Where Do You Come From?

WALT investigate cultures and traditions within the class.

This week in IL (Integrated Learning) we were looking at cultures and traditions and things like class cultures and what culture and traditions mean to us. After all of this we had to make a slideshow that shared things about our cultures and traditions in our families.

I found this kind of hard at the beginning because I didn't really know what to write but after asking my mum it started to become a lot more easier! I hope you like my slideshow!

Here is my slideshow

Have You Weaved Before?

WALT increase speed when unpacking sentences using ITTM (I think that means)

This week we had another Information Web to do and our story was called "Willow Weavers". This story is about a class that learns the process of weaving with the Willow branches and the things that you have to do to complete this. I tried to use all the feedback that was given to me but the one thing I couldn't do was make a picture because I didn't know if I should but here is my Information Web!

Do You Know What Taonga Means?

WALT define and identify our own 'taonga'.

This term for Integrated Learning we are starting to learn about what 'taonga' means. 'Taonga' means something that you treasure or it's like your prized possession, after we read that we had to create a poster that combined all the things that you treasured and that were your 'taonga'.

In my poster I have a Tongan finger print and a New Zealand finger print because I am from Tonga and I was born in New Zealand . I also put a heart because that symbolizes love. Another thing I put is two friends holding hands because friendship is really important to me.

The next thing I put was a family and my family is a family of 8 and I treasure everyone in my family. I also put a USB and a camera because the USB holds all of the videos and pictures that we would take when we were little on the camera so it would be sad if that was lost or destroyed. I also put a cross because that symbolizes my religion. And the last thing is the earth because that's where we live and it would be sad to watch it get destroyed.

I hope you like my poster! What is your Taonga?

Do You Want To Be A Zookeeper?

This week my reading group was reading "Zookeeper For A Day". After reading this we had to make an Information Web kind of summarizing the story, so we can see how the author of this set it out. 

I found it difficult at the beginning because I was confused but when they teachers explained it with more depth I found it much more easier than before and finished my work quickly. 

Here is my Information Web

Three Significant People In The Early Church

This week we had to choose between 6 people from the early church and we had to write about their role in the church, how did they help the church and why were they significant in the church. We had to read about them and what they were like.

When we had finished reading and picked 3 people that we wanted to do it on we had to make it on Animaker and after we finished we had to Screen Castify it. I chose Stephen, Paul and Peter.

I found it difficult to work on Animaker because it was my first time going on it and I didn't really know how to work things, so some people had to help me but in the end I think I did a good job.

Here is my Animaker!

What Is The Water Cycle

Do you know what a Water Cycle is?

This week our reading groups passage was on a Water Cycle and since it was a non fiction piece of writing we had to do an info graphic on it. 

When I was making this I found it not that hard to write about because we have learnt about Water Cycles before. I still have the same feedback on adding more pictures and i think this weeks info graphic has improved with that since there was more space for me to put in pictures as well!

Here's my info graphic! What did you learn from it?

How Do Waterspouts Form?

This week is a little different. Our teacher decided that now we won't have anymore shared slideshows. We will just post our things to our blog and the people in our group will just comment on there for feedback.

 This week we read a non - fiction piece of writing about how waterspouts form. Again we had to make an info graphic. 

Here I found it difficult to finish it on time because I was sick but I got it finished! I tried to add in more pictures because that is usually something that I need include more in my info graphics most of the time. 

Here is my info graphic! Do you think you have learnt anything? If you have, comment what you have learnt.