Venn Diagram: Similarities of 2 Myths.

WALT: identify the difference between a myth and a legend.

Task Description: This week for reading we have watched different myth creation story's from around the world and I have done them from Hawaii and New Zealand. Then we had to work with a partner to create a venn diagram and compare what they have the same.

Cambodian Myth: Lighting, Thunder and Rain.

Task Description: This is our sixth and last rotation for our Myth and Legend Stories and this is all about Cambodia and we had to do a Mix and Match on a poster. Then we had a Create Task and me and my partner Terapi did a tour guide of some places in Cambodia.  

Create Task:

Greek Mythology.

Task Description: Today was our fifth rotation and we learned about a myth of Greek Mythology. There was a boy that was born and his name was Hermes he created fire and lyre. We had to make a poster about a Greek God and write down facts about that god,also Greece is in Southern Europe.

The reason why I have chosen this god is because she is a worthy female and she knows what she's doing all the time. But also she is associated with wisdom and warfare and that's what makes me feel like I want to do a kind of god like her.

Paul Bunyan: An American Legend.

Task Description: Today was our third rotation moving into a different class, and today it was all about a legend of Paul Bunyan. This is a American Legend and it is about a man that was 63 handles tall and he who travelled around the world being a wood cutter and helper.

The Blue Mountain Coffee.

Task Description: For our fourth rotation we learned about a legend called The Blue Mountain Coffee, this is actual coffee that has grown from plants and that is very special. We had write down notes and make a poster about our understanding of the legend we just learned. 

The Watcher of the South.

Task Description: This is our second myth and legend rotation moving to a different class, the myth for today was called 'The Watcher of the South'. In this presentation we had to listen to story's, name characters, and even rewrite the myth into our own version of it.

Dragon's Eye Lake Myth.

Team 5 is rotating to different classes and learning about myths and legends. Our first class was with our home class and then we rotate clockwise each day.

Task Description: Room 3 learned about the Dragon's Eye Lake, down below is a description of the myth and 4 interesting facts that I've learnt from it. Also we had to draw a dragon's eye and put a photo of the Croatia flag because that's where the lake is.

Welcome to Term 3! 'A World Of Difference'.

'A World Of Difference'

Welcome back to Term 3!

Every term we start off with an immersion assembly and we get to  know  what we are going to be learning for the term and this term it's all about 'A World Of Difference'. Learning new things all around the world and everything being a difference from what other people do, but also learning what people do and what things are like around the world too. Each team had to explain what they are going to be learning compared to 'A World Of Difference'.

Team 1 is learning about how and what, children eat for their lunch for school and how do they travel to school too. Relating to what different things do they do and eat for when they are at school compared to what we do here in our own school.

Team 2 is exploring different  places and getting to know all about the different landmarks around the world and seeing what they can explore for their journeys. 

Team 3 is focusing on something compared to The Amazing Race and visiting different places also like Team 2, and also learning things about what kind of places are there compared to where we live.

Team 4 is learning about the food we eat and where they originally come from around the world. But also which country were they're from and what kinds of food that are the same but different to what we eat.

Team 5 is all about myths and legends, learning what story's that are different in culture and knowing new things based on a true story.  Like Sina and the Eel, how this is a true story and that it still read by people and how important it is till this day.

My thoughts about having immersion assembly's is that I think it is exciting and important because knowing what we are going to be learning is going to really hook us in to learning and also knowing how fun it's going to be for a new fresh term. These assembly's are exciting to me because I can know more about the different things that happen around the world but also immersion assembly's can be funny and just making people happy around the school.

Book Review: Amulet.Escape from Lucien: Book 6.

Book Review!

During the school holidays I am reading chapter books from 20-30 minutes a day and here is the first book iv'e read for about 4 days. Reading is very good and cool, it exercises  your brain and gives energy, also it can help you go up to a higher level in reading too. This is a comic and the name of it is Amulet: Escape from Lucien Book 6

I have found the book very interesting and cool because there are very magical things going on and people that are named the storekeepers, because they hold a special stone that gives them the power of protecting people or for no good. 

Blurb:

A WORTHY MISSION . . . OR A TRAP?

Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued

by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the void with Max, one of the Elf King's loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets. The stakes, for both Emily and Navin, are higher than ever.

Here are some new words:

These words are words that iv'e never heard before and also the meaning of each word.

1.  Plagued or trouble: Cause continual trouble or distress to.

2. Cumulonimbus : 

Description

Cumulonimbus is a dense, towering vertical cloud, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents. 

3. Ravaged: Severely damaged; devastated.

4. Consolation: The comfort received  by a person after a lost or disappointed.

Photo of the book!

WLJ: Day 5: Activity 5: 3 Key Quotes.

Task Description:

For this activity we had to write 3 key quotes that our parents/whanau have said to us before going back to school for level 2. Down below is the poster make a poster and we had to the quotes on it, I have added some picture so you can a better explanation of what I'm talking about.

Task:

Explanation for each quote:

1. "Sanitise and wash your hands before you eat":

My mum and dad always says this so we don't spread germs around and beat the covid-19. But also making sure that we are always cleaning our body's and making sure that we are always washing hands.

2. "Go to sleep early": 

My Mum says this when we are going back to school from either the holidays or the lock down time. We always need to go sleep early so we can give our bodies energy for the next day and at least sleeping for 8 hours a day.

3. "Read a book":

My Mum says this so we're not always on our devices and so we read. Reading keeps our learning going up when we return to school we can be prepared. But also learning during the holidays and reading for at least 20 - 30 minutes and learning new things.

WLJ: Day 4: Activity 4: Kiwi Sports Star!.

Task Description:

Activity 4 is all about a kiwi sports star, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, she is a netball player in the positions GS and GA. We had to make a profile of our favourite kiwi sports star and for me it's Ekenasio, she is a really good player and can shoot from a long distances like Maria Folau. We had to include information about them and make a profile about them. Also we had to write 4 similes about them and it is at the bottom of the profile. 

Hope you enjoy it and the last blog post for the week is coming soon.

Task:

Similes:

1. Ameliaranne is as fast as a cheetah.

2. Ameliaranne can snatch the ball as fast as a blink.

3. Ameliaranne can run as fast as the speeding wind.

4. Ameliaranne can run from place to place like as fast as a ball.

WLJ: Day 3: Activity 3: Faster than a speeding bullet.

Task Description:

The most renowned sprinter is Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. She currently holds a 100 metre sprint record and was awarded a record four times as "World's fastest woman."

In Jamaica, which is a small Caribbean country that has produced many successful athletes and sportsmen, Shelly-ANN was born and trained. She did well in athletics during her college years and won the 16-year old Jamaican Schools Championships. She won several races in the Olympic and World Championships subsequently. Over the years the people compared their speed with that of many things, including animals, from other elite sprinters, like Usain Bolt!

In fact, people sometimes say things such as: "Shelly-Ann is just as swift as a goetah" or "Shelly-Ann is quick like a fighter jet." These are examples of similar comparisons. Similes are not always valid in many situations.

What we had to do:

For activity 3 we had to create 4 new similes and write them down and share to our blog with you's. At the top is information about the fastest women, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, she is described mostly as similes like "Shelly-Ann is quick like a fighter jet", so we are doing similes too.

Hope you are enjoying the blog posts that I have done, still keep tuned for some more.

Task:

WLJ: Day 2: Activity 2: Character Description of The BFG.

Task Description:

The writer, fighter pilot, spy, and inventor Roald Dahl was a British writer. The most popular

author is Charly & The Chocolate Factory, George's Marvellous Medicine, the Big Friendly Giant and Matilda. It has authorship of hundreds of books. Some of his books have been turned into movies, like the BFG.

What we had to do:

For activity 2 of week 1 we had to write a Character Description about the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) this is a movie that has been created by the famous Roald Dahl and above is a little paragraph about him.  We also had to include at least 10 descriptive words about the BFG and draw a picture of him too. Down below is the task and I hope you enjoy, stay tuned to all the blog posts I post this week.

Task:

The Big Friendly Giant is  enormous and he has massive ears, nearly bigger than his head. He has a considerate heart and he refuses to hurt children unlike his brothers, the BFG is a deeply blissful giant and even loves to catch dreams all the away. He's met a little girl name Sophie and they've got an incredible relationship between the two of them. He wears huge green pants and a gigantic brown rusty jacket, he is the tiniest giant out of all his brothers and youngest too. That means his brother's are ten times bigger than him, the BFG has a low dark voice and sounding like an old man. This giant may smell like the kind of vegetables that they eat like pickles and  zucchini's, also he can run quick like lighting and disappear out of nowhere, he's The BFG.

Winter Learning Journey: Day 1: Activity 1: Pepeha.

Introduction: During the school holidays the Learning Journey people have made us Winter Learning Journey Activities and we have 10 activities during the 2 week time period. 5 activities for 1 week and then the other I will be trying to post all the activities up each day. Check Activity 1 down below!

Task Description: For our first activity/day 1, we are starting off with our pepeha an introducing me. Telling things about me and where I am from, also we are smart learners so we don't use last names or any personal stuff only initials. Hope you enjoy my pepeha and keep tuning in to all my blog posts this week.

Pepeha!

Genius Hour.

Task Description: For the past few weeks we have been working on our genius hour presentation and product. I have been passionate about my language which is Cook Island and we had to stand up and tell the class what we have done. Mrs Tele'a was scoring our presentations and how well we can speak infront of a audience, below is my score and I got 21 out of 25.

Figurative Language.

Task Description:

For writing this week we are learning figurative language with onomatopoeia, metaphor, hyperbole, and alliteration. We are working on how we use them and coming up with sentences using each this so we know what they are.