Maths

 L.I to learn about the highest common factor

This week for maths we learnt about the highest common factor, the highest common multiple is the biggest number that is in the multiple of both and is the opposite of the lowest common multiple. Our task this week was to  make a DLO about what the highest common factor is.

Maths

 L.I to learn about the lowest common multiple

This week for maths we learnt about the lowest common multiple, the lowest common multiple is the smallest number which is in the multiple of both for example 21 is the lowest common multiple of 3 and 7. Our task this week was to  make a DLO about what the lowest common factor is.

Inertia

 L.I to learn about Inertia

This week for reading we were learning about Inertia, the part of science that describes the changes by force, or either being still in rest. Due to force. There are three laws of inertia which are Inertia of Direction, Inertia of Rest and Inertia of Motion. We created a DLO about what Inertia is, and the rules of it. We thought this was really interesting, because we thought it was all just gravity, but there’s more. 

 

Why it is important to make wise choices

L.I to write an explanation

This week for writing we prepared for our writing test. We did this by writing and explanation about why it is important to make wise choices with the topic of our choice. In my explanation I talked about drugs, why people take drugs and the consequences.

Drugs are a substance that is not food, water or oxygen, like most things there is a good and a bad side to drugs. The good types of drugs help people get better and support the body, these types of drugs include Panadol, Antibiotics, asthma inhalers, etc. The bad types of drugs cause people harm, it causes brain damage, changes their appearance and causes them to hallucinate ( Imagine something that is not actually there) 

People take drugs usually because they want to forget something, but the effects wear off after a certain amount of time. That  causes people to want more therefore getting addicted to them and that leads to bad choices being made. In New Zealand there are three different classes of drugs, Class A, Class B and Class C. These classes are different levels of drugs, they all have different consequences. You can get punished for having them in possession or making them.

If you are caught with A class drugs which are the most harmful drugs you could spend up to six months in jail, getting caught distributing them you could spend life in prison. With B class drugs you can spend three months in jail, distribution of these and you could spend 14 years in prison. Getting caught with C class drugs will make you spend about three months in prison as well, distribution of these drugs and you’ll be spending eight years in prison.

As you now know drugs can be good or bad, Some countries aren't as generous though, having drugs in countries like Indonesia will get you executed. It comes up to our choices that can prevent us from going the wrong way.

Inquiry

L.I To think deeply about a change I would make

If I was prime minister I  would make public transport cheaper for people over 55 because some elderlies don't have a source of income.  

 

Inquiry

 LI: To decide which political party will get your vote by making an informed choice 

To decide which political party I would vote for I read a summary of the policies each party wants to introduce should they win the election and the right to form a government to run NZ. Doing this allowed me to make an informed decision. If I was 18 I would vote for Labour because I like the way that they handled the  Covid - 19 pandemic and kept the damage to minimum. I also like how they are providing wage subsidy for the employees that lost their jobs and giving tax relief to businesses that are being affected. This means if Labour Won the election in my electorate Jenny Salesa would be our member of parliament and Jacinda Ardern would become the Prime Minister. Something I found interesting was that today there are 120 members of parliament compare to 37 in 1854.

Dare to make a choice

 L.I to strengthen the ability to make positive life choices

This week we learned about Legal and illegal drugs, Legal means something that is approved by the law and Illegal means something that is banned by the law. Legal drugs are medicine, asthma pumps, etc and Illegal drugs are the ones that are bad for your body physically and mentally. Our task was to make a DLO about the things we learnt about drugs and and the effects it has on you. 

Mahts challenge

L.I to solve the problem

This week for maths we made a DLO about a question about how many face masks a airline company would need for all the flights. On the DLO we explained how to solve the question step by step.

Whakatauki

L.I to explain what a Whakatauki means

A Whakatauki is a saying that reflects a thought, advice and or values. For our task we chose a Whakatauki and explained the meaning behind it.

Map

L.I to create a map of the locations of New Zealand

For this task we created a map of the locations of New Zealand in Maori. We also explained what the names of the locations meant, for example Wangarei means to lie and wait.

Maori/ English app

L.I to create an app for others to learn Te Reo Maori

We made a app that helps people learn the Maori language. In our app we hat four categories which to learn, they were time greetings, days of the week and technology. Each of these categories had 3 questions, if you get them right you go to the next question and if you got it wrong you either could try again or go on to the next question.

Maori language week history

L.I to learn about Maori language weeks history

For this task we looked into the history of Maori language. We researched about how Maori language week came to be and the reasons why we have Maori language in schools.

Tuakana Teina

L.I to create art with room 1 and 2

This week it is Maori language week so we created art with the juniors. We helped the juniors create their art. First we helped them draw in chalk on black paper, after that we glued on top of the drawing with string. I liked doing this because we got to help the juniors.

Cool to be me

L.I to make a DLO about why it is cool to be me

This week we did the DARE program which is awareness of bad thing. One  of the tasks we did was to explain why it's cool to be me. In this DLO we wrote about qualities I look for in fiends, Something that you wish, qualities in me, my best friends, my favorite foods, my goals, If I were someone who would I be and fun things I like doing.

Family tree

L.I to make a family tree

For the Te Reo challenge this week we created a family tree and write their names in Mori. My family tree incuded my great grandparents, grandparents, parents, uncles, aunties and me.

Biology

LI: To look for evidence in the data/an image and infer what might be happening

This week for reading we looked at biology, biology is the study of living organisms. For this task we looked at science and how it is empirical. This means that science based on observations (an observation is closely watching someone or thing) We made a video explaining how science is empirical and the task we did.

Link to video

MRS C GREN

L.I to understand the meaning behind MRS C GREN

For Reading we continued learning about Science. This week our topic was about Biology, biology is the study of living organisms like humans, animals and micro organisms. We were learning about MRS C GREN. MRS C GREN is the life process for living organisms. They stand for movement, repatriation, Sensitivity, Cells Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. We worked in groups to to make this DLO.

Sunflower Paintings

LI: to paint a still life of sunflowers in the style of Vincent Van Gogh.

For Art we were painting sunflowers, in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. While painting we had to keep a lot of things in mind, to keep our paintings looking good. Our most important rule was to draw what we could see. Before actually painting we started practicing our toning, shading, and our brush strokes. We were also advised to blend our colors, stroke in one direction, don’t overload the brush with paint, and to make layers of paint to make a realistic looking sunflower.

Science

L.I to Learn about science

From this term we moved on to a new tech rotation which was science, out teacher was Mrs' Sharma. This week our topic was being a scientist, this is where we learnt about the equipment in science like the measuring beaker, test tubes, Bunsen burner,etc. We got our own books to record our projects on. Since our topic was scientists we talked about what do you know about scientists, what do scientists do and have you ever thought about being a scientist. For our task we also asked a question about science, my question was how the sun was created.

Duffy book in school

This week we got our book from Duffy of our choice. A big thank you to Duffy for providing the books for our school. The books that I chose were Star Wars Jedi academy attack of the furball and Amulet book seven. Duffy books in schools help us to read more and make us better at reading. I am looking forward to what happens in book seven the thew characters visit Algos island.

Vincent Van Gogh Timeline

L.I to to create a timeline to show the life of Vincent Van Gogh

We created a padlet that explained the life of Vincent Van Gogh and his milestones in time order. Vincent Van Gogh was a post impressionist which meant he made paintings to capture a moment in time. Vincent Van Gogh used colours depending on his emotions, when he was moody he use dark colours and when he was happy he used bright colours.