Tuhituhi (Writing)

For Writing in Te Ngahere last week we were learning to write about what is special about the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. What we had to do was write three or more reasons why we think it is special but we had to put the reasons into paragraphs and into our own words. We also had to make sure that the writing had passive voice,cause and effect words, present tense and more. What I thought was frustrating was trying to put the reasons into my own words because we weren’t allowed to copy and paste. What I thought was easy was finding the reasons because we can find the reasons on the website but we still  to put in our own words. What I think I could maybe do better next time is to make sure that I use more cause and effect words. What I learnt was the different kind of words there is like cause and effect and present tense.

Movie animations

For the past couple of weeks our class have been doing animations for our movies. Our animation had be what our movie would be because we ran out of time. When we were finished we had to  screencastify it. What I thought was frustrating about making the animations was trying to finish it because we did not have enough time for it apart from home and self managing time. What I thought was easy was making the video because we only had to say the beginning and the characters and not what the characters are saying. What I think we could do better is to not frustrate my groups member when we are recording the video because we were mucking around. I learnt not to muck around or else you won’t finish your work.

Writing

For Writing in Te Ngahere we are writing about what is special about our school Pump track. We had to use passive voice, a rhetorical question, present tense, cause and effect words and more. We also had write three reasons why but all those three reasons would have a paragraph. What I thought was really hard and frustrating was turning these three reasons into a paragraph. What I thought was easy was writing why those three reasons are why the pump track is so special. What I learnt was that if you make a mistake you can always go back and look at it and fix it.

STEAM Challenge

In Te Ngahere, in the afternoon for our first day of school we did a STEAM challenge. Steam stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Our STEAM challenge was to build the tallest freestanding tower out of two pieces of newspaper and a 30cm tape in 20 minutes and when the timer was up we would see which tower was the tallest. What I thought was frustrating  was building our tower because we weren't helping each other that much. What I thought was very easy and worked well was our communication because we were coming up with new ideas as we were making our tower. What I think my group could do better is helping each other because our group was just talking. What I learnt was to never give up and always help each other.

My brothers graduation

On September the 24th of 2019 my brother graduated from the University of Auckland. In university my brother studied a Bachelor of Music majoring in Composition. When we got in Auckland it took about an a hour to find a parking space because  the city was busy and there was a lot of traffic. When we finally found a park we went down some stairs because the elevator was taking a long time to open the door and it took about 20 minutes to walk from the parking area to the Aotea centre in the city. When we got to the Aotea center there was so many people that we were getting bumped into all the time but then we realised that my brother wasn’t there yet. So we went outside to wait and when they got there my sister and I went on a lime scooter which is a scooter but you hold a button down to go forward and it was fun. When we were finished with the scooter we went to my nan, nana, grandpa who had tickets to go inside and me, my sister, my mum and my brothers girlfriend went upstairs to watch the other ceremonies on the tvs.  When it was time for my brothers ceremony we got seats that were like beds and made a family bed and watched it until my brother got his degree. When he got his degree we went downstairs to see his degree and him and then we took some photos. Here are two photos

Road trip to Auckland

On the 22nd of September, my family and I  went on a road trip to Auckland because my older brother is graduating from The University of Auckland. In university my brother studied a Bachelor of music majoring in composition. The graduation is going to be happening on the 24th of September 2019 at 7pm. First, we  packed our belongings and filled our truck boot. Then off we went, from Waitangi to Auckland. It took about 3-4 hours and I slept through the whole ride except for when we stopped in Wellsford for some food. While my parents were still eating, my other siblings and I went to play games in the arcade. The games we played were racing and shooting games. After awhile we went back on our trip to Auckland. We arrived in Auckland after an hours drive and were greeted by my brother. As we were on the road trip I felt so excited because I would get to see my brother for the first time for ages and to be in Auckland again. I am proud because my brother is gonna be one of the first people to graduate in my immediate family and not many people in my family have a degree.

Oral hygiene DLOs

On Wednesday we had a dentist come in to teach our class about why it is important to brush our teeth and oral hygiene.  After that we had to make dental posters or DLOS. For our posters we had to put in what they talked to us about like when we should brush our teeth which is every morning and night, how long we should brush our teeth which is 2 minutes and only put a little bit of toothpaste on your toothbrush. I have learnt that DLOS and posters can help other peoples learning and make them understand more about what we have been learning or what has been happening.