Key Vocabulary

Shannon and I have made a glossary of the key vocabulary. We had a list of words that we needed to find the definitions of. For each word we added a photo with attributions. I learnt that the word for star in Maori is Whetu.

People Power

Today for maths we had to find out percentages. In pairs Oh Hsen and I had to solve the problems we were given and make a DLO on it. Ms Kirkpatrick showed us how to use the formula to solve our problems. I learnt that the population of oceania is 31 million. 

Intro to Digital Tech

Hour Of Code - Moana
In this task we had to play a game called Moana Hour Of Code. For every level we completed we had to write a little blurb about what we did.

Scratch - Animated Digital Story 'Abby and Devin' 
To create our animated story we used scratch. We also had to write instructions for what we did.

Context - Brainstorm

This week we were learning about healthy living in tamaki community. We had to write down things in the drawing about healthy living in tamaki community.

How to write an Etiquette Email

Today for cybersmart, we had to make a DLO on email etiquette. For those who don't know what email etiquette means, it means having good manners and more when sending an email. Next time I write an email to someone I will make sure I have email etiquette. Today I learnt that when you're applying for a job and make a mistake in your email, you won't get the job.

WInter and Summer Solstice

Today Shannon and I have made this animation explaining what Winter and Summer Solstice is. Shannon and I had to make sure we got the timing and information correct. I enjoyed doing this because I learnt lot's of new things about Winter and Summer Solstice. Another thing I learnt was how to make an animation. This was really fun making my first animation.

Winter Solstice: Saturnalia

Shannon and I made have made this DLO about Saturnalia, which is a winter solstice celebration in Italy. Countries all over the world have winter solstice.  Countries have these celebrations because it is the marking of a new beginning in there country, where they can grow new crops and harvest the grown crops.

Matariki: The Seven Sisters

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This week to celebrate the Maori new year we have been doing inquiry that links to Matariki. In this task Shannon and I had to listen to a video called Matariki and the seven sisters, and then answer the questions we were given. I enjoyed doing this because I found that there are only six sisters and a Mum.