Horouta Animation

 We were learning about the story of how our ancestors traveled to New Zealand. Our task was to create an animation of our favourite part of the Horouta story. I chose the part when Paoa goes out to look for the special timbers. I added in some other things I thought were funny. Like the video game like fight the axe and the tree had. I used mote to record my voice into the characters. I found it easy to find my favourite part of the story. i was sitting down on the mat thinking about how epic my animation was going to be. I found it challenging to get it done on time. I can take a bit to finish my work. In my opinion, my work has to be the best work that I can do. So I sometimes need a bit more time to get into the zone. I enjoyed polylining and animating. Anything where im allowed to let my creativity run wild is my favourite thing to do. Next time I will add more detail into my polylining. From slide one to slide eight I don't think I was doing my best with my trees.

PB4L Logo!

We were learning about how to use Mote. Mote is a voice recorder on google slides. Just click the purple volume icon on my slide. I found it easy to polyline my PB4L logo. it represents bucket filling. The bucket is overflowing with kindness. I enjoyed using Mote to record my sentences. It is easy and fun to use. I found it challenging to think of my ideas. It took me a little wile to think of my topic. "Should I do Kind To The Environment?" I was asking myself. Then I remembered about bucket filling, and here we are! Next time I will add some more kind shapes to make my logo look more exiting.

(My next time I will was some feedback from Daniel.)

TRYathlon Writing

We were learning about writing a rich recount about the Awapuni School triathlon. I enjoyed competing in the triathlon. I know I may not be too good at running or swimming, but It feels good to know you tried your hardest. I found it hard to remember the order and sequence that the event went in. I found if easy to make my little polynined man using shapes, polyline and curve. Next time I will try to write short and rich, not going on and on.

Solar Car Videos!

We were learning about solar energy and how it works. Solar power is a type of energy generated from the suns UV rays. It can be put through a solar panel, to then generate power for a house or business. I found it easy to understand the way it all works, with the sites provided. The science reading hub is a really great place for learning, and the best thing is they explain it at a level that kids can understand! It's the best site ever and it taught me so much about solar energy. We found it hard to keep it going in the same direction. One of the tires weren't on, so it kept on spinning. but we took all of the tires off so it was a bit better. I enjoyed playing with the solar car. It was even funnier when Rhodes and I started singing! Its so cool that a thing so small can move with the power of the sun. 

(Also April Fools!)

 

Solar Kiwi Book Review

We were learning about solar energy and solar power. Solar power is energy generated from the sun. People put solar panels on there roof to generate electricity for their house. I found it easy to find my favourite parts of the book. So do you know when you're learning something new that you like, you get really invested and interested? Well that happens with every book for me. I could be reading about nearly anything and I would enjoy it. I enjoyed learning about solar energy. It is so interesting that the sun can generate enough energy to power a house or two. I think that solar power could benefit so many lives. I mean yeah they are crazy expensive, but It could also save quite a lot of money for families in need.  I found it hard to make my way through the book. Sometimes with books I'm reading it takes me a little wile to get going, so instead of it taking me five minutes to read the book, it can take me ten minutes. I get lost in the words, and lose my place, but once I regain some balance... Im off. Next time I will try to use my other resources for research. I was only limiting myself to only the books I was assigned. But I also had the science learning hub (Link to the document about solar power below) that I read AFTER doing my follow up activities. I should of done it the other way round so I didn't have to continuously open the slide to add more info that I had learnt. So next time I will read ALL of the sites and books I had been given BEFORE doing my follow up activities.

This has been Toby and bye bye.

(https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1746-solar-energy)

Kauri Group Collaborative Creture.

We were learning about working online in our co-operative groups, and all agreeing as a team. I found it easy to think of my mythical part of our creature. I thought that everyone would do dragon wings, and we thought having wings would be cool, so we chose angel wings instead.  I found it hard to even out the work to everyone. I was helping out everyone in the group with everything. I enjoyed having fun with my awesome group. we just work so well and decide on everything together. Next time I will be less helpful and focus on the task my group has given me.

This was made with Toby, Jade, Uma and Lilly.

Sunflower Environmental Poem

 Hello everyone! How has your New Year been? Mine has been great. First Post of 2021! Yay!

We were learning about sunflowers. I learnt that sunflowers follow the sun (hence the name). Mrs.Bava brought in a sunflower from her garden for us to feel and look at.   

I found it easy to do my brain storming. We always do a brainstorming before any writing, so the words are already in my head, or in my writing book next to me.

I found it challenging to 

Next time I will try to give my writing more descriptive words, and to personify it. To personify means to give something that doesn't have emotion or isn't alive, a human function. e.g The Trees Danced In The Wind. 

(unfinished)