Yayoi Kusama - Dot Obsession

 Walt: skim and scan for key information

Task Description: Today's literacy task was about an artist named Yayoi Kusama. She is 91 years old and has made a lot of amazing art rooms and art pieces. We also learned about her obsession with dots. If you want to find out more than look at my whole slide show. Hope you enjoy! 

He aha te tae?

Walt:ask and answer questions about what things are.



Task Description: Today's task for Te Reo is called He aha te tae? which means What colour is  your hair. This was a really simple task and was very easy to complete. Hope you enjoy. 

He hākete kikorangi

Walt: to describe objects using colours


Task Description: This was today's task for our normal year 7 rotations. It is called He hākete kikorangi which means A blue jacket. I hope you enjoy!

Fairy Tern

Walt: Research and present factual information



Task description: This task was today's literacy task. It is about presenting factual information about our topic and basically factual means facts.For this task our topic was Top 10 endangered species in Aotearoa New Zealand and I picked the Fairy Tern. Hope you enjoy!

He pene tāu?

Walt: ask and answer questions about things we have/own

Task Description: This was one of the tasks that I got given for rotations. This task is called He pene tāu? which means have you got a pen. We had to answer questions, for example do you have paint and in response we would answer either yes or no in Maori. Then on the last slide I created some of my own questions for the create task. I hope you enjoy this post.

A MOON MYTH

WALT: make connections across a range of texts

Task Description: This was my weekly literacy task. It was a Maori myth about a lady named Rona and she didn't watch her mouth and got pulled into the sky and stayed with the Moon. Enjoy my slide show. 

The Watcher of the South

Task Description: This task was one of my favorite for our inquiry rotations. This task is about the watcher of the south. I worked with my friend Norah-jade and we worked hard to get this task done. I hope you enjoyed this task and make sure to leave me a nice and positive comment.

Ko te aha tēnei rā?

Walt:used days of the week and months of the year

Task Description: Today's task was called Ko te aha tenei ra which mean what day is this. I found this task difficult because I'm not really good at pronouncing the words but I did the best I could. 

Instructional Text

Walt: write an instructional text using diagrams.

Task Description: Today's task for writing is called Instructional Text. This task if you go to slide 4 you will see my create task. The create task was we had to make something showing step by step how to wash your hands properly. If you press on that link it will take you through how I wash my hands step by step. Please leave me a nice and positive comment.

NOTE TAKING

Task Description: So this task was all about taking notes. Firstly we got put into buddy's then we got given our own 2 paragraphs to work on. My buddy was Jasmine and our paragraphs as you can see were 3 and 4. So the first thing we decided to do was split the paragraph into word groups. Then we put the main point and the supporting details. After that was all finished we wrote the things that we now know about the topic that we were given. Also if you can't read the image that I have put up then just simply click on it and you will get to read it.

Reading Week 3

 Walt: Identify and summarise key information in a text
 

Task Description: This is my Reading task for week 3 term 2. On this first slide I put down some things I already knew about the earths structure. Then on the next slide I tried my best to find the word groups in those paragraphs I found this slide the most difficult. On the fourth slide there is a video that you can watch, it is all about the inside of our earth.Then on the slide after that you can go check out my graphic organizer that I did and there is another video for you to watch. Then when you get to the second to last slide you will see a link that you can click on and read about the structures of the earth. Then on the last slide I put down things that I now know thanks to this task.

THE GEOSPHERE

Walt: describe the structure of the earth

Task description: For inquiry this week we had a task all about the Geosphere. So on the second slide I had to list some of the things I already knew about the Geosphere, then what I want to know about it, and then what I found out or learned. Then if you look at the next slide you will see a few sentences that I wrote about the Geosphere, there is also a video that you can watch about understanding the earths structure. Then on the fourth slide I had to put the words to mach the picture. Then on the last slide there are some videos and links so that you can take a look at.

Writing T2, Week 2 - 2020 Part 1

WALT: Form and communicate ideas


Task Description: Today we are back to online school and today I got this very cool writing task that I thought was very easy. I loved explaining how my invention would help and what the purpose of it was.

Writing T2 W1

Walt: Craft well-written sentences

Visual Mihi

Task description:  This is my visual Mihi. In the top right corner is for my family. To me family is every thing you need in life. Now if we go down you see my dedication to the lord. I put the Samoan bible and a cross to represent my faith. Then we go up to the left hand corner you see my culture which is Samoan and Tokelauan. Then if we move down we see sports. I find myself as a very sporty person because I play cricket in the weekend and netball in winter I also play rippa rugby, rugby union, softball and many more. Now last and definitely not least me in the center unfortunately I did not have time to finish the drawing so I put a picture of me instead.   

MY NAME

Task Description: So this task started with our class reading a book about a girl who had a really hard name to pronounce and she didn't like it and wanted to change it. She started asking people for suggestions and really liked all the other names but then decided in the end to keep her original name. 

TE TAHA WHANAU

1. We all go to each others sports games to support them


2.  We encourage others to try there best in everything


3.  They help me when I get stuck


4. They encourage me to try things that I haven't tried


5.  They are caring


6. They are Helpful


7. They are kind


8.  They help me with home work


9. They are helping me learn my language Samoan


10.  They help me with my home work for church as well

TAHA TINANA

1. We do Siva Samoa ( dancing) 
2. We run around the basin on Saturdays
3.  We like to swim
4. Small kids lift small weights and older people lift big weight
5. We eat healthy things 
6. We try to stay hydrated by drinking water
7. We run up the mountain near my house every morning   
8. We all play different sports like Rugby, Netball, Cricket, and Touch.
9.  We do games with our church that involves fitness
10. We also stretch before we do anything so that we do not get pain afterwards 

Task description: On Monday my teacher gave me and the other students in my class home work to do. One of the tasks on the homework sheets were to list 10 things that your family does to keep healthy. These are my family's 10 things we do to keep active and healthy.

What does your family do to keep healthy?

TE TAHA TINANA

Walt: Identify ways to improve our Physical Well- being.




Task description: Today in inquiry we were learning about physical well being. Me and my group were talking about all the ways to stay active and fit. Check out my slide show to see some of the things me and my group came up with.

UNIQUE CELEBRATIONS

The topic that I chose was Unique Celebrations I am going to share how me and my family celebrate New years as a Samoan and Tokelau family.


First we all get ready for our annual New year's get together where my mums side and my dad's side meet and have talks about how life is going and how we are thankful for the things we have. Then we usually all go and swim in the pool that we all got for Christmas, it's pretty big so the max in the pool is about 13 or 14 people but we take turns going in and out every 20 minutes.


Then after we all finish swimming one by one we all have showers while the boys do the barbecue. They usually do sausages, pattys, and chicken pieces. After all the kids have been showered we all stay inside and watch TV until the food is ready. When the food is ready and has cooled down a bit more the older kids feed the little kids and then me and the older kids eat.


After all the eating is done then we all run and play outside. We play games like tag, rugby, and sometimes we go to the park just down the road and play there for about 30 minutes.


Usually after we play for a while we get ready to go to church. All of us get into our church clothes, do our hair put on our shoes then we all squeeze into two vans then we go to church. At church we thank the lord for all his blessings and all the amazing things that we have in life. While the church is waiting for 12:00am we play fun and exciting games like charades, hide and seek, and we also get to eat again.

When the clock strikes 12:00am we all write down our new year's resolutions (in Samoan) and then present it to the whole church. The order is always a little kid older kid than a parent. Then we have a sleepover a t the church and then the next day we go back home.


So that is how me and my Family celebrate New years as a Samoan and Tokelauan family. I hope you enjoyed learning about how my family and I celebrate New years.



How do you Celebrate New Years??

Task description: Today in literacy class we had to pick a topic to write about and I chose Unique celebrations. I explained how me and my family celebrate new years as a Samoan and Tokelauan family.