To respect others differences.
Today in Kiwi Can we were continuing with respecting others for their differences. Our energizer was called mirror. To play the game we made two lines with people facing eachother from each line. One of the lines would be people and mirror, the people then had to do an action and the mirror would repeat the action. We then talked about our needs and desires. Our needs are things we actually need to get through the day, were as our desires are just things we want. In this activity we also had to respect each other for our abilities.