Book Character Day

Today it is book character day. For book character day we dress up as any character from a book. We had to make a google drawing explaining why we picked out character and who it is. Here is my google drawing and the class photos.

Why does it rain so much on the West Coast?

 Last week for our science we did a project on why it rains so much on the West Coast. We researched the internet on why it does rain so much here. We also watched some videos on what makes rain. We worked in pairs of 2 or 3 and then we explained why it rains so much here on the West Coast. I worked with Tane and Ryan. Here is our slide on why we think it rains so much on the West Coast.

How to Make Butter

                                    How to Make Butter

To make butter you will need to put straight cream into a jar. Following on by shaking the jar until your cream has turned into whipped cream. After you have shaken your jar enough then you keep shaking until your whipped cream has formed into butter. Then you can add some salt if you want to. Tip into a container and then you will have yourself some butter.

The Farm

 On the 5th of August some of room 5 and 6 went to a farm. The other people of both classes went to West A Maths. We went to the Coates farm. They lived on a deer farm and we learned about deers and deer farms. It was really fun and we got to see something called the crusher which is where they put the deer in to cut their antlers off. We also learned about velvet and we got to try some venison. Two people came and talked to us about deer farms on New Zealand and how we send it out to other countries around the world. Rusty, who was from Silver Fern Farms came and talked to us about transporting venison to the world and talking about the deer farms. Then someone called Mark came and talked to us about velvet and deer antlers. Here are some photos of us on the farm.

Netball

On the 13th of August, last week on Thursday. The ASB Netball team had a game against the staff. The ASB Netball team is our school team that we are doing for a tournament. The score for our game was 12-11. But we think that the younger kids were putting random points on the score so it wasn't the real score. Overall it was really fun. Here are some photos. 

Mum's Super Power

This week we are focusing on mothers day stuff. So far we have had to write a poem, write a paragraph on why we love our mums and why we thank them so much, then we also had 10 questions written down and had to answer them and see who knew their mum the best, and finally we had the super power writing. For this we had to choose a super power our mum/stepmum would have. Then we had to write down 1-2 paragraphs on why they would have this super power. Here is my writing.

I asked Lucy (my stepmum) what her super power would be if she got to choose. She said to me either flying or super strength. I chose flying. Here are my reasons why I think she could have flying.

I think that Lucy would like the super power flying because it’s so much fun. Considering at the moment Lucy has a very sore foot she wouldn’t have to walk around but just fly around. It would also be a much funner and faster way to get around town and the valley. Noticing that when things are flying like planes they usually go way faster than anything. So if you were to fly you would be going pretty fast. Another thing about flying is you could save money. Such as when you drive you are paying for gas. So imagine how much money it would save if you could fly.

For some mums its very hard having children. Especially when they have at least 3 or more. Obviously I don’t live with 2 other siblings I only live with one other sibling. Lucy sometimes gets frustrated with my little brother because he’s always getting into trouble and making a mess. He is seriously a savage child this one. Lucy probably sometimes just wishes that she could get away from this child for even 15 minutes. That’s why I chose flying. So if she ever got too frustrated then she could just fly away and have some time to herself.

Letter To Siblings

On Monday or Tuesday we had to write a letter about how thankful we were towards someone. It could've been siblings, parents, caregivers, grandparents, uncles and aunts, anyone that we were thankful for. I chose my siblings that live in Christchurch. I wrote how thankful I was towards them being the best siblings and always being there for me. We had to include, Dear (name) and the date then at the end we had to put either, Love (name) or Kind Regards (name). Here is my writing.

Date: 4.5.2020

Dear, Devanni, Dajar, Dartanyon and Dynasty

I am really missing you right now and I always have. Hopefully one day I can see you again. I’d really like to thank you for being the best siblings ever and being so nice to me whenever I would see you. Your such nice siblings and I wish that I could live with you guys sometimes you are amazing. Hope your staying in school and being good. I’m so happy that you guys are my siblings otherwise my life wouldn’t be the same without you guys in my life. I love you guys so much and so I’m so grateful to have the best siblings in history. Thank you so much for helping me create so many great memories with you that we can all laugh and cry over. I hope you are staying safe in quarantine. xoxo

Love your oldest sibling, Deakyn

Rugby 7's Rules

Last week on Friday we had a Olympics activity and had to choose a sport. For that sport we had to first actually choose the country we want to represent and why then we had to write out the rules of the sport we chose. So I chose the sport I liked the most. Rugby 7's. I had spent some time writing out these rules. Here is my writing.

Rugby 7’s Rules (Olympics)

Players

When rugby 7’s is played the teams are split off with 7 players on each team and has a max of 5 reserves per game. They also have been permitted to have 5 substitutions. So in rugby 7’s once someone has been swapped with a reserve they cannot come back onto the field for the rest of the game. Unlike 15’s plays where if someone is swapped with a reserve they can come back onto the field.

Time

The time in rugby 7’s in very different to lots of sports as they usually go longer that 40 minutes well not 7’s. Rugby 7’s is usually timed 7 minutes in each half, with a 1-2 minute half time break. In the grand final each half is ten minutes long. This is completely different to the normal 15’s rugby where each half is 40 minutes long and a 5-10 minute break.

Scoring

The scoring system is very easy to remember and easy to keep track of during a game. A normal try is just 5 points, followed by a conversion where after you have scored a try you kick the ball over the post and if you make it you get 2 points for that conversion. But if you don’t make the conversion, oh well better luck next time. Then 3 points for penalties such as penalty drop goal or penalty try and normal drop goals rather than a place kick. Then once the conversion attempt has been made the scoring team will kick off to the opposing team.

Penalty and Stoppage of Play

A player that has received a yellow card will be sent off the field for 2 minutes (counted in game time not real time). Where as in the 15’s if you get a yellow card its usually ten minutes off the field. Forward passes in any rugby is not permitted. All passes have to be lateral or behind. If the ball has come off the player holding the ball and it either hits the ground or another player above the waist it counts as a knock on. Then a scrum is formed. A scrum is where 3 forwards will come and form a line joint together and interlock their heads with the other team. The scrumhalf feeds the ball into the scrum and the scrumhalf grabs the ball from behind. Sometimes when the ball is intentionally knocked on it is considered a deliberate knock on. When this occurs the player that has knocked the ball on gets sent off and the opposing team gets a penalty. If the ball goes out of bounds a lineout occurs. Lineouts take place between two (sometimes 3) players, with a player throwing the ball back in to play. When a penalty is called, the referee will raise his or her arm toward the team that gets the ball. The offending team then has to retreat 10 meters before they can rejoin play, and the attacking team has the option to tap the ball with their foot and run, kick it out of bounds for field-position advantage, attempt a drop goal, or have a scrum.

Anzac Activity

For this activity we had to create a Lego scene that commemorates the soldiers that fought in the war. While I was at it I also created a war scene with the soldiers fighting. Here are the pictures. The top one will be the one commemorating the soldiers.

Anzac Activity

For this activity we had to create a piece of artwork such as a poppy or something that commemorates the soldiers and represents Anzac Day. For my piece of artwork I tried my best to recreate a picture of a poppy.

This is the original

This is my artwork

Anzac Activity

For this activity we had to read about a war leader called Colonel William Malone. We had to read a paragraph about him and list down five things that shows he had the quality to be a leader. After we had listed down those five things, we had to write about someone that seems like a leader to us. We had to list down a few things on why they were a leader to us. I chose Jonah Lomu as my leader. Here is my writing.

In my opinion Colonel William Malone was a very good leader trying to protect his men at all costs. He was always getting prepared knowing that the war would come sooner or later. He studied and he got into a routine everyday just to get ready for war and fight for his country. Even just as the war was declared to happen he volunteered and ended up getting being made commander of the Wellington Infantry Battalion. He had one of the best reputations at being a great war leader. My leader would have to none other than Jonah Lomu. He was one of the best All Blacks in history and he was my favourite rugby player. Jonah Lomu was also one of the fastest and strongest rugby players of all time. He also played for my favourite international rugby team the All Blacks. One day I hope I can be just as good as him and try to push myself as much as he pushed himself. Jonah Lomu is my inspiration and he always will be. He is a leader to me.

Anzac Activity

Since this week we are working on Anzac Day and we are doing Anzac activities one of the activities that we could do was write a story about our teddy. If you are wondering what I mean we had to dress up a teddy for a challenge and take a picture of it. So we thought why not write about that teddy. For this activity we had to write an adventure that our teddy has been on. Here is my story about my teddy Hugh.

As Hugh sat in front of my window I wondered what he was thinking and all the adventures he has been on. Maybe he went to war or maybe he was successful at one point in his life. Whatever it is i must’ve been hard. By the way Hugh always looks like he’s in a mood he makes it seem like he had a hard life. As Hugh wondered to himself he remembered the point in his life where he had to go to war. Hugh was one of the best of the best at the time. He was a bomber pilot. Dropping bombs on the enemies towns and villages. As Hugh looked back he could see them winning the war but really they didn’t. Whenever Hugh looks back on the war he thinks he would’ve had the same feelings that he had when they lost the war if they won it. Back in the war Hugh was the lead in the sky with his crew behind him and beside him flying over the opponents lands. But what their army didn’t realise was that their enemies were ready and waiting for the attack. As soon as Hugh’s team flew over the town and villages they got shot down one by one. Hugh wanted to leave but he didn’t. Hugh stayed with his crew in the air and helped the soldiers down on ground to win the war. Until one of the pilots got shot and the plane was descending and fast. It was heading straight for their own soldiers on the ground. Then the plane hit the ground. Leaving a huge explosion and half of the main town destroyed. There was only Hugh and his best mate left in the sky. Helping the reinforcements on the ground. They were trying to call in the backup planes but Hugh or his best friend didn’t have any codes to send back to headquarters to get backup to come. As the enemies soldiers came up in a huge group going to ambush their army Hugh’s best mate said that he is going to take a sacrifice. He suicide bombed the opposing soldiers coming from the capital building. Hugh had to back out. But as Hugh tried to leave he couldn’t not only because he wanted to stay with his team on the ground but because he was getting shot at. He tried his to best to get out of there but just as he was leaving his one of the engines got shot and he wasn’t flying to well and started descending. But very slowly. He was scared of what was to come. Was it fate that his plane was meant to get shot down. Was it karma sending a message. Who knows. But just as he was going down he could see a opening spot to land his plane down. So he prepared to have a rough landing and popped out the wheels and started to fly lower and lower. Then before he knew it he was less than 10 metres away from the ground. Then he landed, a bit of a rough landing but he did it. He got out of the war. Hundreds of miles away from the chaos and death. He thought he was going to die. Just as he landed he got out of his plane. Fell on the ground and just layed there for awhile. As seconds felt like minutes and minutes felt like hours he laid there thinking what could’ve happened if he didn’t leave the war. Thinking of what is happening. He got up and he started walking away. Not remembering that his plane engine was shot. That when he walked about 10 minutes away he heard the explosion of his plane blowing up. Up to this day he never speaks of what happened. 

This is Hugh now.

Anzac Art

For an extra activity that we could do was creating a piece of Anzac art. It didn't matter what sort of art it was as long as it was about Anzac Day. I found a piece of art and tried by best to create it but instead I added two more soldiers in the piece of art. My piece of art is about paying respects to the soldiers that fought for their countries and the lives of others. Here is my piece of art.

The Last Post

For writing today we had to listen to The Last Post which is a song that commemorates the Anzac soldiers. After we had listened to the song we had to write 6-10 sentences about how it makes us feel. Here is my writing about The Last Post and how it makes me feel.

This song reminds me of Anzac Day obviously. But not only just Anzac Day, but all of the soldiers that had fought in the war. They not only fought for their country but also for the lives of others. This song is a song that just makes me feel lost in space thinking about the past of the soldiers that had fought for their country and for the lives of others. This song is meant to commemorate the soldiers that had fought in the war. It makes people remember but also it makes them feel in a different act of feeling. Like sadness and loneliness. It might make people feel like that in those ways. But as long as we keep playing this song to everyone whether they celebrate Anzac Day or not at least that we still have the memory of our heroes.

Baking

Last week on Friday we had baking challenge out of the whole class. We called it Room 6's Best Baker. Our whole class had to try and bake something. We were allowed to bake anything we wanted but during the process we had to take some photos of us actually baking our food. Then after the whole baking situation we had to go and create a slideshow and put the recipe pictures of the food being baked and a reflection. Then once your baking was completely done with everything you wanted on it we had to make a presentation and make a little scene then take the picture. Here is my slideshow.
 

Different Feelings

For writing we have had to listen to a book called In My Heart by Jo Witek. The book was about all these different types of feelings and then after we listened to it we had to write about how we feel at the moment. Here is my piece of writing.

The situation that the whole word is having right now makes me feel sad and a little bit worried. I try to think of all the happy times that can make me happy and try not to think about all the bad things happening this very second. Like people suffering from cancer and diseases and other things like the virus that has spread across the world. Thinking of the happy times makes me happy like all the times I spent with my friends and family. Then when I look at other countries it makes me feel furious when people aren’t listening to the rules and staying in there house for a few weeks. Sometimes I just don’t feel safe around strangers people I don’t know and I’m afraid of what might come. A lot of the time I can be very quiet and still this is when I know that I’m shy. But there is one thing that makes me very excited, is when this all blows over and then we can go back to school and then I can go see everyone again like my friends and family then I know that everyone will feel safe thats the feeling I love the most is when I know that everyone is safe and that they are ok. Then sometimes when I know that I can do something I try my best even if I’m not good at it or I’m scared of what other people might think of me, but then I realise that I shouldn’t think about what other people think of me and that I can do it, this is when I know that I’m brave. Everyday I have one feeling that I have throughout most of the day when I don’t have anything to do and I just relax my whole body, this is when I know I’m calm. Some days just aren’t for me sometimes, maybe I have a bad day and I get called names and my feelings get hurt, this is when I feel broken inside. But then I think that I can get over it and think that I am better than this and that I can carry on, this is when I am hopeful. Then at times I just feel clumsy and relaxed and I feel like I can do anything that I want and thats when I know that I’m being silly and funny.  Then when I’m just calm and relaxed I think that my body and heart is just this thing filled with heaps of different feelings that I express everyday.

DLO

In this post I am going to tell you about remembering your times tables. This is one of the most essential things during maths is remembering your answers. This was another extra maths project on our digital learning site. Here is my presentation.

Favourite Times Tables

Since we can't go to school for a few weeks we have been working from home digitally. Once we did out maths we had another extra thing to do that was optional. One of the extras for maths was creating a poster on our favourite times tables. I added some extra saying what my goal was and why this times table was my favourite. Here is my presentation.

Cricket

The other day we practised cricket at the Ahaura domain. We practised cricket because the cricket tournament in coming up. We will have two teams for cricket. Our first team with be mixed with Kumara, then our second team will be just Awahono. We are going to cricket on Tuesday 25th of February.  I can't wait to go to cricket because it will be so much fun. I am in the mixed team.

Descriptive Sentences

In class last week we had to do descriptive sentences about ourselves. Our teacher Miss Wilson said that we had to make sentences about ourselves as if they had never seen us before and wanted to know what we looked like. Here are my sentences

I have hair that resembles the dark gloomy night sky. I wear a pitch black volcom hat. My eyes are a sticky gooey caramel colour with a hint of lime green around my pupils. I have a whole world of freckles on my face. I always have a smug look on my face even though we are doing something boring in class.

2020 School Goals

In week one we made some goals for the year. We called them our 2020 goals. We had to write down our reading goal, writing goal, maths goal, personal goal and social goal. For our reading goal we had to write down what we wanted to achieve for reading if it was reading plus goals or just in general for reading. Our writing goal was something about our writing whether it was getting better or faster or adding more detail. Our maths goal had to be about want we want to achieve in maths if it was learning all our times tables or division. Then our personal goal was anything that we want to achieve throughout the year. Then finally our social goal was about making friends and stuff like that. Here are all my goals 

My Reading Goals: Get to level H on Reading Plus and try to get as many greens as I can.

My Writing Goals: I want to get better and faster at writing my stories and adding more detail.

My Maths Goals: I want to get better at doing my times tables and division.

My Personal Goal: I would like to get better at everything and try to participate in all of the sports tournaments throughout the year.

My Social Goal: I have completed my social goal. I have all the friends I will need until the end of the year.