Christmas in Finland - Collaborative Christmas Challange

 

This week we were set a challenge to use our smart searching skills to find out how Christmas is celebrated around the world. Our group worked collaboratively to find out about Christmas in Finland. We found out that in Finland their Santa is called "Joulupukki". Mataio Josh and I discovered that Christmas is celebrated a different day and is celebrated on 25 December. This screencastify is explaining our learning of our Finland study.

Fireworks Safety

Friday afternoon LS1 came to LS2 to learn about fireworks safety. We made a DLO explaining why and how you should keep safe. Shakaia, Sakina, Victoria, and I made a DLO with 8 firework safety tips. 

Our Local Community - Firefighter helpers

This terms inquiry, LS2 have been learning about our local community. We were put into groups of 3 and choose one of the groups/people who help protect our community. Lyric, Sylis and I choose to write about firefighters. 

Why It's Important To Speak Up To Bullies

Today in inquiry we were discussing how to speak up and how to speak out if someone bullies you or you see someone being bullied. People who are being bullied should use their WITS and stand up to themselves. Sky, Nickaela, Hajera, Jorja and I have made this short film about standing up to bullies and how to help a victim of a bully. 

Why It's Great To Be Me? - DARE

 It's great to be me because I am a caring person, I have good humor because I always make other people laugh and always think of other people. I have my life planned ahead of me. My goals are to graduate from college, become a doctor so I can help other people and travel the world. The fun things I do, are bake and draw characters and scenery. My 1 wish on a genie bottle is to become a doctor and to make my parents proud. My top 3 favorite foods are lasagna, pizza and burgers. Our main focus today was DARE. This is about keeping ourselves safe and choosing the right path. Savelina, Mishaan, Hajera and I have made this Word cloud and have added words to why its great being the age you are. 

Why Is It So Important To Keep Oral Storytelling Alive?

Maori storytelling is important today because it can pass onto generations. They will know the value of their culture while keeping the Maori language alive.  

Mia and I have worked collaboratively to make this 25 word summary about, why it's so important to keep oral storytelling alive? We listened to 3 different explanations in Te Reo in subtitles. We had learning conversations to why it is so important. Using 6 most important words to make this summary, we thought it was so important to pass the oral storytelling onto the next generation so they will know the value of the culture/language alive.

German - Winter Solstice

We have been set some challenges based on Matariki. Sky and I have created a DLO about the Germany winter solstice. We used our smart searching skills and found out about the Yule, the German winter solstice. 

Legend Of The 7 Sisters

Since it is Matariki this week, we have been set some challenges based on legend of the 7 stars. For this challenge we had to, watch a video and answer different questions. We also have made a text to text self connection. I enjoyed this activity because this helped with my reading skills.   

How Long Does Rubbish Take To Bioegrade? - Pie Chart

Our task for inquiry this week was to make graphs about How long is takes rubbish to biodegrade. Sa Kae and I worked collaboratively to complete this task. We had to list how long rubbish takes to biodegrade. We also had to write a short description about our pie chart. 

What Plastics Can Be Recycled, And What Can't?

This DLO is based on our inquiry topic, " Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle". I have created a DLO about the plastics that can be recycled and can't. I used my smart searching skills, to search up which plastics could be recycled and which plastics could not. I have also added images with attribution to thank the author. 

Reducing Food Waste

This is my poster for our inquiry topic " Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle". I had to make this poster to display how we can reduce food waste and prevent them from going into landfills. One of my ideas were to plan your meals so your food doesn't go to waste.  

Winter Solstice Animation

Since its Matariki, we had to complete a animation about winter solstice. Sky and I have made this animation and we added facts and images to back up the text. 

Distinguishing Fact From Fiction

In this activity we had to work out the true and false of a distinguishing fact from fiction. Using the information from our novel study we highlighted the true and false facts from the cold war that was happening years ago. 

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Inquiry

This term our inquiry topic is reduce, reuse and recycle. We read 2 articles about why littering is bad for the environment, and that the New Zealanders are rubbish at recycling. We then made our own informed opinion about these articles. Did you know, New Zealanders throw away 3.6 million tonnes of rubbish every year. 

Kokako Lodge Brochure

This brochure shows many activities and things that happened during camp. We tried to advertise some of the parts in Kokako lodge. This talks about the cabins, Hunua falls, the kitchen and 3 of the activities. I wrote about why the cabins were very comfortable, facts about Hanua falls, details about the kitchen, and details about some of the activities and instructors. 

Kokako Bird Infographic

To show our learning about the Kokako bird I have added some facts about it onto a google drawing. Something I learnt about the Kokako bird was that they can't fly very well and they prefer jumping with their long legs. This talks about their diet, predators, habitat and appearance. 

The Bow and Arrow

After our camp trip we wrote a recount of our favourite camp activity. My favourite camp activity was probably archery, I found this fun because I have never tried this before and it would be fun experiencing something else. I used the structure " T.R.E.E" which is Title, Reveal , Events and Ending. 

Conserving water

Today we have been asked to make a DLO about Auckland conserving water. We are using our learning to help others understand how important it is to save Auckland water at the moment. 

Omaru River

Our inquiry focus for today was the Omaru River. This river is located in East Auckland, Glen Innes. Jorja and I were talking about the positive side effect of the river and the negative side effects. To share our learning we made a DLO about the Omaru River. We added Images to back up our text. The blockage was caused by wet wiped flushed down the toilet. Blockages in the river can make the water stagnant and polluted.   

What is a River? - Inquiry

 

 Today for inquiry we were learning about the features of a river. We were paired up and my partner was Jorja. We watched a video about a river and had to write a 25 sentences story about a river. We then made a google drawing. We had a picture of the Tamaki River. We had to identify and describe the picture. This is my DLO.