This week for Play, Make, Create we listen to We are all equal, it's a story about whether your big or small they have their advantages.
I made a design to help the snake get up the tree and made it out of lego.
I worked by myself to complete this task.
What worked well was how it stood up small structure.
I would change it to card because it wouldn't stick to the ground.
Today we did Play, Make, Create the book we listen to was Rain Before a Rainbow, we had to work by are selves today.
I did a create the create was making a map that leads to treasure.
What worked well was coming up with some cool names for the places.
Today we did Whetu Challenge we made another newspaper tower and this time way more successful than the last one we came SECOND!
I worked with Cody, Charlie, and Ethan to complete this tower.
What worked well was the group because we just got stuck into it as a team with no arguments.
What I would change is sticking the newspaper sticks into much because then we might have won.
We were seven centimeters from winning we were so close.
This week for Play, Make, Create we listened to Twig.
I worked with Ben to complete this task.
We made a shirt and socks and a bright stick so Hedie would get noticed by the class.
What worked well was working together because we just got stuck into it.
This week for Play, Make, Create the book we listened to was Theodore the Unsure.
I worked with Lachie to create a Super cooler for the animals In the kingdom.
The hardest part was Pasteling everything because I and Lachie had to do it at the same time.
I would change the pastel to fellets because I think it would cover the holes
For Whetu Challenge we made kites and the whole school made one.
I worked alongside Cohen to complete this task.
We used Bamboo, tape, scissors, string, and a fishing line.
The hardest part was tying everything together with the string and the fishing line.
I would change it to a Chiefs flag because I think it would work better.
This week for Play Make Create we listen to I'm sticking with you and It's about friendship, and they are a Bear and a Squirrel.
The hardest part was tying everything together because it cept on falling off.
I worked with Eli and Sol to complete this challenge.
We used Tarp, wood, potato sacks and Skiping ropes to make a hut
I would change skipping ropes to rope because I think it would work better.
I would change skipping ropes to rope because I think it would work better.
This week for Play, Make, Create we listened to Be You and it was about being yourself.
I worked alongside Cody the task that we did something we love and we created a poster of what we love.
The hardest part was coloring everything in and outlining everything with a sharpie.
What worked well was that I and Cody are good with our colors.
I would change the brown to white paper so the colors would pop.
Term 2, Week 1 2021
During Term 1 we have been practicing our addition and subtraction knowledge through the online program called NumBots. At the start, it was super easy but progressively got more challenging.
I am now on Diamond level and I have finished all the challenging levels of NumBots.
I enjoy NumBots because it has been challenging my brain in addition and subtraction.
What I find challenging is getting past the last few levels because I’m not that good at adding up coins.
This week we have started TTRockstars. This is an online program which helps us to learn our timetables.
I think that TTRockstars will be challenging because I will have to try and get faster at my division and times tables.
Today we did play make create on up the creek book I worked with Miller.
And the hardest thing was drawing on the little stick with the red pen.
The easiest thing was taping everything on.
We made a compass and the sticks were to measure the depth of the water to navigate the Moose, Bear, and Beaver.
Whetu Fun Day
Last Thursday we had a Whetu Fun Day as our camp was postponed. Our teachers planned a fun day for us instead! We participated in a Whetu Amazing Race, a range of different fun rotations, a BBQ lunch, and play on the council playground then we finished the day with an Easter Egg hunt and an ice block.
My favorite part of the Amazing Race was netball because I scored four points, and the aim was to get ten points.
The rotation I enjoyed the most was team games because we had to find the bean bags under cones. My team was Darius, Lachie, Franklin.
During the Easter Egg Hunt, I found my stick beside a newly planted tree. And I had to dive on it to get it.
My favorite part of the day was free play because we played touch. And I was Superman because I leaped to get a trie but they touched me before I put it and the ground.
Today we did Play make create and I worked with Lachie and Darius.
We made a tent and a river we made it out of, Card, water, popsicle sticks, and a cone to transfer the water to the river and the popsicle sticks held up the card and we got a plastic pole to dig up the river and then we put the card in the hole so the dirt wouldn't soak up the water, and the card would soak it and then the card was soaked and then we put more water on and it didn't soak it up.
This week for the play make create we did it about Giraffe's can't dance.
We made Gerald eating the leaves made of real leaves and real sticks, and the sticks
were hot glued on and the leaves were PVA glued on.
I worked with Sol and Noah to complete this task.
The longest thing that took was hot glueing because the hot glue gun had to heat up.
The easiest thing to do was PVAing the leaves on and we used a butter box to put the PVA glue on.
Today we did Play, Make, Create and we created a bridge for the mouse from the Gruffalo.
And I did it with Lachie, Darius, Brooklyn, and Danny.
The most challenging thing was making it stable but then we improved it.
The most fun thing was walking across the bridge because it felt nice and safe.
Monday was our school Swimming Sports. On the day I wasn’t there so I don’t know?
We had two art sessions this week and we started are good copy and the circles are really big and in the second art session, and we did painting.
In reading this week we have read about the magic finger about a girl called Girl and she tries to stop the Gregs from hunting but the Gregs just laugh and she points the magic finger
Part of our maths program is NumBots and I think I am very good because I’m only four levels away from finishing!
On Friday we did a Whetu Challenge and we had to make a house for a caterpillar.
Instead, we made a mansion with a TV, Remote, Internet box, oven, cupboard, couch, and a bed.
The hardest thing was getting leaves because everyone took them.
The easiest thing was coloring in everything.
Week 4, Term 1, 2021
The most interesting/fun thing we have done during class time this week is Takaro
because we played touch rugby and won.
We started our art this week and I have chosen to do art with Mrs. Kennedy.
Our art is going to be shapes in landscapes because I really like landscapes.
We created our Whetū stars on Thursday and they look
amazing and my mum came in to help and talk with the teachers.
Next week we have our school swimming sports.
I am feeling excited because I really like swimming.
Someone who has helped me with my learning this year is Lachie because he tried to put my avatar on my blog but it didn’t work.
The most interesting/fun thing we have done during class time is the new learning activity Numbots.
The most fun thing that I have done at a play or lunchtime this year is playing Ball Tigi on the Big blue.
One word that describes learning in Whetu is Fun!!
Something I am looking forward to is because I am quite good at it athletics.
This week for Play, Make, Create we listen to We are all equal, it's a story about whether your big or small they have their advantages...
