Blog Log

Here is my slides and reflection:

I have blogged this week 14 times! This is number 15!

Here are the two links I promised:

Extra Blog 1

Extra Blog 2

Snails

Today we have nothing to blog. So I wanted to do something. I wrote a big fact file about snails. I enjoyed writing about them because I used to love them. Also it was new learning for me. I found it tricky to find what it ate because it would just say the same thing. "They eat almost everything." I clicked on a few more sites and more information came up. Here it is:

Snails

Snails are known as Pest. To me, a pet. I used to pick them up at daycare and try to take them home. ( I was not allowed! ) But I thought I should share some cool facts about them. Here we go:

Diet

A snail is actually herbivorous, carnivorous, omnivorous, and detritivorous. So they eat pretty much everything. Here are a few examples of what they eat. Worms, vegetation, rotting vegetation, animal waste, fungus, and even other snails.

Habitat

It usually lives in forests but is also found near rivers, streams, shrublands, and gardens. To help them survive in these hot and humid conditions, this snail has adapted to it. Snails have made their habitat all over the world, including the Arctic and Antarctic oceans.

Wow Facts

A snail can sleep for three years. They might be the inspiration for cupid. The world's smallest snail can fit through the eye of a needle

Writing Journal

This week for writing we have been learning how to summarize. We had to fill out a journal one task per day. I chose to do a six sentence story. It is about a grasshopper named Hugo. Read my story to learn more. I enjoyed writing the story because I love writing books. I found it tricky to come up with a fifth sentence because It was about how they felt. It was a sad situation so I made him sad. Here it is:

Minecraft Education Edition Animal Habitats

Today we were learning about where animals live in the wild. We got to make Habitats for animals in minecraft education edition. I chose to eight animals and humans. I made sure I took a photo of everything I did. I used a minecraft portfolio to store the photos. I enjoyed building them because the animals I had lived in very cool places that the animals lived. I found it tricky to put in what the animals ate because some of them would eat them straight away like Wolves and Foxes they ate the bunnies as soon as I put them in the cage. So I put in bunny spawners. The spawners worked like a charm! The Portfolio won't let me put it in my blog so I will put a slide. Here it is:

Sacraments of Initiation

Yesterday we made a poster about the Sacraments of Initiation.We had to write the three Sacraments of Initiation the Symbol and the Ritual. The Symbols for Baptism are: white, oil, holy water and candle. The Symbols for Confirmation are: Fire, bishop laying his hands out summoning the holy spirit down upon us and a dove. Symbols for Eucharist are the body and blood of Christ.

I enjoyed adding a background because I have never used this one before.

I found it tricky to find an image of the bishop laying his hands out summoning the holy spirit down upon us because some were not even laying his hands out.

My digital learning object shows that I can use the explore tool.

Mecodema Punctellum

For a couple of weeks we have been a report on an extinct native animal. I chose is Mecodema Punctellum because I love bugs and it was the only bug. Mecodema Punctellum is a very hard one so I did not write much.

I found it easy to find an image of the mecodema punctellum.

I found it tricky to find information because it is extinct and not much was written about it. 

Next time I will change what I put in the diet and find more things on it.

Mecodema Punctellum

This is where I got my information: https://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/5974665

Classification

In maori Mecodema punctellum (me-co-de-ma punk-tell-um) is panipini mecodema. Its greek name is actually its name.

Habitat

Nothing is known about its habitat but it could have been living under lage logs. They also could have lived in native forests.

Description

The Mecodema Punctellum is a black beetle that can't fly. They are almost 4 cm long.

Diet

All I know about its diet is that it eats snails.

Last sighted

It was last seen in 1931 in Stephens Island. It got extinct because of habitat destruction. There were no logs left on Stephens Island

Faith Gif

 Listen to my reflection here.

Environment Rethink Center

Today our class made a photo collage of our Environment Rethink Centre visit. Did you know that you can give old plastic toys to people instead of throwing them out, which is also saving the world!
I enjoyed making it on Canva because it has been very long since I have used it.
I found it tricky to put the photos in because they wouldn't show up in the squares. I had forgotten to drag them.
My digital learning object shows that I can make a photo collage.
Here is the photo collage:

More Duplo

Today I thought that I should play with Duplo instead of playing on computers. I made the floor is lava.
I enjoyed making the numbers.
I found it tricky to position the people.
My digital learning object shows that I can take a photo.

'3'

'2'

'1'

'The girl burned in the lava'

Faith Poster

This week Miss Steele told us our challenge this week was to make a digital or handmade poster of our term value which is faith. I chose to do it handmade and spent a lot of time on it. I had to have Faith written where we could see it. I could use a picture of what it sounds, like feels like or looks like, a bible quote about faith, a synonym for faith and LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD!
I enjoyed colouring it in with my gel pens.
I found it tricky to take a photo.
Next time I will change the colour of the hair if I had brown.

David Walliams Fact File

This term we are reading Slime by David Walliams.
I enjoyed finding the facts on google.
I found it tricky to find a cool background.
Next time I will change the colour of the text.

Scratch Songs

In the holidays on a very rainy day I got bored so I went onto hour of code and looked at what I could do. I saw that I could make music on scratch and I clicked on it. It took me to scratch and I watched the tutorial.I thought I could make 3 and asked my brothers and sisters what their favourite song was. I chose Dance Monkey by tones and I, My sister chose Rainbow by Sia and my brother chose Happy by Pharrell Williams. So I coded 3 scratches and sang the songs. I took a screencastify of them working so I could post them.

I enjoyed singing the songs.

I found it tricky to code them.

Next time I will change the background of Dance Monkey.

My digital learning object shows that I can code on scratch.

Here is Dance Monkey:

Here is Rainbow:

Here is Happy:

Report Writing

This week we were given a cut up level three Lion report that we needed to make paragraphs that made sense. First we had to pick buddies and I chose Mya. Then we got the cut up pieces and we had to put them together. After we put them in order, we needed to grab a paper clip and clip them together. I got a blue one. The next day we glued the sentences to yellow paper and drew the success criteria on where the title goes. Last we saw that two other people were done so we clipped them together on a wire. My glue stick almost has no more glue from the glueing!
I learnt that a report needs to have a title, a classification, a description, where what your reporting  lives and a dynamic fact (Fun Fact).
I enjoyed drawing the success criteria.
I found it tricky to glue the sentences.
Next time I will change the coloured cards colour to blue.
My digital learning object shows that I can download the picture Mya took.
Here it is:

3D Dinosaur

Today Mum said I should make a dinosaur with a wooden puzzle and post it on my blog.
I enjoyed popping the wood out.
I found it tricky to put it together.
My digital learning object shows that I can follow instructions.

Cool Looking Red-Headed Yellow-Winged Bird

(Please look at the video first for laughs! and a tiny problem with two wasps!)
Today my brother (The one with NO glasses) saw a bird from out the window and said 'TEE TEET!' We came to see what it was and saw two really cool birds (The Green Bird and the Red-Headed Yellow-Winged Bird). I turned on my laptop and we all ran outside. They flew away as soon as I got ready for the photo. Then after a while we saw the Red-Headed Yellow-Winged Bird flying from place to place. So I got us together and took the video. I was so excited when we caught it on camera. I have researched what kind of birds the Red-Headed Yellow-Winged Bird name was and it was the European Goldfinch. They eat seeds of weeds and strawberry seeds better watch out!
We enjoyed catching it on camera.
We found it tricky to find the bird.
My digital learning object shows that take a video outside.

Duplo Day

Today I thought that I should play with Duplo instead of playing on computers. I made the little yellow digger from the book, a castle, a train and a gym. My brother helped me make the digger.
I enjoyed making a castle.
I found it easy to make a train.
I found it tricky to make the gym.
Next time I would change the colour of the flowers on the castle.
My digital learning object shows that I can take a photo.

Here is the digger:

Here is the castle:

Here is the train:

Here is the gym:

Manu Tukutuku Kite

A couple of days ago our class went down to the river to cut flax. With the flax we cut, we made Manu Tukutuku kites, along with bamboo sticks. We had to persevere. After a couple of days my flax looked like bamboo!

I enjoyed cutting the flax.

I found it easy to tie the sticks together with the flax.

I found it tricky to weave the flax around the sticks.

My digital learning object shows that I can persevere.

Here is my Manu TukuTuku:

Here is the bamboo looking flax:

Matariki Star

This week we have been making 3D matariki facts stars. I accidently hole punched in the middle of one of the stars.
I enjoyed colouring it in.
I found it tricky to hole punch it.
I found it easy to tie it to the wire that is connected to the roof.
Next I am I will change the way I coloured it and colour in the stars that are all over the big star.
My digital learning object shows that I can take a picture of my work.

Matariki Breakfast

This morning we had a shared breakfast to celebrate Matariki. At morning tea I actually forgot to eat!
It was a FEAST!
I enjoyed eating the food.
Here is a photo of me in Leyla talking about our pancakes being even. Everybody thought they tasted the same:

June reflection

We are reflecting on our June work. It took a while!
I enjoyed reading the classmate compliments because it made my day.

I found it easy to do the class complements because I had to do 3 of them!

I found it tricky to take the selfie because the light was in the way.
My digital learning object shows I can share my work with a friend.