NASA Edition Colouring Book

Kia ora bloggers,

I registered for the summer learning journey and it goes from 2021 - 2022.

After I registered for the summer learning journey I did the NASA edition colouring book. 

I chose to do the space shuttle landing.

I found filling in all the little bits tricky.

I enjoyed colouring it in and trying to match the picture.

Next time I would change the colours I chose.

Rongoa sign post

Kia ora bloggers,

For reading we were learning about medicinal plants called rongoa. 

Rongoa are plants like harakeke that can help people recover from wounds and sickness. 

We had to make a sign and choose one rongoa medicine to write about. 

We had to write how it can be used as medicine and how to turn it into medicine.

I found it tricky deciding what plant to choose because they all looked interesting to write about. 

I enjoyed looking for facts and information about rongoa. 

Next time I would change the way I put it into my own words.

Art portrait

Kia ora bloggers,

For week one art we were learning how to mix a skin tone.

Firstly , we had to put an image of ourselves into a laminating pouch and trace our body.

 

Secondly, we used acrylic paint and mixed it into our skin tone and colored on the inside of the laminating pouch. 

Thirdly, we colored our T-shirts and eyes. Lastly, we put some card inside the laminating pouch and glued our name onto it

I enjoyed making my skin tone because if I knew how to mix colours, I could be a better artist when older.

I found mixing the skin tone and using the right colours.

Next time I would change how I did my eyes.

Here is an image of my finished artwork.

Service poster

Service poster

Kia ora bloggers,

For Religious education we have been learning about service. We were learning about service because it is the term 4 value. 

An example of service is like someone saying "do you need help" or donating things that you don't need anymore to to the poor.

I had to make a poster about service. We had to include what service is and maybe animate our poster.

I enjoyed animating my poster and learning about the value of service.

3D Shapes

For maths we had to learn how to draw 3D shapes.

We had to draw a cube, cone, pyramid, cylinder, and a rectangular prism. 

We had to make one of each shape non-transparent and one of each shape transparent.

I found shading in the 3D shapes tricky. I enjoyed drawing the shapes and making them 3D.

Calendar Art

For Calendar art this year we were doing geometric NZ native birds.

I chose to do the native kingfisher. Firstly, we had to print an image of the bird we wanted to draw and trace the image on a window. 

Secondly, we drew geometric shapes inside the bird, and then shaded them in.

 

Thirdly, we coloured the the background using dye. 

Lastly, we outlined the bird and the shapes inside.

 

I found tracing the bird on the piece of paper tricky. I enjoyed shading the shapes on the inside of the bird.

My House Saint

For lockdown we had a Saints task to do. We had to use google drawings And draw our house saint.

We had to include why he is important to our school, A quote from him and an interesting fact about him.

I found making the shape of his body and using polyline tricky. I enjoyed learning about saint vincent.

Cats Perspective Of Why Cats Are Better Than Dogs

For speeches this year I decided to do mine on my cat's perspective of why cats are better than dogs.

Our speeches had to be persuasive so I decided if I persuaded more people that cats are better, then more people will want to buy a cat.

Meow, hi my name is Poppy and I am a cat.

I belong to the Mcguinness family. I feel like I need to tell you that if you are getting a pet you should get a cat instead of a dog. I firmly believe You should get a cat because dogs are utterly disgusting. Cats are so clean that we spend a third of our lives cleaning ourselves.

Firstly, dogs are disgusting because they are dirty and smelly. Have you ever smelt a wet dog? It is so smelly. Wet dog is an actual word. Even the word is yucky! Wet cats smell like nothing. When a wet dog comes inside and it shakes, water goes everywhere. Dogs bark and they are so noisy. Did you know that Wet cats just clean themselves without messing a single drop of water on the floor?

Did you know that when cats clean themselves they have special Soap on their tongue that cleans their bodies and Makes their coat water resistant.

Secondly, When we have taken in too much hair we gag it up into a neat little ball for you to clean up.

When Dogs say “hello'' they just sniff each other's butts, But cats just hiss at each other to say hello. When cats hiss we are very smart because in lockdown we social distance when we hiss.

Cats are not as greedy as dogs because other cats that have to live with dogs have told me that dogs devour their food in seconds and after that eat the cat's food!

Thirdly Cats are way smarter than dogs. Because dogs can only fetch sticks and balls but cats can fetch you cool presents like leaves, mangled mice, broken birds, dried up worms and delicious crunchy cockroaches.

Dogs need a lot of attention and never leave you alone. But us cats don't even care about you that much and we like to be alone. Did You know that cats sleep up to 16 hours a day so that they can leave you alone for longer.

As you can see cats are better than dogs because dogs are noisy, they are weird and they are crazy.

Cats are much quieter than dogs. Dogs are so noisy and cats are as quiet as… ooh a mouse excuse me!

Peacemaking poster

For Week eight R.E. We had to make a poster with the different meanings of peace.

I put in the things that I think mean peace. 

Stopping fights and other things similar to that can make everyone in this world our global neighbour. 

I enjoyed making my poster. I found understanding the different meanings for this challenging.

Is Mr.Wolf guilty?

For week eight we had to write about if Mr. Wolf is guilty.

I think he is not guilty because in his story he said that he put the grandmother in the cupboard because the grandmother did not open the door for him and people in the woods said she was very nice, so the wolf thought this was not the actual nice grandmother like they had said, so he went to look for the real grandmother.

Click on the link to see the video of Mr. Wolf’s story.

I enjoyed reading about the wolf’s story and I found writing it out into my own words tricky.

Lego Zipline

For the last day of lockdown I chose to do the lego challenge.

 

The part I chose to do was the lego zipline.

The first zipline design that I did was a ski lift with a basic wheel that it ran on.

The other zipline I made was a crop dusting plane with tubes slid into the nylon.

I found making the nylon strings stay at the right angle tricky.

Escape house

 For lockdown one of our tasks was to play Kylah's escape house.

I found getting through every room and getting the answers right tricky.

Here are some screenshots of the different things in the rooms.

My favorite room was the one with the tarantula.

I liked Kylah's escape room because it was fun and challenging.

Double Experiments

For Lockdown we had a task to do.

It was to do two experiments,

One with ground peppercorns and soap,

And one where you have to float paper clips.

The reason for doing the experiment is to learn about water tension. You can see an example in the photo I took.

The water molecules stick together and don't break so the paper clip floats.

I found balancing the paper clip onto the other paper clip tricky.

Here is a video of attempt 127. AKA 5.

Egg Experiment

For lockdown one of our tasks was to form a bouncing egg.

First we had to put an egg in a cup of vinegar and cover it under the vinegar.

After that we had to leave it overnight and in the morning take it out and wash it.

I found trying to figure out how long to leave it in the cup tricky.

It was very squishy and slimy when we touched it.

It splattered and my cat ate it up.

I put another egg in for the weekend and will try again on monday.

Update: We left it in longer because we thought it would go rubbery but it broke in my mums hands.

Stop motion animation

One of our lockdown tasks this week was to create a stop motion animation. 

I tied some nylon to the plane so we could hold it in the air. 

I found uploading the photos tricky.

I learnt to use google photos to make an animation.

I enjoyed making the animation and watching the animation afterwards. 

The plane in the animation is a DC-47.

Paralympic facts

Today's lockdown task was to put 5 facts about the paralympics into a template.

I chose these facts because they are about people in our home country New Zealand.

I found finding basic facts to put in tricky.

3D shapes

 Here are some examples of 3D shapes

Bottle fizz experiment

For week five in lockdown we had a task to do.

it was to do an experiment with a bottle, some vinegar, a balloon and baking soda.

First we had to pour some vinegar into the bottle.

Next we had to pour the baking soda in the balloon.

we chose to heat the vinegar and poured it in the bottle.

after that we tipped the baking soda in and it fizzed up.

the baking soda goes into the vinegar and fizzes up the gas and fills the balloon.

Minecraft cat island

For lockdown the class got a task to make a minecraft zoo or a animal shelter.

I named mine cat island because I spawned lots of cats.

I made a little white house next to the other island and connected a cat shelter with red carpets to it.

I also made it one whole island with a tree house with no leaves and a small boat harbour.

here is a birds eye view of cat island with some photos of the inside.

Problem solving robot

 This week we were reading about robots. we had to design a robot to solve a problem. A big problem I have is cleaning my room.

 I made a droid called RCD 4 (Room Cleaning Droid)

I found making the droid and getting the right shape tricky.

Bees writing

 For week three we had to write a report about bees. with the classification, description, location, habitat and dynamics. Enjoy!

     Bees

Bees are in the family of apidae, with wasps and ants. Apis and bombus are the two groups in apidae. Apis stands for honeybees, wasps and ants. Bombus stands for the bumblebees.

Bumblebees are fuzzy with black and yellow fur. They have six short legs and small little wings. They bite instead of stinging. Honeybees are smaller and have the same details, except less hair and a pocket of venom attached to a stinger. 

Bees live in orchids, woodlands, meadows and places where there are flowers. Their hives are in tree cavities and bumblebees live in holes.

People keep using bug spray and are killing the bees which we need to pollinate fruit and vegetables. Without bees there will be no food. 

Air Powered Rocket Experiment

Have you ever seen a water bottle flying in the sky? We are about to do an experiment with a water bottle and a launch pad. I think the rocket will take of because there will be a lot of air inside and it will escape and fly in the air. It might do this because when we release it the air and the water will rush out creating a powerful force shooting it up in the air.

Do you know what pressure is? an aquapod is a pod that stands on three legs. two bent to the side on the back, and a leg up the front in the middle.

first you fill the bottle with one third of water and tip the pod upside down and attach the bottle to the aquapod. 

After that you attach a pump to a valve and and pump it up with air. you have to pump it 8-12 times. Then the rocket has lots of air and water in it. When you pump the air into the rocket the pressure goes inside and the rocket expands.

When it is all pumped up you unwind the string to release a launch release that goes over the screw. you pull the string and the rocket blasts off! All the water and air escapes using force to boost the rocket in the air and the pressure pushes it up.

`Click on the link to see the video of the rocket taking off

Why Do Planes Crash?

For writing we were allowed to write our own piece of descriptive writing. I decided to write about why planes crash because I was interested in finding them on google earth. Below is my piece of writing after a title of why planes crash. I found trying to describe plane crashes tricky.

                                                                Why Planes Crash

Do you know why planes crash? in this piece of writing I will tell you why planes crash and why they go missing. Planes crash because they could run out of fuel or someone could slam the throttle and damage the engine and it will stop. when a plane runs out of fuel it is because the fuel pumps could jam.

There is a plane crash ten miles off the coast of normans cay called "Pablo Escobar's sunken plane". When it was discovered one day after the crash they found illegal packages packed inside, now it is a popular diving spot for experienced divers. planes usually crash in water because airports are made on the edge of the city by the beach. When you are at Gisborne airport if you look past the runway you will see a cliff which is the cliff near the beach.

 Sometimes planes crash and are never found, like malaysia airlines boeing 777 flight MH370. You can find plane crashes on google earth or on google maps. Did you know that an airbus can fly with one engine, that is why they don't crash that often. planes go missing because the pilots get stuck in storms or the air traffic control lose contact.

 Now you know why planes crash so you can look for them or go to known plane crashes like Pablo Escobar's plane when you are older.

Maths mini golf perimeter and area

 For maths we were learning how to use measurement with perimeter and area. To find the area you have to multiply the length and the width. To find the perimeter you have to add the space around the shape. We had to make a mini golf course on google drawings and figure out the area and perimeter.

Down below is my google drawing of my golf course measurement.

I found figuring out the measurement tricky.

I enjoyed making my golf course and laying out the obstacles.

Click on the link to watch the video of how to measure the perimeter and area.

Matariki on scratch

For Matariki we made a scratch project about someone going to the stars of Matariki and asking what their name is. At the bottom is my scratch project. I found coding the steps to the right place tricky. the game will only work once because when the dog glides to the star it won't go back to the start. Press the space key when the background changes.

ANZAC post card

For anzac day we made a post card of someone in our family. It had to be like we were in the war time. I made my post card for my Grandpa. The little blue box in the corner is a stamp.

Samoan Tatau

When Koka Kalo was here she would take green geckos which was my group and do a task with us. Our task for Samoan language week was to find the meanings for the Samoan tatau and draw the pictures. I have taken a photo of my drawings of the tatau. I found getting the shapes the right size tricky. Do you know the meanings of the Samoan tatau?

The fresh island

 

For writing we wrote a piece of writing with the five senses. See, hear, smell, feel, and taste. 

I added descriptive words for the piece of writing.

There is a title saying “the fresh island”

I found trying to not put “I can” tricky.

Have you written something like this before?

                  The fresh island

As I swim through the water I smell the salty water in front of me.

A pale white boat splashes in the clear glassy water. Spiky mountains rise up above. Dark bushy hedges all lined up. A small skinny island rests in the water.

As I walk to the shore I hear beach waves crashing. The gentle breeze blows against the trees.

The fresh cold breeze blows against my face.

The clear glassy water flows beside me.

I taste the salty water in my mouth from the waves.

My cosy bedroom.

For writing we did a descriptive piece of writing about our bed room. I added a few descriptive words and have changed a bit of the original story. Down below there is my whole piece of writing. I found putting in descriptive words and fitting them in the right place tricky.

     

My Cosy Bedroom

My room is fresh, warm, cosy and small. When I lie down in bed my led lights shimmer in the dark. I can feel my grey blanket softly touching me.

My big white bed is in the left far corner and my dresser is on the other side. The taste of cat fur fills my mouth. It's sometimes messy but in school weeks it's really clean.  There are random things under my bed and there is cat fur everywhere.

The feeling of warmth fills me and I feel safe. I can hear quiet purrs from my cat sleeping under my bed.

It smells like dirty cat fur from my cat shredding truck loads of fur.

I think my bedroom is the smallest out of all the bedrooms in the house.

Forget researching, do an experiment!

For science we did an experiment on fossil fuels. We had to see if oil and water mix. The oil went on the top which means in real life animals like seals and dolphins would have to go to the surface to take a breath but the oil would be there. That is why we should use renewable energy like solar energy from the sun. Down below there is a slide show of the experiment I found mixing the liquids without spilling. Have you done an experiment like this before?

slide show of Past, Present, Future

For cybersmart we were learning about how to use images labeled for reuse. We had to make a slideshow of something people have used in the past and search for images from the same thing but what it looks like today. Down below there is a slide show of the images I chose and you have to guess what it is. I found cropping the images to the right shape a bit tricky. Have you been studying the past, present, and the future?

Basic facts about covenants

For RE we have been learning about covenants.

Thomas, Charlotte, Jason and I have been making a slideshow. There is a rap in red letters. And a story of a covenant with God. 

We were going to make a video for the rap but Charlotte didn’t want to.

It was a bit hard because Charlotte and I had to write the song.

Do you Know about covenants

 

forget saying your name, sign your name in sign language.

Have you ever heard of sign language? If you have, that's a way to talk. I’m going to show you my name in sign language. But first I’m going to tell you about why I am doing this. I’m showing you my name in sign language because it is sign language week. A week we think about the people who are deaf. Down below there is a video of me signing my name in sign language. The actions are a bit fast so watch carefully. It was hard to get my name right but over time I got the hang of it. Can you sign your name in sign language? Take a look at this link for the sign language alphabet

Mother's Day card

For mothers day we made cards by weaving string through sheets of paper cards. I ended up having to tie some knots at the back because I ran out of string. Down below there is a photo of my card. I found weaving the string through the paper tricky. Have you made something like this before

Abraham and Sarah Role play

We where learning about abraham and sarah. We had to make a video of an interview or some other things, like making a poem of the journey or a google slide animation. I was droping family off at the airport so I wasn't there. but I also at lest wrote some of the script. Enjoy!

Holy week

On holy week we were learning about Jesus's sacrafice. On the first sunday of lent it was palm sunday. The people in jeruselem spread thier cloaks on the road shouting "Hosana in the highest!" on the second sunday it was Jesus's last supper with his diciples. On the third sunday Jesus went to a hill with some of his diciples he prayed to God, while he prayed the diciples fell asleep and he was caught and crucified. Jesus's friends came to see if he was there and he was not. he had risen on the last sunday. The girls came to the diciples and said "he is risen!" and he appeared right in the room with them.

Goal setting 2021

In term one we had to set some goals. They were all about what we wanted to get better at. There was a R.E. goal about what we wanted to get better at in being near god. We also had a social goal to fill in. next we had a learning disposition goal. It was about the people on the Horouta waka that we wanted to be more like. lastly we had a acedemic goal to fill in.

Horouta waka animation

When we were learning about the Horouta waka we had a task to do. It was a animation about where the Horouta waka landed and the journey. The waka sailed from hawaiki to the north island at ohiwa. When they were near the shore they hit a sand bar and the front of the boat broke so the waka couldn't sail properly. Paoa and kiwa went to look for something to fix it with. They found some flax and floated it down the river. They wrapped it round the front of the boat to fix it. They unloaded the waka and decided to live there. This is my animation Enjoy!

Whale art

In the past few weeks we have been doing whale watercolour art. We read a book about the legend of the seven whales and we based the art on the story. The first part of the story was about a maori god who the other animals were afraid to even say his name. The God knew the past and the future. For the art we had to sketch a whale. We had to pratice on a scrap piece of paper. then we had to sketch the whale we chose on paper card. Next we had to use water colour and paint the background. After that we painted the whale and used white and painted the whales chin. This is my piece of art work. Enjoy!

Facts about sailfish

On sea week we made some slides about sea creatures. We got to choose what sea creature we wanted to write about. I chose a sailfish because I thoght it would be an interesting creature. These are my slides about sailfish. Enjoy!

Hot cross bun collage

In holy week we made a hot cross bun. I was not here for this because my cousins were here so I dont know what it was made of so I will have to miss that bit out. The shape of a hot cross bun represents the tomb stone, the cross represents him dying on the cross for us and the spices mean the spices the rubed on him in the tomb.

St Patrick's day facts

On st Patrick's day we had to do a task about him. we had to put in some facts about st patrick and some of the gifs on the drawing. These are my facts about st patrick's day.

Two truths and a lie

At the start of the term wen were writing about two truths that happend in the holidays and one made up lie. Enjoy!

Superhero me

In the past week we have been editing our own superheros of what a good learner does. this is mine

Kawa of care

In the past week everyone in the class have been making a Kawa of care poster. We had to add 5-10 sentances and 5-10 photos. I wanted to put a lot of png images.This one is mine.

Chinese new year poster

Today at school we have been learning about the chinese new year. This is my poster.

10 things to know about waitangi day

 In the past week we have been learning about waitangi day. the day the british and maori agreed on sharing the land of new zealand. There is a task to do. it is a game called "the treaty of waitangi game" we started with mini quest one this is mine. Enjoy!.