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Maths Riddles

For the summer learning journey I completed the task called Maths Riddles.

I needed to answer 5 tricky maths questions, for example: at the time Coco was 6 years old her sister was half her age. How old would Coco’s sister be if Coco was 20 years old? The answer would be 17 becuase is Coco’s sister was 3 at the time Coco was 6, the age gap would be 3 years, and 20-3=17.

I enjoyed this task because answering riddles is fun! I got 3/5 questions correct. I think I did good at this task.

SLJ Land of Voyages

For the summer learning journey I had to build my own waka hourua.

i used minecraft education edition to create my own design for a waka hourua. I used wood and fences to create the base and paddles.

I enjoyed this activity because building a waka in minecraft was fun. I think I could try to add more things to it.

SLJ Art for arts Sake

I completed the summer learning journey task called art for arts sake.

First I chose what I wanted my silhouette to be, I chose a flying eagle.

Then, I drew the eagle on a piece of paper and coloured it in black.

Lastly, I cut out my black silhouette, and stuck it onto a white piece of paper.

I enjoyed this task because I enjoy doing art.

SLJ Smart Chips

I completed the summer learning journey activity called smart chips.

First I listened to the christmas carol called a pukeko in a ponga tree, also known as “the twelve days of christmas.”

Then I used smart chips to fill in the missing parts of the song, For example : On the first day of christmas my true love gave to me, a … in a ponga tree, “pukeko” would fill in the gaps. I completed the whole task.

I enjoyed this task because I got to learn a new christmas song in Te Reo maori. I think that I did a good job at memorising the order of the song.

SLJ Mars Rover

For the summer learning journey I designed my own mars rover.

I needed to use shapes and tools to create my mars rover, I decided to name it WALL-I because I got insporation from the movie WALL-E. I added different types of things to my rover including wheels, test tubes and cameras for eyes. A fact about my rover is that the box inside the body is used to test things that it can find on mars.

I enjoyed this activity becuase it was fun learning about mars. I think I could try and expand my learning and try to learn about more thing in space.

SLJ Seesaw Challenge

For the summer learning journey I completed the seesaw challenge.

First, I gathered all of the materials I needed to create my catapult. I needed 4 items:

  1. Tube
  2. Spoon
  3. string
  4. Projectile of choice

Then, I created my catapult. I used the string to attatch the spoon to the tube so that I could launch things.

Lastly, I put my catapult onto the floor and started trying to flip a cup. I flipped the cup 2 times in a row. It took me 2 tried for me to get it right.

I enjoyed this activity becuase launching stuff out of my catapult was fun! I think I could try and get a little bit better and get the cup to land 3 times in a row. I did good at this task because it took me 3 tried to get it right.

SLJ Recreating Portraits

I recreated a famous portrait for the summer learning journy.

First, I chose the photo that I wanetd to recreate, I chose a portrait with a man wearing a yellow hat that looked like a paper boat.

Then, I made a yellow origami paper boat and wore it on my head like the picture.

Lastly, I created a DLO to show how similar I look to the original portrait.

SLJ Trick Shot

I completed the SLJ task called trick shots.

First, I decided what kind of trick shot I was going to do, I decided to do a basketball one but used a netball instead.

Then, I started practicing. I stood far back and shot the ball.

Lastly, I kept on trying to get the ball into the hoop, i got it in twice. I think I could get better becuase the ball kept hitting the side of the backboard

I enjoyed this task because doing trick shots is fun. I think I need to pracrice a little bit more. I think I did good at this because I was close to getting the ball in many times.

SLJ

I completed the SLJ task called it’s cool to be kind.

First, I read some tips helping me how to write a blog comment in maori.

Then, I choso somebody’s blog post and wrote a comment on it.

I enjoyed this task becuase I liked writing a kind comment on somebody elses blog post. I think I could try to fix my comments.

Treasuer hunt

I completed the SLJ kick start activity called treasire hunt.

First I went around finding all of the things on the list needed, some of them were: weight, paper, card or cardboard, and a thin plastic matersial.

Then, I took a photo and made a labeled diagram of the things from the list.

I enjoyed this becuase scavenging for all of the items was fun!