Kapa Haka Preformnce

This week we watched a kapa haka group perform for the school.

The first thing that happened was that they did an entrance ceremony and then started to perform. When they entered they used a conch to let the people know they are coming. Then they introduce their weapons and tools during a song and dance.

The last thing LS1 did was play a Maori game called Maui and Matua with Matua Ngarimu. We used the rakau's and we would have to move to the left if they said Maui but if they say Matau we would move right. 

We thanked the kapa haka group by the boys from our kapa haka group performing the haka.

I enjoyed watching this kapa haka performance. My favourite part was when they showed different moves for the Rakau.

A big game of Touch

At touch rugby we carried on with the two and three man settle. We also learned how to share the ball when your on the five meter line.

Two man settle is when I have the ball and my other friend is dummy half. A dummy half is the person that is picks up the ball. First I need to run to the defender that's gonna touch me. After taking the touch I need to plant the ball so my friend can take the ball and pass it to me again.

A three man settle is basically the same thing. First I need to take the touch. Then I plant the ball. After planting the ball the dummy half quickly picks up the ball and passes it to the player that is next to him.

Then we played a game of touch. The aim of this game is to practise how to play touch, also using two and three man settle.

I really enjoyed using using three and two man settles in a game of attacking and defending. One thing I think I could work on is getting everyone involved in the game and moving straight forward to score a try.

LI:To practise the basic skills of touch rugby

SSR Selfie

This week I read a book called Tongan hero. Tongan hero is about Tongan people that are famous.

The best part of the book is about the schools because it show lots of information about what they do and other stuff.

I enjoyed this book because it was about my country

L.I To learn how to summarise a book or a text.

Novel Stud | Fantastic Mr Fox

Fantastic Mr Fox is a book that is created by the author Roald Dahl.

Chapter fifteen is about Mr Fox, Badger, and the small foxes try to find Bean's secret cellar. After looking and looking they still haven't found beans secret cellar 

Chapter seventeen is about Mr Fox,Badger, and the small foxes finally find Bean's secret cellar. Mr Fox finally has his one zip of Bean's cider. Badger and the small foxes finally have one zip of Bean's cider.\

L.I  To study a novel.

Moari Names and conversation

Today I matched English names with Maori names. 

We were given clues to help us match the names without using Maori dictonary. The boys names were in highlited in blue to help us match names. 

Next I tried to translate a conversation in Maori to English. We were allowed to use the maori dictonary to help us translate the sentences. 

For example: 

Tēna koutou katoa     Greeting to you all 

Ko John taku ingoa    My name is John 

Inquiry | Emergency Shelters

Emergency Shelters are used to protect people from disasters. Disaster like earthquakes, storms, rain and  volcanic eruptions.

An Emergency Shelter needs the correct material. Concrete is the strongest material for storm protection because when a thunderstorm strikes concrete nothing will happen.

The materials that were picked were concrete because it is good for storm protection because when the storm hits it won't fall. 

Wool was picked because  it can keep things warm. 

Wood was picked because it can protect the roof from falling.

Basic Fact Boxes

Today I completed my basic fact boxes. I did subtraction. The aim of this game is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. I answered the equations in 5 minutes and 50 seconds. Next time I I could probably beat my time.

Fractions

I learned about fractions.

The first fraction I made was quarters. I cut one whole cup into four pieces to make quarters.First we drew a line and cut the cup into halves. Then we drew another line and cut it into halves to make quarters.

The Last one I did was eights. I cut one whole cup into eight pieces. First we drew a line and cut into halves. Next we had to draw another line and then cut it into quarters. Lastly we had to draw one more line and cut it into eights.

Last I took a picture of them and put them on a slide.

Comment Thread

Today I decided to comment on Texas reading blog post. Thread means having a conversation.

My question was "what was your favourite part about the story?".  

I really enjoyed reading Texas story. 

I enjoyed using open questions and close questions.

Writing | Storyboard

Storyboards are pictures that show characters, the movements of the characters and the camera angles.

When writing a storyboard the images should have enough detail so the reader can know where the setting is without telling people where it is. Some people film it on different angles and show the emotions on the characters face to make it more interesting. 

There are no words in the image because the main ideas is to show the setting, the angles of the camera and the characters.

Knowing how to write a storyboard is important because it can help actors understand it flows. Storyboards help people visualise the people's surroundings and environment. 

LI:To create a storyboard from a narrative

Kiwisport

Today at Touch Rugby we learned two basic skills. Their called two man settle and three man settle.  

A two man settle is when I have the ball and my other friend is dummy half. A dummy half is the person that is picks up the ball. First I need to run to the defender that's gonna touch me. After taking the touch I need to plant the ball so my friend can take the ball and pass it to me again.

A three man settle is basically the same thing. First I need to take the touch. Then I plant the ball. After planting the ball the dummy half quickly picks up the ball and passes it to the player that is next to him.

Then we played a game of touch. The aim of this game was to use three man settle and two man settle, two man settle and three man settle helps gaining meters. 

I found it easy because I already knew two of the skills.

Valcanoe Names

Today I completed a task called Auckland Volcanoes. This task was about matching 

First Whaea Odie gathered us in groups to learn how to say thing in Maori. For example listen-Whakarongo and more. 

Next we did a activity called Auckland Valcanoes. This task was about the Valcanoes in Auckland like, Mt Wellington, One tree hill and more.

Lastly we did a activity sheet called the weather. For example sunny means kua whiti te ra, and cloudy would be He kapua.

I liked our session of Maori because I learnt lots of new Maori words.

L.I To learn Volcanoes names.

SSR Selfiie

This week I read a book called Tongan hero. Tongan hero is about Tongan people that are famous.

The best part of the book is the Tongan king because it has lots of fact about him.

I enjoyed this book because it was about my country

L.I To learn how to summarise a book or a text.

Novel Study | Fantastic Mr Fox

Fantastic Mr Fox is a fiction book that is made by the author Roald Dahl. Chapter thirteen and fourteen is about Mr Fox stealing geese and duck from Bunce is storehouse, Badger then has a talk with Mr Fox about his behaviour.

Chapter 13 is about Bunce's giant storehouse. Mr Fox goes and steals lots of ducks and geese From Bunce is storehouse house. 

Chapter 14 is about Badger, Mr Fox has a talk with badger because Badger does not like Mr Fox stealing food from the farmers. 

The chapters in The Fantastic Mr Fox are funny and interesting that lots of kids could read this book.

L.I To study a novel.

 

Basic Fact Boxes

Today I Completed the addition and the subtraction sheet for basic facts boxes. I answered the questions in 1 minute and 31 seconds. My goal for this week was to get 1 minute and 20 seconds. So far my best high score was 1 minute and 31 seconds.

Fractions

A fraction is a whole thing cut into equal pieces. 

For example I had one whole pizza. I shared it with my friend. First I cut the pizza it into halves, after cutting it into halves you cut it again into halves sideways and that would be quarters. So then my friend and me get two equal pieces of pizza.

For some more examples look at the photos below.

L.I To identify fractions.

Fantastic Mr Fox

Fantastic Mr Fox is a fiction book that is created by the author Roald Dahl.  

Chapter 11, Mr Fox and his family were starving because they haven't eaten in days. So Mr Fox steals chicken from Boggis Farm and runs back.

Chapter 12 is about Badger. The foxes were digging and digging until they saw Badger, Badger said that he was digging and digging and couldn't find food.

Lastly Chapter 13 was about them having a feast with the food that Mr Fox came with.

Fractions

A fraction is a whole thing divided into equal pieces.

A half is a whole thing cut into two equal pieces. A third is a whole thing cut into 3 equal pieces. Quarters are a whole thing cut into 4 equal pieces.

For some examples of fractions look at this slide show.

I enjoy drawing fractions.

LI: to identify fractions.

Film Festival

On Wednesday different kinds of Manaiakalani schools went to the film festival that was held in Hoyts in Sylvia Park.

Our film was about sanitising. Most films about covid were about five meter distancing and spreading the disease. 

My favourite movie was Glenn Innes's compliment project. I really enjoyed it because in this movie they were showing respect after bullying the kid.

Screen Play/Script Writing.

Screenplays are scripts that are converted into speaking parts only.

The actors line is centre aligned under their name. The lines don't need speech marks because it could help what tone to use.

A screenplay scene number should be in all caps. The name also should be in caps and centre aligned. 

Knowing how to write a screenplay is important because actors understand how to say their lines and what their lines are.

LI:To convert a story into a screenplay/script 

SSR Selfie

Today I read a book called The invincible. It was a book about three kids that get into a Foumos sport team.

This book was interesting because it was a book about sports. The sport I like the most is Rugby.

I relay enjoyed reading this book because it was about sports.

L.I To learn how to summaries a book or text.

Basic Facts Boxses

Today I completed my basic fact boxes. I did multiplication. The aim of this game is to get quick at answering basic fact questions. I answered the equations in 5 minutes and 36 seconds. Next time I could probably beat my time that I got.   

L.I To rapidly recall basics facts boxes. 

Maori/Names

This week for Maori we learned about Maori names, a lot of them sound like their English names.

The blue text means its a boys name in Maori. The black text means its a girl in Maori. We had a list of names to work with and we also searched in the Maori Dictionary to find the name in English

L.I To learn Maori names.

Touch Rugby Interschool.

On Wednesday some people from LS1 and LS2 went to Dunkirk Reserve for a friendly touch rugby tournament. Competition was split into Y5, Y6, Y7, and Y8 different year groups. 

First we played against Pt England then St Patrick's. When we played Pt England we lost by 0-3, but won against St Patrick's by 3-0. 

Next we played against Stone Fields #1 then Stone Fields #2. When we played Stone Fields #1 we lost 4-5, but won against Stone Fields #2, 4-2. 

Then we played against Sylvia Park then Bailey Rd. When we played Sylvia Park we lost by 0-3, but won against Bailey Rd 5-1. 

Lastly we played last game we played was against Pt England and won this game by 3-2

I enjoyed playing touch.

Touch Rugby

Today at Touch Rugby we learned two basic skills. Their called two man settle and three man settle.  

A two man settle is when I have the ball and my other friend is dummy half. A dummy half is the person that is picks up the ball. First I need to run to the defender that's gonna touch me. After taking the touch I need to plant the ball so my friend can take the ball and pass it to me again.

A three man settle is basically the same thing. First I need to take the touch. Then I plant the ball. After planting the ball the dummy half quickly picks up the ball and passes it to the player that is next to him.

Then we played a game called walking touch. In walking touch we used three man settle and two man settle skills. using three man settle and two man settle helps gain more meters.

I found it easy because I already knew two of the skills.

L.I: To learn the basics of Touch Rugby

 

Maths

A fraction is a whole thing that is cut into equal pieces.

Halves is a whole thing cut into two equal pieces.

A quarter is a whole thing cut into four equal pieces. 

The easiest half in fractions is one half.

L.I To define fractions.