Collaborative Challenge

This for maths we had to work in our thinking groups to make 3 question for other groups to figure out. This was a very difficult challenge because it was only 2 people in my group but as got an example of what kind of question i should do i got use to it.

Kupe V Captain Cook

This week for reading we learnt compared kupe and captain cook to see what was different about them and what the same is about them. This was a very fun task because we got to work in our reading which got us to know each other more.

SLJ 2020

This year we had the summer learning journey for 2020, and this week we the prizes were given out. There were around 60 people who participated in the summer learning journey. Only the people that worked really hard and did the whole thing got most of the main prizes.

Kiwi Can

This week for kiwi can for 2020 we started on a new theme which was giving it a go. We started on a game that related on the theme that were doing and the game was called push up challenge challenge. This was a really fun game since i won it and it got to see who had to the quickest hands. The next game that we had was named 1v1, the point of this game was there would be one person that would call out being the dramatic, sadist or something else. Then out of you and your partner you will need to try act your best on what ever the person calling out the says.

Tech Reflection

For the second week of tech for 2020 we started on finish of our desighn for our metal working. We started on thinking who we were going to give the neck less to if you were gifting it to your mum, dad or yourself. I thought about who i was going to give it to which was my mum. I gave it to my mum because I new that she has been there ever since the start of my life, and she also goes to church every Sunday to praise the lord.

TOW Collaborative Summary

This week for reading, I did a collaborative summary. The topic for this summary was about Waitangi day and about the history that went on. This was a very interesting task because i got to learn the conflict that happened between the British and the Maori, like how they had a war that lasted for over 20 years. The one thing that i found interesting is how some people use this day as a time of work or school, but actually your supposed to use this day to appreciate how the maori tried to fight to get there land.

Tech (Metal working)

This week for tech we started the year of with Mr.Grundy (Metal Working). We all started with an introduction on who our teacher was. He settled up some rules.We were learning about the types of material we were using. Then we looked at the types of shapes we could make. We then came up with 4 ideas each for 4 people we would give the end.

kiwi can

This week for kiwi can, our theme was positive relationship and our topic was empathy. For the first activity we did named switch sides, this was a very fun game because if you are the last one to switch sides is out. The second game we played was named role play, to play this we had to show something that represent empathy or non empathy.

Explanation (Plastic Pollution)

Did you know plastic pollution is a big problem to our ocean and marine life? Plastic pollution is taking over our coastlines. Plastic pollution is an environmental issue that affects our ocean, marine life and land. Many of our oceans are polluted with plastic. Think about Thailand, their oceans are so polluted that it changed from normal looking water to pitch black.

When the plastic washes up into the water, seabirds and marine animals mistake it for food. They also get caught up in plastic and the rubbish which ends up deforming the marine animals. There are pictures of turtles who’s shells have been deformed because they have been caught up in the plastic. Do you feel good about that?

When you litter your rubbish it goes to the water system and leads to the ocean. It gets washed up on our coastlines. Then it degrades into small pieces of plastic that get washed into the ocean. Seabirds and marine animals mistake it for food or get caught up in the plastic who then get deformed. 

If you see a piece of plastic just take some time to pick it up and put it in the bin. A small action could make a big change. So use the rubbish bin.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This week for writing was all about explanations.This was our first explanation for 2020, the thing that we learnt from this is how plastic pollution is causing big damages to our oceans. The one thing i found interesting form writing this was how over 500,000 sea birds die each year which is a big disaster to our country.

Kiwi Sport (Cricket)

As for 2020 LS2 has started there first kiwi sport session. For this years sport we played cricket, the skills that were learnt in this was Batting, fielding, bowling, scoring, teamwork and communication. There were 2 stations which taught people how to bat and bowl or aim. One of the stations were a collaborative station where you had to try and work together to hit the wickets and give the ball to each other at the same time. The other station was to try and hit the ball as hard as you can and accurate as you can and run back an fourth to the cone and back.

Thinking Teams

Today in maths we worked in our thinking teams to find the answer to two maths question. In the photo you will see my group, the Mathematical ninjas working out the number value of our group name. to do this  we used addition strategies and our place value knowledge. In the second activity we worked as a group to put the population numbers in order. To do this we used our place value knowledge.

National Current Events

Today we were learning about current events. We used multiple sites to find information based on national news. Working in groups of 4 - 6 we created a google map site plotting the areas that have been affected or something has been going on there.