Organizing and Researching

 LI: To use our smart searching skills to expand our knowledge of Ancient Greek Mythology.

 

Today David shared the next reading challenge with us. It is all about the Greek gods and helps us to practise the skills we have been learning in our reading lessons with our teachers. David created this task as part of his CARE award challenges. In this smart searching activity, we used our comprehension and research skills to learn about Greek Mythology vocabulary and identify Greek places on the map. I found this activity interesting because I learnt about different places, people and more. The word/place I found most interesting was Sarpata because I learnt facts about it, like boys were encourraged to steal food and Sarpatan men were required to stay fit and ready to fight until the age of 60.

Greek Gods

 LI: To use our smart searching skills to find information about the Greek gods.

Today David shared his reading challenge with us. It is all about the Greek gods and helps us to practise the skills we have been learning in our reading lessons with our teachers. David created this task as part of his CARE award challenges. We earn CARE award badges in year 7 and 8 to show that we understand our school values. In this activity we used our smart searching skills to find information to help us complete the table. I found this activity interesting because I learnt a lot about the greek god and goddess. The Greek god I found most interesting was Ares "god of war" because he rides a Harley Davidson with sunglasses on and I'm pretty sure he looked cool.

Anger

   LI: To write an abstract noun scences poem.

Today me and my partner had a writing task with the whole classroom for Abstract Noun poems. Our task was to create a DLO of writing a poem using a  abstract noun. Abstract nouns are things that we can feel but we can't physically touch it. The 5 senses are sight, hearing, taste, smell and feel. First we had to pick a word from the list. And me and my group choose luxury. After we picked the word, we looked for a structure  in a example of given to us. After writing the poem we had to make a poem of us describing the word we have picken. We really enjoyed this activity, because it taught us how to create metaphors and poems, using abstract nouns. 

Rock Papaer Scissors

 L.I: To learn how to code the micro to play Rock Paper Scissors and understand how to flowchart matches the code.

1. When we shake the micrbit. It will choes a random number betwen 1 and 3.
2. I ahev to make a var called hand and set this to the random number.
3. If the unmber is 1 the microbit will choses paper. 
4. If the unmber is 1 the microbit will choses Rock. 
5. If the unmber is 1 the microbit will choses scissors.  

Trust

  LI: To write an abstract noun scences poem.

Today we had a writing task with the whole classroom for Abstract Noun poems.In this activity we learnt how to understand what a metaphor is and how we use them writing.We worked in groups to collaborate this challenge and make into a powerful eye catching DLO. Something we found interesting about doing this task was that we could take our writing to another level we could use a lot of different language features it was a fun piece of writing.

Respect CARE Award | Activity 1

 L.I: Collate a collage showcasing life at PBS.

For today's CARE Award activity, I chose to showcased my life at PBS with pictures. I have been at Panmure Bridge ever since last year on March, but I was at this school in 2014 until I moved to a different school. Last year was a good start for me but it was a DISASTER as well. This year has started so well and I've remet some friends and cousins here at Panmure Bridge School. 2021 is starting off good, We had camp that was planned in two weeks by our fantastic teachers, SLJ celebration, Reading week and more fun things. I've enjoyed most of my days coming to school because, I get to see my teachers, friends and my cousins but mostly because school is where I learn and have fun at the same time. I hope there are more fun things coming ahead of us for LS2 this year.

Yes or No Evidence

 L.I: To consider both perspectives.

Today we were answering what happened if it is true or not  we wrote the evidence if it is true and the evidence if it is false. We picked a Maori story and added the evidence towards two POV’s (Point of View): True and False. Than we added our personal opinion on the story. 

Maui and The Sun - Main Ideas

 LI: To identify the main ideas in a text.

This week we are having a Te Reo Maori approach to reading. For our main ideas DLO we noted the key ideas in the text. Similar to summarising we noted the important ideas, the 4 very important ideas, then the 3 vital ideas. This DLO helped us get an understanding of the base ideas and the vital ideas of the text itself.

Title: The Te reo Maori Venn Diagram

 L.I: Find as many similarities and differences as you can between the video and the text of ‘The Beginning’.

This week we have been focusing on the start of the story ‘ Maui and the Sun’. We have written about the video version and the written version of ‘ Maui And The Sun. In the middle we have written what things do the Video and Written version have in common. I enjoyed this because we learnt the about the similarities of the Video version and the Written version.

The Te reo Maori Summary

 L.I: To explain in fewer words tha the text is about.

This week we are learning about Maori version of start of time. In this summary we talked about Rangitoto (The Sky) and Papatuanuku (The Earth). The beginning is about how the sky and the earth sheltered their children from the outside. For the summary we chose 20 important words related to the text. Then we chose 6 most important, after we used those words to create the summary in the DLO.

PB4L Class Room Expectations

 L.I: To follow the rules and expectations, expected from teachers.

This weeks PB4L learning is about following classroom rules and expectations. PB4L is a acronym describing Positive Behavior for Learning. PB4L helps us understand the correct behavior for inside classroom learning and outer learning. This consist of Classroom discussions, walking to assembly, behaviour on school trips, wet day procedure eg. respecting wet day monitors. All of these prospects will help us develop a strong and healthy learning enviroment. I enjoyed this activity because now people can understand what the expectations are in the classroom. In LS2 we have expectations because it is a respectful way to say or do something in the classroom.

Attitude CARE Awards | Activity 5

L.I: Tutor someone who needs extra help with a skill.

Today for my last Attitude activity I chose to "Tutor someone who needs extra help with a skill". I helped Payton with her Reading DLO and I helped her complete it. On her DLO Payton was focusing on Cunrrent Events, she was researching about the Chocolate Frog that was found in New Guinea. Payton wrote When, Where, Why, What, Who & How to gather up all her information about her Current Event. I enjoyed this activity because when I help others, they can go and teach someone else about what they've learnt.

Main Ideas - New New Zealanders

L.I: To identify the main ideas in the text.

We were tasked to read a story called "New New Zealanders," it was about how a boy named Christian Kaka and his family seeked for a better life in New Zealand due to the war going on at Syria. After the story we were tasked to identify the main ideas in the text. For the Three Vital Ideas were Registered refugees can't be sent back to their country, The Refugees wanted people to know their story and many families moved to New Zealand because their country is to dangerous.

This activity was interesting because I found out what Syria is going through and that there are many problems outside of New Zealand.                                                                                                                                                                       

 

Attitude CARE Award | Activity 4

 L.I: Create a video explaining why having a positive attitude is important.

Today I created this video with Fau, Hosea and Aisea. It is based on "Why having a positive attitude is important". Having a positive attitude is important because it sets a good mood for everyone and yourself. Fau, Hosea, Aisea and myself tried to figure out some ideas of "why having a positive attitude is imporant" and we thought why not ask eachother for our own opinions on that. As we shared our idea's, Fau (our fastest typer) typed it on a Google Doc for us to practise. It took us about five tries to make our video but we still managed to get it done in no time. I personally liked this challenge because it was funny to see all our bloopers and because anyone who watches this video will now understand the whole purpose of this.

Book Week

 L.I: To celebrate reading.

Panmure Bridge School had been celebrating book week this week. Everybody was encouraged to wear a costume or outfit of a book character of their choice. It was also samoan language week, our assembly was presented in english and samoan. It was great too see the many students and juniors who participated in book week and wore an outfit. I love how creative some people were! We also had Mr Goodin and Mrs White tell us their favorite stories. Some people also wore traditional samoan clothes as it is Samoan Language Week - Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa. 

I personally loved book week, the children of the junior school had been given the opportunity to showcase their favorite characters. 

Student Led Conferences

 L.I: To share our learning with our families.

Last night, LS2 did their Student Conferences. I brought my mum into my class room and I showed her my work from this term and last term. I made a learning journey witch had a link to a peace of work from my Reading, Writing, Inquiry, Maths, Blog and the LS2 Site. My mum was proud to look at what I've been learning in LS2. I enjoyed telling my mum what I've been doing in class because its important for my mum to know if I've been doing the right thing or not and it's important to let my mum know that I'm a good student when I focus on my work.

Being a Jedi in Coding

L.I: To code the robot to move backwards without touching it - to be a jedi

 

My robot will wait until i have pressed the onboard button before it does anything. We used an "IF - THEN - ELSE" block as this gives the robot two choices of things to do. We are using the ULTRASONIC  SENSORon the of the robot and we need to sense if something 10cm in front of it. IF something is 10cm or LESS in front of the robot , it will move backwards. IF something is NOT less han 10cm in the front of the robot, it wil move forwards (ELSE). This is all put into a forever block so that the robot constantly senses what is in front of it.

Attitude CARE Award | Activity 3

 L.I: Research someone who has a positive attitude despite difficulties they have faced.

For today's CARE Award activity 3 I dicided to do a "Research someone who has a positive attitude despite difficulties they have faced". For this activity I chose to write about Mike Tyson because he's one of my favourite boxers. In 1992 Mike Tyson went to jail for rapist now he's back in the game and ready to box. If you want to learn more about Mike Tyson just read my DLO that I have made. I enjoyed this task because I work collaborativly with one of my class mates and we learnt different facts about Mike Tyson.

Samoan Language Week

 L.I: To pay it forward by creating a screencastify that teaches others how to use Samoan words and phrases.

This week is Samoan Language Week - Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa. The theme for 2021 is Poupou le lotoifale. Ola manuia le anofale which means strengthen the posts of your house, for all to thrive. In LS2 we have decided to value the measina of the language by creating a screencastify that teaches others how to use Samoan words and phrases. My partner and I chose to pay it forward by showing others how to say Hello and Goodbye in Samoan. I found this challenge challenging because some of the words were hard for me to pronounce.

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Cinquain Poem

 L.I: To write a Cinquain Poem to describe a sports star.

We have been learning to write cinquain poems to help us strengthen our connections to description. 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. I enjoyed this activity because I found some interesting words that describe my Sports Star.

My Reading Pathway

L.I: To show my personal journey through books.

This week is book week at Panmure Bridge School, which means every class participates in a number of reading activities. One of our activities was to create a reading pathway that shows how my favourite books have changed over time. At the moment I like reading Comic books like Amulet because they are interesting and it helps me have fun while I read.