SLJ Minecraft

Summer learning journey:Today for SLJ (Summer learning journey) I played Minecraft Education Edition. It was extremely fun because I found lots and lots of different experiences because it felt like I was actually in the world that my player (Steve) was in. 

 

Using information from the web

 

Task description:For this task I had to help John again with some more research on kiwi but this time on kiwi diet/favourite foods. It was hard because there were words that I didn't understand.

Search it up

 

Task explanation: For this task I had to help "John" with his research on kiwis. It was really fun because I was reading the websites and finding many things about kiwis.

Weetbix cooking

Today I did some baking using Weetbix and some other ingredients. The reason why I did some baking was because we have too much weetbix. We have too much weetbix because I've been collecting the Weetbix Stat Attack Cards. 

I did the baking with my Mum. Here are some of the photos, ingredients and the website.

Weetbix Slice

Ingredients

150g butter, melted

4 Weetbix (crushed)

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup flour

1 Tbsp cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 drop vanilla essence

Link 

Weetbix cookies

Ingredients

Not aware of because it's on a youtube video

Link (Not available for some students)

We even did a contactless drop off to Zion so him and his family could have some of the slice. 

 

Haiku poems

 

Task description:For this task I had to create another poem but this time I decided to create a haiku instead of another acrostic poem.

Acrostic poems

 

Task description:For this task I had to create an acrostic poem. But instead of doing just one acrostic poem, I did two acrostic poems.

Scams and Phishing

 

Task description:For this task I had to complete these slides about different sites that could be legit or fake. This task made me think very hard because some f the sites were legit but they were also fake.

Shaking Hands

Task description: For this task I had to find a solution to this mathematics equation. I found many different ways to find different answers. It was hard to decide which solution to post on the blog post.  

Information Report on India

 

Task description: For this task I had to create an information report on a country that a staff member would like to go to or visit. I chose India because that is where Ms Amy would like to visit. I had fun researching about India because I never knew that there was over 1 billion people living in India. I found many facts about India. 

Fact File about Mrs Vaevae

 

Task description:For this task Mrs Vavae came into our google meet call to do an interview. During the interview, I also made the Fact File. So most of the time I was typing and listing instead of watching.

Brian's Pegboard

Task description: For this task we had to come up of as many ways to get the string a the top left corner to the bottom left corner. I only managed to come up with 2 ways to get the string from A - B.

 

Happy Birthday Nana

Lockdown description: Today is my Nana's 70th birthday. Even though she lays in the ground and watches us from heaven. We are doing something special like baking her favorite cake (Carrot Cake) and maybe some cupcakes to celebrate her 70th birthday.

 

Epro8 Challenge

 Lockdown description: Yesterday I managed to do the Epro8 Challenge Round One just before round one finished. We were surprised we finished in time because we started just a tiny bit late. We actually finished 30 minutes on time because we had to create the bridge and take a photo of the bridge. 

Where I'd rather be

 

Task description: Today I completed this weeks cybersmart task. I had fun doing this task because I had to take several photos and tried to match the statue. The statue behind me is called the "Christ the Redeemer". How did I do this?. I used the photo in the background then used Remove.bg to remove the background. After that was done, I took my picture and did the exact same thing. 

Aotearoa Place Names

 

Task explanation: For this task I had to complete these New Zealand place name slides and answer the questions such as, "What is Manurewa famous for" and many other questions. I completed this task with Zion and it took 3 days to complete all by myself but completing it with Zion was much more faster. 

Auckland Museum Puzzles (Again)

Lockdown description: Today I did another jigsaw puzzle from the Auckland Museum site. There was some confusion but other than that I had fun. I will say that this one is harder than the kiwi.

 

Auckland Museum Jigsaw Puzzles

Lockdown description: Today I went on the class site then clicked on the Auckland Museum Jigsaw Puzzle site. I started off doing the kiwi and now making progress on different puzzles.

 

American cross staffy bulldog to African Elephant

Task description: For this task I created a google draw to do comparisons on how heavy, lifespan and speed. I had so much fun doing this task because my dogs is a American cross staffy bulldog. 

 

Thousands Worksheet

Task description:For this task I had to complete this worksheet which was fun and complicated. I had fun doing this worksheet because of the different number and digits.

 

Stereotyping on other people

Lockdown description: For this task I had to watch this video and list 5 things that I learnt from this text. Watching this was fun but also inspirational. 

 

Chocolate Cake

Lockdown description: Today I made a chocolate cake with my Mum. My brother didn't help because he had work to complete. Making the chocolate cake was fun because we added chocolate chips inside the cake.

 

Luna starts her digging

Lockdown description: Today was an exiting a extraordinary because my Dad gave our dog Luna some meat to eat but instead she picked up the meat and moved the meat to a comfortable area . After that she dug a hole then put the meat inside the hole for her to cover. 

Monopoly with my brother and my Uncle

 

Lockdown description: Today was a enjoyable day because it was the day we played monopoly world edition since the previous lockdown in March. Monopoly is an excellent game to play when your with 3 or 4 people. When you play monopoly for the first time, you might not understand the rules. I've been playing monopoly for months and I still don't understand the rules.  This monopoly is slightly easier to understand. I'm glad my mum wasn't playing with us because she's too competitive and most times beats us all at the game. 

Wondering who won, no one had won to be exact. 

Chocolate Slice

 

Lockdown description: Today I made Ms Wrack's delicious Chocolate Slice with my brother Lv. We made it today because my Mum told us to make something for us to eat together. To make the Chocolate Slice you will need

1/2 a pound of butter

2 tblsp (table spoons) of cocoa

1 tblsp of golden syrup

2 cups of flour

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of coconut and finally

1 tsp (tea spoon) baking powder.

First melt the first 3 ingredients, then add the last 4 ingredients and then bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.

It tasted delicious and my rating is 9.5/10.

Turning Statements into Rhetorical Questions

 

Task description:

For this task we had to make change these statements then changed the questions in to rhetorical questions. These rhetorical questions took me about 5 minutes to complete.

My Olympic Report

Task Description:

For this task I watched One Minute - One Sport then created a report on the selected sport. I chose soccer so I was buddies with Zion. This task took 2 or 3 days to complete.

 

Math Warm Up Task

Task description: For this task I had to answer the given questions from the screenshot. I also learnt how to calculate hour to hour by using a compass.

 

Holiday highlights

 

Task description:For this task I had to create a google draw or a google slide then made a holiday highlight. I made my holiday highlights with Zion.

Should Matariki Be A Celebration For All New Zealanders?

Task Description: 

For this LCS task, we created a screencastify of us asking each other our opinions on should Matariki be a celebration be for all New Zealanders. It turns out that we had to same opinions but in different ways. This was the task we had to do for our LCS task. Hope you enjoy our opinions. 

Term 2 reflection and Term 3 goals

Task description:For this task we created a reflection from Term 2 and goals for Term 3. We also had write what we did well in Term 2 and what we want to get better at in Term 3.

 

Activity slides on Matariki

 

Task description: For this task we had to make a copy of this slide deck then complete he following questions. This task to me 3 - 4 weeks to complete.

Hope you like the work that I have done. 

Guess who I bumped into

 

Task description: I was walking to a nearby soccer pitch to find Cristiano Ronaldo. We had a good time. Well technically I didn't meet him but I used remove.bg but I would love to see him. 

My kaikohau

Task description:For this task we created posters with kaikahau to celebrate Matariki in our class. A kaikahou is a a way to express our hopes and our desires.

Food groups

 

Task description: For this task we had to make a information report on either food groups, food pyramid and food and health. We also had to add pictures and questions.

Hope you enjoy.

24 hour footprint

 

Task description:For this task we had to get images from google and look back at our history, then had to put the icon of the site. After adding the icon, we had to add footprints leading to other sites.

Screencastify on integrity

 

Task description: For this task we had to make a screencastify on integrity. We had to explain what it is and how to show it. Also we had to screen record it. Hope you enjoy.

Food and nutrition

 

Task description: For this task I had to make a screencastify and explain what I know about this picture. I also had to explain the different food groups like the fruit and vegetable section is the type of foods you should be eating everyday.

Hope you enjoy.

Matariki Scratch

 

Task description: For this task I had to create a scratch about matariki. This task was done in our cybersmart. The picture above is a link to view my progress.

My pepeha

 

Task description:  For this task I had to record myself  saying my pepeha.

Please enjoy.

Reading task for the week

 

Task description: For this I had to watch a legendary story called the rat and the octopus. After watching the video, I had to make a copy of the slide and then write my ideas in each of the 4 boxes.

Maths task for the week

 

Task description: For this we had to create a slide and  answer the questions on ARBS. We had to answer the questions on that slide and then post it on our blog.

Life Education Lessons with Harold the Girrafe

Task description: For this task I had to reflect on 3 things during our Life Education Lessons with Whaea Nicole. These are my 3 things that can reflected on.

1. Standing up for someone when they are getting bullied.

2. To help someone when they get hurt or they get stuck on work.

3. Include people in conversations or games.

Mood and Atmosphere Writing Task

 

Task description: For this task we had to write a story but not a recount, we had to write something from our imagination.

My Text Analysis

 

Task description: For this task I had to watch 2 Frozen trailers. The first trailer was the normal Frozen trailer but the second trailer was the Frozen trailer (Horror Re-cut).

Hope you like it.

My ARBS Task

 

Task description:For this task I had to answer the given questions on this slide.

Hope you like it.

My Show Not Tell Writing

 

Task description: For this task I was given a set of "Tell sentences" and had to make a "Showing sentence" for the given sentence.

Gataiala Suifili

 

This is my story about Gataiala Suifili or in other words my Nana.

About me

 Talofa lava, my name is Francisco and I go to Glen Taylor School. I am in year 5. My teacher is Mrs Dhaliwal. My favorite food is Pizza and sometimes KFC. In my spare time, I like to play with my dog and play some football when I have time.

Me in 15 - 20 years time

Today for Literacy Daily 5 I was reading a "Sir Douglas Mawson Biography" book. I made a table of what my biography is going to look like and what I will be when I grow up. I have so many choices to be when I grow up so that is why I have lots of choices. There is 2 different biography writings but my one is the one on the right.

Please enjoy my writing which is the one on the right.

 

Cybersmart Challenge: Term 1 Review

 

For today's cybersmart challenge was a review on Term 1's cybersmart challenges. For this task I had to drag the "complete" text box above the finished cybersmart challenges that I have completed.

Whakatauki for this week

 

Task description: Today for Te Reo, Room 5 had to make a screencastify of us saying this weeks whakatauki. Room 5 had to create a screencastify of us saying this weeks whakatauki, it had to be said in Te Reo Maori and English.

Please enjoy.

Digital Poppy Art

 

For this task I had to create a poppy for Anzac Day. I had to get a image from google and try to copy as much from the image by myself.

Hope you like my artwork.

Anzac Prior Knowledge Slides

 

For this task Room 5 had to make a copy of these Anzac Prior Knowledge and make descriptions on the questions that are placed on the Anzac  Prior Knowledge slides.

Hope you like my descriptions. 

Whakatauki

 

Task  description: For this task we had to make a screencastify and read Room 5's whakatauki for this week. This screencastify shows me sharing this weeks whakatauki for this week. 

Sailing Animation

 

Task Description: For this task we had to make a presentation animation. We used the duplicate slide function to make little movements and then publish to the web to embed the code. However, we needed to hack the code so that it moved than 1 second.

My inferencing image

 

For this task I had to create a image and the audience has to guess what the picture is. 

If you want to try to guess what is happening in this image, please comment your answer.

Hope you enjoy. 

My inferencing slides

 

These are my inferencing slides. For this task I had to write down my thoughts on the text and picture.

Hope you enjoy the slides.

What good learners do poster

 

This is my poster about what good learners do. This poster took me 2 days to finish. The next day I went to present this poster to Room 8.

Please let me know if I can make any more changes.

My Americas Cup Animation

 

Americas Cup is a boat racing sport going on here in Auckland New Zealand. The most recent Americas Cup race was yesterday. The team were Emirates Team New Zealand vs Luna Rossa (Italy). New Zealand had one the final leg. The race was held in Mission Bay.

Cybersmart challenge week 5

 

For this weeks task I had to draw something, paint something and make a model but I only had to choose 1. I chose to draw something but my drawing was just a quick drawing of a cube with a cross and a triangle. I chose something simple so I did not have to waste time trying to draw something difficult. 

Hope you enjoy.

Creating Atmosphere in Writing

For this task I was learning to create mood and color words.

Hope you enjoy my work

Where I'd rather be

 

This is the task that Mr Goodwin set up on our class site. 

We were learning about how to create images with transparent backgrounds. He showed us two websites that were helpful. 

We had to put our picture and insert an image of a place where we would rather be than in lockdown. I chose Brazil. 

Can you take a guess why? 

Please comment.

Animation-Francisco

 

This is my animation about lightning and rain. Please enjoy.

Fire and Ace posters

We are learning to inform and share our ideas.

These are my F.I.R.E and A.C.E poster.

Asking and Answering questions about texts we read

 

We are learning to ask and answer questions from the texts i read. This week I read journal stories from this journal up above. There is a link to all the stories here in this post. 

These are my 5 questions about Muhibulla moving from Pakistan to New Zealand.

https://sites.google.com/glentaylor.school.nz/lcs-on-acceptance/learnako?authuser=0

My response to Dan Caters letter to his fans

 My response to Dan Caters letter to his fans to keep trying, never give up and to follow your dreams. My message from Dan Caters letter would be to never ever give up and to always keep trying. 

https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/dan-carters-heartfelt-letter-to-his-legion-of-fans-before-i-was-anything-i-was-a-rugby-fan-20210221

Home learning MATHS! I love Maths!

 For today I did hit the button. I chose to do Square Numbers. It was easy because I know my square numbers and can think of the answers quickly.

I also watched the YouTube video that was linked into our site for our learning today. These are the things that I learnt from the video and I will try and use these in my math learning.

1. Identify:What am I looking for?

2. Strategize: How will I solve?

3. Set up: Write down the math.

4. Solve: Do the math.

5. Check: Check your work.

 Some extra things to think about: 

Does the answer make sense?

Work the question backwards.

My mihi

 

This is my mihi and my photo collage. Please enjoy the slide and let me know what you think.