Matariki stars

 LI: to understand the origins of Matariki

Matariki is the Maori new year celebration. It takes places each year when the cluster of stars known as Matariki are seen in our skies. The new year is a time for new beginnings and is a time to embrace tradition

To strengthen our connections to Matariki we had a choice of research activities.

I found out how to find the matariki stars

I enjoyed this activity because I worked with other people that i didnt work with.

Poster

L.I to show what we like to do  

this is a poster all about me this explains what i like and what I would like to have and be in 

I am tongan and maori my favorite basketball player is steph curry and my favorite rugby team in state of origin is new south wales those are some of the things I like. 

Coding in python

L.I to learn to code the microbit in python

This first one shows the Python coding for a flashing heart. It flashes between a small heart icon and a large heart icon. The main thing to notice between the Python coding and the blocks is that the forever loop is at the top and bottom of the content in both.

Organizing and Researching

 LI: To use our smart searching skills to expand our knowledge of Ancient Greek Mythology.

Today David shared the next reading challenge with us. It is all about the Greek gods and helps us to practise the skills we have been learning in our reading lessons with our teachers. 

David created this task as part of his CARE award challenges. In this smart searching activity, we used our comprehension and research skills to learn about Greek Mythology vocabulary and identify Greek places on the map.

I found this activity interesting because we got to learn a bunch of new words and places about Ancient Greece, we also learnt a lot of words revolving around Politics which was very interesting. 

The word/place I found most interesting was Alexander the Great because he was known for his amazin standout feats in battle. 

LINK TO MAP DLO

LINK TO WORD MATCH DLO

vision board

 

 This is my vision board showing what my goals are and what I want to achieve this year. One of my goals is trying to get accepted in to Tamaki College. I also want to get a certificate this year to celebrate my achiviement. This activity was really fun to create. 

Dream

 L.I to edit our writing using draft

 

This week for writing we has been working on Abstract Noun Poems. Me and my partner's abstract noun is about Dream. An Abstract noun is something that exists but you cannot touch, an abstract noun also comes with metaphors and 5 senses. The 5 senses we use to make our poem powerful is using (smell,taste,hear,feeling and see). Something that helped us out of writing our abstract nouns is using Metaphors , Simile , complex sentences , punctuation, complex sentences and word hippo.

Then the next day we edited our poems using DRAFT (Delete, Rearange, Add, Fix, Talk)

Something we found interesting is how the DRAFT System works.

Something we learnt is how the DRAFT system works

 for writing this week 

Rock Paper Sizzors

 LI to learn how to code microbots to play rock paper sizzsors and understand how to use a flow chart .

link to DLO

1. When I shake the microbit, it will choose a random number between 1 and 3
2. I have to make a variable called hand and set this to the random number
3. If the number is 1 - the microbit will show the symbol for paper
4. If the number is 2 - the microbit will show the symbol for rock 
5. If the number is 3 - the microbit will show the symbol for scissors