SLJ Day 1, Week 1

Maui and the giant fish

Three facts about maui from the legend maui and the giant fish.

1. Maui's brothers thought that he was useless and weak

2. Maui proved his brothers wrong when he caught the most giant fish.

3. Maui's fish turned into the north island

I didn't know that Maui wasn't always a God and that he was seen as weak. 

My Holiday's

Going to the farm, Beach and going on the boat!

Last wednesday (during the holidays) I was in Kaitaia with my FAMILY.

I went  Up North with my two brothers. We went to one of my family member’s farm. While we were there, we played around the treehouse, on their land, had a tour around the farm, talked to the animals and captured a tiny lizard that wasn’t even half the size of my hand! We were there because it was my cousin’s 16th  birthday! Then we got ready to leave.

When we got to the beach my family members brought the boat into the water and got the biscuit ready (something that gets dragged by a boat) for the three people to jumped on. While 4 people and I got on to the boat. We were watching them have fun, going up and down and watching them fall off. My cousin’s and I wanted to get on the biscuit but it had deflated while the other three were on it. When we got off the boat and started swimming, my 6 year old cousin went on with his mum along with all the adults. After everyone was finished having fun, we all had something to eat then went home.

My highlight of that day was going on the boat and having a lot of fun with my family and my low light was that my dad couldn’t come because he had to work and that we weren’t able to go on the biscuit which was a big disappointment. But at least i had FUN!

I recommend this story for people 8 and over because they might even want to go on a biscuit one day!

1 photo

As you can this lady is very depressed,

sad and might even be lonely. It

looks like she might be wondering what

Would happen in her future life.

She rests her head in the palm of

her hand.

My Future House

This is my dream house that could be built (for ME). The year sixes had to build a futuristic house for Glenn Innes.

My house is different for the houses that you see today, because my house is made metal, bricks and other, so it can protect you from tsunami's earthquakes and other's. If you compare this house to the houses today, this house would be very different from the way that it is designed. The architectures would have more ideas, and different ideas, about what a house should look like.

Every design in the house would be different from the ones we have in our's today. They wouldn't have analogue clocks anymore, just digital. Everything could have buttons, like when you go to the kitchen you could press a button and then it could change to the living room. 

Police dogs

Today 26.9.17 we went to go and see the police men and their dog Kase.

Kase is a lovely dog and very smart. His owner (Collin & grant) the police men, told us a lot about Kase like: he weighs 39kg, run's 65km an hour, he was brought up in a school for police dogs for ten week's in Mount Wellington and he is a German Shepard, he is six and half years old.

Then they showed us some of Kase's tricks to us. They put sleeves on so when he is released  Grant starts running and Kase runs after him and bites the sleeves.

When Kase was a puppy they taught him how to track.
How they taught him is:
They squashed the grass and put food ion the squashed grass so if he goes of the grass he knows he will not get food, and that is how they teach dogs to track.

Blessing houses

Today the year sixes in my class went to Fenchurch and Taniwha street with Mrs Raj. We went there because we to do blessing of the houses. 

The Kaumatua did the karakia and blessed the house. When we went to the houses the family, that is going to live there and move in tomorrow, were crying of happiness. there was a camera that was streaming on Maori television.

We were very fortunate to into these homes and one the very first people. this was a very good experience for us to see.

Explanation Writing

W.A.L.T follow the structure of an explanation

Introduction: Food is something we eat every single day to give us energy, protein and strength.

Paragraph 1

If you do not watch what we are eating it can lead to obesity. Obesity is a person that is fat, or you could say overweight. Obesity can give you diseases like strokes, heart problems, diabetes, makes unable to do physical activities, nerve damage.

Paragraph 2

It can also change your mood. For example, my teacher was eating healthy all her life because her parents wanted that best for her and her siblings. So when she got her own house she thought of eating sugary and junk food for dinner and lunch for a month. She told us that she started notice a change in her she was gaining weight couldn’t do anything physical and her mood was changing. She was starting to get more depressed and skin even started to look different.

Paragraph 3

If you are eating junk food or something that is bad for you it can also affects your teeth. Germs are first on your teeth then you are eating junk food that equals to acid and when that acid hits your teeth it becomes decay which lead’s to holes in your teeth and it can turn to the colour black and green and that is why you also need to brush your teeth and watch what you are eating.

DLO Architect

Brushing your teeth

Intro: What is brushing our teeth

To begin with brushing your teeth, grab your toothbrush and your toothpaste put them both in your mouth and brush the outsides, front of your teeth, the inside and your tongue. You should be brushing your teeth twice a day, once in the morning straight after breakfast and again after dinner.

The real reason why you have to brush your teeth is to prevent cavities you need to get rid of plaque and bacteria covering your teeth. To remove all of that the best way to treat it is to brush your teeth and to floss at least once a day. Sugar is bad for your teeth because it makes decay. And the results of decay makes holes in your teeth. In our teeth fall out which means that you have to go to that dentists.

Why you need to brush your teeth is because, when you are eating the germs go on your teeth, then when you eat sugary food it equals to acid, and when that acid goes onto your teeth is becomes decay.

Bastion Point

This week my reading group have learnt about Bastion Point. For many years there was an argument between the Government and Ngāti Whātua about who owned the land. This is my DLO about what I learned.

Questions and Answers

What is Bastion Point?

Bastion Point is a section of land that the iwi, Ngati whatua, gave to the government.

Why did the British and Maori have different ideas about who owned the land?

The british wanted to buy land so that they could settle in New Zealand but they were actually buying more land than what existed in New Zealand.

Why did Ngati Whatua let the government use the land at Bastion Point?

Because the iwi (Ngati whatua) were happy to share their land with british but they did not have the same idea about the ownership.

Who burnt down the marae at Bastion Point?

The government burnt down the Bastion Point along with the houses near it. This happened in 1952 because (in the government's words) he explained that they did that because they were preparing for Queen Elizabeth’s (II) visit.

What does the word profit mean?

It means that when the government sold the gifted land he was earning money.

Do you think the police or the protesters were doing the right thing? Why?

I think the protesters were doing the right thing because they could have encouraged the government to give the land back to the Maori

What is your opinion about this issue?

My opinion is that the government should have just kept to their deal and given the land back to the Maori, but then I probably wouldn’t be here or even have or known my family especially my father, my Non, (grandma) my siblings and the rest of my family. So at a time i am also thankful that it happened.

Famous New Zealander from History

Who is the person's name?

*Dame Valerie Adams

When were they born/ when did they pass away?

*Shae was born on the 6th of october 1984 (age 32)

Where were they born/ did they live?

*Adams was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, to a Tongan mother (Lilika Ngauamo) and an English father (Sydney Adams) Nickname syd . Her father, who settled in New Zealand after service in the Royal Navy, had a total of 18 children with five women.

What are they famous for?

*Rio was Valerie's fourth Olympic Games winning the shot put silver medal. Valerie also took medals at Beijing in 2008 (all gold) and London in 2012 (all gold) and finishing seventh in her debut at Athens 2004.

Valerie has been the dominant women's shot putter in the world since 2006, only beaten twice in major world events. She also got 3 indoor world champion gold medals.

What are some of their accomplishments?

(the things that they have done)

*Rio was Valerie's fourth Olympic Games winning the shot put silver medal. Valerie also took medals at Beijing in 2008 (all gold) and London in 2012 (all gold) and finishing seventh in her debut at Athens 2004.

Valerie has been the dominant women's shot putter in the world since 2006, only beaten twice in major world events. She also got 3 indoor world champion gold medals. Dame valerie adams is the first woman to win 4 consecutive individual titles of the world track and field championships, achieving gold in (2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013).

Dame valerie was named in the international association of athletics federation well female athlete of the year in (2014)

Why are they a good role model for kiwis?

*Because she can encourage people to push themselves as far as she did and as in doing that she got rewarded a lot of gold medals and now she is a four-time World champion, three time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic and three-time Commonwealth champion.

World war 1

Create your own questions about World War One using the prompts in the table below:

Question	Answer
Who	Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, United States.
When	28th, July 1914 and ended on the 11th November 1918.
Where	It was started in Europe fought in Turkey, the Middle East and ended in Europe.
Why	*same as how*
What	Lots of people got killed for no random reason.
How	The war was caused because the archduke of austria/hungary was killed by a serbian nationalist which prepared major European military powers towards war.

Are there any other questions you have about world war one? Ask and answer them here.

How many people died during the ww1 ?

*37 Million people

King and Country ~ Comic strip

Kiwi Can

On friday the 25~8~17 I was in room 9 and we went to kiwi can to learn about self control. When we got to the room 11 door Miss toiya came out and welcomed us into the classroom.

When we went to the room where kiwi can people teach, we sat in a circle and Mr Numia, (Kiwi Can teacher) gave a greeting in a different language and we had to try and guess where the greeting comes from. Then we had our energiser and what you do to play the game is you have to have a ball and you have to spread your legs forming a triangle shape. What you have to do is roll the ball under someone’s legs to get them out and then you can move in and fill the gap where the person was. Then we were talking about what that game was helping us with involving self control and the same with our activity. In our activity we had to dance to music and when the music stops you have to sit quickly and fold your legs, the last person that sits down and doesn’t fold their legs they are out!

At the end of our lesson i felt happy because it was fun learning about all the things about self control and of course playing the games was fun!

Fantastic Fractions

We are learning to identify the relationship between equivalent fractions.

What is 1/6 of 36?=6

What is 5/11 of 22?=10

What is 4/13 of 26?=8

What is 4/8 the same as?=1 1/4

What is ⅖ the same as?=1 1/2

What is 10/30 the same as?=1 1/3

What is 25/50 the same as?=10/30

I have 2/16 of a cake at a birthday party. I am then given ⅝ of a cake. How much cake do I have altogether?= 7/24

I have 5/20 of a cake left over from the party. I cut the leftover cake into quarters. What fraction is each of these pieces?=1/5

⅕ + ⅗ =4/5

2/10 + 5/10 =7/10

15/10 - 7/10 =22/10

16/30 - 5/30 =21/10

⅕ + 2/20 =30/100

1/7 + ⅚ =41/42

4/9 + 5/13 = 57/27

9/13 + 9/24 =323/312

6/9 + 4/18 =138/162

5/8 + 6/14 =118/112

3/15 + 8/19 =177/285

5/6 + 1/7 =41/42

king and Country

We are learning to show an increasing understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences.

How do you think Maori responded when asked to fight in the war?

* An old Maori warrior thought that they shouldn’t be involved in the war because in his words he said that they should let fight their own war and that it was the britishes war to fight.

Think about the date and about New Zealand’s history. How would Maori feel about fighting for the British Empire so soon after being colonised by Britain?

* I think that they would want to fight alongside the british..

Why did Rongo and Tipu want to join up?

* Rongo wanted to attack the british before they could attack the Maori.

Why did their parents have different views about whether they should?

*Because their father’s iwi supports the government and that would be good for him but

For Tipu, is it just a choice between staying with his mother or having an adventure?

* Having an adventure

Has the news from Gallipoli made his choice more complex?

* No because Big George has just died.

Why should he stay with his mother? What is his duty to her?

* Because he needs to help her with the land.

Why does the death of Big George make him want to be with his brother even more?

* I think it's because he might not want the same thing that happened to George happen to his brother Rongo.

What does the image of paddling home together in a waka mean to you? Why is this an effective metaphor?  Think of the whakatauki “He waka eke noa” (we are all in this together)

* I think it means that they are family.

What does it tell you about the brothers and their values?  Are they on their way home?

*I think they might be on their way home but i also think that they won't because they might want to fight for more wars and go adventuring.

Procedural Writing

How to make scones

Scones are an English type of bread which are very popular and they have been eaten for hundreds of years. The British upper class take their scones very seriously and follow rules about how to eat them. This recipe makes 6 small or 4 large scones.

Ingredients

1 cup flour

1/2 cup butter

1 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk

Instructions

1. Put the flour, salt and the butter into a large mixing bowl.

2. Rub the flour and the butter in between your fingers so it is the texture of breadcrumbs.

3. Make a well in the middle of your mixture. Pour the milk slowly into the well.

4. Mix the ingredients with a fork so the mixture becomes dough.

5. Knead the dough on a tray that has flour sprinkled on it.

6. Cut out equal pieces and put them on a baking tray.

5. Put the baking tray in the oven at 200 degrees celsius for 20 minutes.

6. Now you can eat them.

Fractions with Mn'M's

Today for maths we were using Mn'M's do to fractions for Maths.
We were learning to find fractions of a set.

There are 4/15 of green, 1/15 of yellow, 3/15 of red, 2/15 of orange and 5/15 of blue.

This fraction is 3/5 of 15 witch is nine.

Half of 16 is 8

Grease lighting play

Grease by Auckland Girls Grammar School

Grease is about a group of teenagers who go to Rydell High School. There are two students, Danny and Sandy who like each other and they are in different social groups. Danny is in the T-birds and the girl group was called the Pink Ladies. Sandy was a nerd so they were in different categories.

My favourite part was the fight between Riz and Kinickey because it was funny. My favourite song was Grease Lightning.  It was really` fun to see the singing and dancing .

I would recommend the play to students in year 6, 7, 8 and at high school. These students would be old enough to understand. The play is set at high school.

If people wanted to see the play I would tell them that it has some adult parts in it and they hould be old enough to go. The play was funny and it was interesting.

Star rating out of five: 4

Maths Home learning 2

Ashley starts with 64 marbles.She buys 49 More.How many marbles does  Ashley end with?
Ans:113

Kelly has 56 oranges.Stephanie has 27 oranges.If Stephanie gives all of her oranges to Kelly,how many oranges will Kelly have?

Ans:83

Joseph has 86 marbles. Julia has 42 marbles. If Julia gives all of her marbles to Joseph, how many marbles will Joseph have?

Ans:128

Harry starts with 84 bottle caps. 19 are eaten by a hippopotamus. How many bottle caps does Harry end with?

Ans:65

Mary starts with 53 crayons. She gives 18 to Cynthia. How many crayons does Mary end with?

Ans:35

There are 87 stickers in a box. Douglas takes 9 stickers. How many are left?

Ans:78

Each bag of lollies cost $3.00. How much do 25 bags cost?

Ans:75

Each child has 8 cards. If there are 7 children, how many cards are there in total?

Ans:7

Kevin went to the store 8 times last month. He buys 14 apples each time he goes to the store. How many apples did Kevin buy last month?

Ans:112

Annie has 450 Skittles in little lolly bags. If the are 30 bags, how many Skittles must go in each bag?

Ans:14

There are 30 students in the class and 270 apples. If the apples are divided equally among the students, how many does each student get?

Ans:9

There are 4900 oranges in Shirley's orange collection. If the oranges are organised into 70 groups, how big is each group?

Ans:700

Maths Home learning 1

Ashley starts with 12 marbles.She buys 25 More.How many marbles does  Ashley end with?
Ans:37

Kelly has 21 oranges.Stephanie has 27 oranges.If Stephanie gives all of her oranges to Kelly,how many oranges will Kelly have?

Ans:48

Joseph has 25 marbles. Julia has 28 marbles. If Julia gives all of her marbles to Joseph, how many marbles will Joseph have?

Ans:53

Harry starts with 30 bottle caps. 15 are eaten by a hippopotamus. How many bottle caps does Harry end with?

Ans:15

Mary starts with 53 crayons. She gives 12 to Cynthia. How many crayons does Mary end with?

Ans:41

There are 27 stickers in a box. Douglas takes 9 stickers. How many are left?

Ans:18

Each bag of lollies costs $3.00. How much do 25 bags cost?

Ans:75

Each child has 8 cards. If there are 22 children, how many cards are there in total?

Ans:176

8x 22=176

Kevin went to the store 8 times last month. He buys 8 apples each time he goes to the store. How many apples did Kevin buy last month?

Ans:72

Annie has 45 Skittles in little lolly bags. If the are 5 bags, how many Skittles must go in each bag?

Ans:225

There are 3 children and 27 apples. If the apples are divided equally among the children, how many does each child get?

Ans:9

There are 49 oranges in Shirley's orange collection. If the oranges are organised into 7 groups, how big is each group?

Ans:434