SSR Seflie

I read a book about the sea and sea life.

This book talks about what happens in the sea, how it was formed and why the sea is blue.

The sea is blue because the reflection from the sky which is blue that makes the sea blue to, but when a cloud overheads it cast a shadow on the sea.

A tide is the sea level rising and falling twice each day. You can see when the tide is rising when the water covers the beach. When the water stops rising it is a high tide.

I enjoyed this book because I learned alot about the sea and sea life.

SSR Selfie

I read a book about earthquakes written by Laura Wade.

This book talks about how earthqaukes start, how strong they are and what to do in a earthqauke situation.

The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the focus. Energy from an earthquake starts deep in the earth and moves up from the focus directly to the central point on the surface.

When a strong earthquake occurs you should follow these rules: stay calm, leave the area immediately, and head from the hills and up a steep hill.

I enjoyed getting to know more about earthquakes and what they did.

Mental Health Challenge

I completed called the mental health challenge. I had to ask my mum about what her favourtite songs were when she was a teenager. 

First I asked my mum which were her two favourite singers which were Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. 

Afterwards when I asked my mum about her favourite singers I sarted to write down some of my favourite singers that I listened to when I was younger.

I enjoyed this task because I got to know what my mums favourite singers were when she was younger.

Literacy CH 1

I created a literacy chart about an odd object around my house. The object I chose to explain about was a grater. A grater is used to grate foods into pieces.

First, I went around my house to find the object to use which was a grater.

Lastly, I created a poster and wrote a short procedure about its functions.

1. Wash the grater before use.

2. Make sure it’s on a flat surface to keep it steady.

3. Start grating.

4. Choose the food you want to grate such as carrots, potatoes, cucumber, cheese, garlic, apples and pears.

5. Then start cooking with your grated food.

This activity was fun because I got to talk about how something works.

Problem Solving

I completed a math problem using place value.

I first highlighted the keywords that are in the problem which was: A candy store put 8 jars of lollies for a guessing competition. Each jar contained 76 lollies. How many lollies are there altogether?

The first step was to multiplied the ones. 8 x 6 = 48.

Next I multiplied the tens. 8 x 70 = 560.

Afterwards I combined both answers altogether. 560 + 48 = 608.

I was struggling a little bit because the questions was to big to solve and to figure out the answer but in the end I found out what the answer was.

Comment Thread

I completed a task called comment thread. Comment thread is a task where you create a conversation with the person who commented on one of your blog post.

For my comment thread one of my teachers commented on my blog post about typing. In a comment thread you shoukd always have a: Greeting, a complement about their work and a nice question to ask about their work.

Here is an example of what you should do in a comment thread:

SSR Selfie

I read a book about earthquakes written by Laura Wade.

This book talks about how earthqaukes start, how strong they are and what to do in a earthqauke situation.

The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the focus. Energy from an earthquake starts deep in the earth and moves up from the focus directly to the central point on the surface.

When a strong earthquake occurs you should follow these rules: stay calm, leave the area immediately, and head from the hills and up a steep hill.

I enjoyed getting to know more about earthquakes and what they did.

Maori Questions

I completed a task called Maori questions.

This task is about creating your own question and answers. When you are creating your questions always start with: Kei hea te ...? Then your answer would be: Kei ... i te ...

For example: Kei hea te patara? Kei matou i te pouaka. Patara means water bottle and pouaka means box.

On my slide you will see the photos, questions and answers and there will be arrows pointing at the objects and telling you what that object is in english.

I enjoyed this task because I got to make my own questions and answers to show what they mean.

Basic Facts Boxes

I completed Basic facts boxes subtraction up to 10. Basic facts boxes is a can do activity where you have to answer all of the questions quickly in a short amount of time.

For my basic facts boxes results I answered all of my answers correct and my time was ... minutes and ... seconds.

Next time I will do basic facts boxes up to 20 subtraction.

SSR Selfie

I completed a task called SSR selfie. This task is a can do task where you have to state three facts or a paragraph about the story or book.

I read a book about how the sea works and what stuff are in the sea.

There are five main causes of pollution to sea: Nuclear waste, Rubbish and heavy metals from industry, like lead and mercury.

Lots of plastic are always in the water which kills the sea animals who live in the sea and can damage the world.

I enjoyed doing this task because I learnt about what is in the sea and what happens.

Basic Facts Boxes

I completed a task called basic facts boxes subtraction up to 20. Basic facts boxes is a can do activity where you answer all the questions quickly in a short amount of time.

For my basic facts boxes results I got all my answers correct and my time was 2 minutes and 7 seconds.

Next time for my goal is to do divison.

Comment Thread

I completed a task called comment thread. Comment thread is a task where you create a conversation with the person who commented on one of your blog post.

For my comment thread one of my teachers commented on my blog post about problem solving. In a comment thread you shoukd always have a: Greeting, a complement about their work and a nice question to ask about their work.

Here is an example of what you should do in a comment thread:

Tuesday Workout

I completed the tuesday workout. The exercises were wall sits, squats and burpees.

The first exercise I did was a. A wall sit is pretending your sitting on a chair and keeping your back straight on the wall and keeping your feet still so you don't fall and hurt yourself.

The second exercise I did was a. A squat is going up and down with your back straight and your feet still and pretending your sitting on the toilet.

The last exercise I did was burpees. Burpees are going up and down like squats but when you go up you have to jump as high as you can and for going down you have to a quick press up.

This workout was quite challenging because the wall sits were making my legs shake.

Poetry

I completed a task called Poetry. This task is where I had to find items around my house and turn them into peoms.

Next I had to think of a verb that were four lettters long. The verb I thought of was step.

Afterwards I found items around my house with colours on it which I found a blue controller, yellow banana, orange ( Fruit ) and a red apple.

This task was fun cause I got to find items around the house like a scavenger hunt.

SSR Selfie

I completed a task called SSR selfie. This task is a can do task where you have to state three facts or a paragraph about the story or book.

I read a book about how the sea works and what stuff are in the sea.

There are five main causes of pollution to sea: Nuclear waste, Rubbish and heavy metals from industry, like lead and mercury.

Lots of plastic are always in the water which kills the sea animals who live in the sea and can damage the world.

I enjoyed doing this task because I learnt about what is in the sea and what happens.

Problem Solving

I completed a task called problem solving. We were split into four different groups and had to solve a problem using place value, rounding and compensating and written algorithm.

The problem we solved was: A farm received a total of 119 millimetres of rain over a 2 month period. If 48 millimetres of rain fell on the farm in June, how many millimetres of rain fell on the farm in month 2?

First we used place value to solve the problem. first we do the ones:

119 - 48 = ??

Ones - 9 - 8 = 1

Tens - 10 - 40 is not possible so we have to add the hundred to the ten.

110 - 40 = 70.

Last step is to combine the answers. 70 + 1 = 71, So 71 millimetres fell on the farm on the second month.

This strategy is very helpful cause you can solve problems more faster.

Dance Mat Typing

I completed a task called dance mat typing. Dance mat typing is a can do activity which helps you learn to type without looking at your keyboard.

First I set up a 15 minute timer to time myself while doing the task. This time I did level two.

The second level is learning the letters R and U.

The last level I got up to was learning T and Y.

This task was a bit challenging because sometimes I keep on looking at my keyboard.

Typing

I completed a task called typing. Typing is a can do task activity in LS1 which can help you improve your typing without looking at your keyboard or hands.

I set up a tekau ma rima minute timer while I am doing the typing task.

The first level I learnt about the home row keys which are: f, d, s, a and g which is on the left side and on the right side is h, j, k, l and the semi colon.

The second level is learning these two letters on the top row which are E and I.

The third level is learning the letters R and U.

The last level I got up to was learning T and Y.

This task was a bit challenging because sometimes I keep on looking at my keyboard.

SSR Selfie

I read rua tekau ma fa pages of a pukapuka called earthquakes.

This book talks about how earthqaukes start, how strong they are and what to do in a earthqauke situation.

The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the focus. Energy from an earthquake starts deep in the earth and moves up from the focus directly to the central point on the surface.

When a strong earthquake occurs you should follow these rules: stay calm, leave the area immediately, and head from the hills and up a steep hill.

I enjoyed getting to know more about earthquakes and what they did.

Workout

I did toru maori exercises. The exercises were Ringa pakia, squats and wall sits.

The tuatahi exercise I did was Ringa pakia. Ringa pakia is a Maori exercise which is used in hakas and special occasions. 

The next exercise I did was Nonoho which is squats. Squats are going down and up with your legs straight and your back staright.

The last exercise I did was Wara Nohotu which is wall sits. Wall sits are pretending your sitting on a chair on a wall with your back straight and your feet still.

This was challenging because afterwards my legs were shaking.

Basic Facts Boxes

I completed basic facts boxes subtraction up to tekau. Basic Facts boxes is a can do activity where you have to answer all the questions correctly in a short amount of time.

For my basic facts boxes results I answered all of my questions correct and my time was rua minutes and rua tekau ma tahi seconds.

Next time for my basic facts challenge I will do subtraction up to rua tekau.

Maori Questions

I completed a task called Maori questions.

This task is about creating your own question and answers. When you are creating your questions always start with: Kei hea te ...? Then your answer would be: Kei ... i te ...

For example: Kei hea te patara? Kei matou i te pouaka. Patara means water bottle and pouaka means box.

On my slide you will see the photos, questions and answers and there will be arrows pointing at the objects and telling you what that object is in english.

I enjoyed this task because I got to make my own questions and answers to show what they mean.

Maori Days, Months and Feelings in Maori

 

Tongan Language Week

I completed Tongan language week task.

We could choose to either do counting 1 - 10 in Tongan, Greetings in Tongan, Singing happy birthday, Maths words, The Tongan national anthem or a recipe.

I chose to do counting 1 - 10 in Tongan. There is a video showing me saying the numbers 1 - 10 in Tongan and a slideshow of all the numbers through 1 - 10.

This task was quite easy but hard at the same time because it is kind of hard learning a new language.

Tuesday Workout

Today for the Tuesday workout I did wall sits, squats and burpees.

The first exercise I did was a. A wall sit is pretending your sitting on a chair and keeping your back straight on the wall and keeping your feet still so you don't fall and hurt yourself.

The second exercise I did was a. A squat is going up and down with your back straight and your feet still and pretending your sitting on the toilet.

The last exercise I did was burpees. Burpees are going up and down like squats but when you go up you have to jump as high as you can and for going down you have to a quick press up.

This workout was hard because my legs were shaking when doing the wall sits.

Heres the Link for the workout: Tuesday Workout

Problem Solving

I completed a task called problem solving. The strategy we used to solve the problem was: Place value. The equation is: Leilani has already practised for 24 minutes, 26 minutes and 17 minutes.

First we started of with the ones by adding them all together. 4 + 6 + 7 = 10. Next we add them together 10 + 7 = 17.

Next we add the tens together which is 20 + 20 + 10 = 50. Next we add them together like this: 50 + 17 = 67.

Now we already know that she has already practised for 67 minutes. We can use subtraction to take away 67 from 90 like this.

0 - 7 is not possible so we take 1 ten from 90 and put it in 0 to make 10. So now its 10 - 7 = 3.

The next part is subtracting the tens so: 80 - 60 = 20. Now we add those answers together and it makes 23.

I enjoyed this task because it was quite hard because we had to subtract and add big numbers.

SSR Selfie

I read about COVID - 19 in the book called NZ disasters.

This chapter in the book is all about COVID - 19 coming to the world, when it started and who started it and people rushing to the supermarkets to buy toilet paper, tinned food, hand sanitiser and hand soap.

The COVID - 19 started in early January 2020 when China reported a severe outbreak of a new type of flu that had been broken out in a market in Wuhan in late 2019.

On the 28th of February the first case of COVID - 19 disease was diagnosed in New Zealand, So the NZ government said that whoever travels here to NZ have to self - isolate for 14 days but whoever didn't comply the police would fine them.

I enjoyed this book because I got to learn more about COVID - 19 and what happened.

Basic Facts Boxes

I completed a basic facts boxes challenge. The basic facts boxes challenge has two levels the speed demon or the brain box challenge. You have to answer the questions quickly to get a good time.

I did basic facts boxes subtraction up to 10 instead of addition. I got all my answers correct and my time was 2 minutes and 11 seconds. 

Next time for my goal is to do subtraction up to 20 because I have already memorised my addition up to 5, up to 10 and up to 20.

Maori Questions

I completed a task called Maori questions.

This task is about creating your own question and answers. When you are creating your questions always start with: Kei hea te ...? Then your answer would be: Kei ... i te ...

For example: Kei hea te panana? Kei runga i te pukapuka. Panana means banana and pukapuka means book.

On my slide you will see the photos, questions and answers and there will be arrows pointing at the objects and telling you what that object is in english.

I enjoyed this task because I got to make my own questions and answers to show what they mean.

Commenting

I completed a task called comment thread. Comment thread is a task where you create a conversation with the person who commented on one of your blog post.

For my comment thread one of my teachers commented on my blog post about Sea and Sea life. In a comment thread you shoukd always have a: Greeting, a complement about their work and a nice question to ask about their work,

Here is an example of what you should do in a comment thread:

SSR Selfie

I read a book about earthquakes again which was written by Rachel Walker.

This book talks about how earthqaukes start, how strong they are and what to do in a earthqauke situation.

The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the focus. Energy from an earthquake starts deep in the earth and moves up from the focus directly to the central point on the surface.

When a strong earthquake occurs you should follow these rules: stay calm, leave the area immediately, and head from the hills and up a steep hill.

I enjoyed getting to know more about earthquakes and what they did.

Basic facts boxes

I completed a task called basic facts boxes. Basic facts boxes is a can do activity where you have to answer all the questions quickly and try andget them all correct.

I completed basic facts boxes up to 20 addition. My results where that I got all my answers correct and my time was 2 minutes and 7 seconds.

Next time for my goal is to do division, subtraction or up to 100 addition because I know mutliplication and up to five, 10 and 20 addition.

Madlibs

I completed a task called Madlibs. Madlibs is where you have to write words in this story generator to make a funny story.

My group an I completed a task called madlibs to create a funny story. We had to think of a boys name, a girls name, a colour, a place, a car brand, a number between 8 and 13, a day of the week and a type of fabric.

First we wrote down a boy and girls name which was Joe and Lucy.

Next we wrote down a colour and a place which was the colour blue and the place was KFC.

Afterwards we wrote down a car brand and a number between 8 and 13 and another number which was Mercedes benz and the number was 12 and the other number was 15.

Last we wrote down a type of fabric and a day of the week which was Monday and the fabric was cotton.

I enjoyed this task because we created a very funny story.

Typing

I completed a task called typing. Typing is a can do task activity in LS1 which can help you improve your typing without looking at your keyboard or hands.

I set up a 15 minute timer while I am doing the typing task.

The first level I learnt about the home row keys which are: f, d, s, a and g which is on the left side and on the right side is h, j, k, l and the semi colon.

The second level is learning these two letters on the top row which are E and I.

The third level is learning the letters R and U.

The last level I got up to was learning T and Y.

This task was a bit challenging because sometimes I keep on looking at my keyboard.

SSR Selfie / Sea & Sea life

I read a book about Sea & Sea life which was written by Laura Wade.

This book is about the Sea and Sea life underwater and what happens underwater.

The sea is made of salt water that contains every natural element known on earth - altogether more than 100 elements in the water.

The pacific ocean is the deepest as well as the largest. The deepest point in the ocean, and on earth, is the Mariana Trench at 11,303 metres above sea level.

I enjoyed reading this book again because I have learned lots about Sea and Sea life.

Problem Solving

I completed a task called problem solving. The question that I solved was 7 x 14. The strategy I used was place value.

The first step I did was highlight the keywords. Next I chopse three strategies to help me figure out the question. Afterwards I wrote down the equation to solve the problem. For example:

The place value strategy:

7 x 14 = ??

7 x 10 = 70

7 x 4 = 28

70 + 28 = 98

After solving the question all the answers came up to 98.

I enjoyed this task because I learned a lot about how to use different strategies when it comes to solving big questions.

Maori Questions

I completed a Maori questions task.

This task is about creating your own questions and answers. For example: kei hea te pene. The answer would be: kei runga i te pukapuka.

Then I took a photo to show what the question means and wrote the word in english so people know what that object is.

I enjoyed this task because it was easy to find the materials I needed to create this task and explain to people what the question means.

Thursday Workout

I completed the Thursday Workout. For the workout I did run on the spot, wall sits, squats and burpees.

The first exercise I did was running on the spot. Running on the spot is staying in one spot and running as fast as you can.

The second exercise I did was wall sits. Wall sits is sitting on the wall and pretending your sitting on a chair with your back straight.

The third exercise I did was squats. Squats are going down and keeping your back straight and pretend that your sitting on the toilet.

The last exercise I did was burpees. Burpees are jumping up as high as you can and doing a press up when coming down.

This workout was challenging because I got really puffed at the end.

Here's the link to the video: Thursday Workout

Madlibs

I completed an activity called madlibs. I had to write down a boys name, an animal, a place, a action, and another action.

First I wrote down the boys name which was James.

Next I wrote down a animal which was a fox.

Afterwards I wrote down a place which was school.

Lastly I wrote down two actions which were run and dance.

I enjoyed this task because you can make up a story and share it with you family or friends.

SSR Selfie

I read a book about earthquakes again which was written by Rachel Walker.

This book talks about how earthqaukes start, how strong they are and what to do in a earthqauke situation.

The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the focus. Energy from an earthquake starts deep in the earth and moves up from the focus directly to the central point on the surface.

When a strong earthquake occurs you should follow these rules: stay calm, leave the area immediately, and head from the hills and up a steep hill.

I enjoyed getting to know more about earthquakes and what they do.