Friday Task (Koru Designs)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Friday Learning Task Is To Finish Off Creating Our Koru Designs. Over the past week, we have been Sketching and Drawing over our Korus with Sharpie. Once we had finished doing that Step we had to choose three different Oil, Pastel Colours that would go on our Korus and we had to follow a certain structure that the Pastels would blend nicely together. Today I finished colouring in and started to Die my Koru with Black and I did three coats of that Colour so that my background was dark enough. While I was waiting or it to dry our task was to create three different sketches of a Koru Necklace and practice moulding it in Playdough. My Final Designs Of my different Korus took me a while. The final design I chose to create is a Heart Koru, my Design symbolises Love, my Family Connected as one together and trust. The Three vines on the side represent me, My Brother and Sister. Then we have to write about what the Necklace symbolises and what it means to us. Have you created your own Koru Designs before and moulded a Necklace. 

Numeracy (Angles Of Triangles)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Numeracy Task throughout the week is learning about the different Angles interior and exterior and Polygon Angles. As well as drawing some shapes using a compass- not a North/South compass, but a pair of compasses that you draw circles with. On Monday we practised drawing Triangles and working out the different Degrees of Angles, for example, an Obtuse Angle is less than 90* and more than 180*. We have also been constructing different shapes, drawing various tables and working out the Formula. To work out the Formula for working out the interior angle of any given sided Polygon, it to take the number of sides minus it by two and then multiply by 180*. Now Today is Thursday and we have been doing a Test about what we have learnt over the past week. Here some examples of my Knowledge.

Weekly Tasks!

Hello Bloggers, We have now been out of LockDown from the Corona Virus and are back at School. I have been doing numerous different tasks during the week including Numeracy and Literacy Tasks. For maths, I have been learning about Scales and the World for Example the scale for the South Island is 1:500,0000cm. I have also been learning about the different Angles and Rules of shapes, for example, we have a protractor and a shape with three different alphabet letters then we would have to measure It and also find the rule. In literacy, I have been focusing and gathering information about The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz which is one of my favourite movies. Usually every Term we would have to read and write an essay about that topic and genre although we are doing something different and using our creativity in a different way, which is creating our very own Website. On my Website, I am going to have different themes including Themes (Home, FriendShip and Perseverance) The Characters, Symbols, And Summary and Analysis. What have you been doing since you have been back to School?

Living On The Back Of An Animal

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task For Friday Is Living On The Back Of An Animal. I think it is both impossible and not impossible to live on animals back. For human beings, we can't really be living on animals back whereas if you were a marine life animal one of these creatures could swim up and make a cosy house, or someplace that they can sleep. If I was to live on animals back it would most likely be a bird, because they can fly and it would be awesome to experience that feeling and see the amazing scenery that is in the sky. For example the Mountains, Hills and Clouds. My task is to draw and design my own home that I can live in. I also have to think about all of the different features that I would need to live in my home including Food and Water. Who else would live in this home just you by yourself or with others? I think personally that I would like to live with some friends and family members so if you were in Danger, everyone has different ideas and solutions to help solve that problem. If you had the chance to create your home, which animal would it be made on?

Stained Glass Window

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Friday Task Is To Create A Design Or Make A Stained Glass Window. I didn't have the materials to use for this challenge, although I decided to Plan and Design my outcome of what it would look like. As a material stained glass is a glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture. The coloured glass is crafted into stained glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame. The History of Stained Glass Windows. The purpose of most windows is to allow a view of the outside and admit light into a building. The purpose of stained glass windows, however, is not to allow people to see outside, but to beautify buildings, control light, and oftentimes to tell a story. My Design For A Stained Glass Window is two grey birds interacting with each other. I have a variety of swirls and different colours of the rainbow. I really love the outcome of my design if I had the chance to design my own Stained Glass Window Challenge. Have you ever created your own Stained Glass Before?

Burried Treasure (Numeracy)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task In Numeracy Is To Find The Buried Treasure. We had multiple Questions and activity that we had to do and also in order to find the Buried Treasure that our teacher hid. Mrs Davies gave us coordinates for example move South West 1.6km. We also had to fill out a piece of writing and fill in the blanks with all of the different Coordinates to give us a recap of what we have done so far this term, and we even got to create our own Treasure hunt for someone to figure out and find. My favourite activity in Maths would have to be working out different Coordinates, I like to challenge myself and work out the different problems. The work we have been doing is also closely related to Geography about the World and the imaginary lines of Latitude and Longitude. Write in the comments where you think my Treasure is, and give the Coordinates and how far you travelled. 

Key Similarities And Differences (Wizard Of Oz)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task In Literacy Is To Find Three Key Similarities And Differences In The Wizard Of Oz Movie And Novel. Key Differences And Similarities Characters Book And Movie - One of the biggest character changes is Dorothy. In the book, Dorothy is portrayed as being heroic and brave. She is portrayed as this because she saved the other characters and herself several times. For example, Dorothy saved the Scarecrow, Munchkins, Winged Monkeys for setting them free from bondage and slavery.  In the movie she is different, she is portrayed as both meek and shy and not as courageous as in the book. The three main characters the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and the Cowardly lion all remain the same with their similar traits. Other characters such as the Witches are portrayed the same both in the movie and book. One difference is that within the movie The Wicked Witch of the West she never harassed or hurt Dorothy or her friends in the movie she was just the bad guy. Another example in the Book The Wicked Witch of the West has conquered the Winkies and treats them as slaves. She uses the fear of her cruelty in order to stay in power and prior to Dorothy arriving in Oz, she send her various minions from the Golden Cap. Luckily all of these characters protect each other from these creatures. 

Key Differences - 1. In the book, the ruby shoes were actually silver but now due to the new technicolour film process, they made the Ruby shoe red.  2. In the book the Scarecrow receives a Brain, The Tin Woodman receives are Heart and the Cowardly lion receives Courage.  Although because of copyrighted purposes and the Wizard being a Humbug and a fraud he is not able to grant the companions their wishes so he gives the Scarecrow a degree for thinking, a Tin Woodman a heart token for testimonial and his kindness and consideration, and the Lion a courageous necklace with crosses so now he can be his lead of King of the Beasts. 3. Once Glinda tells Dorothy about returning home she repeats constantly “There is no place like home” and then appears in her bed and apparently according to Aunt Em it was all just a bad Dream where an in the book she actually did go to the Land Of Oz. What other differences can you list to the Wizard Of Oz?

Seven Wonders Of New Zealand (Mathe Matics)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task In Maths Is To Create A Seven Wonders Of New Zealand Presentation. For this task not only did we have to write about the spectacular places, although we also had to do maths this included working out the Latitude and Longitude Coordinates of that specific wondrous place. I made a presentation of an Adobe Spark and I love the layout and description I have used. A wonderous place is somewhere in New Zealand that could have a very special feature to it or some sort of meaning for example in the Moeraki Boulders in Dunedin there were Maori Legends. We also had to list 3-5 interesting facts about this place although I incorporated mine with my Writing. Do you know any other wonderous places that are located in New Zealand?

Seven Wonders Of New Zealand

Wizard (Literacy)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task In Literacy Is The Wizard Theme. Again we had three questions that needed to be answered with the following explanation in great detail. The following questions included How does the character of OZ differ from the book in the movie? Is OZ GOOD? Or is he Bad? Does OZ manipulate the munchkins in order to stay in control? What would you do if given the powers of Oz? I answered all of these questions except for the first one because today I'm going to watching the movie and taking some notes about the themes and what is happening. I find out many key ideas about the Wizard as he is just a Humbug which is a Fraud and isn't at all Great and Powerful. He was trying to hide his profile the whole time so the Wicked Witches wouldn't find out. Who is your favourite Character in the Wizard Of Oz?

Colour Push Art

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Friday Creativity Task Is Colour Push Art. Colour Push takes users to an immersive creative portal while they wait for files to upload or download on WeTransfer, to create art through the movement of their cursor, or if the camera is enabled, their hands and head. Users can spend 90 seconds manipulating a malleable colourful image on their screen. Our Task was also to make multiple pieces of artwork with this website. At the end what makes a painting successful is that compositions, colours, and subject matter, all work harmoniously to deliver a unified and well-executed artwork that is pleasant to the viewer. You also have a set time of one minute and each of the colours spread into the other colours which make it look really interesting. Have you created Colour Push Art Before, If so what designs and ideas did you create?

BackYard Bird Motel (Technology)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task For Fridays Technology Task Is To Create A Backyard Bird Feeder Motel. For our planning preparation we were asked numerous different questions which involve around us thinking of what materials we would need if we were to make one, Where our Bird House would be placed, Will it have a place for food and water and finally for the end what would your Backyard Bird Feeder look like. I could not make a Bird Feeder because I did not have any of the materials although I drew and planned out what I liked about it and wrote about the sequels and extensions to the house such as colours, decorations, will it have doors and windows, three dimensions and cobbled roof. Also for an extension task, I have created a poster of my favourite native bird here in New Zealand and written information about that specific bird. If you don't know what a Bird House is it is A nest box, also spelt nestbox, is a man-made enclosure provided for animals to nest in? Nest boxes are most frequently utilized for birds, in which case they are also called birdhouses or a birdbox/bird box, but some mammalian species such as bats may also use them. Here is how you can attract birds so they can come each day. If you attract them to your yard by having bird-friendly birdhouses and adding fresh clean water to the yard, the birds will help out in many ways in your garden. Bird Houses can provide a safe place for birds to build their nests, protected from the elements and predators. Have you planned and created a birdhouse before?

Disappointment (Literacy)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task In Literacy Is The Disappointment Theme. We had three questions we had to answer with a good explanation. The Questions Were. Why do you think that Dorothy is able to move past discouraging situations so quickly? Describe a situation in the book where disappointment leads to a new opportunity. What coping mechanisms do the characters draw on to deal with disappointments as they arise? Name at least two and describe the situations in which they were used. 1. As Dorothy faces new challenges every moment along the Yellow Brick Road she may come into some very discouraging situations, which can lead to Dorothy feeling disheartened or frightened. Dorothy is a very persistent and hopeful character so I think she is able to move quickly past these situations and deal with them because she has a goal and wants to achieve it, although if people stop and get in her way, for example, The Wicked Witch Of The East trying to stop her on the way to the Emerald City she won't be able to get back home to Kansas.

2. Near the ending of the story, Dorothy tells the Wizard that she has killed the Wicked Witch Of The East, so they make a hot air balloon so they can try and find their way back home to Kansas. But then when the Wizard is telling Dorothy to quickly get in she lost Toto in the crowd then when Dorothy grabbed Toto the Wizard had already set off on his journey in the Hot air balloon by himself. So then as the friends still support one another they all travel back to see Glinda the good witch, she tells Dorothy that there is powerful magic in her silver shoes and with three taps she can go anywhere in the World.

3. One Mechanism when the group of friends helped each other was when the Lion and Dorothy fell asleep in the deadly Poppy field. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow could easily lift Dorothy the way back on her journey until she awoke although they couldn't lift the Lion because he was far too heavy. Then Tin Woodman gains the favour of the Queen of the Field Mice because he saved her from the jaws about nearly getting eaten by a wildcat. The mice ask the Tin Woodman how can they repay him. So he asked if they can carry the Lion out of the Poppy Field. (They lifted the Lion out with string) Another example of a mechanism is when the scarecrow is trapped high in a tree from when the khalidas were chasing him. To get him out of the tree the Tin Woodman used his axe to chop down the tree. Have you learnt about the theme of Dissapointment?

Dreams And Hopes (Literacy)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task In Literacy Is Dreams And Hopes. In Literacy, we had to write about these three questions and have a very explanatory answer. The questions were What do the dreams of the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion all have in common? In what way does Dorothy's dream differ from the dreams of her friends? Do you think that dreams come true in the Land of Oz? Explain your answer. This Is What I Wrote. 1. Each of the three companions has a dream in common although, they are not the same Dream, it follows the main concept of how they each need something and wants it for a purpose, though we find out that they already have what they're looking for all along. The Scarecrow’s Dream was to have a brain, the old crow that once used to fly and sit perched over on the Scarecrows shoulder.

He told the Scarecrow of the importance of brains,  the "mindless" Scarecrow then joins Dorothy in the hope that The Wizard will give him a brain, although throughout the whole journey of the book he is the Character that involves in asking questions and thinking about different ways of making it to the Emerald City, and if you didn't have a brain you wouldn't be able to come up with all of these amazing ideas and suggestions. The Tin Woodman used to be a man of flesh and blood, but a Wicked Witch cursed his axe to cut off all his body parts, which immediately caused him to lose his heart, also losing his love for a Munchkin Maid that he intended on marrying. So he also followed Dorothy so he can ask Oz for a Heart so he can love and feel love again. And Lastly the Cowardly Lion, he joins her so that he can ask The Wizard for courage, ashamed that he is not brave enough to play his part of ruling the King of the Beasts, although he also shows a tremendous amount of courage by scaring off animals that the Wicked Witch has sent and animals in lurking in the forest. 2. The novel makes it clear that Dorothy's Only Dream Is Returning back Home To Kansas.

It is hard for her, considering everyone she has asked in Oz doesn't even know where Kansas is. Whereas the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and The Lion all dream of having something that they already have. Throughout the novel, it was like Dorothy lost her home and her three companions have lost themselves so they each had to figure out their way of reaching their goal. The three friends support each other knowing that Dorothy will return home and the three companions will receive their Brain, Heart and Courage. 3. I think that Dreams do come true In the Land Of Oz, At the beginning of the story she didn't realise where she was and what she had done by Killing The Wicked Witch Of The East, though in order to come back home to Kansas she had to obey the Orders The Great Oz had given her. By the end of the novel, each of the main characters receives what they have been looking for all along, and Dorothy finds out by Glinda the Good Witch that there were magic and power in the Silver Shoes and with three taps she could return anywhere in the World. Dorothy could have returned back home to Kansas the first day she arrived in Oz.

Numeracy (Measurements)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task In Numeracy Is Measurements. This Term we are focusing on Measurements. Although Todays Task Is To Find The Standard Formula and work out the Area for a Triangle. So we measure Base X Height Divided by two, or if you have a half triangle you would Base X Height from the highest point divided by half (1/2) We also had to complete a Fun Pop Quiz about what we have learnt so far in Measurements just too see how we have progressed and what we have learnt. To calculate the volume of a triangular prism, measure the width and height of a triangular base, then multiply the base by the height by 1/2 to determine the triangle's area. Next, measure the height of the triangular prism and multiply this by the triangle's area to get the volume. Have you learnt the Area Of A Triangle Before?

Numeracy (Decorating)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task In Numeracy Is Decorating. We had to measure each of our four walls in our bedroom including the Windows and Door by the method Height X Width, Next, we had to work out the surface area of our walls that should need painting, How much paint we would need for each wall and lastly to show the design of our new bedroom. To work out the area of the Wall you have to use the standard formula of (Length) x (Width) = Area. Next, use the same formula to record the individual area of windows and doors. Once you have all of these measurements down, subtract the area of the windows and doors from the total area of the wall. If you didn't know this Term In Davies Numeracy we are looking at Measurements. Measurement is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event, which can be compared with other objects or events. The scope and application of measurement are dependent on context and discipline. What are you learning for Maths this Term?

Friendship (Wizard Of Oz)

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task In Literacy Theme Is Friendship. Friendship is a very important theme in the Wizard Of Oz. Dorothy claims new friends and they take on their journey to the Emerald City. We had to answer three questions and also explain to them (What do you think is the greatest act of friendship in the book? Why do you think Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion bond so quickly? How do Dorothy and the Lion comfort each other when they're captured by the Wicked Witch? The novel makes it clear how important friendship is. First, Dorothy's only friend on the bleak and windswept Kansas prairie is her faithful canine companion, Toto. He is the only one who can bring light and joy into her life. But the even more pronounced benefits of friendship come from Dorothy's interactions with the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion. All three provide emotional and physical assistance to the young girl as she travels to the Emerald City to try and get back to Kansas. Have you read The Wizard Of Oz Novel Before?

Ice - Cream Fanatics!

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Friday Task Is Food Truck Fanatics. We had numerous tasks that we could choose from for example Ice - Cream, Burgers and Fries. I chose to draw an Ice - Cream Truck along with a Menu with a Price Tag, an Apron Design and A Logo for my bubble business. This task was overall very creative and I loved coming up with different ideas. Being creative gives us opportunities to try out new ideas, and new ways of thinking and problem-solving. Creative activities help us acknowledge and celebrate our own uniqueness and diversity. Creativity encourages self-expression, a way to create something from personal feelings and experiences. In what ways do you like to Express your Creativity?

Outside Obsticle Course!

Hello Bloggers, Todays Home Learning Task For Friday Technology Is To Create An Outside Obstacle Course. We made an Obstacle Course from one of our technology groups from Christchurch East. There are much different fun and challenging tasks to get us feeling motivated and creative using our problem-solving skills. I used many different items that I found around my house and incorporated it and turned it into an Outdoor Obstacle Course. I used many different jumping techniques and running. The Items I used were two red and blue circular buckets, a Ruler, two tins and paper. Each member of my family tried it and we were timed by a clock to see who could finish the fastest. Before we started our task, we had to create and draw a plan of how from our perspective what we think it would look like. We did it multiple times and tried winning some prizes at the end for the winner. It is important in a time like this to go outside and get some Physical Exercise like going for a walk, run or bike throughout the day, or you could even be creative like me and create your very own Ideas for an Outside Obstacle Course. What activities during LockDown have you been creating?