Kiwi Can Week 4 Term 1

Today for kiwi can we learn about positive relationships. Our topic was fair play. We started off with our energiser called up and down. We had to try and put the cone up or down depending on which team you were on. I was in Mrs. graces’ team, and hosea and afa, were in mr,  cemanus’ team. Next we were doing acting. Karlos was the actor and We had to try and make him happy again. I managed to make him happy twice and our team won. Next were street fighters. We had to be the first person to complete the amount of moves before the other player versed you. If you make the sound as well and the opposite person doesn’t, you win. We had fun and enjoyed this.

Venn Diagram Kupe and Captain James Cook

L.I to create a Venn Diagram about Kupe and Captain James Cook. We had to compare Kupe and James Cook about what's the same and different. We had 3 each for different things and 4 things they had the same. The one I found most interesting is that Captain James Cook wasn't the first one to find New Zealand / Aotearoa which Kupe was the first. I enjoyed this activity, and Victoria, Fau, Sulia, Sakina, Haylee, Chris and I worked as a group.

Summer Learning Jeourney

Last week Friday, Panmure Bridge School had a visit from the Summer Learning Journey. They came to speak to us because of our school participating in their project for the summer holidays. We had round 30 - 40 participators from our school. I partisipated in this and so as many others from my class. I enjoyed this because I knew I could do it. I got a certificate and I was talking maori to introduce them into our assembly.

Kiwi Can Week 3 Term 1

This week for kiwican we were focusing on Positive Relationships and fairness and fair play. We first started off with our energiser called pushup challenge. We were to try to get the cone first in the practice round. Then the competition. I came 2nd. Then we talked about giving things a go. We also talked about how we can show this. Next we carried on to the activity called 1v1. We got into partners and we had to show our partner through drama. We did dramatic cry, dramatic faint, new dance move, catwalk, aliens, scariest thing, and pukana. The people that were shy gave this a go and they liked it. Lastly, we did GKQ (General Knowledge Questions) and we did girls vs boys.

Tech Week 2 Term 1 Reflecion

This week for tech (Pewter Casting), we were focusing on finding 4 silhouettes each for 4 people so you have 16 ideas for your design. Then you can choose one of them to create. My favorite design in the wrench because my uncle likes tools. I also like the dog because I like dogs. If we were confident that we had 16 working ideas, we needed to write our name on the board, then Mr Grundy will call your name to check on your designs, to see if they'll work. I enjoyed thi week because I can't wait to finish my designs and get working.

Treaty Of Waitangi Summary

For waitangi, we read a text about the history and information behind Te Tiriti O Waitangi. We read the text and we created a DLO about the waitangi reading. We chose 20 important words about the subject and chose 6 of them for the most important words. We then used those 6 words to create a summary about what we know about Te Tititi O Waitangi.

Tech Term 1 Week 1 Reflection

This week for tech we started the year of with Mr.Grundy (Metal Working). We all started with an introduction on who our teacher was. He setted up some rules to keep us aware of things and safe. We were learning the types of material we were using. Then we looked at the types of shapes we could make. We then came up with 4 ideas each for 4 people we would give the idea of what we could make. We only came as far as finding shapes and ideas for people. Next session we will be choosing a shape and focusing on how we could cut it out and what to do with it.

KiwiCan Reflection

LI: To include and engage others by being sensitive to their feelings

For Kiwican this term our Theme is Positive Relationships and our theme for the next couple of weeks are Fairness and Fairplay. We first started off by playing our Energizer which was changing places. We then talked about how fairness and fairplay could go in a game situation. For example you can be fair to people in a game by having an equal amount of players in each team. We also talked about what courtesy was. Courtesy is being polite and having manners toward other people. We also talked about Common sense which is making wise choices. Lastly we talked about Consideration which is being thoughtful of others. Then all those words come up to Empathy. Empathy is being all those things we talked about together. We then did a roleplay on Empathy. Our role play was about a person who got hurt by the other team, while his teams help him up and the person who hurt him helps him up.

Why Plastic Pollution Bad For Our Coastlines Explanation

Did you know, each year over 1 million marine mammals are suffering due to the plastic we are wasting? This is not okay! These marine mammals have been suffering from plastic, whether they mistake plastic for food, or even get captured in it, which makes them not able to digest. Plastic has a large effect towards our marine mammals. Plastic is a large, serious issue in our environment! Would you like it if your favourite beach was filled with plastic?

According to ecotricity, scientists have estimated that about 8 million tonnes of plastic have ended up in our oceans every year. The number of plastic waste ending up in oceans could decrease up to a higher number, unless we do something about it! The majority of plastic that lies on the ground ends up in drains, which then leads to our oceans, lakes and rivers. There are New Zealanders out there who have access to facilities for plastic, but why aren’t we doing any better for our environment?

Did you know that plastic takes about 1,000 years just to biodegrade! Plastic doesn’t actually fully degrade, it only disintegrates into smaller particles. About 252,000 tons of plastic are also headed into our landfills every year. A project “Love Your Coast” is one of the projects that are acting now to help have a healthier and cleaner future. Love Your Coast has organised groups of people from around New Zealand to help clean up our oceans and beaches, so our next few generations could be better.

We should act now, so we could have a cleaner future and environment. You could save the lives of marine mammals, by picking up at least a few pieces of rubbish!

L.I to create a explanation on why plastic pollution bad for our coastlines

This week for writing we made an explanation in groups. My group was Sione, Sakina, RJ, Afa, Karlos, Jayden and I. We talked about the marine animals, the oceans, the plastic and where it goes and how we should stop it. I found an interesting fact about 100 million tons of plastic found in our oceans. We presented this to 2 other people each. This was fun and refreshed my mind about explanations.

Kiwisport (Cricket) Reflection

This week (today) we went to kiwisport which was cricket. We were focused on hitting the cones and wickets and batting balls on the ground. I first started on hitting the wickets by throwing the ball and hitting cones to put onto the wickets. We then did it again, but after we hit all of the 4 cones, we had to then hit the wickets to win. We came 2nd and then moved onto batting. I started the batting first by hitting one ball on the ground and then the second one and running and getting points (scoring runs). Then the next person has a turn and you can only try to get the balls after the second one is hit. The highest amound of runs was 20. We then got into a cirlce and practiced catching the ball and passing it back as fast as we could without droping the ball. I got out after not catching the ball. The last person standing was my friend Makaili. I enjoyed this lesson and can't wait to practice our bowling.

Thinking Teams (Ordering Numbers)

Today in maths we worked together in our thinking groups to find the answer to two maths questions. In the image you would see my group working together. Our group, The numbertricians group is working out the value in our name. To do this we used addition strategies and our place value knowledge. 

In the second activity we worked as a group to put the population numbers in order. To do this we used our place value knowledge.

National Current Events

Today we created a map DLO that shows current events around New Zealand. We have 6 national current events in New Zealand. The article we found most interesting, Ardie Savea being banned on tik tok. He was banned  from his doctor for dancing when he was supposed to be in bed resting because of his knee. The most shocking article was Southland flooding. Lukah, Acien, Vayan, Afatia, Liletina, Azatulah and I worked as a team to complete this activity.