Understanding Positive and Negative Integers

Today Clara and I recorded a video teaching you how to understand positive and negative integers. I found it quite hard to explain how to do it and I enjoyed getting the question right because it's a good feeling. I was challenged when I was teaching it to you because it was quite hard to explain it in a way that's easy to understand. I could have been BTB (Better Than Before) by explaining it a little bit more. Thanks for watching it. Bye

 

Brain Benders

 

Today for an extra activity we could choose to do a word puzzle game. I decided to do it because I like things like this. Some of the questions were super easy and some made me think for a while. The easiest one was probably 1 in a million. The hardest one that made me think was the last one. It was pretty confusing and basic so I got Dad to help me with that. There was another hard one and that was the I see you understand one. It didn't make much sense but I got it after a little while. I really enjoyed doing this because I like doing this sort of thing. I didn't dislike anything and nothing challenged me to hard.

Ghost Town in Bodie, California

 

Today Ellie and I decided to make a drawing about a ghost town in California. The ghost town is called Bodie and it is quite creepy! It was very interesting making this drawing because we learnt lots of fascinating facts. We really tried to make this quality cause the teacher said we would get a sticker if it was up to standard. I really enjoyed learning all these interesting facts about this cool town in California. I disliked trying to fit all the text boxes into the drawing. It challenged me by trying to find lots of facts. Next time to be BTB (Better Than Before) I will try to space it out a little bit better.

Silhouette Art

 

Today for art we had to make posters of one sport we like. It took ages and I finally finished it. I chose netball and it was very difficult. First, we had to draw the silhouette and then draw the straight lines in the background.

We had to look at a colour wheel ad see 2 colours that were opposite each other on the wheel so that they would stand out. We started to blend and that took the longest time. Then once we were finally done doing that we outline everything in black. I really enjoyed doing this artwork and would definitely do it again.

Jackdaw

 

For the past couple of weeks for Literacy, we have been doing Jackdaws. A Jackdaw is basically just something that explains the book that you read. My book is I am David. I personally didn't really enjoy the book too much, but it would be a great book for adults. I enjoyed colouring in the title because it was cool to do. I disliked writing about the book and reading the book. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I think I should add more writing and make it a bit more colourful.

My Leaf

 

Hey everyone, for some decoration in our class, we decided to make some leaves, It's all about me and my personality. I'm very proud about how it turned out and really enjoyed doing this. I liked colouring in my name because of the ombre pattern. I disliked trying to draw so I just ended up tracing a couple of things. I think next time to be BTB (Better Than Before) I would put a background colour on first but otherwise, I think it's pretty good.

Dixon House

On Tuesday my class and I were all feeling super nervous. We were about to hop on the bus

to Dixon house. We all had our books in hand as we started leaving the school. The bus was

buzzing with excitement and anxiousness. We arrived at the park and we did a quick

2-minute walk over to the elderly home. We waited for a while, all feeling nervous. We

helped carry in some food and we went inside. Our first glimpse was much more different

than we expected. There were 2 rows of elderly people each doing different things. Some

were sleeping and some were talking. There was even one playing with a pop it. We all lined

up at the front and Mequa introduced us. We then got told to go around and start reading

to some people. 

It took a while to kinda get comfortable but I started reading to one lady. I was reading to her but she seemed more focused on someone else so I left and found someone else. The next woman's name was Pauleen and she was super sweet! I read my book to her and we finished and just started talking. I asked her lots of questions like her favorite hobby and stuff. I learnt quite a lot from her. The sweetest bit was that when I was reading I saw her crying happy tears and I nearly cried, myself. After we talked for quite a while, I passed her onto Ellie. I walked around for a little and then read to someone else. I kept going around and reading to people and each person left tears in my eyes.

We read for a while and then got told we could come up and eat food. I was halfway

through my book so I continued to read and then talked for a bit. After a while, I went to

eat, which I thought was going to be my favorite part but I loved reading to them and didn’t

want to stop. Me and my friends talked for a little bit then my teacher said we could read

to one last person. I got up and wandered around for a little while and then found one lady.

I started reading to her and then she told me she has had that book read to her already,

because me and my friends swapped books. We then talked for a while and had a good

conversation. All of a sudden Calais went in front of everyone and thanked them all. I was

super sad that we had to leave and as I walked out I thanked everyone so much. We walked

down the corridor and left, all feeling kinda sad. We all enjoyed it so much and would all

definitely go back. I had such a good time visiting and made some good memories. My

highlight of that was when one lady started crying because she was so happy and all of

their old stories they told me about. I didn’t dislike anything because it was all so great.

I learned not to take things like that for granted and to treasure memories you make,

because you never know when you or someone has to go be taken care of by someone else

because they are incapable of doing so themselves.

Tower in China randomly starts wobbling

 

Hi, today we did the Current Events Quiz. We chose one news item off of it. I thought this topic was quite interesting so I chose this one. I enjoyed researching it and watching the video. I found it challenging to gather lots of information and I could have been BTB (Better Than Before) by adding more photos and wording it better. I hope you enjoyed and gathered lots of information about this.

Little Axle Missing for 21 Hours

 

Today we have been doing a current events quiz and I thought this would be a cool subject to do and it was! It would be heartbreaking if one of my siblings went missing and being a parent when that happens would be totally scary. Although it happens all the time in America, it is a big deal here and a crazy story. I enjoyed researching this and reading all about it because it's super interesting. I didn't dislike anything although I found it challenging to fit everything into the one drawing and still have space for pictures. Next time to be BTB (Better Than Before) I would try to make it a bit more intriguing but other than that I think it's pretty good.

War Photo Montage

 War Photo Montage

Kia Ora, today we have been making a War Photo Montage since Anzac day is coming up. I really enjoyed doing this, and I was surprised by how badly people had to suffer at war just by looking at pictures. War looks absolutely traumatizing and I would hate if there was a war in New Zealand. I disliked adding all the links onto the photos, so when you click on a photo it will bring you to the website I found it on. I could have been BTB (Better Than Before) by adding a bit more pictures.

Haere Ra.

 

Morse Code

 

Today we have been writing messages in Morse Code, I found it really hard to write everything. I enjoyed learning about it because it's quite cool to learn. I disliked writing it because it took ageeeeeees. I could have been BTB (Better Than Before) by adding what the real Code says.                                                                                                                                                                             

Australia and New Zealand Quarantine Bubble

 

Today we have had to make a DLO about something that's been on the news recently. I think this is quite interesting and really good for lots of things. I liked this because I liked learning about it and finding out when it is and I disliked not having much to write. I could have been BTB (Better Than Before) by adding more writing and facts.

Adding and subtracting decimals

 

So today Grace and I had to make a video about how to add and subtract decimals. I didn't like it that much because my voice sounds bad in this video and yeah. I liked knowing the answer was right and I disliked trying to work out the simple math cause I suck at simple math. I could have been BTB (Better Than Before) by pointing the camera to the paper a little bit more on the second addition problem but otherwise I think its pretty good.

Why fitness is super important

 

For the last 20 minutes, we have had to write a DLO about why fitness is important. I personally think fitness is really important because it's a good way to make your life a little bit more fun. We have had to run the 4J's run today and even though I hate it I do try (sometimes) because I know it is good for me. I really think that if you are fit you can live a better life with heaps of fun activities that everyone loves. I really enjoyed writing up all the reasons why you should try to stay fit and I disliked having a time limit. I could be BTB (Better Than Before) by adding more things about why fitness is good and how you could stay fit.

You went where writing

 Houhora

Houhora is a harbour located about 40 minutes away from Cape Reinga, in the North Island. It is a great place for fishing and swimming in the warm water. On sunny days, it’s great to play some backyard cricket and go for a nice snorkel near the drop-off.

In the daytime the water is nice and refreshing to go for a quick dip in the water or do some fishing off the wharf. It’s great to go for a bike ride and feel the cool wind blow your hair back, with all of your friends. Down the wharf is very pretty with all the little fish splashing around in the water and it is always a highlight jumping in the cool, fresh, clear water. Going to the beach for a quick surf or boogie board is always a highlight as the water is crystal clear and really warm. You can go out deep and see beautiful stingrays swim under you in the clear water. The lagoon is good to go for a paddleboard in and snorkel around while the adults sit in the sand and sunshine.

In the night-time the harbour has a beautiful view of Mt Camel and great water to go floundering in with the bright torches spotting out each flounder. It's really nice to go out for a quick kayak and look at the beautiful water with all the little fish. It's nice going for a walk along the big wharf and seeing all the ships floating out in the water and watching each little fish hurriedly swim along. The beach is really pretty at night to watch the sunset and all the nice waves crashing down on the surface. The lagoon has crystal clear water, perfect for a night swim, and amazing little fish swimming around calmly in the rocks. 

A little while ago we had to write a descriptive writing piece about somewhere we went in the holidays. I didn't go there in the summer holidays but I have been there a lot, and I am going this upcoming holiday so Miss Gibson let me use it. I wrote mine about Houhora, a place up the top of the North Island. I enjoyed writing this because it brought back lots of great memories. I didn't really dislike anything about writing this but I could have been BTB (Better Than Before) by adding more writing and more descriptive words, but otherwise, it's pretty good.

Energy rap

 

For the last couple of weeks, me and Ellie have been working on a song all about energy and how to save it.  I found it challenging filming while people were around and editing all the clips. I enjoyed filming because we joked around a lot and it was lots of fun. I could be BTB (Better Than Before) by having more quality clips and being more prepared but other than that it's pretty good.

Kawa of care

Today we had to do a Kawa of Care blog post showing what you can and can't do on or with your chromebook. I enjoyed looking for the picture and I disliked trying to think up lots of different things. I could be BTB (Better Than Before) by adding more stuff about it.

Djibouti

 

Last week we had to do a blog post about one country that speaks French and I chose Djibouti. I enjoyed looking at their national food because it looked really yum!!! I found it hard to get lots of information and it confused me when it said that Djibouti is a country in another country. I could have been BTB (Better Than Before) by putting in more information.