Highlights Term 3!

ℍ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤 𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕞 𝟛!

Task Description:

Sharing my final thoughts of term three as time goes by. :( My top three highlights, a few photos and what I'm looking forward for term four! ENJOY!

Maze Project! { T3W10 }

𝕄𝕒𝕫𝕖 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥!

walt: show and create a maze project!

Task Description:

Included with our maths task we got the opportunity to create a maze! Using a few materials we made a maze and then used a marbel to complete our maze! Everyone created their own in pairs! I had two buddys, Brooklyn and Chance. ENJOY!

Brooklyn's Blog: HERE

Chance Blog: HERE

New Zealand Sign Language! { T3W10 }

ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕊𝕚𝕘𝕟 𝕃𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕘𝕖!

walt: write an explanation

Task Description:

Honouring New Zealand sign language we focused on giving a explanation piece of writing to explain to those about our unique sign language combinations! Using resources such as a video explaning how a famous man got the opportunity to sign for the whole of Aotearoa! Let's say, explanation writings aren't my best types, but this truly gave me a challenge to overcome. And I found that creating a well written planner can help you write smoothly and it flows really well! Take my advice reader, USE A PLANNER BEFORE WRITING! Saves time and gives you more knowledge of how to write such a master piece! Anyways... ENJOY!

Sign Language! { T3W10 }

𝕊𝕚𝕘𝕟 𝕃𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕘𝕖!

walt: show all sign language shown this week!

Task Description:

As this week is coming to a end I have made a grid showing most of the signs I learned in sign language. Netball, skateboard, cricket, satisfied, frightend, and a few more! This week has been very exciting! I got to learn another language and can use it towards my deaf family memebers who I never got to communicate with ever before! ENJOY!

Sign Language poster here!

Physical Wellbeing! { T3W10 }

ℙ𝕙𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘!

walt: show three sports in NZSL

Task Description:

For taha tinana we focused on using NZSL to show three of our favourite sports. Mines are netball, cricket, and skateboarding! Lately, I've been enjoying using the NZSL in many different ways. From the past three day's I've learnt the whole NZSL alphabet, how to express my emotions in NZSL, learned how to do sports in NZSL. Wow, this has been really educational! And I actually enjoy it. ENJOY!

Theseus And The Minotaur! { T3W10 }

𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕦𝕤 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕒𝕦𝕣!

walt: based on greek myth theseus and the minotaur. 

Task Description:

Every week we've been focusing on a main topic. Tongan work, Maori work and now we're focusing on Myths and Legends again. Our maths work is based on Thesesus and Minotaur! A few questions about maps and now we're able to create our own map using paper as a quick draft and our main map is going to be from cardboard! ENJOY!

Emotional Wellbeing! { T3W10 }

𝔼𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘!

walt: express your emotions using Nz Sign Language.

Task Description:

In honour of 2020's Nz Sign Language week, we have been focusing on celebrating and learning sign language. We used sign language today to express the way we feel towards three different events. With my buddy ( Chance. ) we shared a video each sharing our feelings. ENJOY!

Kia Ora, My Name Is... { T3W10 }

𝕋𝕒𝕙𝕒 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕦...

walt: share how to spell your name in sign language.

Task Description:

In honor of 2020 sign language week, we are celebrating how to spell our names in sign language! " Kia Ora, My name is... " Today's main focus! With today's task I've provided the sign language chart found on the right corner which provides every letter in sign language. And also a link to my video. ENJOY!

Video Link! 

Hinewhei Mohi! { T3W9 }

ℍ𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕚 𝕄𝕠𝕙𝕚!

walt: evaluuate information in a text

Task Description:

This week for Maori language we focused on Hinewhei Mohi! The changes she created in New Zealand. Knowing and understanding this event gave us knowledge and helps us teach our young generations! ENJOY!

Fractions Of A Whole! { T3W9 }

𝕋𝕖 ℍ𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕒 𝕄𝕖 𝕋𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕒 𝕋𝕦𝕥𝕒𝕙𝕚!

walt: figure out these fractios using the Maori language. 

Task Description:

Today's maths we focused on fractions but with a twist! All of our questions were given in Te Reo Maori! Which was basically the hardest part! With today's task we worked with a buddy. My buddy I worked with was Chance! ENJOY!

Cross Country! { T3W9 }

11 of september 2020! A day we never liked… cross country! Everyone dressed in their house colours ( red, blue, green and yellow ) Tutus, lei’s, shirts ect. As for 2020, our course was much different than last year. Starting the bike track, through two large gates and onto our tracks.

The race:Two blocks together to start our race! I’m smart… I only jogged from the beginning so I wouldn’t be tired further on. Us girls ( year 8’s ) ran our whole soccer field ,i, only stopping a few times to catch a breath. In all honesty, cross country wasn’t as hard as I first thought! Maybe all of our preparations really prepared us for the actual day! Besides running, seeing everyone participate at my last cross country at Pt England School was a bit emotional! Good luck to everyone in the next coming years.

Polyfest - Maori Stage!

ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕪𝕗𝕖𝕤𝕥 - 𝕄𝕒𝕠𝕣𝕚 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕖!

walt: complete level three of Maori stage at polyfest.

Task Description:

Level three of our maths this week, we focused on the Maori stage at polyfest! Level 3's task was more based around people using multiplaction, subtraction, and addition. Let's say, today's task wasn't as simple and it's not finished. ENJOY!

Hikitia Te Ha! { T3W9 }

ℍ𝕚𝕜𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕒 𝕋𝕖 ℍ𝕒!

walt: share three different ways ' Hikitia Te Ha ' helps with Taha Hinengaro.

Task Description:

Today's Te Whare Tapa Wha tasked focused on Hikitia Te Ha. Sharing three ways Hikitia Te Ha helps us to be relaxed. Hikitia Te Ha is a relaxing Ti Chi video that helps us with our inner peace. ENJOY!

Taha Whanau - Special Occasion! { T3W9 }

𝕊𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕆𝕔𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟!

walt: describe in writing or create a poster to share details special occasion.

Task Description:

Taha Whanau, social/whanau wellbeing. Today's we had to share a special occasion that happened either in a piece of writing or in a poster. I choose to create a poster and simply just label images that represented a furneal. ENJOY! 

Tongan Heros! { T3W9 }

𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕒𝕟 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕤!

walt: summarise and present key information. 

Task Description:

As Tongan language week is coming to a end, so is our Tongan theme activities. Reading this week was all focused on Tongan heros, mostly new heros. So, with today's task we had to create a profile on a MORDEN DAY hero. The text given on slide two as a collection of stories about traditional and mordern day Tongan heros. ENJOY!

A Tongan Ballerina! { T3W8 }

𝔸 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕒𝕟 𝔹𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕒!

walt: explore Tonga's sports. 

Task Description:

Celebrating Tongan language week shows appreciation for the language. Weither were Tongan or not. Today's Te Whare Tapa Wha's task we focused on Taha Tinana. Physical activity, like sports! Exactly what we foucsed on. My sport I've shown is based about ballerina. A Tongan ballerina! Facts and shown within the white outlined box and a image of the ballerina can be found on the right side of this poster. ENJOY!

Measuring Tapa Cloth! { T3W8 }

𝕄𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕋𝕒𝕡𝕒 ℂ𝕝𝕠𝕥𝕙!

walt: measure tapa cloth.

Task Description:

As this week is Tongan language week we focused on a Tongan math's task. This presentation includes estimation, measuring, angels, and a yet to be finished create task. This task was pretty easy and simple. Quick to answer and just overall easy to complete. As for myself one slide is left! ENJOY!

Happy Tongan Language Week 2020!

𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕒𝕟 𝕃𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜!

walt: understand and focus on the Tongan language. 

Task Description:

This week we are focusing on our Tongan language! With this recent task we had to share this year's theme in both Tongan and English. The following slide I focused on the island itself. Population, islands ect. As for the last slide I reasearched about the royal family within Tonga. ENJOY!

5 Values Within A Tongan House! { T3W8 }

𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕒𝕟 𝕍𝕒𝕝𝕦𝕖𝕤!

walt: focus on a Tongan values for taha whanau. 

Task Description:

Today's very first te whare tapa wha task we looked closely in taha whanau. Throughout this week each te whare tapa wha activity will be based around the Tongan language. Today's Tongan task we researched and shared five values in a Tongan house! ENJOY!

In The News... { T3W8 }

𝕀𝕟 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤...

walt: think about and respond critically to texts.

Task Description:

This week we focused on a major event. A birthing of a new baby rhinoa at Auckland Zoo! The first task completed was breaking up the text into word groups. The text we got was just a excerpt from a long articale. An excerpt is one part of a text. Unfortunatly, with this week's recording my microphone hasn't been so much help! As for our following task we used one word group and made four basic sentences out of them! And of course, a create task of two choices! ENJOY!

Information Writing! { T3W7 }

𝕀𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 ℝ𝕖𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥!

walt: focus on a informational piece of writing. 

Task Description:

This week for writing we focused on informational writings! The second slide presents a quick and understanding planner for those to understand what my task is all about! This week I really enjoyed completing this because I got to do a lot of research about a too be extinct species. ENJOY!

Acrostic Poem! { T3W7 }

𝔸𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕔 ℙ𝕠𝕖𝕞!

walt: share a acrostic poem using positive words towards yourself. 

Task Description:

As for our final Te Whare Tapa Wha task we focused on Taha Wairua. Sharing a acrostic poem using positive words about ourselfs! L.E.I.L.A.N.I! With each word I presented a small and quick sentence! ENJOY!!

Taha Wairua! { T3W7 }

𝕋𝕒𝕙𝕒 𝕎𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕦𝕒!

walt: to share five spiritual activities. 

Task Description:

As for today's " Te Whare Tapa Wha " task, we listed five spiritual activites to help us with our well-being. Positive thinking, specking out, deeper meanings, meditate and yoga! Aren't these really good activites? I focused on these five as they really do calm the mind. ENJOY!

Decimals & Fraction Revision! { T3W7 }

𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕝 & 𝔽𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟!

walt: recap on decimals and fractions. 

Task Description:

As for another math's task we focused on multiple decimal and fraction questions. This presentation has many revision slides. Three problems to solve, order it decimals and fraction questions! With this week's second set of work I got to complete it with a buddy! ENJOY!

Chance's ( buddy. ) Blog! 

Salavingh's hunt! { T3W7 }

𝕊𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕙𝕤 ℍ𝕦𝕟𝕥!

walt: create and share a made up story.

Task Description:

Last week we had a task of creating a piece of writing about our own myth. With my myth I created a ' pick a path ' presentation. To access the next path simply click on the links given! ENJOY!

He Hakete Kikorangi! { T3W7 }

ℍ𝕖 ℍ𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕖 𝕂𝕚𝕜𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕚!

walt: to describe objects using colours.

Task Description:

This week for our Te Reo Maori rotation we focused on describing objects using colours. Example, a blue jacket in Maori is He Hakete Kikorangi! With this task, we got given multiple speech bubbles to answer! We had to fill in either the object or the colour. 

Te Whhare Tapa Wha { T3W7 }

𝕋𝕖 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕋𝕒𝕡𝕒 𝕎𝕙𝕒!

walt: to list and help give tips for different places.

Task Description:
Today's Te Whare Tapa Wha we focused on taha Tinana! With this task we had to list four tips for different places we visit in our everyday life! Within our homes, inside our classrom, within our community and just a place we choose. ENJOY!