Summer Learning Journey DAY 2

Activity 1:On your blog, tell us whether you would like to go and visit Tāne Mahuta one day. Be sure to tell us why you do (or do not) want to visit this endemic tree.

One day I would love to go see Tane Mahuta because he has played an important role in the myths and legends that are part of our history. Tane mahuta helped to bring light to our world by separating his parents Ranginui (sky father) and Papatuanuku (earth mother). Tane mahuta is also the biggest tree in New Zealand, standing at a mighty 51.5 metres high. Unfortunately, this majestic beauty might not be around for much longer due to Kauri die back which is another reason why I want to visit the god of the forest.

Activity 2: On your blog list three sports teams that have the word ‘fern’ in their title. Beside each team’s name, post a picture of their uniform. Then, at the bottom of your blog post tell us which of the three uniforms you like best and why.

1. Silver Ferns

2. Football Ferns

3. Black Ferns

My favourite uniform out off all of them is Black Ferns because the Football Ferns uniform looks really hot and the Silver Ferns outfit looks really small and not very helpful during a game. 

Activity 3: On your blog, tell us how to solve this maths problem. You can write your answer in words, use a Sketchpad image, or post a video explaining how you would figure it out. Be sure to give us your final answer in millilitres (ml).

To solve this question I need to times 365 by 3. I do this because there are 365 days in a year and everyday I need to feed the cactus 3 drops of water. The way I am going to do it is times 300 by 3 which is 900. Then do 3 times 60 which is 180 and then 3 times 5 which is 15. Now add it all together. 900+180+15 is 1095. So the answer is 1095 ml.

I loved today because we had a mixture of writing and maths which was really cool. HAVE A NICE DAY

Summer Learning Journey W1D1

Activity 1: The legend of New Zealand

1. Tribal Waka

 The seven waka that came to New Zealand were called Tainui, Te Arawa ( My waka), Mataatua, Kurahaupo, Tokomaru, Aotea & Takitimu. 

2. The Ancient Tuatara

Did you know the Tuatara is the only beak headed reptile in the world? Every species of the reptile family except for the Tuatara died around 65 million years ago!!

3. The meaning of Kia Ora

The most obvious meaning of Kia Ora is hello. But the two words have a more powerful meaning. 'Ora' meaning to be alive. 'Kia' changes Ora to a verb so instead of alive it would change to living. So when you say Kia Ora to someone you are wishing the essence of life upon them. 

Activity 2: North & South

My hometown is Paihia. It is such a beautiful place with awesome wildlife. We live so close to the beach and we have amazing people. There are lots of fun things to do like parasailing, dolphin seeing & helicopter rides. I am so proud that I can call Paihia my hometown. 

Bonus Activity: Ice, Ice Baby

It is awesome to get back into Summer Learning Journey!! Good luck guys!

Rebbeca Brothers

Kia Ora bloggers, this week at Paihia School we had a special olympian called Rebecca Brothers! Rebecca came to Paihia School because she wanted to inspire us to become an olympian. It was an awesome moment because if you did not know, Rebecca Brothers is an Olympic Swimmer. She has won 114 gold medals which was really cool for the younger kids to see. Did you know that she broke her tailbone while snowboarding? I loved that experience and I hope I get to see another olympian. Her message was never give up and believe in your dreams. My favorite was when I heard that she lived near us so we might be able to see her around town.


Here are some photos :)

Duffy Assembly

Kia Ora Bloggers. This week in Te Ngahere we had our first duffy assembly. Our special guest from another planet was named Zinkie. She talked to us about the benefits of reading. Zinkie was dressed up in colorful clothes and she had very high spirits. We had a little talk and then she gave out certificates to people who have been caught being good. In our class Rikesh & Vanya got the certificate and their books. Once that was all over we went to class and our books were distributed to us. I received ‘I Survived’ and ‘Crimewave’. They were so cool and I love the thrill I got when I read the book.


I really enjoyed reading the Crimewave book.

Here are some photos

Gaming

Kia Ora bloggers, this week in Te Ngahere we have been learning about gaming. We had to learn what gaming is and what happens to your brain if you play to much of it. To be honest I am a gamer and I am not proud of it. You can play maybe 2 hours at the max but I reckon that is enough. Did you know that 30% of Te Ngahere gamers don’t limit how long they have on the computer so they are on it for about 8 hours. I think I do well monitoring how long I have on the computer by using a timer and I could do better by doing more read theory in my time.

Here are some facts and comments about gaming

1. Did you know that playing to many games can cause obesity, dopamine overload, depression, social phobia, poor grades and dementia. YES dementia!!!

2. Scientists say that the limit for gaming should be at least 1 hour long any longer and you might have some of those symptoms.

Hope you like it!!!

Basketball

In Te Ngahere we have been learning how to play basketball. Our coach and teacher Mr Lindsay taught us how to dribble the ball. We had to line up in groups of 3. In my group was Tayla and Tia. Once we were comfortable with dribbling with our good hand we then had to swap it to the hand we are bad at using. While I was dribbling the ball with my left hand I realised I had been using that hand the whole time. I think I did well dribbling the ball but I could do better by running or jogging and dribbling it.

Takeaways

Hi bloggers this week in Te Ngahere we have been doing some more healthy eating. This week we were learning about takeaways and the fat that comes from it. Whaea Gina would have a bottles of liquid detergent in a bottle to represent the fat. She would place a bottle of ‘fat’ and put it next to a takeaway shop. Subway was obviously the best because it has ¾ of a teaspoon full. So that is what she recommended. But the worst takeaway of all is Carl’s Junior. That has 12 teaspoons of fat. I did well listening to Whaea Gina but I could do better by not having takeaways to often. I enjoyed seeing the comparison between a healthy heart and a unhealthy heart. In the future I can use this because I now know how much fat is in my food.

Here are some photos