The last 2 weeks me and my buddy Rithwik and myself have made an Alien invasion journey in Canva we survived 6 DAYS but barely since the lack of food and hygiene. It was super fun since our school put little tokens aka square Alien images with an ingredient for the cure to cure the […]
Planet Dioramas!
We have been learning how to “read and interpret information” which is going back to reading the text. And we learnt this because you won’t miss anything important. We made Planet dioramas out of a cardboard box, balloons and paper mache and then we learnt many new things about our Solar System like which is […]
Living The Dream
We have been learning how to answer questions by thinking critically. We had learnt this because it helps us answer questions using prior knowledge and asking for clarification and going back to read the text so it makes sense. We had read a book about a NZ person who dreamed of becoming a NASA astronaut […]
MARA KAI MASTER CHEF COMPETITION
The Mara Kai master chef competition was where you would cook a main or dessert alongside a drink made from school grown fruits or vegetables. If we won we would go against each class room and if you were first you could go against schools and the judge would be a special person to taste […]
Beyond The Reef
We have been learning to find ideas and themes in texts. Which is the theme for the text or book. We learnt it because we could know the theme of the book which can help us understand what is going on and where. We said 5 new things we learnt from the text which was […]
The Force
We have been learning to analyse evidence. Because we had to learn this to answer questions and to argue with others who don’t agree. We learnt new vocabulary and answered questions which were to analyse evidence to figure out the answers. We learnt this because it is useful to analyse evidence so it is easier […]
Mahinga Kai Crusaders
We have been learning about how to Infer, because we can find out what the Author is trying to tell us without saying it in the book instead gives a clue. We filled out questions about what we read from the book to share with others. We learnt that there are only a few people […]
Rongoa Maori
We have been learning about how different Maori plants can help you in various ways and how they can heal your wounds. We learnt this because it can tell us how the Maori people used them in their own ways! We recorded a video talking about how the plant we chose can help us and […]
Matariki
This week we have been learning about Matariki which is about the 9 stars and it is a Maori holiday, to spend time with family and eat yummy kai/food. Because we learnt it to learn this because it can bring us closer to our culture. We had to fill out questions related to the book […]
Winter Sports!
This week we have been learning about Winter Sports. We were talking mostly about Rugby and Football also known as Soccer!, We learnt this so we could know more about athleticism and to know rules about different cultures while they play Winter sports. We had answered questions about Rugby in Iran where Iranian women mostly […]