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Mt Vesuvius Cinquain Poem

LI: To discuss the impact of volcanoes on the environment and human communities.

We have been exploring cinquain poems. A conquain poem. A cinquain poem has 5 lines. Each line has a different purpose. Line 1 is a noun which is a name. Line 2 has 2 adjectives taht describe the noun. Line 3 has 3 verbs that end in ‘ing’ and describe the actions. Line 4 is a noun phrase which is a group of words (not a sentence) that go together to describe the noun. Line 5 is a synonym which is a word with a similar meaning to the noun. We used our poem to show our understanding of volcanoes. Something I found interesting about this was that we can make a unqie story just by using some of these powerful words.

Matariki

LI: Identify Matariki as the Māori New Year and explain its cultural importance.

To explore Matariki we worked collaboratively to complete a series of challenges. 

Something I learnt about Matariki was that it is a time for people to come together as one big whanua, It is a time to remember the people who have lost their lives and about making your wishes apon Hiwa-Te-Rangi, which is the youngest star that represents wishes and aspirations. My favourite challenge was to create a star that symbolises the Matariki cluster because it shows my creativity.

Mt Whakaari/White Island

LI: To discuss the impact of volcanoes on the environment and human communities.

Our challenge was to use our smart searching skills to research about the volcano we chose, The options were Mt Tarawera and Mt Whakaari/White Island, Then we added interesting fun facts about the impact of the volcanic eruption. We could choose from Mt Whakaari, and we found out that Whakaari white island erupted in 2019 which was seven years ago this volcano was also one of New Zealands active volcano. I found this task very fun and interesting my knowledge because i now what types of volcanoes there are and how or when they erupted which is amazing this is good because we are also learning the new zealand history about volcanos.

 

Form Data Analysis Poster

For Maths, LS2 did a servey on why we don’t come to school, And we used the data we got from it to create a bar graph that shows all of the reasons and amount of students that chose the reason and created a DLO explaining it. For the most common rating sickness is the most preferred option. We also had a conversation about how to prevent it and the negative effects behind for not coming to school. For example one of way you could prevent from it is sleeping early. Because it could support you and your brain. I found this interesting because of how much fun it was to learn about bar graphs and the reasons that the amount of students had chosen for why LS2 have not been able to come to school on time.

Volcano Animation

For Inquiry, Our class was to get into groups of 4 or in pairs and create a google slides of an animation that show how a volcano eruptes and becomes dormant, we also had to use our smart searching skills to find out more about how it erupts,  It was really fun to create and something I found interesting was learning how to make the animation and making precise desions by working together as a group to make it all come together.

Researching Four Types Of Volcanoes

Our task was too get into a group of 3-4 people to collaborate with and to use our smart searching skill to research out the four different types of volcanoes  Shield, Caldera, Cone and Dome, Shield is the type of volcanoe that takes the shape of a shield therefore giving its name “shield” The Caldera volcano  was one of the other volcanoes that has collapsed in itself from recently erupting. The Cone volcano has the shape of cones when the hot magma spews up into the surface turning into lava. The Dome volcano  are shaped like a hill or a big lump ,They are formed when thick, sticky lava oozes out a volcano vent. This lava is so thick that it doesn’t flow very far, so it piles up around the vent creating a Dome shape. What an interesting and fun thing for me about this task is tha I get to share and collaborate with my group and to share ideas to help research about these four types of volcanoes and how they are different along with there different shape.

Living on a lava flow podcast

LI: To use skimming and scanning techniques to find information at speed.

For this task, we are learning about the lava flow and Mt matavanu in our Literacy and Reading of how it unexpected volcano explosion. Mt matavanu erupted between 1905 and 1911, unleashing lava flows that buried five villages and destroyed several churches, Museums and other buildings. We had the to create a a Google vid and podcast about a fact that we learnt about the Mt matavanu text that we learnt/read while having the chance to do it in groups in Literacy and Reading. What I really enjoyed about this group task because of how we get to record a fact that we learnt in the Mt Matavanu text.

Last words from War

LI: To retell an event in history through the fictional eyes of someone who was there.

We have been looking at the events that took place at ANZAC Cove on 25 April 1915, during WW1. Many of our NZ soldiers were wounded or killed in action. We looked at videos that showed the  life in the trenches, explored the Walking with ANZACs site and had a chance to read Hami Grace’s diary. Doing this task helped us put our own diaries together. We used Google Vids to record our diary entries. I enjoyed using this as it allowed me to create a better  setting like I was world war 1 and Something I found interesting about this task was being able to record and retell my diary on the google vids and change the settings and add details to the vid and background.

Samuel Marden Podcast

LI: To generate questions that will help us reflect on the past.

 

For Litreracy we have been using our Inquiry knowlege to write questions for Reverend Samuel Marsden.  We have asked Samuel Marsden to politely come and asnwer the questions that we have created. I enjoyed this activity because we had a lot of fun recording and collaborating as a team.

One thing that we have learnt is that when you have more expression towards what you are saying you look and sound more excited and intresting and you attract more people.

Mapping the Migratory Flight of the Kuaka

LI: To use Google My Maps to show the migratory flight path of the Kuaka.

For this activity we needed to create a map that shows how long the kuaka birds fly for and where the kuaka birds migrate to.

Kuaka birds, also known as bar-tailed godwits, love to hang out near the water, especially in places like estuaries, mudflats, beaches, and coastal marshes, where they find lots of yummy food.

Every year, as winter approaches, the Kuaka fly north to the breeding grounds of Alaska, stopping off in Korea and Japan for a rest and some food on the way. On the return journey, as our summer approaches, they fly directly to New Zealand, a trip of endurance with no food, water, or rest; nearly 12,000 km non-stop.