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Duffy’s 30th Birthday Celebration

To celebrate 30 years of Duffy books in homes Panmure Bridge hosted a celebration. I helped by bringing a giant Duffy to life with the help of some others. We started by using a projector to trace Duffy and carefully painted each section seperatly. When we finally cut him out we placed him on a stand for everyone to see. To celebrate Duffy books in homes we were given the opportunity to create our own book library’s to store all of our Duffy books. Every other class created their own books aswell and we set them out in the hall for decoration.

We had special guests from the Duffy books in home programe and they talked about their experience with Duffy books and their favourite books. Some of the teachers also shared their favourite books. We sang Happy birthday is English as well as Maori, and also sung the Duffy sign with actions.

I found this fun because Duffy books in homes is a program that helps many schools who don’t have the oppourtunity to read books.

My Duffy Library

To celebrate 30 years of Duffy books in homes we all were given a Duffy library box to store all of our Duffy books. we started off by looking up some zentangle or cultural designs that we could use as inspiration for our box. I started off by drawing everything using pencil then I went over it with a fine black vivid. I drew turtles, flowers, a stingray and a Tui bird. We set them out on the hall so that everybody could see them during the duffy celebration. Once it finished we were given a Duffy book to store in our library’s, I chose Mulan.

I found this activity fun because I enjoy doing art and got to use my creativity to come up with designs.

Demimal Subtraction

In maths we learnt how to subtract decimal numbers using the algorithm strategy. Something I found helpful was remembering to borrow from the next number if the number you are subtracting is higher than what you are subtracting it from. Another helpful tip is putting the bigger number on top.

I found this interesting because now I can subtract decimals using the algorithm strategy easily.

Decimal Addition

We learned how to add decimals using writen algorithm. Some things I find that help me is when doing decimal Addition always have the numbers aligned and add place holder 0’s so you dont get confused. always start from right to left and don’t forget to add remainders to the next number.

I found this fun because now I know how to add decimals

Ancient Olympics Kahoot

LI: to recall our knowledge on the ancient olympics at speed.

We were challenged to create a Kahoot based off our knowledge on the Ancient Olympics. First we read around the room which was looking at all the ancient Olympic presentations and wrote questions we could ask eachother. One of our questions were: why did the ancient olympics start? We then turned all of our questions into a Google form, then converted our quiz to Kahoot so we could test each other’s knowledge on the ancient olympics in a fun way.

I enjoyed this task because we were able to recall and test our knowledge on the Ancient Olympics in a fun way!

Tivaevae Design

We were challenged to create a tivaevae design to celebrate Cook Island language week. To create my Tivaevae design, I did some research and looked at many different designs. I saw that all of them had flowers, so I decided to add hibiscus flowers since they are common in the cook islands. One of the rules for a tivaevae designs is that is must be symmetrical. So I drew one side then copied it and flipped it over. I carefully thought about what colours and gradients I should use to make my design look realistic.

I enjoyed this activity because I got to use my creativity to create my own tivaevae design.

WLJ Activity 4 Minecraft Challenge

For the Winter Learning Journey I was challenegd to build anything that was winter themed, I decided to build a cozy cabin house. I started off by teraforming the ground so I could build easier. After I finished I started by making an L shape and adding pillars. Then I started building gable roofs out of stairs. Once I finished I used a darker wood to make the walls for the whole house and added glass windows. Finally I added light and snow everywhere.

I found this task fun because I enjoyed building the house and decorating it.

WLJ Activity 11 Boogle

I was challenged to find as many words as I could inside the word SNOWSTORM. I started by breaking the word into 2 and making snow and storm then I started doing all the words I know starting with N. I did this until I finished each letter and added words I missed at the end.

I found this activity fun because I got to challenge my brain and expand my volcabulary.

Matariki Assembly

For Matariki we held an assembly and each class was given a specific star out of the matariki cluster to research about, our class was given the twins Papatuanuku and Ranginui. Papatuanuku is known for giving us food from the sky like birds and fruits. Ranginuiu is known for giving us food from below like potatoes and other vegetables. For our presentation me, Bethany and Armani created paper mache stars and attatched the names that Ane and Siniva created to them. Along with the 2 stars Mercy, Mason, Riley and Folose created a song with the help of AI.

I enjoyed creating the stars because I enjoy painting and arts and crafts.

Building a Catapult

LI: Practical build challenge to design and create a newspaper model of a catapult.

We were challenged to create a catapult using push and pull forces. The push force is when you push something away from you, and pull forces is pulling towards you. 

First we got into groups and each drew our own catapult planning designs, then we chose the best one to use as our blueprint. First my group created a base by securely rolling up rolls of newspaper and taping them together. Then we made a long one to be the arm or out catapult that shoots the projectile far away using the push force. Then we created a cup and attached it to the arm where we will out our ammunition. When we attatched the arm we noticed that when we pulled the arm back to shoot it wouldn’t go very far since there was no force to pull the arm forward so when we put in would to far, so we added a rubber band to do the job. Finally we tested out our catapults and measured how far they went and who’s went the furthest.

I found this task fun because I enjoyed collaborating with my group and demonstrating the push and pull forces in a fun way.