Fakebook-novel study

For the past 3 weeks in Te Ngahere we have been doing novel studies based on the novel we choose to read about. We got to choose a DLO create part to share our learning about our book.I choose to do a fakebook. Fakebook is where you can make a fake facebook account and you can add characters from the story, create conversations between them and can share posts from your characters profile about what is happening in the story .I enjoyed making a fakebook because it was fun to make and was cool how it is just like facebook . I choose to read about the BFG.

Duffy Assembly

Yesterday, Paihia School held their first Duffy assembly. A Duffy role model came to talk to us about reading and how we use it every day. Her name was Zinky. She looked kinda weird because she was dressed up in rainbow colors everywhere. We sung the Duffy song, meditated and fought crime. She said whoever I see doing the best actions and singing loud will get a million dollar signature. The teachers from each class got to choose two people to go up and get their books and a handshake from Zinky. Then she took a photo with a whole bunch of kids. Then we went to class and received our free Duffy books.

Technology

For the past couple of weeks in Te Ngahere we have been making something of our own choice with pallets/timber. My group and I decided to make a coffee cup holder. We have nearly finished our project and soon it will be ready to use. I think that we did a good job with our project by working together and helping each other,I really enjoyed technology. My favourite part was when we had to dip our hands in the oil because it felt so weird and slimy.

Takeaways

Yesterday, Whaea Gina came to our class  talk about takeaways. She showed us what a healthy heart looks like and what a unhealthy heart looks like. A unhealthy heart has a lot fat around it and a healthy heart has a little bit of fat around it. She showed us a picture of a big mac combo from Mcdonald's she pulled out a little jar to show how much fat we were consuming every time we were digesting that food. The worst one was Carl's Jr , it nearly had a full bottle of fat. Whaea Gina really made me think about what I eat and that we should eat healthier,

Cross country

Last week,we had our school cross country at Bledisloe Domain. When the first race was called up the tuakana ran beside the teina and supported them to the finish line. We had to wait quite a while before it was time for our race. When the teacher said “Go” I started running hard out, we ran up the hill down the hill and sprinted to the finish line. I had fun participating in cross country and I enjoyed not doing any work at school.

Gaming addictions

Today in Te Ngahere, we filled in a survey to show the gaming stats for our class. We were interested to find out about our gaming issues in our class. We filled in a survey about gaming; we had to answer it honestly. We found out that 46% get irritable when their gaming time is limited, 30% have lied to their parents about the amount of time they spend gaming and 16% report that their school work suffers because of gaming. When I seen our results I was shocked. I think I did well with making my infographic and adding lots of information in it. Next time I think I could add some images.

Beeswax wraps

Yesterday Te Ngahere made beeswax wraps. We were given a small stretchy fabric to design before we dipped  it into beeswax. I had a blue fabric so when it was dipped into the beeswax it turned green. Our purpose for making beeswax wraps was to stop ourselves from using glad wrap or tin foil in our lunch box, to have a litterless lunch.. We could use the beeswax wraps for our lunches and it can be reused over and over again. I enjoyed making the beeswax wraps, my favourite part was when we dipped the fabric into the beeswax.

Basketball

On Monday and Tuesday one of our teachers have been taking us on the court to teach us some skills for basketball.We learnt how to dribble and we learnt what the rules were. We were taught that when you dribble the ball you bounce it as the height your comfortable with and bounce the ball on the side of you . It was really fun to play piggy in the middle using the skills we learnt. Next time I think I could speed up my running because I have been practising more.

Endemic bird, plant and insects.

For the past 2 weeks Te Ngahere has been creating some presentation about insects, trees and birds. My buddy and I made 2 presentations; one about a Weta and one about a Bellbird. I think the best presentation we had was the Weta, because it was very interesting to research and I really enjoyed learning about them.

Bay Bush Action

In Te Ngahere two people from the Bay Bush Action came in and talked to us about the Ngahere and how our school can become pest free.There names were Brad and stella. We talked about the pests and the threats to our native and endemic birds. They then showed us some traps they made to kill pests and , demonstrated how to use the traps. They generously gave us ten rat traps to set off in our school , but we have not yet had any luck with catching pests around our school so far.

Moment in time

Last week in Te Ngahere we wrote descriptive piece of writing describing a moment in time.We had to describe a forest using present tense verbs.We were focusing on how to use the correct structure to describe a moment in time.I really enjoyed describing the forest and using new words to describe each paragraph. Next time I could write more in my introduction.


A moment in time:Draft

The sound of old trees creaking , about to break. Staring at the plants covered by the huge bush
, patches of green covering the ground. Stretchy vines swaying above , little pebbles hiding
in between the plants.

Let yourself relax with the breeze of wind rubbing upon your face. Watching the flowers
bloom. Looking at the green leaves dropping on the ground , the season going into autumn.  

Feeling the rough moss covering the branches. Touching the spiked trees trying not to get
poked. Stepping on the crispy  leaves , filling your ears with noises. Your nose will be twisted
will all beautiful smells there is to be.

The hot sun beaming on your skin , stinging you softly. Running behind the tall tree sitting
in the shade. Birds chirping their hearts out making a beautiful rhythm. Witness the cheeky
monkeys swing above  , eating there delicious banana.Looking at the bright green paradise
smelling the fresh air.

Not only do forest have live nature , it is a relaxing and calm place to be and chill , also to get
away from your annoying family.

Explanation writing

Since last term , Te Ngahere have been working on a explanation about about ecosystems. Our WALT was to use the correct structure for an explanation. In our writing we had to include producers , consumers , decomposers and inorganic matters. I think I did pretty good because I could explain what each thing did and I was very descriptive. Next time I think I could finish my writing a lot quicker.

What is a Ecosystem

An ecosystem is like a type of cycle that uses non-living and living things

like  producers , consumers , Inorganic matter and a decomposer.  

In a marine ecosystem it usually contains , sea life, plants , water , sand and bacteria.
These all make up a healthy ecosystem .

What is inorganic matter?  Inorganic matter is a non-living thing like water , sand and
rocks. All of these things are not alive and are non-living. They all help the ecosystem
in different ways. Water helps plants grow and helps fish breathe. Rocks also help by
holding down the plants at the bottom of the ocean , the roots of the plants are holding
on to the bottom of the rocks that holds it down in the ocean.

What does organic matter mean? Organic matter means living ,  something that is alive.
It's the opposite meaning for inorganic matter a non-living thing. For example a fish is
an organic matter because it can move around and swim from place to place but water
can’t.

What are producers? Producers are living things and they use sunlight to grow and then
when the consumers eat the producers they get energy  to move and stay alive , but their
life doesn't last long.. For example : One consumer eats the producer , then the second
consumer eats the first , then its start off the second stage of the ecosystem.

What are consumers? Consumers are living things that eat the producers to get energy
in order to stay alive. For example : after one consumer eats the producer another
consumer will come and eat the first consumer. Consumers hold the ecosystem together
by feeding off the producers then carrying the cycle on until the stage of decomposers.

What is a decomposers? A decomposer also known as fungi , breaks down dead matter
that is then turned into bacteria. Then decomposers release nutrients like carbon and
nitrogen back into the environment. These nutrients are then recycled back into the
ecosystem so that producers can use them.   

An ecosystem is very fragile and can’t cope with a very big change within the cycle.
If one of the consumers stop working if could affect the whole ecosystem ,and then
it would break up then the ecosystem would be unbalanced and would have to restart.
When it is unbalanced producers would stop growing , consumers would overfill the
ocean , decomposers won’t break down dead matter so all of these problems would
break the ecosystem.

Animation

Last term, Te Ngahere each created a food chain animation. Our WALT was to find a food chain and re-create it into an animation to show how it worked and screencastify it. I enjoyed making my animation, but didn't like putting my voice over it . Next time I think I could use more expression to make it more exciting.

My new Metaphor poem

Emma is….. Emma is a diamond, solid and rare , one of a kind Emma is a taniwha , protective and alert, if anyone does wrong Emma is a koala , clumsy and silent , sleeping in the weekends
having a good rest
Emma is an ocean , salty and rough experiencing tough learning Emma is a pair of rugby boots , dodging
and sprinting past all her opponents to score a try

For the last couple weeks Te Ngahere  has been working on our best copy of our metaphor poems.I tried hard to find words to make my poem sound more interesting and fun to read.I really like my new copy. I think I did well because I found better words to describe myself and think this is the best I've done. I hope you like my new metaphor poem.

Emma is...

Yesterday in Te Ngahere we have been writing poems about ourselves using metaphors . We had to write metaphors that we think best describes ourselves. We were able to write 5 lines or more.. I think I did well with my poem to describe myself , I enjoyed comparing myself to things that I like and describing   the words that best suits me.I think next time I could think of better metaphors about me.This is my first draft.

Kaitiakitanga o te moana

Since week 7 In Te Ngahere we have  been learning how to make connections
between things we read and things we view to create new learning and understandings.
Our topic was about Kaitiakitanga o te moana That means the (Guardians of the ocean).
I think I did well, because I was able to find out new information about our ocean  and was
able to give interesting facts about our topic. I enjoyed working with my buddy and not socialising
with my mates.

My visual pepeha

In Te Ngahere we have been revising our pepeha.We have been learning how to say and read our pepeha confidently.Our purpose of revising our pepeha is to know the tikanga behind it. I really enjoyed revisiting my pepeha and how to not just introduce myself but my whole whanau.