Artwork

For our Reading we were learning about artwork, using different art tools and using shapes to create pieces of artwork. The artwork I had recreated was "Cafe Terrace". It was fun doing as I got to recreate it with tools on Google Drawing, being able to trace certain parts as well as create other parts with the shapes available on the app. It was fun doing, as we got to use other colouring tools such as Coolour. 

Lockdown Maths

For Maths we were learning about how to locate and identify errors, then how to fix the problem. It was really fun doing, and I was able to show my strategy. It was especially fun doing, being able to work with my friends. The questions we had were multiplication, addition, and BEDMAS. BEDMAS stands for Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction. 

Geese

For Reading we read a text, and answered questions about the text to enhance our skill in comprehension and inference. For our task we made a DLO (Digital Learning Object) about Geese showing 5 facts about them. It was fun doing as we were able to do this with our friends, and it was very interesting learning different facts about these geese. 

Lockdown Maths

As a group we worked on papers to write our thoughts more clearly. Our strategy was to add the first 3 numbers (657, 493, 1183) and get an answer of 2333, we then subtracted that number from 6000 to get our final answer of 3667. We then created a DLO of our understanding.

Handshakes

For maths we had to fnd out how many many handshakes for the entire LS2. We worked out that each person would shake hands with 53 other people since there are 54 people and you can’t shake hands with yourself. So we multiplied 53x54 to the answer which is 2862. It was really fun and interesting to do when we got to do it wih our friends, solving this together. 

List Poem

What is a million? A million is the amount of things I am grateful for. The total “Thank you”s I could give. The number of times my cousin had annoyed me .  The reasons why you are my friend. The amount of times I’ve watched Mulan. The number of things on my wishlist. The amount of dollars I’d like to have A million is the times my mother has told me “I love you”

For Writing we were learning about Poems. The Poem we were learning about today is called a List Poem. By the name it states that it is a poem that lists things you've done, or would like to do. This was really fun because the poem I did was called "What is a million", listing things I have or have done a million times. It was really fun doing this activity as I got to see what I have done in my lifetime, as well as appreciate what is around me. 

Lockdown Activities

 

Auckland is being in lockdown for seven days, so I decided to kpop journaling. The first kpop journaling spread was about one of the songs for the Map of the soul 7 by BTS. I really wrote what I think about the song. First Ilistened to the song, listen to those important stuff of the song. Then, I write what comes from my head.  For the second journaling spread, I went researching about Kim Taehyung or V, then write it all down in my own words.

Lockdown Activities

Auckland is being in lockdown for seven days, so I decided to paint with watercolors. The painting was Taehyung from BTS and the song Dynamite, the layout I went for was a Microsoft paint.  First I drew what I was about to paint. After hours of drawing it was finally done. Then, came the painting part, it was difficult, then added the shadows. AFter I outlined everything with a black pen.

Letter Q

LI: to extend our vocabulary with the letter Q

For Reading we were learning about words starting with the Letter Q. We started off by reading a text talking about the origin of the Letter Q, and where it came from. Our task was to create a DLO (Digital Learning Object) showcasing words we know starting with the Letter Q, and words we don’t know starting with Q. 

It was really fun and interesting doing because we got to learn new vocabulary.

Te Reo Challenge

 For this weeks Maori task we were challenged to find the different amount of objects there were on an i spy sheet. The challenge was that all the objects names were in maori so we were to translate them and find out how many there are of that object. On the left of the DLO it corresponds with the list on the right. Porohita  13 and so on.

Lockdown Maths

LI:To use the most efficient maths strategy.

For the first Maths lockdown challenge we figured out how many wall and roof pieces the world’s first 3D printed house has.

What we did- we read the questions then we did 195 + 85 =  280 

We did the rest of the questions as you can see above in the DLO. We worked cooperatively in groups to solve these questions and create a DLO of our findings.

Ancient Olympics Presentation

We used our reading time this week to find out about the Ancient Greek Olympics. Once we had made our notes and reorganised our information we collaboratively created a presentation.I found out what during the five days of the Ancient Olympics while held.I enjoyed this activity because I got find out more about Ancient Olympics and found out more history even some that I didnt think would exisit.An interesting fact about the Ancient Olympics is that if married women were caught sneaking into the Olympic games they were thrown off Mt Olympus.

Haoura

In order to be able to perform at their best athletes need to have a four walls of the whare tapawha standing. We created this poster to show what each wall represents and why it is important.I found out by learning and hearing others opinions what they fought the atheletes felt when they one a medal or if the athelete did'nt succed in the end.I enjoyed this activtiy because I worked colloboratly with Liane and because I felt confident sharing what I knew or had.

Blood Pressure

Your pulse rate is the speed that your heart pumps blood through your blood vessels. Today, we performed an experiment that measured our high and low blood pressure when we do physical activities.

The activities that we did were sitting, jogging on the spot, throwing and catching a ball, stretching, star jumps and running as fast as possible on the spot. Each person in the group took turns measuring their pulse rate after doing these activities.

Hauora and Olympians

Athletes at the top of their field train menally and physically because it is both the body and the mind that need to be strong to have a balance as an athlete. It is important to enjoy and celebrate the success you earn but it is equally as important to embrace the less successful times. It is learning you take from losing that makes you stronger and wiser. Having made an error you learn to remain calm in stressful situations. It is having a belief in yourself and the support of your Whanau that keep you motivated.

Olympics Maths Challenge 6

For this challenge, we had to create our own route of the Olympic Torch. The route we created needed to include a map connecting to all the places of the Olympic Torch. The route I created went from Norway to Leicester, Leicester to Oxford, Oxford to London and London to Cambridge. The total distance of my route in kilometers is 512 km. The total amount of minutes it takes to travel on my route is 430m. If the route passed through from Norway to Oxford, passing through Cambridge, the time would be 3h and 35m, and the total time would be 7h and 20 m whereas the original time of the route would be 7h and 10m, adding an extra 10 minutes on.

By trying to find the longest traveling route for the Olympic Torch in terms of distance, the results are 573 km by going from London to Oxford then to Cambridge, and from Cambridge to Leicester ending at Norwich. The original kilometer total was 512 km. The shortest route in terms of distance I could find was 512 km. The route went from Norway to Leicester, Leicester to Oxford, Oxford to London and London to Cambridge.

When comparing the longest and shortest route in terms of time, it takes 10 hours total. For the shortest route, it takes a total of 7 hours and 10 minutes.

Olympics Maths Challenge 5

Our objective for this task was to organise the Olympic Measurements. We used the information we were given to find the answer. 

The strategies I used to solve this were searching skills and organisation. I enjoyed this task because it was simple to find out the answer, easy to solve and was able to practice my searching skills..

Olympic Maths Challenge 4

 

Our objective for this task was to figure out the top ten from both charts. We used the information we were given to find the answer. There are two charts for the medal tally, the first is 1896 - 2012 and the other is 2016.

The strategies I used to solve this were addition and prior-knowledge or understanding of a piece of text. I enjoyed this task because it was simple to find out the answer, easy to solve and was able to practice my addition.

Greetings in Te Reo Maori

LI: to learn the differences of Tena Koe, Tena Korua, and Tena Katoa.

When it comes to Maori words, people often do not understand the differences between them. However, there are many differences between how you pronounce the word and how the word is spelt. People get them mixed up frequently and it can change the whole meaning of it.

Tena Koe is a way of greeting or thanking one person. An example of this is when you greet one teacher you can say “Tena koe pouako/kaiako”. You can add another sentence for example: “Tena koe kaiako, kei te pehea koe?”

Tena korua is the way of greeting or thanking two people. An example of this is when you greet your friends you can say “Tena korua hoa”. To add another sentence you can say: “Tena korua hoa, he aha ake?”

Tena koutou is the way of greeting or thanking three or more people. An example of this is when you greet your friends or everyone, you can say “Tena koutou katoa”. This phrase is the first thing you say before introducing yourself. To add more meaning to it, you can ask “Kei te pehea koe?” after. This translates to: “Hello everyone, how are you?”.

Mindfulness

LI: Removing the negativity from your mind 

This week LS2 focused on mindfulness. Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling right now.Mindfulness is about focusing on the present and leaving the past behind.LS2 than sat in circle facing the opposite direction of everyone and loosen their stomach,hands on our knees and focused by breathing in and out slowly so our body and mind can relax.As the bell rang each one us breathed in and out while our mind was slowly approaching the green zone.As I body was relax our mind was wandering in calm position.Mindfulness helps our mind proceed towards the green zone so we can slowly escape from the red zone.Something I found interesting 

Everyone goes into the red zone which is negative emotions. To change the red zone into green zone, we used the mindfulness bell to change the mood into calm and relaxed.