Facts about Niue

 

Task Description: Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kia Ora and greeting to all, this week is Niuean language week that's mean I will be sharing more posts about Niue. Today I wrote down 10 facts about Niue. 

Line Graphs

 

Task Description: Today I learned about line graphs. On the graph the horizontal is known as x-axis and the  vertical line is known as y-axis. 

Alberto Gicometti

 

Task description: Today I learnt about an Swiss Artist named Alberto Giacometti. He was first for his human sculptors. First we learned who he was than we had to answer some questions that were from the teacher we had.

What do we know about plastic and the environment?

Task Description: Today I learned more about plastic also what plastic does to the environment. The image above is just some things me and the people in my literacy class brainstormed on our whiteboard. Here are three things I learned and found interesting:

1. Firstly plastic is destroying the marine life with the plastic's that goes into the Ocean.

2. The second thing I found out was that about 260 million tons of plastic in the world is produced each year and about 10 percent of it ends up in the Ocean.

3. Last but not least I found out that more than half a billion plastic straws are used around the world everyday.

Why swimming is important?

 

Task description: This morning in home class find out some reason why it is important to know how to swim. The image above will show some of the thing I learned about.

George Seurat

 

Task description: Today for inquiry I learned about a french post-Impressionist artist named Georges Seurat. In his paintings he used a technique called post-Impressionist. This week I will be learning about more artist.

What is the weather like today?

 Task Description: Today during rotations I learnt word that describe the weather in Maori. Here is how you say, What is the weather like today? You say Kei te pehea te ahua o te rangi?. What would you is the weather like where you are. 

Taha Wairua

Task description: Today I strengthened my Taha Wairua I did this by learning how to show the word Aotearoa in NZSL. 

Ikan maths Test

 Task Description: Kia Ora I'm Jackie and today I did an ikan maths test as you can see in the picture above. Also the next time I do maths I am gonna try to concentrate more on my maths because for the maths test I did some of the questions were blank. 

Taha Tinana

Task Description: Kia Ora, Nǐ hǎo and Greetings to all, this morning I learned even more about what is happening for this week as you may know this week is New Zealand Sign Language Week here is a presentation for what I learnt for this morning. One of task's I did was about strengthening Taha tinana, this is basically working on fitness and exercises to keep fit.

Learning New Zealand Sign Language ( NZSL )

Kia Ora this week is NZ Sign Language week I am very happy because learning NZ Sign Language (NZSL) could help you make better connections with friends and whanau who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Task description: Today I learnt how to do New Zealand sign language here is some photos of me saying what my name is in sign language. 

Taha Tinana

 Task description: This morning I learnt how to say some exercises in Maori to help and encourage others to take better care of your Taha Tinana/physical body. The four exercises I put in my poster was running on the spot, push ups, star jumps/jumping jacks and rolling arms for some of the words I am not a hundred percent sure if there right.

Maori Language moment

 

In 1972 30,000 signatures were delivered to safeguard the Maori language.

Safeguard means to protect the Maori language needed to be protected. Why? 

Three reasons why I think it needed to be protected.

1. The first reason is because the language could have been lost.

2. The second reason is because it is part of people's life.

3. My last but not least reason is because it is a prime language in New Zealand.

Kia Kaha te Reo Maori.

History of the Ngatu

 Task description: Today for writing I first watching a video of the history of Tonga, after watching it I wrote a couple of sentences that I learnt about in the video. In that case your wondering I wrote about the history of Ngatu/Tapa cloth. Here's my writing from what I let from the history of Ngatu:

When making the Ngatu / Tapa cloths the women first peel the bark from the tree that is cut down. The second thing you do once you're done peeling the bark is that they take it and hang it outside for the sun to dry it. Then you soak the dry bark into water so it can get soft. The fourth thing you do is beat the wood with a tool called an ike so that it can be more thin and wider. Then you let it dry again. 

Keeping the Tongan Culture alive

 Task description: Today for reading I wrote down a list of things that keeps the Tongan culture alive. I made a poster that's explains and shows what I have learnt about.

Taha Tinana

 Today in I wrote down some exercises that you can do in spare time. The first exercise you can do is running on the spot the second exercise is star jumps or as some people call it jumping jacks. The third exercise is Push up and last but not least you can do rolling arms a very easy exercise. 

Five things I am grateful for!

 Kia Ora I'm Jackie and today I am sharing what I am grateful for since we recently just came out of level three. Here are five things I am grateful for

Descriptive writing

 Task description: Today I used things in my house to describe them. Here's a short presentation that shows the stuff I described. 

Totara trees

 Task description: Today I learnt about Totara trees it was very interesting when I learnt about it, did you know that Totara trees are one of the majestic forest canopy trees. Anyways here is a slideshow/presentation of my reading work for this week.

Facts about Mexico

 Task description: This week for Inquiry I learnt about Mexico here are some facts that you might or might not know about Mexico. 

Time for decimals

During lockdown I learnt about decimals. When your using decimals you can use them for many things, such as when your racing race race it could also be used in part of a fraction.

In Alert level 3 once again

 On Wednesday I found out that were going to go into alert Level three once again. This was very devastating for me to hear because last time we went into level four and three it was very boring because I wasn't used to stay home for long, and the now whole of Auckland have to witness staying in our homes once again. Luckily it is only for three days from Wednesday-Friday unless more cases arise. 

The year 7s next year

Task description: Today I made a list of thing that the teachers should What would we keep? What would we stop? What would we add? And why do we have such events?. Here are some Ideas to help with next year's stand up programme. Also what would you pick if you got the chance to do something like that.

Highlight from Stand up / Leadership

Today at 10:00am team five had a meeting and the year eight and seven leader were in front of everyone an were sharing what they enjoyed and what they learnt from year sevens stand up programme or camp. Here are ten things they shared.

1. Sauma one of the year seven leaders from stand up, shared how she enjoyed how she saw people became more of a leader.

2. Nina a year seven another leader from stand up, said that she enjoyed the food that we had. 

3. Bradley another year 7 leader said he enjoyed 

4. Mohammed said they like how people stepped up and became be like a leader by coming out of the convert zone

5. Another person said they liked how people were being kind to each / supporting their team.

6. Some of the yr eight boy said that they were scared on the first night of camp so Jezakia and his dorm mates put their beds together an slept on the bottom bed on the first night and the top bed on the second night.   

7. Two leaders from the yr eight camp teams said they enjoyed going on the go cart and doing paint ball

8. One of the year eight said they liked the games that they played at camp.

9. One person said they liked the food they ate at camp.

10. They all have like how they had fun whether they were at the yr step up or at yr eight camp. 

Leadership Programme

 Last week while the year eights were at camp me and the rest of the year sevens stayed and took part in the year seven leadership programme which was held at school. At this programme we learned more about being a leader and what it means. I was was in Duck life, it sound awkward at first but it didn't really matter because being part of that group was really enjoyable. 

In Ms Tipenes class, we made poster that included inspirational thoughts / quotes but before picking a quotes we were told to pick a shape or a picture to draw for us to put the quote inside. After drawing the shape and writing the quote on a paper then we were to draw it on the paper then we put it on a bigger paper. In this class we our chant. 

In Mrs Ilaoas class, we played lots of game one of them were a cookie game. In the game you get a cookie there was twenty or more people in duck life so we only had one cookie each before we start playing the games we had to get into group of seven and I think there were three or four group altogether. After getting getting into the groups we played the game and my team one but not only did we win but we also had lots of fun. 

On Friday morning we had a school assembly like normal except since the year eights went to camp and the prefex were goon the year sevens took over for them. After the assembly we had team challenges. My favourite game was the cup stacking game even though me and a couple of people didn't take part we just charred on the people that were play.  

Myth's & Legends Venn diagram

Task description: Today I did a diagram about Myth's & Legends. My Venn diagram involves two stories from around the world, the stories I did was the Dragons eye and the table mountain.

Taha reflection

This I wrote about my reflection from what I have been doing this week. Here a poster of my reflection writing it also shows what part of Te whare Tapa Wha I have been looking after this week.

My goals for the term

Here are my three Goals for literacy for this term.
                                                                                                                                                               
My first goal is to try and move nine months for my reading. I want to achieve this goal because I want to read at an twelve year old reading level.

My second goal is to read every night for 30mins / read more through out the day. I am gonna try an achieve this goal because I am supposed to read every night but I don't. Also it would be very helpful if I achieve this goal because this goal can help with achieving my first goal that I set.

My third and final goal is to learn more vocabulary words. The reason why I chose to set this as one of my goals is because I don't really know that much vocabulary words so I am gonna try to learn at least 5-10 words every week.

Greek Mythology

This morning I was in Station five with Mr Houghs this is were I learnt about Hermes and Athena and there story / Myths that have been told. I hope you enjoy my presentation.

Blue Mountain

Task description: Today I was in Station four with Ms Tipene. In her class we learnt about the blue Mountain this story was based in Jamaica.

The watcher of the South

Today for inquiry I was in station two with Mrs Tupuke. Here we learnt about the watcher of the south this story is based in South Africa.

Paul Bunyan

After morning tea me and my classmates when to station four with Mrs Moala this is were I learnt who Paul Bunyan is. The Myth's about Paul Bunyan is very interesting. But as you look through this presentation you will see Paul Bunyan.

The dragons eye

Today for inquiry I was in station one with Mrs Telea, my home teacher this term the theme is A world of difference so we will be learning about myths and legends from around the world today the title of the story I learnt was Dragons eye the country it's from is Croatia. The main character in the myth / story Dragon named Murin he was a dragon that protected a land called Rogoznica.

Our immersion assembly

PES Immersion assembly

Welcome back this term is term three and do you know what that means, well this term were focusing on on the saying of A world of different. We have immersion assemblies in the beginning of every new term this means we have four of these every year. I love how every team from our school get to show or share what there gonna be doing for the term. Here is a list of things that I remember from this mornings immersion assembly:

Team one's presentation: shared what there doing for this term in a video they talked about how their gonna be learning about how people from around the world get to school, what they have for lunch, what they do after school and more things about what people do during the day. Moving on I am now gonna share with what Team two is focusing on this term.

Team two also shared what their doing for this term in a video too except they said they were gonna learn about places in New Zealand and than they are gonna learn about different places from around the world. Also in there video Dora the explorer styled the world tour in her own way and that's what made it awesome.

Team three talked about an Amazing race through land marks or structures from around. One of the places they showed in the video they was New York.

Team four is gonna be learning about food from all around the world for this term. The thing I enjoyed from this is that all the teachers in team four talked in the video that they made. Now I am gonna share what I am learning about for this term.

This term Team five is going to be learning about different myths or legends from around the world. The teachers from five was acting out the story of Sina and the Eel. I can't to start learning about this for inquiry this term.

Two reasons why I like having Immersion assembly's in the beginning of every term is because our teachers get to share what we will be learning about for the term. Also I enjoy watching what other people are learning for the term.

My Reflection from this term

Reflection 

Today I will share with you what I This term has been great I have enjoyed it a lot. This term and last term was the most interesting term in my whole life. This is because during the end of the last term the whole of New Zealand was in look down from April the 27 to the 13 of May. On the 13 of May New Zealand moved into level two. Thats when some of us came back to school it was awkward and weird but finally it feel a little bit more normally at school.

So my highlights for this term is is that I got to come back to school and see everyone just like we used to. My second highlight is that it's the last day of the term today and we get to have a break. Last but not least it has been a little different for once.

Soon it is gonna be the holidays and I am so excited to spend even more time with my siblings and family.

Matariki

Last week on Friday PES celebrated Matariki day, even though the actual date is from July the 13 to 16 we still wanted to celebrate it last week. Matariki is about celebrating new beginnings and new life. This is the way PES celebrates the day a week before we had done a survey and picked what we want to do, there were four options for us .

Around the time of Matariki at night time or at 6:00 a clock when the moon is still in the sky you can see seven stars. Matariki is also known as the seven sisters which are Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Waipunarangi, Waitī, Waitā, and Ururangi. Each sister represents something. For example Waiti help all the ocean, sea, river, and more.

My Highlight for the day was that I got to be in crafts also that I got to draw what all the seven stars of what Matariki was about. In my class we got to make these star crafts using paper so first we drew what each star is about then we coloured it in. Last if we were finished then we were able to make a origami kite it is harder then you think.

Bar graph

Bar Graphs

Here some maths that me and the people in my class was doing today for maths. Anyways today for maths we learn more about bar graphs and my graph shows what we liked doing in lockdown. Me and everyone else in my class kinda did the same thing except some people in my class did a different graph. 

Real life or not?

During this past week I have been working on this slide show for my reading work for this week. The book I ready was called the game.

A game of cards

A game of cards

Kia Ora this morning my teacher Mrs Telea read us a book called A game of cards. On the top of my poster it shows the new words I learnt from this book and some these words were words I couldn't were explain properly so I gave examples to some of them instead. In the right corner of my poster it shows two maps if your wondering why their there this is why, one of the maps I put up was just for fun and it shows where the author is from. The second one shows where the Marae was from the book.

Taha Tinana - Fitness + Hygiene

Our physical bodies need to stay fit and clean. Our families and homes are where we learn the basic But very important steps for this.

Here are four example of what happens in my family:
The first is that me and my siblings always try to play outside or play at least one sport everyday. The second thing that we do in my family is that my parents always try and go to the gym everyday at night. The third thing we do is that my parent always try there best to remember that they need to get new tooth brushes. The forth thing is that my Parent are always trying to make our dinners at least with some vegetables or with something healthy for us.

The Savannah

Land Biomes 

Today I drew a picture that looks like the Savannah. I drew it on my chrome book so that everyone can see what me and my class mates have been learning for inquiry, for last week and today. Anyways here the picture I drew. 

Taha Hinengaro

Being someone who is grateful is important. It means to appreciate what you have or what you might receive from other people. For example if you and your family don't have enough sauce for your hot dog, just be grateful that there is some. 

 Here is 5 things I am grateful for today:

The first thing I am grateful for is my parents because they are always making sure that we have everything ready for school.

The second thing I am grateful for is my sisters they always help me to clean my room.

The third thing I am grateful for is my brothers, because they mostly like to help me with my chores.

The fourth thing I am grateful for is my Parents because they are always making sure we have dinner on time. 

The fifth thing I am grateful for is my family because they are always very helpful and supportive

Rotary Club

Dear Rotary club,

I just want to say a big Thank you to Walter the president for Rotary club of South Auckland, for giving our team some amazing magazines. They look amazing and I'm sure everyone will love them. I really appreciate each and everyone of yous who help us to get these magazines because thanks to your organisation we all get to have an magazine. The things that you gave to us is amazing I can't want to open it and I'm so grateful.   

Taha Whanau

3 awesome things I did this weekend:

The first thing I'd do on a normal Saturday morning me and my siblings would help our parents with cleaning our house and do our chores.

The second thing I did was have a family meal with everyone that I live with.

The third thing I enjoyed was watching movies with my siblings on Sunday.

Fridays Assembly

Our Special assembly 

Normally on Friday mornings our whole school has a school assembly like normal. But today was different, a special guest came to our school assembly and it was Joseph Parker and his Sister I was excited when I saw them both at Pt England school.

One of the things that Joseph Parker quoted to us was to Believe in yourselves and Nothing beats hard work and that's one of the things that I learnt today.

Two things that I wanted or if a could ask him would be Who was your model? and also How old were you when you first started boxing?.

 Last but not least I'd like to say thank to the person that organised this and helped him to be at our Assembly it was very entertaining to see a very special person here.

Comparing stories

Venn diagrams

Today we learned about Venn diagrams, our task involved us to research about the two story that we read. The two story I read was Keeping promises and Black lives matter, after reading the stories I had to write facts about each story than write the things that I found similar or the same.

Biomes

Biomes 

Today for inquiry I learned more about marine biomes. Here is the definition of biomes from the dictionary: a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra. So it's basically a large group of similar ecosystems. And here's one biome from earth.

The Marine Biome

It is the largest biome on earth. It cover about 70% of the earth's surface it also has salt water. Here's a list of animal's that live in the marine:

- Fish

- Octopus  

- Sea horse 

- Whales

- Seal's

- Blue Whale
- Polar bear
- Sea Otter
- Dolphin

The magical tree house

Today one of the things I had to do was fix up or edit my narrative writing from my recent test. It took quite  while but it makes more sense now. 

One day when this group of teenagers was walking to their house’s one of them, out of the blue Chase said that they should walk into the forest and dare each other stuff. It took them forever to say yes and they finally did. While they began walking they walked into a lot of trees, by now they were all tired of walking. Then out of the blues they came across this weird looking little house. They said to each other that the house may be this famous wizard’s house that heals people, because it looked so much alike. So they went to go nock on the door, the first time they nock no one answer they nock two more times and no one answers so they go in anyways. 

Then, the famous wizard comes out of nowhere thinking that they're there to get healed. When thinking that he shoved them into his house that has turned gigantic, at this point their amazed but also feeling awkward because out of nowhere this tall man shoved  them inside. They are all wondering if they should run out of the house or if they should stay for a little more longer. They all thought for a second. 

One of them thought that if they chose to run he might of locked them all up in a cellar. The curious person in the group was tired and want to see if they could really get healed. While the rest of them blamed Chase for getting them all into it.

In that case if they stay for a little longer they might have a chance of getting out and going home. 

Enjoy being your age

' Enjoy being your age ' This is one of our schools Korero's. Zdravo I am eleven years old. There are many things I enjoy about being this age. Here's a list of some things I enjoy about being my age:

1. I am able to play different types of sports.
2. I'm with the same students everyday.
3. I get to know my teacher's well.
4. We get to learn about our changing bodies
5. We get to be the student leaders of the school.
6. We get to trial for rep sports teams.
7. We get to dream about what collage we'll go to.
8. I get to spend more time with my friends.
9. I get to enjoy spending time with my family members with out being busy or hesitating.
10. I don't need to pay any bills or go to my future works.

Graph Activity

 WALT to analyse data in graphs to answer questions. 

Today I learnt more about Bar graphs and pie graphs an the task for today was to answer these statements and answer if the statements are true or false. Take a look at my doc to see what my maths for today is about.

Our school's assembly

This morning Pt England school finally an actual school assembly at this assembly Mr Burt an some people from our school about how Mr Burt / our Principle got an award from the Queen. It's the fifteenth of June an it had been 14 or more weeks since we had our last assembly, so I was delighted to come to the assembly especially when team five an I was going sing song for our Principle Mr Burt and his wife Mrs Burt.

We began with a normal assembly, then Mrs Nua came up to welcome the very important people that helps our school they all said a little speech then Pisirina said how thankful an glad we all were to have a Principle like him. After that, Aj (one of our Prefex) said a prayer in honour of this award straight after Aj said the prayer we sang Ufiufi lou agaga.

The thing that I mostly enjoyed at the assembly was sitting down an being able to be with everyone at our school like we used to I liked how our principle got chosen to get an award from the QUEEN. So I'd like to say a BIG thank you to Mr and Mrs Burt because with out them it would to a big difference and we would probably not have Chromebooks. 

Why do we do the Karakia, Mihi and Himene

This morning my teacher asked me an my classmates why we do the Karakia, Mihi and Himene every morning? Here a list of what me and my classmate answers:
1. It connect's us to Atua, greater source / God. 
2. It connects or helps us to remember our Ancestors / Whanau.
3. It help us to build confidence an speak to represents our Whanau.
4. To be for our day / future of whats to come.

Taha tinana

Today's Taha challenge was to try an balance on one leg for a minute. At first you think its easy but during the end you can get pretty tired. If you try this challenge comment if it was hard or easy.  

Taha Wairua

This morning i've shared one of my favourite quotes and why its important to me. Now its your turn whats one of of your favourite quotes?.

Narrative Structure

This morning we discussed the Structures of a narrative writing. Now before we write a narrative story we use TOPS, it stands for Title, Orientation, Problem and Solution.

Taha Hinengaro

This morning Nina explained her way of how she meditates. She used meditation as her way to clear her mid. A soundtrack was played, sounds of nature was in the background while Nina was focused on clearing her mind. Here's five ways you could clear your mind.

First way how you could is by listening to relaxing music, try not to listen to music that has words try go for music with just sound. Second go for a run. Third take a nap, even if its just for half an hour. Fourth you can meditate for 4 or more minutes. Last but not least you can just go into a room and embrace silence.

Genius Hour@PES

Today we learned about how the Google company allows their workers to use 20% of their working hours to work on a passion that they have. This is known as ''Genius hour'' Our class came up with a list of our passions. We will be working on these things in the next weeks to come in our very own ''Genius hour''.

I am very exited to start on baking new recipes for this project.

Taha Wairua

Today for our study on Te Whare Tapa Wha we are looking Taha Wairua.

This is to do with our spiritual well-being is what we believe. There are many ways people show Taha Wairua. We talked about this and came up with a list:
People pray in public and in private.
Some people dress a certain way to show their spiritual well being - what they believe in.
Read and live by a certain set of guidelines; Bible Quran etc
What other ways can you think of?

Today our activity was to create a card to bless another person from our bubble to make their spirit their Taha Wairua' stronger. Going on from this I created this card for my mum so that her Taha Wairua can get stronger.

My experience of the lockdown

This week I had to write about my experience of the lockdown.  

During the lockdown in my bubble it had my four brothers, my four sisters and my parents. It was kinda boring, but overall it was pretty fun except the part where I had to stay in lockdown with some of my annoying brothers and sisters. The reason why I said some is because sometimes some of them can be quite annoying. And gonna be talking about what I liked and what I didn't like, a lot.
What I mostly liked was that I always had spare time so most of the time I just did anything I wanted to but then after then after term one break or holiday I had to time or schedule what i’d do. But it was easier to finish my work, so that's what I enjoyed during the weekdays. The thing that I hated was that me and my siblings always had to clean up our little brothers toys, also we had to do more chores than before lockdown.
On the weekends I always liked watching movies with my siblings, like I said it was a lockdown so me and my siblings watched lots of new movies or movies we had never watched. But sometimes on netflix there would be movies that we couldn't watch because our siblings would be in the living room and if they watched it, they would most likely get scared.

I am so glad that I got to spend time with my family. It was awesome and I also learned some things that I had never known about them since we had time. Like normally I wouldn't talk to them because it might be that I run out of time or I just can’t be bothered.
The experience that I went though for lockdown was kinda boring but cool at the same time. I wouldn’t want to do it again just because of what happens if elderly people get it. 

Digital Delights

Today in class I learned about digital sum’s and Multiples. Multiples are basically like times tables. And to find the digital sum of a number add its digits until you reach a single digit.

Level 2 school@PES

Today we made some quotes that will make people feel more secure. And to try and help people send their kids to school.

My new tech class

Today my tech group changed to another class, and now I'm in Mr Grundy's class. In this picture it shows what im doing, and basically im just writing down in a doc four people I want to make a necklace for.

Taha tinana

This morning we talked about Taha tinana and how important it is to eat healthy. In this picture it shows, my example of a healthy snack. If you wanna make one like mine you can just get two kiwi fruits, two mandarins and one apple then slice all of them up into piece's. Once your done sliing them then put them into a bowl and enjoy. 

Describe one person from your whanau bubble

Six fun facts about my sister Harmeny.

WODB - 3D Shapes

In today's maths class I sorted out some 3d shapes, and why they don't match.

Identifying Triangles

                                               
Today I worked out the names and properties of different triangles. Now I know more triangles than before.

Coronavirus poster

Today I made a poster about Covid 19 and how we can stop it from happening. In my poster I listed Six quotes about how you can prevent yourself from getting it or how we can beat it.

Two places I would choose is

In today's reading session I wrote about what two places I would visit outside of my bubble. So if you could choose two places to go were would it be?

My bubble

In Today's Literacy session I wrote about who I'd choose to be in my bubble with.
If you had a choose who would be in your bubble who would it?

Intro to Statistics

                                         

This week in maths I was learning about Statistics, my favourite things that I learnt this week was Pictogram its kid of like a bar graph except bar graphs use bars and numbers to show information and pictographs use pictures to show information.

My Six-sentence story

     

Today for writing me and my classes mates were making a six-sentenced
stories.

Jackie's, Measurement: Time 24 hour clock

Today we were learning about different types of ways to tell the time. We mostly learned about the analog clock and the digital clock.

Making Saagwala

Today at our Food Tech we made Saagwala at first I thought that we were making curry because at the time our teacher hadn't told us what the name of the food was. When we finished cooking it we got to it eat it. Saagwala tastes nice expect I mostly like the rice.