Helping Hands

 Today I completed the Helping hands activity.This activity is based on zentangle designs.To complete this activity we dew over our hands and inside of the hand we drew all these kinds of zentagle designs.The next thing we did was we drew over our other eg if you traced out your left hand first then you trace over your right hand also this time you draw zentangle design for the background.When you are finish you create a google doc and you have to write five people and how they help you then you write how you help them..IT WAS REALLY FUN!

Advent wreath 2021

 Today for R.E we completed an activity based on Advent.For the activity the first thing we had to do was draw a wreath and colour it in, after that we had  to write down this sentence and it goes like this Advent is 4 weeks before Christmas. The evergreen circle reminds us of Christ's never ending love for us. 

Know your Keyboard

For todays activity I leart about cybresmart.For todays lesson was called get to know you keyboard.This activity was fun.

Kawa of care- Cyber smart

 Today for one of my lessons  I was learning about cyber smart.This activity is called Kawa of care.

Back to School!

 Today everyone came back to school and I was so happy. So todays activity for R.E Ms Nees gave us questions to answer and we had to complete it on google drawing.This activity was FUN!

Celebrating Me

 For P.E and health today we focused on our mental and emotional healthWe did this by acknowledging all the big and small accomplishment that we have done during lockdown.The first thing we did was we got chalk and we had to draw our body.The next thing we did was we were adding colour to our cloths so when I drew myself I added flowers  to my shirt and stripes to my shorts.The next thing that we did witch I thought was Important was we had to write around us what we were grateful and that made us happy during this hard time  but I wrote 9 things around me in total.This activity was fun and I loved it! 

Fraction, Decimal, Percent Equivalents

 Today for maths I finished two math sheet with activities on it to complete.This activity was so much fun one of my favourite things I loved doing was on math sheet one was you had a box with one hundred squares and it told you have to colour the squares a certain and I really loved that activity.  

Cop26

 Today for current events/music I learnt about climate change and about cop26.For my activity I made google slides and put questions and the answers into it. I also added  a video and pictures.Cop26 is stands for conference of parties and 26 means the 26th meeting they have had.Cop26 was supposed to be held last year in November but covid-19 so it was postponed to Sunday31st October and ends Friday 12th November.

Meeting Hugo

 Today I met Ms Nees dog called Hugo. For my activity I made a video with all the pictures that we took when we were with Hugo. Hugo is a Black furry dog with a white patch under is mouth. He has Beautiful Brown eyes and has very long black ears. Hugo is a spaniel and he is very cute.It was so much fun with him and I really loved having so much fun with him.

Elephant in the room chapter 3-4

 Today for my work I completed activities about the Elephant In the room.Elephant I my class novel for TWP4.I really liked the book so far with all the Interesting words and other stuff.

The Future

 In the future I believe that climate change will get worse than now so to look after this beautiful planet is rubbish bins not just any rubbish bins but robot bins so if you put a plastic in the garden bin it will chuck it out and it will tell you what bin it goes so what ever goes to landfill its the things that belong there.When Im older i want to make sure that Me and my family are safe and that we will always go church and make sure everything around me is ok and make sure to spread love to people.For my activity I Had to make my dream future bedroom.I really liked this activity because I got to use my creativity in me.This was FUN!

Facts about Fiji

 Today for music I was learning about Fiji because as you know when we were in school holidays it was Fijian language week and never got quite the time to celebrate so our music teacher Ms Carter organised slides about Fiji.My work for today was I using the slides I had to write facts about Fiji on a google docs.I really liked this activity because I got to learn things that I haven't already knew.This activity was AWSOME!

Te Wairua Pakiki VIP Pacific Tree - Manaiakalani Film Festival

In our senior block at St. Pius X Catholic School, we learnt all about our native environment. Specifically our 'Amazing Plants'. We spent a lot of time learning about our plants here in New Zealand and once we were experts in our native trees we jumped over to our Pacific island plants. The tree that stood out the most was the Coconut Tree. Learn something new about this king of the pacific plants in our video below.

Fractions,Decimal,Percents and Equivalents

 Today for math I learnt about fractions,decimals,percent and equivalents.We have been working on these Google slides witch has different levels for people.For my activity I had to finish a math sheet online.I completed this on a google drawing.I really liked this activity.

 

Wonderopolis: What happend Anastasia Romanov

 In 1918 on the 17th of July the Russian royal family was murdered by  Grigori Rasputin. To the Romanovs he was to stop the bleeding of their haemophiliac son, Alexei, in 1908. For my activity, I had to read an article about the Romanov family. And then I filled out the Wonderopolis.

Gumboot Friday

 Today is Gumboot Friday is a day that are struggling with depression.It can feel like walking through mud everyday.Mike King is the founder of I am hope.Today for my activity I had to make a google drawing and Ms Nees-Kairua gave us questions to answer and I really liked todays work.

 

Maraetai

Today for my work I had to write about My holidays and I wrote about going to a beach called Maratai.When I went it was so much fun because it  sunny and bright it was the perfect day to go the beach.When were driving it was kind of long to get there but as my mum was driving we saw a lot of cool stuff.It was AMAZING!When We Arrived there were so many people there and a lot of people swimming and literally nowhere to park our car it was very busy.Finaly after we found a carpark we found the perfect spot to sit and chill.Now the spot that we chose was right next to a Pier so we all decided to jump off.When I was on the pier I was so nervous and scared but I jumped of and did it.It was so much FUN!

Converting decimals into fractions

 Today for maths Me and My class were converting  decimals into fractions.My first one that I really loved to figure out was 5/100.The first thing that I looked at was the 5 and I already knew that is was 5.Now I was stuck with the 10 and this was the tricky part but thing I remembered was what ever you do to the top you do to thew bottom.So now I decided to count to ten but by 2s and I got 20 so I had my answer 5/100 can be simplified to the lowest of 1/20.This activity was really fun and I loved it.

Converting decimals into fraction

0.05 = 5/100 =1/20

0.14 = 14/100 = 7/200

0.125 = 125/1000 =15/1000

0.64 = 64/100 = 8/100

0.27 = 27/100 =9/11

0.216 = 216/1000 =216/1000

0.89 = 89/100 = 89/100

0.625 = 625/1000 = 5/8

0.428 = 428/1000 = 428/1000

0.08 =  8/100 = 2/200

0.546 = 546/1000 =273/500

0.35 = 35/100 =7/20

0.864 = 864/1000 =108/125

 

All saints day

 On the 1st of November It was all saints day.All saints day is a catholic and christian celebration in honour of all saints in heaven.For my activity I had to write ten things a saint would be doing during lockdown and 3-4 things about what a saint wouldn't be doing.It was Interesting for me and I what I came up with.I thought this activity was awesome.

 

All Saints Day

10 things a saint would be doing during lockdown

1. Giving baskets of food to homeless people.

2. Doing a google meet and making sure that people around are doing good.

3. Getting the Vaccine.

4. Making a poster that will make people feel safe and happy.

5. Making letters.

6. Wearing a mask.

7. Not reusing a mask.

8. Being careful about other people and respecting their space.

9. Going for walks and saying hello to other people but keeping distance.

10. Respect other people's bubbles.

3 things a saint wouldn’t do during lockdown

1.Not having big parties.

2.not listening to the Government.

3.not staying in your bubble.

Bouncy egg experiment

Today (2/11/21) I myself created an experiment called a bouncy egg. The first thing I did to complete this activity was to get an old cup then put an egg in it, next put vinegar in it and fill it up past the egg. The next on the list you can put dye in it this is optional but I chose to use it and I chose the colour yellow. Now that I've done that all you have to do is stir but stir carefully. Now that that's all done you have to leave it for 2 days and come back on the third day and check. If it hasn't worked you might have to leave it for 3 days. for me I think it will take more than one night. I think if it works inside where the yolk goes I think it will be gooey and sticky.

Facts about Tokelau and Niue

 Today(2/11/2021) I did some research about Tokelau and Niue.It was really fun and I love finding out about These two countries.The most goddess fact that I found about Niue was that when James cook called Niue "Savage Island" because people refused about his arrival and it made me laugh a bit.Niue and Tokelau to me they are very beautiful countries and I love their oceans its so nice and beautiful.For this activity I put it into slides so four slides for Tokelau and four slides Niue.Another Interesting fact was that Niue has more people living there then Tokelau with the rank of Niue with 1,641 and Tokelau with 1,379.This was so much fun and I would definitely do it again but with two different new countries.

TWP Play '' Like share subscribe '' By Kalila

On the 29th of October Me, Cristobella, Xavier, Preston, Callen and Andrew created a play called 'Like, Share and Subscribe' with the help of Mrs Grayham. The characters that we played were: Me as the mum, Xavier as the dad, Bella as Emma (daughter), Callen as Jake (son), Preston as the narrator and Andrew as the Introducer. This play is about parents going on their devices every day and Emma and Jake don't like it. So they make new rules for their parents to follow. 

I really enjoyed this play because it is true being online a lot is not good for you and made me learn that to also spend time with your family. When I first was practising I felt like I was good enough but when I kept practising I felt excited and confident. From this play, the message that I caught was to respect others people privacy and always spend time with your family. 

Taniela and Josaia - Toka, pepa, kuti

 Today I am trying a kinda new game, which honours maori language week, and that game was " Toka Pepa Koti"which in english is Rock Paper Scissors. I have also taken a video of me and my brother doing it, and it seems that he won but mark my words I will defeat him.

my activity is below.

Sione - Hail Mary Ko Te Awe E Maria

 Hail Mary Karakia

Today for Music we had to learn the Hail Mary Prayer in Maori. This activity was pretty hard to do because my family was loud and I kept having to do it again. Here Is My Video!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Tūtawa mai Karakia

Kia ora e te whānau! Kei te tino harikoa mātou mō Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori! To start of our Māori language week we recorded we decided to do our karakia that we have been learning in class over the term. It is a well known and very easy karakia called Tūtawa mai. Check out some of our class doing this karakia with actions. Can you learn this Karakia and put it on your blog as well?

    

                                                                      Here is the lyrics

Tūtawa mai i runga
Tūtawa mai i raro
Tūtawa mai i roto
Tūtawa mai i waho
Kia tau ai te mauri tū,
te mauri ora ki te katoa
Haumi e, hui e, tāiki e

Briana

Krystal

         

Sione

Mele

Paralympic Disability categories

For literacy we were having discussions and learning about the many different categories there are for sports and events in the Paralympics. It is a very confusing system but one that the paralympic committee think is fair. In groupd we each researched the six main categories and then found past and present NZ athletes with theses disabilities to research. We all found this really interesting and enjoyed getting to understand our Paralympians and people in our country better.

The Olympics History By - Sani, Sione & Sio

Today for Literacy we were learning about the Olympic History. We were split into 2 groups of 4 and the rest in groups of three. This was a big task but it was really interesting. Half way throughthe activity we were able to stop and watch some of our New Zealand athletes compete while we were working.

Aston, Jonah and Vili - Ancient Olympics

Today for inquiry Aston, Vili and I did an activity about ancient Olympics, this one was hard and easy at the same time and did you know that in the ancient Olympics athletes competed with no clothes. Here are our slides!

Melenaite Cybersmart:What is Quality Blog Comment?

Today for one of our Cybersmart activities we were doing What is Quality Blog Comment? We were reminded that there are four key features that make up a 'Quality blog comment.' Check out my activity below.

Ana - Finding Nemo after reading activity

Today in class me and my class were doing reading and our after reading activity included a clip from the movie Finding Nemo. It was easy to do the activity. It was hard comparing the video. I really liked this activity because it talked about perserverance which is a word I've heard before but never really understood. I know understand it and it's importance if I want to achieve anything. Check my Activity down below.

Alfonsus & Sani Luke ll 4 : 8.

WALT : Identify various ways people worship God through krarkia in the church. Today we worked in pairs to complete our Religious Education (RE) activity. We spent some time discussing in groups and with our teacher and then we broke off intoour own groups. Usually the two of us don't work together necause we like to talk but we're both very good with our RE so today was different. Here is our actvity.

Wonderopolis - How does Invisible ink work? Today for reading I have completed a wonderopolis activity. First I read an article. Then I have finished knowing my words challenge and it was difficult, but the test your knowledge one was pretty easy.I then used a simple template to briefly explain what the article was about Here are my activities:

Audrey - RE: Life in the Early Church

WALT: Identify some of the difficulties which faced the Early Church communities Today for Re the year sixes and I were doing our slide which is for the year sixes and for every slide we had to do it on a gooogle drawing. What I found hard was nothing at all because I kown what do. What I found easy was all my work but next time I will try to do more of my work so here is my Re activites and I hope you love god.

Leitupo, David and Jonah Deeper thinking Harakeke Plant

Today for inquiry my group and I (Leitupo and David) did a deeper thinking about our plant, the Harakeke plant. This drawings includes interesting facts, the threat to the Harakeke plant and how it is weaved did you know that the Harakeke name was given to the plant by the Māori people... Here is the drawing down below.

Krystal & Daniel - Polynesian Cress Plant

For our 'Amazing Plant Inquiry' we went back to our families and discussed a plant tat as a family we could research. Here is Krystal & Daniel's slide on Polynesian Cress Plant

Learning a Samoan Introduction with Ana, Daniel, Sione, Xavier and Achilles

In our space we celebrate all of our cultures. Earlier in the term we clebrated Samoan Language Week. We spent some time learning how to introduce ourselves in Samoan and say where we are from and how old we are. Here is Daniel's introduction.

Pohutukawa Poster by Pauline, Ofa and Briana

 Today Pauline, Ofa and I was doing a plant group poster about Pohutukawa and every group got to chosse a tree and we chosse a pohutukawa. WALT: Use our deep dive thinking approach to find out more information about our native trees. Check my Activity down below!

Maraia - Planting Plants

 Planting Plants

In the school holidays before we visited our Aunty and uncle down in Opotiki, Whakatane. We also went down there to see our baby cousin Jiosese ( How to say it - josese). the first few week we went fishing alot and I always said to my "Don't go into the water", but somehow I ended up going back to the house wet. After the first week all my cousins left, only me and my Grandmother stayed another week. after the day they left my aunty went to do some gardening and she gave me some little seedlings like the ones from countdown to plant. Then the next day we went fishing early in the morning around 8 or 9 I think with my uncle. It was a bit chilly out so my aunty stayed with Jiosese until 10 then they came out to the beach. They live in a holiday home and it is also by the beach so there is a gate and when you open it you just have to follow the path and you are a the beach it is less then a minute walk. Then when they came down to the beach my grandmother came back from her walk on the beach. Whenever we go fishing my uncle brings 2 fishing rod and when my Grandmother got back, one of the fishing poles got tugged so  she went to reel it in, and when she was reeling in the fishing line the other line got tugged so the I ran to it and reeled it in and we both caught a fish. 

Check out the photo of our fish and plants!

  

Aniseko Amihuti and Puna - New Zealand Native tree

we are learning about new Zealand's Native trees. this is important because it is a special environment to Aotearoa it looks similar to a heart all plants have to be very adaptable in their place that they are placed in.

  

Information about coconut leaves by Alfonsus, Kalisi, Mele, Zenith, Jonah, Ofa.

As you know our inquiry topic has been "Amazing Plants!" We started with New Zealand Native plants and moved to plants of the Pacific. As a learning hub we all looked at the coconut tree together as it has importance to all of our Pacific nations. Last time we looked at Achilles' group and the coconut meat/flesh and Maraia's group about the coconut shell. This time, Alfonsus, Kalisi, Mele, Zenith, Jonah, and Ofa have shared their information about the coconut leaves!

Maraia - Book Review - Baby Sitters Club Mary Anne Saves The Day

 Book Review -  Baby Sitters Club Mary Anne Saves The Day 

Today in TWP we did a book review activity. We had to Write 3 parts in the book we liked and and a summary of the book with your favorite part.Then we had to write who we would recommend this book to and add a photo of what the cover of our book looks like.

Ana - Tōku whakapapa

 <p>&nbsp;Today we were learning maori so we did a family tree about it but in maori we had to do our mum side and our dad side it was so cool screencastify he are the words that we use for our screencastify and family tree.</p><p>We had to do it on&nbsp; google drawing and then we put our family name on it and we screencastify . Check my work down below&nbsp;<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCrw099spArDvWnfspUQTAGTHViyFGKGuQIa5NZERBg-fZKDPB_xUDdaGe3tiSv0JlF1B76NGK0Sns-TR63kcLHealVCn5u-HnQ6jDnrgQSMZ5O6TdHCPSswh60NRG3s2qxa_o_q5ZbEr/s420/Screenshot+2021-06-23+12.34.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCrw099spArDvWnfspUQTAGTHViyFGKGuQIa5NZERBg-fZKDPB_xUDdaGe3tiSv0JlF1B76NGK0Sns-TR63kcLHealVCn5u-HnQ6jDnrgQSMZ5O6TdHCPSswh60NRG3s2qxa_o_q5ZbEr/s320/Screenshot+2021-06-23+12.34.18+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><iframe height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZbdAi7D6XAaFN-OgRSirHhxoHgqi5OHf/preview" width="640"></iframe>

Maraia, Vili Sione & Jacob - The Coconut Shell

 The Coconut Shell

As you know our inquiry topic has been "Amazing Plants!" We started with New Zealand Native plants and moved to plants of the Pacific. As a learning hub we all looked at the coconut tree together as it has importance to all of our Pacific nations. Last time we looked at Achilles' group and the coconut meat/flesh . Here is Maraia, Vili Sione & Jacob sharing there information about the coconut shell.

Sione - Cybersmart Challege: Quality Blog Post

Sione - Quality Blog Post Challenge 

For this task we had to write a quality blog with a quality title. This Cybersmart Challenge was pretty easy because all we had to do was make it a quality blog. Here is my activity.

Alfonsus - Fun facts about the Vanilla plant

For our "Amazing Plants Inquiry" we each chose a plant that was important to our families from the Pacific. Alfonsus spoke with his parents and one plant they came up with was the Heilala or the Vanilla plant. Here is some information he and his family researched together!

Maraia - tūpou - Māori Pronouns

 Ngā kare ā-roto me ngā āhau - Feelings and states No. 2  

Today for Māori we are learning about Tūpou Māori - Māori pronouns. This was a bit hard because I do not know a lot about Māori or how to speak it. A new word I learnt was "Takeo". It means I am bored. 

Can you use these pronouns to speak Te Reo Māori. 

Xavier - Tōku Whakapapa

 Today for Māori, we were learning about my family tree. The words I couldn't pronounce were tuahine and kūia! Have you ever said your family tree in Māori? Here is my video below! 

 

 

Plants of the Pacific Inquiry - The Coconut by Achilles

This term our class has been looking at plants. Specifically native plants to New Zealand. We have learnt lots about our New Zealand Native plants and now we have moved on to learning about plants in the Pacific. As a learning we all looked at the coconut because it holds huge importance to many of our Pacific Islands. We split into groups and all researched a different part of the tree. Here is Achilles' Google Drawing about the meat/flesh of the coconut.

Cybersmart Challenge 13: Audrey - My Digital Footprint

Today I was doing my Cyber-smart Challenge because I love to do it and because I need to always keep up with it. the Cyber-smart Challenge 13 was about My Digital Footprint which mean what we were doing in the 24 hour on our "history". what I found hard was nothing because I had instructions and what I found easy the the rest of my work like the copying and pasting and making cool colour titles so here is my Cyber-smart Challenge 13: My Digital Footprint and I hope you enjoy and never give up in hard times.

Laurence and Xavier's Inquiry about New Zealand Native Trees

 Today for Inquiry me and Laurence made a presentation about our tree. My goal for next time is to add more animals that live on the tree! Have you seen a Māhoe tree face to face before? Here is me and Laurence's presentation below! Here is a link to Laurence's blog! WALT: use our deep dive thinking approach to find out more information about our native trees.

Deeper Thinking Ponga Tree - By Mele, Arvay and Achilles

For a few weeks we have been learning about the native trees of New Zealand. Today we completed our project of deeper thinking of our own tree which is the Ponga Tree. Here is our activity. 

 

Sacred Heart of Jesus Mass by Xavier

 Today Saint Pius X Catholic School went to mass to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The meaning of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is about God's unlimited  and passionate love for mankind.  Some quotes Father Felise gave us it to not be naughty and to always pray to the Lord! 

Father Felise also said Jesus asks us to "not be afraid, I will return from my father and bring you to Heaven". "You are members of my heart and I am ready to bless you" Father Felise.  

  

 

Alfonsus' Swimming recount

During the last 2 weeks of school, me and the other class went swimming at Swim Magic. Swim magic is on Morrin Rd. We went there to learn how to swim in case when we accidentally fall out of a boat or we get chased by sharks and we remember our swimming and do it. 

During the lesson we had our instructors so we can know what we are gonna be confused about and get kicked out of the pool. We were learning to do the stroke and all of the swimming skills that you need to survive swimming. The easy things were the backwards stroke. The hard things were we had to dive down and hold our breath and pass every one I came 1st twice. The skills I enjoyed were backstroking. At the end, I felt like I was ready to go out in the sea and practice the skills that I learned, because when I used to go swimming I would always drown. My biggest challenge was to hold my breath underground, which is so hard. Compared to the start it was pretty easy because I already knew how to do tricks. I will use these skills in front of my dad so I don't think that he is better than me at swimming.

 At the beginning I felt like I was excited to hop in the water because I haven’t been in a long long time. Because before I always used to go swimming in the water. The things that I could already do in the water were freestyle swimming, backwards stroke swimming and diving. I hoped to do more swimming so I can get better and better.