Reading | The Witches

The Witches is a book about Witches who hate children and the Witches also want to do mean things to children. The main character Boy, has a grandma who knows a lot about Witches, and how to recognise one. 

Boy's parents died in a car crash and had to live in Norway with his grandma. Witches have a sizziling hot hatred for children. Boy wants to find all the witches and then grind them up, so that there are none left in the world. 

Witches are bald, have a pink ring around their nose, and yet they can still appear as ordinary people. Witches are always women, ghouls are men, but out of all the horrible things on the earth the witches are the most dangerous.

The Witches is a very interesting novel and its really intriguing to wait for the next chapters. 

LI: To study a novel.

 

Athletics Day

This week Panmure Bridge school had athletics day. Athletics day is a day where all classes in P.B.S participate in different challenges. Each class is divided into 4 different teams. There is green team, blue team, red team, and yellow team. After each class has completed a challenge, they all meet up and either watch people race or race.

The first activity, was rob the nest. In rob the nest all 4 teams had a 'nest' and in the middle there were 'eggs'. First each team would run in to the middle and collect as many 'eggs' as they could. They could only take one at a time back to their 'nest'. After all teams have collected all the 'eggs' they would then try to steal more eggs from other 'nests'. At the end everyone would count the amount of eggs they had. 

The second activity was Lily pad paper/scissors/rock. In this activity, because there were 4 teams in total we would divide the teams by 2 then merge them together as one big team. There were a set of lilypads we would have to jump on, when we would meet someone infront of us then we would play rock paper scissors with them. If you won then you would advance, and repeat the process if you encountered anyone. If you lose then you will have to go to the back of the line.

The final activity was the sprints, a week before athletics day there was a qualifier sprint, if you qualified then you would have the opportunity to race in the sprints. After each class had done the sprints then we would have a champion race, with all the previous winners. Whoever the winner of the final race was then they would be in the sprint team to go to zone. 

I enjoyed Athletics day because I got to work on my physical ability and my mental strength.

Human Body

SSR Selfie helps learn how to summarise or retell a text. The book I read was called Human Body. 

This book has lots of information and facts about the human body. For example it says that a lifetime supply of food for a human is 50,000 litres of water and 50,000kg of food. There was also a lot of other questions that were needed to be answered.

LI: To summarise and retell a text. 

KUBB

 KUBB is a game that was meant to improve the axe throwing skills of vikings.

Each team has 5 soldiers that they can place anywhere within the boundaries of the rectangle. both teams are then given 5 sticks that represent the axe. The aim of the game is to throw the stick at the other teams soldiers. After all soldiers have been defeated then you must aim for the king in the middle of the rectangle. 

When throwing the stick, make sure that the thrower is behind the throwing line and is throwing the sticks underarm. If the person steps over the throwing line or throws in a different style than underarm they're disqualified.

This game improved my trajectory calculations.

Quiz

Fact families are all the knowledge that can be unlocked within the fact. Strand includes measurement, time, money, statistics, geometry, and fractions. 

Some examples of fact family questions would be: 9 x 8, 9 x 6, 9 x 2, 27 ÷ 9, 81 ÷ 9, and 72 ÷ 9. These fact family questions are based on nine.

Some examples of strand questions would be: How many grams are in a kilogram, someone has $7 and decides to buy something worth $4 how much money do they have left, what is 1/3 of %100.

Fact families and strand is very usefull outside the classroom, geometry is in lots of jobs, so is measurement.

LI: To use knowledge to test knowledge. 

Comment thread

Comment threads are the gateways to starting conversations.

A quality blog comment should compliment the blogger on something positive they've achieved, inform them on something they could do better, and lastly end the comment with an open question for a comment thread. A comment thread is a back and fourth conversation between the blogger and the commenter. In comment threads both parties can share knowledge and learn new things. I had decided to leave a comment on Lukah's blog post about commenting.

Summer Learning Journey D4T3

This week for my next activity for the Summer Learning Journey program I made a summer haiku. I based my summer Haiku off of eggs because during the summer I would always eat sandwiches on the deck outside. A haiku is a Japanese styled poem using the 575 code, Aka 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and then back to 5 syllables.

Summer Learning Journey D4T2

This week for my next summer learning journey activity I was asked to find reasons for why something doesn't belong with the others. I filled out the slideshow you see below with my answers of what doesn't and does belong of the four items. I did this nine times, I also created my own "What doesn't belong" challenge on the last slide. Challenge yourself, and try my game on the last slide.

Summer Learning Journey D4T1

In this activity, I was asked to create a chorus about a topic chosen. The topic I chose was about sandwiches because they are one of my favorite snacks to have. In this chorus I used the ABC's tune as the tune for the chorus. 

I found this challenging and at the same time creative and interesting.

Summer Learning Journey D3T2

 For our task today we were doing a task called What are you doing today?. In this task we have to rearrange Maori words to make a sentence. 

The first sentence we arranged is "What are you doing today?" The translation of that sentence is "Kei te aha koe i tenei ra?"

The next sentence we arranged is "I am going to.." In this one we had to add the right Maori word from a pile of words. I chose papa takaro which means field or playground. So the sentence would be "I am going to the field/playground."

The final sentence we arranged is the same as "I am going to.." but we get to choose any word. I chose kaukau which means swim. So that means the sentence would be "I am going to swim"

This task was hard because I'm not that good at understanding Maori.

Summer Learning Journey D3T3

Optical ilussions are pieces of art that messes with the eyes. 

My optical illusion is called the impossible triangle. To make this shape I followed a step by step tutorial. The triange on the left is the tutorials and the right one is mine. 

To make this optical illusion I used a ruler, a piece of paper, a pencil, and an eraser.

There are many different kinds of optical illusion like moving ones, ones that have a short effect on the world around you, and etc.

This activity helped with my listening skills because I had to listen and pay attention to. Heres a link to the tutorial I watched: Link. 

 

Summer Learning Journey D3T1

Kowhaiwhai is a form of Maori art that represents a story.

First, I researched about someone called Tanerore. Tanerore has something to do with shimmering air. People in Maori performances will shake their hands to represent the shimmering air action.

Next, I watched a video that showed people using the shimmering air action in a Maori Dance.

The kowhaiwhai I made is meant to represent the waves at the beach. I thought that people go to the beach during summer so I chose to represent waves.

This activity opened up my imagination a bit because I had to think of something summer related that I could represent using kowhaiwhai.

Summer Learning Journey D2T2

 I created a look-a-like of a moth. To create this I used things that I found outside. I chose a moth because I had an idea for the wing patterns. 

First, I thought about what insect I was going to make. After I chose the moth I found a reference image of one. 

Next, I went outside to try and find the materials that I thought I might need. The materials I gathered were dandelions, buttercups, different kinds of leaves, and a plant that I cannot name.

Lastly, I tried to piece my materials together to create a moth like creature. I tried to find things for the furry body, the big and small wings, and the patterns on the wings.

This activity was quite fun and it made me use my creativity a bit more. 

Summer Learning Journey D1T2

A quality blog comment should be positive, thoughtful, and helpful.

A quality blog comment should compliment the blogger on something positive they've achieved, inform them on something they could do better, and lastly end the comment with an open question for a comment thread. A comment thread is a back and fourth conversation between the blogger and the commenter. In comment threads both parties can share knowledge and learn new things. I had decided to leave a comment on Lukah's blog post about commenting.

Summer Learning Journey D2T1

The Fishy False Teeth article is based around a practical joker admitted to faking a story. Students read through an article explaining the story and what happened. 

First, students watch an instructional video on how to complete the Fishy False Teeth task.

Next, students would fill out a template thats supposed to show who the characters are, what part they played in the story, and what their outcome was. students completed this template so that they can understand the article.

Lastly, students watched a soundless video that was similar to the fishy false teeth article. After watching the video students would fill out a comic strip with phrases that we thought the two men in the video would be saying.

This activity opened up my imagination a bit because I had imagine what the characters were saying.

Summer Learning Journey T1D1

In the first part of the Summer Learning Journey I was briefly introduced to Nanogirl, or Michelle Dickinson. I had been told that Nano girl will be with the Summer Learning Journey for the next 6 weeks.

The first task that I recieved was to find and collect some materials that she had talked about in the task explanation video. These materials might be found around your house, but if you didn't have the materials at your house then you might have to bribe Mr Wong and Mr Ogilvie to borrow a material.

Next I had to record me and my group going around and collecting the items. We had to make sure that there was a specific way we held the camera. We had to make sure the camera had 1/3 of our face in it and the rest was us showing the materials that had been gathered.

LI: To participate in Summer Learning Journey tasks.

Emergency shelter sales pitch

We presented a sales pitch about the shelter that my group had created. Our shape was an octagon, and we presented our shelter to P.B.S.

First, the feedback we recieved after presenting was that, we should've stopped talking about alternatives, and we should've had more deliverables.

My group and I should've made our slideshow more appropriate for the situation. We also should've explaind what our shelter was protecting against.

I think that my group and I could've done a way better job at a lot of things. My group and I didn't really meet the criterias so something that I think we could do better next time is to include what was instructed and to make our presentation and vocabulary choice better suited for the situation. I also think that my group could be more confident when speaking. We should've also made sure that our lines in the presentation were remembered so that everyone knew what parts they speaking.

LI: To create a presentation of your design to bid for the building contract.

The struggle of working is real...

My group and I filmed some videos and edited the videos into a movie.

First, we created a filming schedule that had the actors in the movie, the time it will take to film the movie, the scenes of the movie, and the equiptment and the location needed for the movie.

After that, we began practising the lines. The film we chose was about how working isn't always easy. The total time we needed was 25 minutes.

Lastly, we put all the scenes together and then edited it using WeVideo.

I enjoyed acting my part. I thought it was easy and hard to act because sometimes I only had two lines. One of the lines were hard to get because I had to be in sync with one of the other actors.

LI: To film a screenplay.

Badge Bidding

This year, LS1 started doing badge bidding. Students would bid for four different badges. Those badges are confidence, attitude, respect, and excellence and innovation. Each week you'd inform your group about what you've done to gain one of the four badges. Each badge has a rank of bronze, silver, and gold. 

Bronze badges might be achieved by showing work and acting on feedback. Silver badges might be achieved by getting all your work done by a certain day. A gold medal might be achieved by getting 1000 blogposts. 

I obtained my badges by showing work, helping others out, and helping pick up rubbish throughout the school and helping the senior students with duty work.  

The badges represent how much a student has accomplished this year. The badges also shows how the student has progressed from the start of the year, to the end.

Comprehension strategies

Comprehension strategies include prior knowledge, visualising, predicting, questioning, summarising, inferring, making connections, and skimming and scanning. There are different comprehension strategies that can be used at different times.

When seeing the books cover, use visualising, predicting, and inferring. People could visualise images on the cover. People could predict what is going to occur in the book. People could also use inferring to figure out what the book might be about because of the title and author.

When starting the book use prior knowledge, visualising, predicting, inferring, making connections, and skimming and scanning. Use prior knowledge to try and unlock the definition of words, and use visualising to help create an image using the text. Predicting is used to try and guess what will come next.  Inferring is used to find unsaid information. Making connections is used to link things from the book to other things. Skimming and scanning can be used to find specific information in the text. 

When reading the middle pages use prior knowledge, visualising, predicting, questioning, inferring, making connections and skimming and scanning. People can use the same skills as when first starting to read the book. 

At the end of the book use questioning, summarising, and skimming and scanning. Ask questions with an answer that deepens the understanding about a book. Use summarising to briefly explain the book. Skimming and scanning can be used to quickly look back into the book to find specific information.

Knowing when and how to use the comprehension strategies is good because it can enhance reading skills. 

LI: To practise comprehension skills.
LI: To test grammar knowledge.

Summer Learning Journey

The teaser task for the summer learning journey was to re-colour an original artwork on a colouring site.

The artwork below was originally made by Vincent Van Gogh and it was made in 1890. The title of the artwork is 'Roses'.

The reason that these colours were chosen to redraw the image was because most of them were similar to the original artwork.

LI: To redraw a famous artwork

Commanding Conversations

Commanding conversations is a can do based around writing. Commanding conversations gets the person to use their imagination to come up with conversations.

Commanding conversations gets people to select a photo, and write a conversation based on the events in the photo.

Commanding conversations works on your punctuation, vocabulary, and social skills. 

LI: To write descriptive conversations.