Category: Ako | Learn

Pink Shirt Day

Task Description: In this task we have created a mosaic and a google drawing with a photo of the pink shirt day poster and what WITS means. This week’s value is Ranagatiratanga which means to show leadership and respect .I wrote a few sentences about what Rangatiratanga  is. Then in the google drawing I added an extra photo of me and my class in pink . My class wore pink today because its pink shirt day which means to be an up stander.

Sign language name

Task description: In this task I have learnt how to introduce myself and how to finger spell my name in sign language or NZSL. It took me a while to learn the sign for “my name is” but when I watched the video it really helped me. To say hi in sign language is really easy because all you have to do is wave. you can use the alphabet that is in the slides to learn how to finger spell your name. You can watch my video to see how I did it.

Vertical method

Task descriptions: In this task I have wrote some information about the vertical method which is the method we have been using this week. I added some questions using the vertical method. you can try it out if you w ant to. The vertical method is where your adding or subtracting , then you put the biggest number on top of the smaller number. The numbers have to align with their columns like, hundreds , tens or ones. I did a total of two pages of this vertical method in my math book.

kaitiakitanga

Task description: In this task we have created a mosaic and a small blurb about Kaitiakitanga. Every week we have a new value and we all make a mosaic  and a small blurb about that weeks value. this week we did Kaitiakitanga which means to take care of the environment. To read more about Kaitiakitanga you can read my blog.

Integrity Poem

Task Description: In this task we wrote a  poem all about integrity. The type of poem we did is where we write a word vertically , then we add sentences about integrity starting with that one letter. We choice integrity because This terms theme for kiwi can is Integrity. Kiwi can are people who teach us about countries , languages and more .

Homonyms

Task description: In this task we learned more about homonyms and they’re differences . Homonyms are groups of words which sound the same but are spelt different and have different meanings. We learn’t that “pear” actually has 4 homonyms which are pear,pare,pair and peer. I never actually knew about ‘pare’ but now I know that it means to peel something with a paring knife .

In the End

Task description : In this task we read a book named In the end . We answered evaluative questions, inference questions and  direct questions. Then we had a vocabulary slide to test our understanding of the words from the book. some of the words were trench and urge. you can read my blog to find the meaning of those two words . In this story there was a mention of a war attack and a mention of a strike in Waihi .There were also two characters , the characters are billy and Don.

New Zealand at war

Task description: In this task we read a story about the ANZACS  and learned special dates such as when they landed or when conscription started. conscription is like being forced to do something. In this case soldiers were forced to go to war. On the second slide we had a buddy task where me and my buddy made decisions and answered questions like, would you rather interact with a nurse or a soldier. You can read the second slide so see the other questions and what we answered. There is some information about ANZAC on the first slide if you want to take a look.

Mosaic art whanaungatanga

Task description: In this task we made a mosaic around our title which was Whanaungatanga. Then in the little text box we wrote what Whanaungatanga meant to us. This task was honestly quite fun since we were allowed to make a digital mosaic. We made the mosaic by using the poly line tool and making random shapes  to frame our title and make it stand out. Whanaungatanga means to look after friends and family. To know more about Whanaungatanga  you can read the text box. Every week we have a different value. This weeks value was Whanaungatanga.

revising kawa of care

Task description : In this task I learned more about how to keep my Chromebook safe and how to look after my Chromebook. We made a comic strip based on a rule we use to make sure our Chromebook stays safe. Some of these rules are charging near the wall, don’t walk around with an open Chromebook, don’t put Chromebooks on the dge of the table unattended . I enjoyed making this comic strip , and I think it is a great way to share the message to take care of your Chromebook. we made the comic strip by copying and pasting the students and devices. we got the students and devices from a different slide. Have you ever made a comic strip like this?