Twelve Kiwi Days Of Christmas!! ★

We were learning to make 12 days of christmas but Kiwi edition. With one of our Kiako Mrs Barker she read a book to us which was her Daughter's. It was Pukeko in the Ponga tree. I was in a group with Ethan Wright,Carter venter and Calais Harnett. We made a whole slideshow with our own sentences and song :)

It was hard to cooperate with my ropu because we kept getting distracted,kept fidgeting and having big conversations with other groups and our classmates.

I found it easy to find backgrounds to match the sentences and find sentences that will rhyme and make senses with the song because we had a huge books with Aotearoa Animals and we had already had some ideas in our mind that we were going to use! :)

Cybersmart Reflection!

 This year in Cybersmart we have been learning about so many tools and skills and even some mindset work when we are learning! Today my ropu and I have been working on for the past 1-2 weeks to finish this project for Manaiakalani! :)

Some of my favourite things that I've learned to do include are images from the explore tool because it's free and there's a bunch of images I can choose from and when I type something it's the exact thing I want.

Some of the things that have been the most challenging are co-operating

Some things I wish we had learned about that we didn't, or learned more about are

When we made our review, I was thinking about how to work more cooperative with my ropu because it was a challenge trying to get one of them to do the screencast and another to make the script.

What Christmas Means To me! :)

 For the past weeks Team Toroa and I have been writing a doc about what Christmas means to us and what we do to celebrate. We will be sending these writing papers to the Gisborne Herald. They have given us a opportunity to write what christmas means to me, They will be choosing ten people from the Gisborne Schools but only one of those ten people will be winning a shopping voucher.

I enjoyed creating the piece of writing because it took me back to spending time with my whanau and all the great memories on Christmas.

I found it challenging to fit all of the writing onto the one doc because I had so much more to write about but I felt as if it was too much. 

Next time I will make more slides so its more interesting instead of just one.

Guy Fawkes Acrostic Poem!!

During our two sessions of tuhi we learnt and created a piece of an acrostic poem about guy fawkes. At the start of the session our kiako lit some sparklers and showed us a video of the London fireworks at the start of 2020 to help us create a picture in our mind. Guy Fawkes in New Zealand are on the 5th of november, On November 5th in New Zealand we can either set a fire on the sandy beach or obviously set off fireworks.

I enjoyed watching our kiako light the sparklers they brought because it was interesting what they drew,wrote and the smell smelt nice.

I found it challenging to think of words to fill the letters because I couldn't think of any words that would match the topic and the letter.

I found it easy to find the font and to make my words show more than the background.

Next time I will use more interesting words and more words to add to the sentence.

Digital Postcard!

Today in our Manaiakalani session we learnt what's real and what's fake, We also learnt how to be safe online and how to avoid scams, We also created a digital postcard! We learnt that there must be a padlock in the URL.

I enjoyed choosing my background cause it was interesting to think about all of the interesting ideas I had in my head.

I found it challenging to get my whole body into the photo because I was to big so we had to do a lot of adjustments to get the right photo that would fit the shot.

I found it easy to make a paragraph about my "Trip" to the skate park! I found it easy because I already knew my idea while Mrs Williams was talking to us about these postcards.

Next time I will make my "trip" a more interesting part, So the paragraph I wrote is more interesting then my first one!

10 Things That Make A Good Recount!

 Today in our writing session Addison(My Writing Buddy) and I made a google doc, We discovered and wrote 10 words that make a good recount!!

My learning goal for the remainder of term 4 is to cooperate with my buddy better,  talk to my buddy more so we know how each other work and would like to work so we are more comfortable to work together.

In a recount I need to use rich words in my paragraphs more often so it is interesting for the reader so he/she would like to carry on reading an interesting recount not a boring one and stop reading.

10 Things That Make A Good Recount!

• Paragraphs

• Punctuation

• Descriptive Words

• Facts

• Clear Spaces Between Our Words

• Full sentences

• Recent times

• Nouns

• Introduction

• Similes

Term 3 Reflection!!

Today I have been working on the highlights and the enjoyable things we have done in Term 3!

I had a very enjoyable adventure in Team Toroa in Term 3, It's been one of the most best years ever! I am really gonna miss having school. Friday the 25th is the last day of Term 3, The holidays are 2 weeks then after its TERM 4!! Last Term of the year! :)

Rangi & Papa SlideShow!

 Every Friday for the past couple of weeks Team Toroa and I have been creating a slideshow with our cooperative groups, We used polyline and shapes to create Papa,Rangi,Maori  Gods and all of the other creative details on our slide. My cooperative group and I had a challenge with finishing our Rangi & Papa slide in the time given. 

Persuasive Writing- T3 21.09.20

This week my tuhi ropu have been writing a persuasive writing sample.

Something I struggled with but managed to overcome was finding examples and finding the evidence to my main points.

I did this by doing a planning first and using that to help with my actual copy of persuasive writing.

Something I didn't learn but would like to is how to find a lot more sites on the web that actually match with my question.

Pohutukawa E-BOOK :)

For this weeks Manaiakalani we made a book/video on our scratch tutorial!

In this process, I learned how to make a interesting video and how to decorate a little portrait slide. I also learnt how to make my slide portrait!

Something I struggled with but managed to overcome was coping with my group because they were a bit distracting especially on our slides.

I did this by doing a background to make it a bit interesting, Adding my video of my tutorial on scratch and making it look attracting to the reader/viewer.

Something I didn't learn but would like to is how to make my slide look more fascinating and more attracting so the reader and when people look at our class book they will be attracted to my slide and when people look on my blog!  : )

Scratch Tutorial! How to make your Sprite Character ask a question and how to say something.

Today in Manaiakalani we had to make a screencastify to show how to do something on scratch. :  )

Scratch is a easy coding game and it is very interesting to learn and to do some Manaiakalani mahi around it.

In the past I have used scratch to do many things such as games,learning and much more.

I think that scratch is a great coding game! :) There are many other awesome things to do on scratch.

About Me!! (Scratch) 😊

I enjoy scratch all tho it is a bit of a challenge for me.

Scratch is a program where you use coding to make a interesting video/game. 

I have used scratch before but it is still a challenge for me. 

In this video game on scratch I am trying to make a about me so when you open my blog you know about me. 

When you play this game...

 1. You have to click on the tiny green flag to make the game start.

2. After the little character will start to talk to you!

3.It will also start asking you questions about YOU!

Have you ever made a scratch game? 

I really hope this game tells you about me so when you visit my blog you'll know exactly  about me. 

Environmental Poem! My Mysterious Taonga :)

For the past 2 days with my Kaiako Mrs Bava I have been writing a environmental poem!

I found it easy to write about my taonga because I had a whole page full of brainstorming.

I found it challenging to find the RIGHT words to use for this poem because there were A LOT of interesting words I could use.

Next time I will add more to my poem and make my words more bolder and easier for the reader to see and read.

 

My Favorite Parts Of The Day!

Today in writing we were writing about our favorite parts of the day!

I found it easy to find interesting words to put in my sentences because my two favourite part of the days are very interesting.

I found it challenging to find TWO parts of the day to write about because I love my whole day.

Next time I will take more time in my sentences so it is longer. 

The Awapuni School Fun Run!

For the past week in writing we have been writing a recount on the Awapuni Fun Run!

I found it easy to but detail into some of the obstacle courses because on the Fun Run day I could memorize and remember all of the obstacle courses.

I found it challenging to find the right font to help the reader read the story.

Next time I will find more interesting words to put into the story so the reader doesn't read the story boringly.

A Quality Blog Comment

At this weeks Manaiakalani session we learnt about how to have a quality blog comment!

I found it easy to figure out what to say about there blog post because there were so many good and easy things to say in my comment.

I found it challenging to find the right blog post to write about because there lots of hard decision making.

Next time I will find more powerful and interesting words to use in my comment and a better feedback sentence next time I write a comment on someones blog post.

Matariki Animation!

Here is my Matariki Animation!

I found it easy to find some characters to act out in the slides.

I found it challenging to move the stars after every slide.

Next time I will create my own characters on a goggle drawing and insert it onto my slides.

Ururangi ☆

We were learning about Ururangi and during this we were also making a tuku tuku panel.

I found it easy to get all the information out of my head and put it onto a slide.

I found it challenging to find a background, so its easier to see the words.

Next time I will research more and learn more about Ururangi before I write everything.

Element And Animal Avatar

We were learning how to make a avatar using a element and a animal mixed together.

I found it easy to find the right monkey for the trees.

I found it challenging to to communicate with Zane because he was on the other side of the room.

Next time I will find a better element to fit the monkey so it will look better.

Matariki Report Writting T2W10

For the past 3-4 weeks Team Toroa and I have been learning how to write a report about Matariki.

I found it easy to find sites to help write my Matariki report because there were lots of helpful sites and they all had AMAZING information to help me.

I found it challenging to find the right information for my paragraphs I choose.

Quality Blog Comment!

Today we were learning how to post a quality blog comment.

I found it easy to find a blog post on Curtis's blog to post a comment about because he had lots of interesting blog post I could've chosen from.

I found it challenging to find something thoughtful to say about his blog post because I had a bunch of ideas and memory's to talk about.

Next time I will be more specific with my comments on other students blog posts.

MetService Graph

For the past week Room 3 and I have been learning how to make a graph on a google sheet.

I found it easy to put all the information and data onto a goggle sheet graph.

I found it challenging to pick a town to do a graph about.

Next time I will learn more about the towns and try to do a town from another country.

Buddy Blog Tour 2020

 Today we were learning how to tour a buddy's blog.
I found it easy to decorate the slide.
I found it challenging to remember the words.
Next time I will write on a piece of paper and write my word.

Blog Tour!

We were learning how to make a video showing our blog.

I found it easy to  find a background to decorate it.

I found it challenging to say the words into my chrome book.

Next time I will speak louder and try to remember my words.

All About Me!

Kia Ora, my name is Grace and I go to Awapuni School.

I come from New Zealand Gisborne and I am part Maori and part Islander. 
I have 5 siblings, Two girls and one boy. 

I am good at spelling and writing,I enjoy reading books,I find it a bit challenging

at math and my goal this year is to Learn at home and at School. 

This year I am looking forward to playing more sports outside of School and
inside. Someone who inspires me is our Deputy Principal Mr Barclay,
He helps us with our rugby training even though he has lots of my important
stuff to do.

About Me

We were learning to post about public and private information. We need to remember to post information that our Whanau would be proud of. I enjoyed selecting the colour and font for my name.
I found it challenging to draw around my picture.
I found it easy to write the information about me.
Next time I will take more time to find the right skin colour.