For our cybersmart tasks we had to find the meaning and who made these different medias. The 2 we had to figure out were the Mcdonald’s Monopoly and Waka Kotahi Advertisement. Then we had to pick a media of our choice and do the same thing. I picked Netflix. Check out my work.
This morning Team Tui gathered to the hall and did some Math, but in a fun way. First we played a game called Blocko where we had 11 blocks. Then we had a paper which was numbered 2-12. Then we spread 11 blocks around the paper. After, Mr Herlihy rolled a dice and it would land on a number. He would add the numbers and whatever number it added upto that is the number we would take off that number on the paper. Honestly Blocko was my favorite part. I reccomend playing blocko because it is a fun way for maths.
Paragraphs – fiction
Student Practise
ITEM 1 – LAST CHANCE
For the last two nights he had been up late, desperately trying to make sense of his scanty, incomplete notes. Tonight he worked with increased urgency knowing that this was his last chance.
ITEM 2 – MRS OLIVER
I helped a dazed Mrs Oliver to her feet hoping that my apologies might calm her anger. Although I had taken the corner beautifully, I had watched my board skidding across the street along with her oranges, potatoes and onions.
ITEM 3 – PLAYING FOOTBALL
John had felt reluctant about playing football. His father had insisted – telling him that any exercise would be beneficial. Following the weigh-in he was put in a team with older boys.
ITEM 4 – RED DISCS
He scrambled around looking for the red discs on the trees. This had to be the way down. Up until now the path had been marked. Although he was tired and it was late in the day, he forced himself to go back to the top of the ridge.
Keywords: Scrambled/Looking
Last Friday Team Tui did a Fun Friyay Task. Here in the slides is my piece of work. The task that took me the longest and that I found difficult was the riddles, it took me almost an hour. The challenge I found the easiest was the “who said it” because google helped me a lot. The task that I enjoyed the most was the crack the code because it really excercised my brain power. Check out the results of my work!
On Thursday the 14th of September Glen Taylor School had a Matariki Festival. I was in the Kapa Haka group and we performed before heading to our stations. We had different activites and my activities were PlayDough and Word Search. I found the station pretty easy because we just had to tell the customers the instructions. I decided to try out some scavenger hunts and they were really fun. One thing I would change was probably me actually trying harder to decorate my station. Something I hope to do better next time is to try and get more customers.
On Thursday the 7th of September Team Tui took a trip to Stardome to learn about Matariki. There was a worker named John who took us into a room and taught us where the stars are located. Then we had a scavenger hunt where we had to find information and type it into the ipad that was given to us. Then we watched a movie explaining a better story of the stars. I learnt that you cannot see Matariki in may bacause the sun is covering it. Here are some photos of our trip!
For Tongan Language week Glen Taylor School wanted to bring the happieness and the hype up. We had 3 events, a fashion show, a song from Team Tui (the seniors) and lastly a Tau’olunga (Traditional Tongan Dance). I was apart of the Tongan Dance & the Tongan song. I was a lead singer along with Ahasi, Uheina and Angellynah. Finding out I was a lead was terrifying but I was also kinda proud. The dance made me feel like a proud Tongan. I felt really happy and proud by the end of the day!
For Tongan Language Week our writing task was to pick a famous Tongan person and write a fact sheet about them. I picked Jp Foliaki, I learnt that Jp is short for John – Paul. Here is some interesting information I found out about him.
My group has been learning about Length. Such as Millimeters, Centimeters, Meters and Kilometers. Our teacher was Mr Craig which was really different. Mrs Fonua lost her voice because she was sick so thats why we had Mr Craig. We learnt about converting Meters and Kilometers, check out my worksheet!
For writing the seniors have been focusing on Figurative Language, for this activity we had to focus on one type of figurative language for the day. Monday was Metaphors. We had to write a metaphor based on different emotions. In my opinion this task was really helpful to me because I now understand the difference between metaphors and similies. Check out my work!
Activity #1: Write a metaphor for each of the following describing words
| Words | Your Metaphor |
| Strong | He was king kong with his buffness |
| Angry | Steam came out of his ear |
| Brave | She was a warrior |
| Cheerful | His eyes widened when he saw his brother on the field |
| Scared | She froze in her footsteps |
Activity #2: Metaphor Riddles – Guess the answer for the following Metaphor Riddles
I’m in heaven, I’m in the sea, also in the turquoises and the peacock. |
In a corner of the class, where I am placed, go with the papers They do not help you. |
Thousands of years ago we have transported man; now he takes us hidden in the engine of their cars. |
Round like the moon, white as lime, they make me milk, And I do not tell you anymore! |
I have a partition in the middle and two windows on the sides through which pure air enters and the one already breathed comes out. |
What thing, what is it? That flies without wings, and run without having feet |
Answers:
1.Blue
2.Rubbish Bin
3.Horses
4.Cheese
5.Nose
6.Wind