Sushi & Rolls

WALT reflect on previous sessions.

Today our class was split into different classes because our teacher was absent, and lucky for me, I was put into a class who was making sushi. I learnt how to set, roll and prepare sushi. My favorite part of my experience was when we were rolling the sushi because I loved squeezing it together but something I didn't really enjoy was when we were spreading the rice out on the seaweed because the rice was getting sticky and was sticking to my fingers and it felt real yuck. 

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The Bone Tiki - Prestructural, Week 4.

WALT: write and explain predictions we have about the novel we're studying.

I've completed the Prestructural part for week 4. This part's about the time I've been given and what I want to read as I go on....

TUESDAY 30TH MAY, 2017.

It’s been nearly 4 weeks now and I haven’t really had time to read and get into my book. But, my predictions for this week are the same as last time. I hope that the story gets more interesting and that more drama starts coming in as I get deeper into the storyline. I’m actually still a bit confused about why this pounamu is so  important and precious to many people other than Nanny wai and Aunty Rangi. My goal for this week is to finish the book and get to the bottom of the storyline. But if I’m not able to finish it because of the time I’m given, my goal is to read 20 - 29 pages.

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My Fale T2W5

WALA the beauty of the samoan culture.

As yous may or may not know, this week is 'Samoan Language Week' and every year for this special week each class has to present something so we've decided to learn more about the spiritual side of Samoa. Here in New Zealand, each tribe or place has their own marae, but in samoa, each village or place has their own 'Fale'. Something I enjoyed about this task was it helped me realise some important values in my life that I need to start cherishing more of those beliefs and that being tolerant towards my culture, ancestors and tangata whenua.

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Whakatauki o te wiki

WALT make personal connections to a given whakataukī.

As you may or may not know, this week is Samoan Language Week.

And as we're a bilingual class, we chose to talk about a whakataukī o Samoa. 

The whakataukī was 'Ma'au i lou ofaga maua'a lou fa'asinomaga'. Which means 'Keep your identity alive to thrive.

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The Bone Tiki - Prestructural, Week 3.

WALT: write and explain our predictions about the novel we're studying.

Here is the completed part of the Prestructural part of my novel study....

WEDNESDAY 24TH MAY, 2017.

This week, I’m predicting that now that I’m getting more closer to the end and deeper into the storyline that there’s going to be something big, juicy but really unsafe about to happen and it’s going to be something unexpected. My predictions my two weeks ago have changed so much, there’s nothing to do with a bush so far and they’re not true, country maori people, well this is another prediction of mine because instead of using the word piupiu, they said ‘grass skirt’. What’s kind of confusing me at the moment is that everytime I start a new chapter they’re doing something different and sometimes in a whole new different place. My personal goal for this week is to finish the book and to be able to explain and have proof that I have completed the story and I know what ‘The Bone Tiki’ is all about.

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The Bone Tiki - Prestructural, Week 2.

WALT: write a plot summary on what we've read or predicted so far.

It is now week 2 and I've completed the first part of my Prestructural for this week.

FRIDAY 19TH MAY, 2017.

I’m up to chapter 3. I’m predicting that Mat & Rikki ‘borrow’ Rikki’s father’s car, travel to Napier and Mat runs off to Taupo so he and the bone tiki can be hidden and safe. I’m also predicting that they get chased by Puarata and his team. I’m hoping that the novel gets more interesting and makes my blood boil. What’s confusing me at the moment is I don’t understand why the bone tiki is so important yet so all I have to do is keep reading. My personal goal for this week is to find out why the tiki is so important to everyone in the valley.

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My Mother's Day Card!

WALT Create & Reflect.

As you all know, this week sunday is Mother's Day. We were given a task to create something simple but creative and above is my final outcome. 

I hope my ma enjoys it .

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The Tech Challenge Explanation Drawing!

WALT Explain and give examples for our pieces of information.

As you can see below 👇🏼 we were given a challenge and here is my written explanation of our final result from our challenge!

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The Tech Challenge!

WALT reflect on previous sessions.

Yesterday, the Kia Manawanui syndicate were given a challenge to make our own Te Whare Tapa Wha using vegetables. I really enjoyed creating bonds and also our Whare. But what I didn't enjoy much was the outcome of our design. It wasn't up to a year 7&8 standard and I was kind of disappointed. 

Maybe next time we can start focusing on our task rather than other things.

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The Bone Tiki - Unistructural, Week 1.

WALT: write a plot summary based on the story we're currently reading and researching.

As you may or may not know, this term my reading group has been studying a book by David Hair, The Bone Tiki and I've completed the second task of the week. Here is the Unistructural part I've completed....

So far, I’m up to chapter 3. The story is about a young boy, Matiu Douglas, who lives with his single father, Tama Douglas. He’s 15 and goes to Napier Boys High School. His mother lives in taupo and his best friend is a boy named, Rikki. It all starts when his Nanny Wai-Aroha passes away and they have to pay their respects at her tangi but an unwelcome guest arrives and as Tama Douglas is a lawyer, he defend and welcomes Puarata, the unwelcome guest onto their land and marae. He tries to steal a carved, green tiki that belonged to Nanny Wai but it was gratefully passed on to Mat but nobody knows where or who has it. Mat tries to escape and make his way back to Taupo where his mother is, so nobody knows where he or the tiki can be found. He’s only hiding the tiki because he knows that Puarata was not welcomed and it did not belong to him and leaving was the right thing to do in his mind. Others saw it as stealing, but Mat, old Ranginui his Aunty Hine thought otherwise… ( That’s all I’m up to you at the moment.)

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Honey Tasting!

WALA the different types of bees and honey.

This term we're learning about the different types of food groups and one of our main focuses are bees & honey. Here are the four different honey's we tried and tested today.

My favorite was number 1, the mix honey. The mix honey had number 2,3 and 4 inside of it so really they're all my favorite. One thing I enjoyed about this experience today was trying new food and my funny facials but something I struggles with was guessing which was which. 

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The Bone Tiki - Prestructural, Week 1

WALT: write a plot summary on what we've read or predicted so far.

This term my reading group has been learning/researching about a book of David Hairs, and the title of this book is "The Bone Tiki". As we were set to do a function of tasks here is the first one I've completed. Here is my first prediction that I made before I started reading the story....

MONDAY 8TH MAY, 2017.

What I hope happens in this novel is that it is adventurous and exciting to read. I want there to be something able to make me jump and get butterflies while hooking me into the story without noticing or knowing. I want to be able to picture the story in my mind. I want to be able to get hooked and make it to the end without anything ruining the vibe I’m riding while on this journey with the characters. This story seems really interesting and it’s gonna be more wild for me to read because it is set and based in my country, Aotearoa. What’s confusing me a little is all the myths and legends that are being brought together and put into one but I know forsure that it’s going to be an exciting journey for me to tag along in. My personal reading goal for this week is to get at least 3-4  chapters done or hopefully even more because the quicker the reading the faster the journey. And I hope that I finish at least pre-structural and unistructural and as again maybe even more. 

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Anzac Poppies

WALA the history of poppies and how to make a circle by using a compass.

As you may all know last week was Anzac day and on thursday we're having an annual school Anzac parade. We had to learn a little about poppies to be able to create our presentation. We decided to create poppies using Cardboard and above was my final outcome. We used a compass to complete our circles. A compass is an object that helps you create perfect circles. There's a whole where you can put your pencil in and you measure centimetres between the distance of the sharp ending point of the compass and your pencil to help decide how big or small your circle is going to be. I think this was a really fun activity because it's an easy yet creative idea for a presentation but something I found difficult was using the compass and not going crooked while using it.

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