Christmas In Italy

Yesterday, LS2 was working on our collaborative challenge. We were split into groups of four (I was working with Zane, Tiava and Viva) and had to work together to create a DLO about how another country celebrates Christmas. We decided to chose to learn about Italy. We found out that Italians go to a Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and they call Santa Bobba Natale. In Vatican City, one of the traditions there is going to the square at noon on Christmas day to get the Pope's blessing. We all worked collaboratively and used our smart searching skills to find our information.

Finding Out About Coalitions

Today in LS2 we were learning about coalitions and how they can change/affect the elections. A coalition is an alliance which is formed between political parties. In the N.Z. election, Winston Peters (who is the NZ First party leader) basically decides whether Labour or National wins the election. So if he decides to team up with Labour, they will have enough seats to become the new government and vice versa for National.

Bully - Animation

Today in LS2 we have been talking about bullying. With Shannon, AJ and Oh Hsen, I created a animation on bullying. We did this because we are old enough to learn how to stick up for ourselves. If you see someone who is getting bullied, remember to help the victim or you will be as bad as the bully.

Why it's great to be me

It's great to be me because I have a caring and loving family that look after me. Today we have been learning about DARE. We created a DLO about why it's cool to be me. In it, we had to write down our goals. My goals are to become a qualified pilot when I am older and to have a successful life. After that, we made a word cloud with words about why it is great to be the age we are now.

Why is it so important to keep oral story telling alive?

AJ and I created a 25 word summary to answer the question: Why is it so important to keep oral story telling alive? For this task, we had to listen to some videos that gave some answers to the question. The videos were in Te Reo so we had to use subtitles. We had to work collaboratively with our partners to complete this task. Our summary is 26 words, because it sounded better that way.

It’s important to teach younger generations about Maori storytelling to remember the past. It keeps the cultural and traditional stories alive so they won’t be forgotten.

NZ Recycling

For inquiry this term, we are learning about how we can look after our planet by using reduce, reuse and recycle. We found out that a report says New Zealander's are very bad at recycling. Also, every year, New Zealander's throw out 3.6 million tonnes of rubbish each year. We looked at two articles about what we should do to solve our waste problem. Then we made our own opinion. I agreed with article one.

Water Conserving In Auckland

Today, Shannon, CJ and I created a DLO about why people living in Auckland have been asked to conserve water. We also added it about how people can save water. Watercare says that each person should save 20 liters a day. Some ways you can save water are: Having a shorter shower, only turning on your dishwasher when it is full or turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. 

Omaru River

For inquiry, we were learning about the Omaru river. We learnt that a sewage leak happened because of a blockage caused by wet wipes. When that happened, the water turned black and smelly and the fish and eels died. Watercare cleaned it up by pumping in clean water and pumping out dirty water. I worked with Fraidoon on this task.

What is a river?

For inquiry, my partner Fraidoon and I created a DLO about what we learnt about rivers. My partner  and I first watched a video about what a river is. Then we wrote a short explanation (It had to be 25 words) about  our learning on rivers. After that, we found a image of the Tamaki river. We put in arrows and text boxes showing the features that the river has, like the source, mouth and more. 

The Water Cycle

For inquiry, my group created a DLO about what the water cycle is (I was in a group with Lyndon and Sa Kae). We learnt that the water in oceans and lakes/rivers get burnt by the sun and turn into water vapour. The water vapour goes up into the sky where it turns into water droplets (Which gather together). Those water droplets are clouds and once the clouds are too full, it rains. The rain then goes into the oceans, lakes/rivers and the process starts again.   

Multi Modal Reading

Multi Modal Link

Today for reading, LS2 learnt a bit more about the bar-tailed godwits (Also known as the kauka). We did some reciprocal reading on a text about them. For the reciprocal reading, one person starts off as the leader and asks the other people in his/her group if they have any predictions. After that the whole group reads part of the text silently, then the leader asks if there are any words the other people are unsure of. Next, the leader asks the people in the group if they have any questions and finally the leader asks the group to summarize the text they have just read.

Venn Diagram - Richard Pearse and Jean Batten

After creating timelines about Jean Batten and the aviator of our choice, we had to make a venn diagram showing the similarities and differences between the two people. They were both aviators but one (Jean Batten) was female and the other (Richard Pearse) was male. They both have a lot in common like: They were both interested in flight and they were both from New Zealand.

Richard Pearse Timeline

After creating a timeline about Jean Batten, the year seven's had to chose a aviator of there choice to make a timeline about. I chose Richard Pearse. In this timeline there are some events that happened in his life.

Jean Batten Timeline

For inquiry, the year seven's have been learning about aviators. We made a timeline on a woman aviator called Jean Batten. She flew to and from many places including England, Austrlia and New Zealand. Jean Batten was from New Zealand. Our timeline had to be in chronological (Time) order. 

Bar-Tailed Godwit Storyboard That

Made with Storyboard That

This is a DLO that I created on Bar-Tailed Godwits. Our task was a to make a comic strip on Bar-Tailed Godwits using storyboard that. First we created a comic strip. Then we got some of the most interesting facts about the Godwit and we put it on the comic strip. This was my first time doing something like this so it took a while to get the hang of it. It was actually pretty fun to use with all of the backgrounds and characters you could use.

Measurement Activity

This is a paper plane collage that I made. Yesterday LS2 had some fun and worked to together in groups to make paper planes. We designed and trialed many different planes to see which one went the furthest. My plane flew the most distance out of the people in my group. I used a website to get some ideas, but many people made their planes out of what the already knew, or a youtube video. 

Bar-Tailed Godwits

This is a DLO on bar-tailed godwits that my group made. The bar-tailed godwits are a bird that makes the furthest migration each year. They go from New Zealand all the way to Alaska. First we were sorted into groups and made a digital sketch note. Then we made a DLO to show our learning.

Smart Searching

This is my mini inquiry task that I did with Shannon. We used a random letter generator to come up with a topic. We got the letter A and decided to learn about the Aztecs. We made a slide explaining who the Aztecs were and we thought of three questions we could use to learn more about the Aztecs. 

Tahuna Torea

Tahuna Torea is a place not to far away. It is a safe place for birds who can nest there. Tahuna Torea is like a park, but for birds. There are some islands in the middle called the Godwit islands. They are called that because it is one of the place where Bar-Tailed Godwits live. Dogs are also banned from this place because they might eat the bird eggs. I worked with some people to create this DLO on Tahuna Torea.

How Birds Fly

In inquiry the year seven's are learning about how birds fly. A group of year seven boys created this DLO to show what we have learnt. Some facts that we have learnt are: The shape of the wing helps the bird glide through the air.