Measurement 2! { T3W7 }

𝕄𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝟚!

walt: convert between metric untis

Task Description:

This week for maths we have focused on another set of measurements! This presentation has activities about length, mass and capacity! As for this week, I found this task really fun! I understand converting very well and I could understand lenght, mass and capcity! ENJOY!

Te Whare Tapa Wha! { T3W7 }

𝕋𝕖 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕋𝕒𝕡𝕒 𝕎𝕙𝕒!

walt: explain the rolls within those in your bubble!

Task Description: 

As we return back to school for level 2.5, we focused on our family within our bubble's! With today's task we used avatar creator to create a visual of our family. I've created my sister, dad, and of course my mother. With each person I gave a quick description so any reader can understand their roll!

Science Quiz Topic 1! { W6T3 }

𝕊𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 ℚ𝕦𝕚𝕫 𝕋𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕔 𝟙!

walt: focus on new science quiz topics.

Task Description:

This week was a very first rotation is tweleve weeks for tech at Tamaki college! As for my group we moved into science. As for our first task we completed a quiz! This google sheet had muiltple questions. From animal groups to plant essentials, to layers and ect! I'm really excitied for science and I'm excited to see my new surroundings during class. 

Closer Look: 

Tikanga In Team Five Assembly's! { T3W6 }

𝕋𝕚𝕜𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕒 𝕀𝕟 𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕞 𝔽𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝔸𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕝𝕪!

walt: write for a specific purpose

Task Description:

This week for writing we focused on another persuasive writing! As for this weeks persuasive writing was all about tikanga in team five assemblys. Tikanga, meaning simple things we do every morning. For example mihi's, karakia, waiata's, greetings ect ect. I am feeling way more confident with persuasive writings! This week, I've felt as if I gained skills and found ways to start my writing piece. ENJOY!

Country Four Facts! { T3W6 }

ℂ𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕪 𝔽𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕤!

walt: we are learning about a country in our world!

Task Description:

As I promised here is part two of my inquiry from week five! With this task I decorated a google drawing using green, yellow and blue colours to repersent Brazil. Included I've listed four facts about my country! One facts is from my legend or myth ( not sure which is it. ) I have been focusing on. 

Closer Look: 

Measurements! { T3W6 }

𝕄𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤!

walt: estimate measurements and read different scales.

Task Description:

This week we focused on measurements! Many of our tasks given where either around capacity, length, weight, time, distance and mass. Included with every task we had to estimate to get our answers. By far, my favourite task was ordering measurements. I got to do little activities to completed distance. As for the final slide, we focused on using a measuring site. This site gives up to six levels about scales. With using our knowledge, we tired hard to get atleast a overall 12 points or above 10! ENJOY!

Rata And The Totara Tree! { T3W6 }

ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕒 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕠𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕒 𝕋𝕣𝕖𝕖!

walt: make connections across a range of texts.

Task Description:
This week we focused on another Maori legend, Rata and the Totara Tree. Within this task we got given two texts, one audio and one video explaining what this story is about and Maori problems that are happening right now! Our first task was to create a detailed story board, this story includes images and a little text beneath each image explaining whats happening in the photo. The following slide we had to break the text into word groups. Doing this helps us understand the text more and when we read our text is sounds less rushed. There's also a recording of myself reading the text when passion. As usual, we got given word groups. With this slide we found a word group within either one of our texts given, with the word group choosen we had to rewrite it in four different sentences! And of course, for our last activity we got given a create task. My create task can be found on the very last slide of this presentation! ENJOY!

South America Legend! { T3W6 } Part one!

𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕒 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕕! { ℙ𝕥 𝟙 }

walt: we are learning about a country in our work.

Task Description:

Today I'm sharing the very first part of my inquiry this week! Part two is coming very soon. As for part one we focused on a myth or legend from either South America or North America. My legned is based from Brazil about a mermaid! A poster about my mermaid can be found on slide two and slide three presents our world map pinpointing where Brazil is! ENJOY!

Rona And The Moon! { T3W5 }

ℝ𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕄𝕠𝕠𝕟!

walt: write for a specific purpose

Task Description:

This week for writing we focused on another persuasive piece. Our persuasive writing was all about Rona and The Moon. This story is a well known story throughout New Zealand and it's important that we know and hear this story muiltple times for us to teach generations to come. With today's task we firstly focused on planning our writing. Finding five points to prove weither we agree with our focus or disagree with our focus. Then we selected two main points to focus on throughout our writing piece. My writing can be found within the planning doc or the last slide of this presentation. ENJOY!

DMIC Questions! { T3W5 }

𝔻𝕄𝕀ℂ ℚ𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤!

walt: solve and answer given dmic questions.

Task Description:

This week we focused on DMIC questions. These DMIC questions were based upon all different subjects in maths. Place values, length and width, subtractions, percentages, dividing and using our time table grids to find out our answers! That was the really fun part. Being able to use different techniques throughout the whole presentation to solve questions from real life events. With each task came a articale. The articale showed a text based upon either skate boarding, masks, whales and a few more! ENJOY!

A Moon Myth { T3W5 }

𝔸 𝕄𝕠𝕠𝕟 𝕄𝕪𝕥𝕙!

walt: make connections across a range of texts.

Task Description:

This week's during our distance learning we focused on a moon myth. You may of or may of not heard of this Maori myth, but it is well known throughout New Zealand. Rona and the moon. This presentation came with a voice recording of one text about this myth, a video about this myth, and two texts written by different people to explain this myth. As you can tell. Many, many people enjoy retelling this myth that there are so many copies of it! Our main tasks were to create a storyboard. A storyboard is created on google drawing presenting pictures and texts to explain the story. Usually we use paper to create a story board, but as were doing distance learning we gave a online story board a go. As usual we also broke our text into word groups. Breaking our text makes the story sound easier to understand and to read. It helps point out main points in our story. The following task, a worthy word chart. The worthy word chart helps us to understand new words for further writing pieces. And of course, we got given a create task! As usual we got given two options. I went for option ' A ' My create task can be found on the following slide. ENJOY!

Te Ika A Maui! { T3W4 }

𝕋𝕖 𝕀𝕜𝕒 𝔸 𝕄𝕒𝕦𝕚!

walt: Make connections across a range of texts.

Task Description:

As a level three task we focused on Te Ika A Maui. A story about how North Island was pulled from beneath our sea. There were multiple task to be completed. Breaking our text into word groups, listing worthy words and a create task! Our options were to retell the story or a review that informs any readers about a short film. I choose to rewrite the story which can be found on the last slide of this presentation! ENJOY! 

He Aha To Hiahia? { T3W4 }

ℍ𝕖 𝔸𝕙𝕒 𝕋𝕠 ℍ𝕚𝕒𝕙𝕚𝕒?

walt: ask and answer questions about what things are.

Task Description: 

This week for Te Reo Maori we focused on how to answer and ask ' what do you want? ' Multiple slides have answers to our main question. As for our create we recorded our voices having a conversation in Maori. ENJOY!

Fractions { T3W4 }

𝔽𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤

walt: compare fractions.

Task Description:
As a main task we focused on comparing fractions. The first slide presents fractions with that show a greater, less or equal signs for two fractions. My task was to use the fraction wall to tell which number is greater or less on slide three. The following slide we had to find a common denominator. This task is literally one of the hardest task to ever complete! From this task my favourite activity was on slide four. I actually had to go through a lot to figure out my answer. ENJOY!

Money And Decimals! { T3W4 }

𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕤

Task Description:

As a warm up activity we focused on money and decimals. Our task was to copy and paste money images into boxes. We also had to add a sentence or a explanation about how we figured our money. Some slides we had to subtract or add money together. 

Persuasive Writing! { T3W3 }

ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕦𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕎𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘!

walt: write for a specific purpose.

Task Description!

This week we have been paying close attention to persuasive writings. Usually I write narratives as I prefer to write my own pieces in this form. But, my teacher instructed us to use a persuasive form to complete our writing task this week. To complete this task we had to use a planner before hand to come up with two types of stances. Either stance you choose we had to list five points before starting our writing. As I mentioned in the beginning of my description, it's easier to do a narrative form of writing so my hands of course had to make this persuasive writing just like a narrative! One of my challenges I came across was finding a way to start a persuasive, let's say I need to work on persuasive writings more often. ENJOY!

Subtracting Decimals! { T3W3 }

𝕊𝕦𝕓𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕤!

walt: add and subtract decimal fractions to 2 decimal places.

Task Description: 

This week before camp we focused on subtracing and adding decimals! This presentation included two basic videos. One to explain and give a example on how to stack place values to figure out our answers and the second to give a simple song about decimals. Every slide had decimal equations for us to work on. Our main task was to stack each decimal number place values. ENJOY!