Mauri Mahi, Mauri Ora!

Today we were learning how to infer and use our voice for effect. We were learning this because, so then our audience would be able to hear us. For the activity we had to choose our characters and memorise our lines for a play, and the name of our play was called Mauri Mahi, Mauri […]

Our Wetapunga

Wētāpunga by santinoc Today we were learning how to Infer. We were learning this because sometimes we have questions in our heads. For this activity we had to make a poster on Canva and we had to have at least 5 questions on the poster including a few GIFs. I enjoyed filling out the anatomy […]

The anatomy of a praying mantis

Today we are learning how to use evidence to answer questions and how to justify our opinions. We were learning this because we know how insects communicate with each other and what their senses are. For this activity we were allowed to choose between making a play about a scenario, if another insect attacked the […]

Rongoa plants

  Today we were learning how to make connections. We did this because, if we were reading a book then we would make connections with that text and another text or we could just say text to text connections, text to self and text to the world. A text to self is when you can […]

Commonwealth games medal

Today I have been learning how to make connections. We were learning this because this month the commonwealth games are running right now, and New Zealand is now at 48 medals at 4th place in the world. For the activity we had to design our own commonwealth games medal. I enjoyed sketching the outline of […]

Saint Mary Mackillop

Today we were learning how to create drawings digitally. We were learning this because today was Saint Mary Mackillop’s feast day today. For this activity we had to add a background research and answer the questions. Create my drawing of Saint Mary MacKillop in the middle using shapes, gradient fill, images and lines. research and […]

Dinosaur chain art

Today we were learning how to infer and apply prior knowledge. We were learning this because we would always have a question in our minds, for example: Who made up all the dinosaur names. For this activity, we did a Dinosaur chain art poster. I enjoyed sketching the outline. I found it challenging to mix […]

Matariki Quiz Adventure

Today we were learning how to ask and answer questions while staying with the teacher. I was learning about this because every time we read we have a question in our heads. I enjoyed linking the boxes and the answers. The thing I found challenging was thinking of the questions for the quiz. Next time […]