film making

 In Te Maunga we did film making. We learnt about camera angles. I learnt that if you aim the camera up it will make the character look big and strong and If you aim the camera down it will make the character look weak. My favourite thing to learn was camera angles.The thing that made me think hard was knowing that we actually could watch a film at school.

GREAT SONG MUSIC MAKING

 

In Te Maunga we did cool beats with Jacob. I  learnt how to make my own sweat beat. I found this to be fun. Have you created a song or a beat before?

Wackey Wendsday

 In Te Maunga we had a Wacky Wednesday. We learnt dressing up is a easy way for fun. I enjoyed dressing up for a Wacky Wednesday. The hard thing was thinking of something to dress up as and I dressed up as a snorkeler.  

PAL day 2

In Te Maunga we did PAL day. We played different games and the ones that I did were an obstacle course, a relay, greenlight redlight, handball, rob the nest and rugby. The thing that made me keep on going on PAL day was that I could get more caught being goods to help Rimu win ice-cream.

 

Earthquakes and volcanoes

 In Te Maunga we did earthquakes and volcanoes. We did a google drawing to talk about  a volcanic eruption or an earthquake (I chose the volcano eruption). We learnt about earthquakes and volcanoes I learnt that a volcano is a vent, or hole, that leads far into Earth. It runs down to the magma found deep in the Earth's crust in the mantle. Magma is a mixture of molten rocks and gases that has not reached the Earth's surface. These rocks and gases are very hot. Sometimes, magma is pushed up into spaces in Earth's crust called magma chambers. There, the magma bubbles and plops inside these chambers like thick soup in a pot and I also learnt Earthquakes happen when two large pieces of the earth's crust slips to cause shock waves to shake the earth in the form of an earthquake. My favourite thing to learn was about the volcanoes.

shakeout day

 In Te Maunga we did an earthquake drill and we had to find a spot to take cover and hold. We learnt about what to do when an earthquake happens you should drop, cover and hold.

Olympic reading

In Te Maunga we did Olympic reading. We learnt about Olympians. I learnt their ages when they entered the Olympics and more than three facts about them and how medals get made. They are actually made out of scrap metal. My favourite part was the ancient vs modern slide. We read heaps of texts and answered some questions about them.

PAL day

 On the last day of term 3 we did PAL day. We played different games and the ones that I did were a running challenge, an obstacle course, throwing balls through holes and relays. One thing I liked doing was the obstacle course. We got split into 16 groups all doing different things but when we heard the whistle we had to swap to a different activity.

Measurement DLO

 In Te Maunga we did a measurement DLO. We learnt about perimeter and area, perimeter is the outside of a shape and area is the inside of a shape. My favourite part was making my own shapes to fit the correct area and perimeter. Not all of it was easy. We had to explain what we did on our DLO.

LOCKDOWN

 At home I played on my motorbike, played with LEGOs and went fishing. I learnt about the game 500 and how to play it. One thing I liked doing was going on my motorbike. Playing 500 is not that easy, it takes you quite a while to learn how to play the game

Science

 In Te Maunga  we did science. We learnt about what science means and also how to do some experiments. One thing I liked doing was the Coke experiment. We had to make a procedural text. Have you done a science experiment before?

Nano girl at our School

 In Te Maunga we had Nanogirl come to our school. We learnt about science and how to put fire on your hand. One thing I liked was having a photo with her. It reminded me of when we did the science experiments in our class.

Research

In Te Maunga we did a research project. We learnt about how to research heaps of things like animals, places and anything I like. We researched dogs on Google. One thing I learnt was how much food you should feed your dog. It reminded me of doing different researches. 

Matariki activities

In Te Maunga we did Matariki activities. We learnt about Matariki stars. One thing I liked doing was painting the rocks. I was trying hard to not make a mistake in the painting rocks activity but I messed up a few times. Did you like tha Matariki activities?

Team building

 In Te Maunga we did team building! We learnt about how to work together and we had to communicate and our team worked together great. When we do it again I'm going to communicate more. One thing I liked doing was the games. one thing I liked doing was the air guitar activity for team building.

Hauora

 In Te Maunga our class did t-shaped Literacy about Hauora. We learnt about muscles. One thing I liked learning about was how to make a Scratch animation. I learnt what a quote is.

Research project

In Te Maunga we did a research project. We learnt about how to research heaps of things like animals. We researched animals on google and then put it in our own words. One thing I learnt was how the universe got created. It turns out all the planets got created the same way. It reminded me of doing research 1 and 2.

 

Character desription

In Te Maunga our class did t-shaped Literacy about  a character description. I learnt about how to describe a character using interesting adjectives. My favourite part was reading the books. It reminded me of reading The BFG and doing activities on it in Te Moana

 

Statistics investigation

In Te Maunga our class did a statistics investigation. I learnt about the favourite bird in Te Maunga. First we had to gather the information, second we got the votes and wrote them down. Then we wrote it down on our Chromebook. Then we got a graph and wrote what we learnt. My favourite part was gathering the data.  It reminded me of gathering data in Te Moana.

Sea life activities

In Te Maunga our class did sea creature activities. I learnt about how hard it is to clean oil from the sea. My favourite part was trying to get the oil out of the water. I hope people can figure out a really easy way to get the oil out of the sea.

Food for thought

In Te Maunga our class had Abi teach us about food. After that we got to do Food for thought. Food for thought is a quiz about food. We learnt about what's healthy for you and what's not. My favourite part was answering the questions. We answered these questions about food. It reminded me about when my sister taught me about foods.

Easter Auction

In Te Maunga our class had an auction. I learned how auctions work. My favourite part was getting the BIG chocolate easter egg. If we did another auction I'm not going to spend any money.

Sea week

 On March 24th we had visitors in Paihia School whose names are Shirley and Jayden. We learnt about how to measure fish with Jayden and we learnt about saving sea life with Shirley. My favourite part was passing three buckets down in a line. We learnt about Orca. 

PEPEHA ART

 

We have been learning about our pepeha. We used pencil to draw our pictures then we used pastels for colouring it in. After that we added a border using our pencil. Then we did whakatauki. My favourite part was the drawing or the coloring in.

Sharing my knowledge on swimming

We went swimming and learned how to do backstroke. First we lined up after that we  got people in the right pools then we learned about backstroke and diving. Last of all we had freeplay. My favourite part was freeplay.

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