Final blog post for 2017 (at school)

Today is my last day to post something on my blog so i am going to say goodbye but don't worry I am going to post in the holidays I will also do the summer learning journey.

I think my favourite things about this year is being first in academic in my school and going to camp ta Kawau island and having an amazing time.

For the holidays i am going to the blue lakes so I will be blogging a lot about that to

Here is the yr 6 Prizegiving item

Term 4 Immersion Assembly

WALT: use exciting language in a recount

Do you like music? I do. This term our school's theme is about music which means we are going to learn about music.

The school theme is Musical madness which as you know is all about music. We started the immersion assembly with doing the team items, most of the items were about how music makes us feel and how we react to different types of music. Some of the teams are making their own soundtracks. Other kids in my class would have a favourite but i don’t the items were all just too good.

Team 4’s item was hilarious. Our teachers were in a vehicle listening to funky tunes and playing with little instruments for props. It was a remake of the apple music ad, but instead we are composing our own music. If you do not know what the apple music ad is and would like to hear it to get an idea of what the teachers did search up Taylor Swift vs Treadmill.

I hope i can learn how to play the piano, and how to read music. That could be a bit hard though. I hope to learn about some of the history of certain instruments like the piano. As well as learning i would like to listen to fun tracks.

I think that this term is going to be amazing. Don’t you think so too? I can’t wait for us to start learning about music.

Task Description: for this task I made a copy of a template and then put it in my writing folder. We all did the paragraphs together as a class so that no one was behind. I then posted it onto my blog with a Title, a Walt, a Task Description and Labels.

Cross Country

Walt: Structure A Recount

On Friday the 1 September we had the cross country. Everyone was wearing mufti, they had to wear the colour of their house colour. Do you like cross country?

Before the race began the house captains had to share their cants. While i was waiting for the race to begin, my friends and I were chatting, playing hand games and singing along to the songs. We were chillin’ out in the sun and I finally found my purpose in life, and that was to play in the sun and be free. Then Mrs Nua told us to come up to the starting line

I was filled with butterflies and i started to get nervous, but i shoved all that down. I let my excitement take over. The clapper clapped i ran and i actually wasn’t last this time. I tried to catch up to the front and i ran. I was filled with determination it was a long race but i was going to make it short.  I ran with Ayla because some of my friends were faster than me, and some we're slower and i was in between but that didn’t mean i wasn’t having a hard time with Ayla because she was fast and we we're jogging. Then i saw the finish line.

I ran and ran I huffed and puffed and held my stitch all at the same time, and i finally passed the finish line. I whooped. I saw my dad and stepmum and i went to get my water. Once i had my water i went to give my dad a hug because it was his birthday, he was so proud. When i sat down, miss kathy poured her water on my legs! It was the best cross country i had ever had.

Next time instead of letting my legs feel weak, I will just try and sprint the whole way. I will also try to encourage others more instead of just running past them. I learned that if you have a determined spirit and run the whole way you can make 1.5 km feel like a few meters.

Task Description: For this task i did the cross country on Friday the 1st of September. Then I had to remember the events and what happened. I put it all in a template and then pasted it onto my blog. Before i published I put in a title a Walt, labels, and a task description.

Me Being A Food Critic

Walt: express our personal opinions

Salted caramel chocolate sensation

The product is salted caramel, and i think it was delicious.

The product was very good. There were salty caramel chunks in the chocolate. The chocolate was very melty and very nice, it smelt a bit like dirt and I like that.

I really liked the cadbury chocolate product salted caramel. It is part of the cadbury range. It's three dollars ninety nine and very good so i recommend it. It smelt like the earthy smell of trees and dirt and i really love that earthy smell. I also think that it is really good and  the price is o for awesome.

I think that the cadbury salted caramel was very good. The only problem I had with it was the salted taste because it had a bit too much salt. But other than that I loved the earthy smell and the texture and taste of the chocolate.

I think that the product was very good and nice and delicious. I think that you should have it and it is very nice. Mr Goodwin should buy it for his Friend  Stacy.
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Task Description: For this task I made a copy of a template and put it in my writing folder. I did the writing paragragh by paragragh. i posted it on my blog with a high standard.

Castaway Writting

Walt: write from the first person

My eyes flew open. I see blue skies and clear water. I start crying screaming and being a ninny if you don't know what that is search it up. I’m still in the ocean so i decide to look around and i see an island all these feelings pop into my head i saved civilisation and i get out of my raft, tie it around my leg and then swim. Luckily there is a friendly dolphin but my raft pops i’m on the island. “HELP” I cry “HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP” i cry again then i look around. no civilisation “oh what’s next then” i say “ giant lizards, tsunamis”

I walk around then find some logs sticks and fronds i think out loud to myself: “well the sun's getting real low so i have to build a shelter.” I gather up all the materials i need so i can build a shelter. I start to wander and find this clearing in the woods. I start to lay my things out. I find these stumps just lying there must have been dead trees. I build a shelter.

I am so hungry i haven’t eaten for days i could eat a whole island. I look around the beach and find these oysters. I lick my lips. Grab a sharp stick and SNAP! “The stick broke! Those must be strong oysters” I said i start to look around and find a rock, it looks like the head of a spear “PERFECT!” I cry out. I grab the rock and wedge it into the bottom part of the oyster. It's a bit hard at first but the oyster starts to loose it's grip. It's off the rock i decide to eat it then look at the ocean it's full of tropical fish. My stomach grumbles. I gather some flax and shells and go to my rock anvil i start to rub the shell on the rock it starts to turn into powder i shape it into the shape of a hook. I tie it to the flax rope i made by plaiting it. I put the oyster on the hook and fish. I got it!

I think it's time to make a signal. I gather some materials. Including :coconut shavings, a rock, a piece of wood, and a stick. I make a little tinder nest and put a notch in the wood i put bark in under the notch and then rub with the stick and “FIRE!” i cry happily “now i can be rescued”

After making lots of smoke by putting in a lot fronds on it. I here a helicopter coming and it is loud! I don't think i have seen or heard a helicopter in years. I start putting more fronds on the fire and then start to make smoke signals and the helicopter lowers down a rope. I climb on and they pull it up.
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Task Description: For this task i made a copy of a writing template from the class site. The class did the paragraphs bit by bit together timed. I had to make a picture in hyperstudio and emailed it to myself. I posted it on my blog with, a Walt, a Task Description, a Title, and Labels.

Immersion Assembly

Walt: using exciting language

“Line Up!” Shouted Mr Goodwin “Everybody Line Up for immersion assembly!” we lined up for immersion assembly and then we went to the hall. The hall was Playing a song called Bright Idea by Vitamin D it matched the theme called Now That's Thinking It was all about Technology. Before the teams did their items Mr Burt told us a story of Manaiakalani.

Our term topic is all about Technology. Team 1, 2 and 3 are learning about Matariki and Kites  and Team 5 are learning about how they can solve problems and fix things. I found Team 5 was My favourite because it was Hilarious. What do you think team 4 is learning about ?

Team 4 Is researching about what kind of technology the Maori People used before the Pakeha Came to New Zealand. Our movie was hilarious as well as interesting. The creative teachers of Team 4 were showing us what different Items of technology they used in their days and were trying to come up with an topic for Term 2. They started to read books and found out most of the things we use today were made in the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s. Miss Buchanan wondered aloud what it was like 200 years ago. They came up with the idea to learn about What kind of technology did the Maori People use before the pakeha came to New Zealand.

I hope that we get to learn about how the Maori People hunted their food and built their homes and Marae. I also want to learn about how the Maori moved their supplies and things like that. I hope that we can make our own mini waka too. I think that we are going to learn about how the Maori moved around, cured colds and hunted their food.

I am excited for this term because it is based on technology and history and they are 2 of my favourite things. I think we are going to find out a lot about the Maori. I am super excited about Term 2. I can’t wait to start researching.

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Task Description:Task Description: For this task I made a copy of a writing template and put it in my writting folder. I then i wrote the recount of the immersion assembly. I added some screen shots from the movie. I posted it on my Blog with a Title, a Walt , a Task Description, and Labels.

Doing the laundry

Walt: give my parents a break and do some work



Task Description: For this Task I made a new presentation in my holiday blogging folder. I put in what I did when I was doing the laundry and made a theme for my work. I put it on blog with a Walt, a Title, a Task Description, and labels.

Estuary

Walt: Synthesise information from across multiple texts.

We have been trying to understand that plants play a big part in the ecosystem of an estuary. The plants eat the sunlight and then the mud snails, marine worms and crabs eat the plants. The shellfish and young fish eat the mud snails, crabs, and the marine worms. The older fish and the birds eat the smaller predators. Then the humans eat the older fish. Plants play an important role in an ecosystem so let’s keep them safe.

Image Attribution: https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~bwue001/Tramping/PointEnglandWalkway/PointEnglandWalkway.html

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Task Description: For this task I made a new Doc in my writing folder (even Though this is reading work) and posted what my script said. I added a picture and then attributed it. I posted it on my Blog with a Title, a Walt , a Task Description, and Labels.

Cricket Snack

Walt: Write a Narrative using interesting Vocab

Have you ever eaten real dead crickets before? Because we ate some at school, I think Mrs Stickland might have gone crazy. Today was not a normal Thursday. Today was a day I would never forget the taste of the healthy protein snack.

When i saw other people eating crickets I felt like they we're ok at first, and then the faces came. I saw Daisy could not even have some for 3 seconds. Naomi had watering eyes and Chastyti did not even want to eat it. My turn came and I had eaten the cricket and then I felt all revolting.

From now on I will never look at a cricket the same way. They’re disgusting. I hate to think that people eat bugs can you imagine everyone eating bugs. It Is never going to happen again i think crickets are bird food.

Task Description; For this task I made a copy of a presentation and put it in my writing folder. I did the experience before and yes they were real crickets. I posted it on my blog to a high standard with a Walt a task description and labels, and a title.

Corkious vs Demon Hunter spider

Walt: write narrative using descriptive language.

In a forest of the northern New Zealand the Corkious insect challenges the demon hunter spider. They get into a clearing where the fight is going to not get that messy. Who do you think will win: Demon Hunter spider or the Corkious?

The first insect to make a move is the Corkious the armoured beetle gives the spider a swing with the cork on his back the spider takes really hard damage. The spider shoots it's web at the cork on the Corkious' back. The spider rips it off. The Corkious does not care he grows it back. The Corkious strikes many blows on the spider again and again the spider takes very heavy damage.

The spider has taken lots of damage now some of it's guts are spilling. If the demon hunter spider takes another hit from the Corkious and then it will be done. Unfortunately the Corkious is using the spiders distraction as a weapon and strikes him. The spider has been defeated and the Corkious feasts.

Task Description: For this task I made a copy of the template and put it in my writing folder i did the narrative writing. I published it on my blog with a Walt, a Title, a Task description, and Labels.

Ladybird Paragraph.

Walt: we are learning to use interesting vocab in our writing.

The Ladybird Is a very pretty Beetle with 7 spots with a red background they have 3 spots on each wing and 1 in the middle. Farmers like Ladybirds because they eat pests like aphids that eat plants. They have the pattern - that humans think are cute - to scare away predators. They also play dead. Female Ladybirds lay 1,000 Eggs throughout their lifetime.

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Image Attribution: https://www.flickr.com/photos/53344659@N05/4978436823


Task Description: For this task I made a new doc In My writing folder and then I got some interesting information and wrote it in my paragraph. I put it on my blog with a Walt, a Task Description, a Title, and Labels. 

The Corkiuos

Walt: make connections across multiple texts

The Corkiuos is a very beautiful bug and very dangerous if you get too close it will make itself inject poison in his horns and then it pokes you . Their mating season season is when the leaves start falling in New Zealand they mate by the female going on top of the male and then it start to inject baby eggs in the male and then after the three months they give birth in the rain forests of the south island. When they hunt they usually have flies butterflies and caterpillars and sometimes they will eat small spiders. The males are 20-23 centimetres long and females are 19-22 centimetres.

Task Description: For this task My friend gave me a doc and i put it in my writing folder. I wrote in all the information and made a picture of my bug on sumo paint. I put it on my Blog with a Walt a Title a Task Description and Labels.

Cinquain Poem

Walt: Understand A Cinquain Poem




Task Description: for this task I made a copy of the cinquain poem that Mrs Stickland put on the class site and forgot to put it in my writing folder. I finished all the slides and then posted on my blog to a high standard. I put on a Title the Walt, a Task Description, and Labels

Camp 2017

Walt: write about our experiences on camp

Have you ever been on a year 5 and 6 camp before? Well I have our camp we had this year the year five and six camp, if you want to know about it I will tell you. Read on to find out.

Year five and six camp is a camp at point England school that has been going on for 27 years, and guess who started it Mr Burt and he wasn’t even the principal then. We had the camp in 2017 week six from the 8th of march to the 10th. You may think that we slept at a campsite but we really slept at school on the field in tents. We do this activity called Killer Zone but we don't actually kill we have to do this sort of obstacle course when we throw balloons and catapult tennis balls to these camouflaged mats. We also do kayaking on the Point England beach. We do a whole bunch of other things too that I cannot tell you because there is no time.

My favourite parts were sleeping and bombing in the bombing pool. I liked sleeping because I was having the best sleep I had in ages. I liked the bombing because I love jumping and
swimming so that was really cool. In the bombing pool i also got to hold Miss Scanlan's Go Pro. the go pro did not have one of those handle stick things but that was okay.

I would like to say thank you to Mr Burt who made this camp and the leaders who helped us work together. I would also like to say thank you to the helpers who made us do all these amazing things at our awesome camp. I would like to thank Miss Haare who entertained us while we were waiting for food. I would like to thank Miss Takerei who made the food as well.

I learnt at camp that I can be a responsible and that I can show leadership. I recommend that every student does this in the future because it is a good way to build trust and work together as a team. It is also a great opportunity to help you make friends. The best part is if you are a bit protected by your parents they can come too.
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Task Description : For this task I made a copy of the template the teacher gave us on the class site. I wrote in all of the things that were meant to write in. I put it on my blog with a Walt, Title Task Description and Labels.

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Camp

Walt: tell your audience what you are looking forward to what are you hoping for and what you are nervous for Camp

Have you been on year five and six camp? I have, and it is really fun. If you go to point England school  you get to go on year five and six camp.

For camp I am looking forward to the pools because I want to go in the Jacuzzi because I love being warm and if it rains it will be the best. I do not really know what I will want to do, but I do like swimming. I am also looking forward to baking because I love to bake.

I am hoping that we do not evacuate because on the day we evacuated I did not get much sleep and I felt like sleeping that day. I felt like just turning into Godzilla and I do not like to turn into Godzilla. I am also hoping we will win instead of lose with the points in the Generals.

I am nervous about the concert because we have a weird dance because it is computer generated on dance central 3. I wonder if we'll actually memorise the dance. I am also  nervous about the weather because the weather forecast says it will be stink.

Task Description: for this task I made a new doc on my google drive folder. I wrote why I was looking forward to camp and what i was hoping for and what I was nervous about. I posted it on y blog with a high standard with a Walt a Task description and Labels.

Native Birds in Tamaki

Walt: write persuasively.

Do you like Native birds in your backyard? Well I love native birds in mine, we need more in our area. Why? Read on to find out

Tui are important we need them in Tamaki. Tuis are one of the most beautiful birds of New Zealand and we need more. They are part of the Honey eaters in New Zealand, they are one of the very few birds that pollinate the plants in New Zealand. They can help our area in Tamaki to have more plants as well they will eat the Harakeke seeds and they will fertilise and plant them as well. Maybe that is a way you could get them to come.

The Kakapo is one of the most critically endangered birds in the world. It is the heaviest Parrot in the planet and it is a Nocturnal bird and we have lots of nocturnal birds in New Zealand. It has a beautiful colour. It is one of the most unique parrots in the world and wouldn't that make you proud.e more of them We need to have more of them.

We need to have the magpie decreased because they’re horrible. The magpie are pretty but once you get close to it it will hurt you. It has a sharp beak and it can stab you. I have seen images and even with the naked eye Magpies eating chicks. So we should get rid of the Magpies to keep native birds living.

I think having more of these two native birds will make everyone proud and happy . I think that if we have the Magpie eradicated then we could have even more of those two native birds, and their chicks won’t be eaten as much. That way more people will look at Tamaki as the Native community.
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Task Description: For this task I made a copy of a writing template and put it in my writing folder. I did the Introduction and the body paragraphs and finished it off with my conclusion. I posted it on my blog with a Title, Task Description, a Walt, and Labels.