Term 2 Reflection - Term 3 !!!

                   Term 2 - Term 3 !!!


      Term 2 got off to a great start! We did lots of learning around          NZ History, and we did lots of cool art as well. We had 
    Whaea Donna from ManaiaKalani to teach us about how to be       Cyber smart/safe with our devices.With her we learned about digital footprints,blogs and much more.....

    My Learning Goals are
    Literacy-Vocabulary - S.C extend our vocabulary in our writing.
    Personal-Resilient-S.C manage myself/time in the classroom.
    Maths-Real Life- S.C to recognize maths is used all over      inside/outside.

 But then towards the school holidays I got sick and couldn't come to school for a while. My School Goal for the year was to get "Perfect Attendance" but I changed my goal because of what happened so then next Term I can try to have a fresh start and making it a good one. 
                              !!! Term 3 !!! 
 During Term 3, I want to do more Animal Research (ocean) or around extinct Dinosaurs to link in with our NZ History.
       I am REALLY looking forward to next Term!!

                 What would you like to learn?
       

The Sneaky "White Mouse"

           The Sneaky "White Mouse"
                      Term 2 Wk 7

This Week we have been learning about an amazing woman, Nancy Wake. She was 1 in 7,000 men! To fight in world war 2
Nancy Wake, was a New Zealand secret agent.Nancy had an old truck and transformed it into an ambulance.But one day the Germans realized that someone was whispering their plans to the allies. They had people try track "her" down. But  because she had multiple identities, it was difficult for the Germans and they had no proof. They code-named Nancy 
The "White Mouse". Because she was as sneaky as a mouse.
Nancy Wake joined the residence and was soon able to reach herself at the top of the "Most WANTED!" list. She would be hunted down whenever spotted. In her own safety Nancy jumped out of a moving train! Nancy Wake was decorated in multiple bravery and courage medals. Nancy Wake was sure an amazing woman. 

Would YOU jump out of a moving train? 

Clay Art

                             Clay Art
                       Term 2 Week 5

In Week 5 we made clay art wall hangings that relate to Maori or our family.We used air dry modelling clay, and we used our hands to warm up and soften the clay,so it would be easier to work with. Once the clay was soft enough, we started to mold the clay using Popsicle-like sticks to make patterns in the clay and to get a smoother finish.It took a week for the clay to fully harden. Any sooner the clay would crack and become weak and it would be hard for it to be hung.

 This is a picture of some of our finishing products. 


           

School 2017

                              School 2017

School has been Amazing For me!I was really nervous at first but then it turned out to be really REALLY fun!

What I enjoy most about school is every time I turn up to school all my friends are there and it´s really fun doing class activities with them.

Sometimes maths is a real big challenge for me.At first I always thought I was really bad at it.But as I moved up in classes I got better at it.

My favourite memory at school has to be the time when we were doing science.During that period we were split into groups and given a large zip-lock bag.There were different ingredients such as vanilla essence,ice,salt and milk +more.Then at the end of that we moved it around the bag with our hands and we were making.... ICE-CREAM! It was really delicious and really fun.

This year,school has been really fun for me and I hope school has been really fun for you too!   

Advent

                             Advent

Advent is a special time where people celebrate the happy time before Jesus was born.During Advent every Sunday from the start of Advent each candle at a time gets lit.First all the purple candles get lit and then the pink candle gets lit last.

On an Advent Wreath there are 3 purple candles and 1 pink candle.
Sometimes there is 1 white candle to represent Jesus.

After Advent It goes back to Ordinary time.

Wonder

                                       Wonder...

Wonder is an inspiring book,all about kindness and treating others as you would like to be treated.We have been reading Wonder through the entire year and it is really interesting,dramatic and inspiring.

The main character is Auggie Pullman.Who has this condition where he was born with a dismantled/disfigured face.But Auggie Pullman has had a lot of surgeries,problems and obstacles in his way but manages to carry on.He is a very important and Unique character at this point.He starts school at Beecher Prep and gets bullied a lot.All he wants is to be/treated as a normal boy.He is very clever and kind.But others don´t see that.

Why fit in?When You Were Born To Stand Out?

Royal Albatross

Royal Albatross

In Tui class we have been learning about the Royal Albatross.We are learning about the Royal Albatross because it´s conservation week,so that´s why we are learning about the Royal Albatross because the Royal Albatross is endangered.Here are some facts about the Royal Albatross...

1-The Royal Albatross lives around the Auckland Island and other places throughout NZ.

2-The Royal Albatross is 1.1-1.2m (Adult) in length and weighs 8.5kg(Adult).

3-The Royal Albatross IS a protected species,ever since 1921 ,because they made it illegal to hunt for them since they are endangered.

4-The Royal Albatross does indeed migrate.The Royal Albatross migrates all around the southern island in NZ.

Here is a diagram i drew in my literacy book.