Poetry - If I were king/queen

Task description: For this task I had to list the words in the poems from a, b, c, d, or e. If they ryme then that word can go under the same letter. Then I had to create my own poem.

Kiwikids News - Literacy -

For this task I had to, read one of the articles from kiwi kids news and reflect back with what was happening in the article. I read '14 Auckland Beaches Declared Unsafe' As you can see by the title it has something to do with Auckland and the 14 beaches in it.

Gilbert Baker - Protest Writing -

Do you know Gilbert Baker? Have you heard of Gilbert Baker? Gilbert Baker is a well known protester as he started the protest for LGBTQ which stands for, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. In his time he created “The Rainbow Flag” In 1978. 

Gilbert Baker was born on June 2 , 1951 in Chanute Kansas, United States. He sadly passed on March 31, 2017 in New York. Gilbert's ‘father was a judge and his mother was a teacher. He also served in the United States army for about two years from 1970 to 1972. He was also set as a medic in San Francisco at the beginning of the gay rights movement, and lived there as an openly gay man.

In the late 1960’s young gay men and lesbian women were arriving from all of the country in San Francisco and all over the world. Many of them fled the places where they were experiencing unbelievable violence, threats and repression. One of them was Gilbert Baker, Gilbert met someone named Cleve Jones and they were both young activists they both planned the 1977 San Francisco Gay Pride Event. Back then they called it “Gay Freedom Day” Where you get to be free and express who you are. 

 

They were all a part of the circle of activists who were talking about needing a new symbol to express themselves and connect us all equally. And that's when Gilbert Baker came up with the idea of a rainbow flag. He showed his drawings and ideas to Cleve Jones and saw the power straight away, each colour has its own meaning and a special significance. With a team of volunteers including Cleve and Gilbert they sewed and dyed the flags in preparation for “Gay Freedom Day” Which must’ve taken a long time meaning that this meant a lot to them! During Gilbert Bakers time he designed and worked on his flag that he created as a Symbol that was for the LGBTQ community.  Gilbert saw the rainbow as a natural flag from the sky, so he adopted eight colours for the stripes, each colour with its own meaning (hot pink for gender, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit.

Gilbert Baker protests were successful in his time and still is till this day. There are Rainbow flags hung up all over the world still representing the LGBTQ but not only that but representing Gilbert Baker and his achievements in his years! :))

Water Worries - Literacy

Task Description: For this task I had to write 2 paragraphs about, what pollution is, and how we can prevent water pollution. Then I had to infer of some sentences and answer the questions

Eleven by Sandra Cisneros - Reading

For this reading task I had write what the story was about and then I had to highlight the subjects, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions and nouns, I also had to highlight the independent and dependent sentences. I also had to describe the sentences written down. Next I had to describe what was happening in the 2 photos provided and describe the clues. Finally I had to about what is belonging, I had to use T.E.E.L to write which stands for Topic sentence, Explanation, Example, and Link.

Bus Stop By Hilton Avery - Literacy

For this task I had to write what the story is about, then I had a grammar check and had to highlight the subjects, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions and nouns. Then I has to describe whats happening in the photos, and I had to describe the clues in the photos. Lastly I had to write a sentence for the topic sentence, example, explanation, and link.

The Battle Of The Shark And The Octopus - Literacy Summary

There was a Fijian God named Takuaka, he is a high god of Fiji and the guardian of the reef. As Takuaka is a god he could transform into a shark, so that he can travel from island to island, just to defeat other guardians from the reefs. Takuaka meet his old friend who is also a god Masilata. Masilata told Takuaka that there is another strong guardian that guards Kamatuvú Islands. Takuaka went looking for this guardian and soon they were battling. But this time it was different it was a octopus with 8 tentacles. Takuaka was struggling and knew he was gonna be defeated, he begged the guardian to let him go and Takuaka promised he won't hurt anymore people. So he did, the guardian let him go and left Takuaka keeping his promise.

Time Warp By Seb Darr - Reading

For this task I had to read the story Time Warp by Seb Darr, this was a fiction story so it was made up. I had to summarise what the story was about then, say why I think Jack changed his mind about history. Then I had to highlight the subjects and verbs, and find which sentences were independent and dependent, I also had to find how many clauses were in the sentences and what type of sentence they are.

Literacy - Roland Fish Rises Up - By Mary-Jane Stewart

For this task I had to read the story on the presentation. Then write what I know about Roland Fish, and what the story is about. Then I had to do a grammar check, I had to highlight the subjects and verbs and find the independent clauses and dependent clauses. Last but not least I had to write my paragraph that explains one thing that you could do if someone is picking on you!

Leaning Tower Of Spaghetti

This morning it was our first time back in our normal literacy classes. Today for literacy we did a little challenge. We had to build a tower out of spaghetti, we had other things to help us keep the tower stable, like tape and string. We taped the string to the table, then we taped the spaghetti to the string. Then we started attaching the spaghetti on top of eat other and taped it. Once we were done we had to add a marshmallow on top and see if it would hold.

Literacy - In the news

Literacy - Biomes -

Task description: For this reading task I learnt more about biomes. I learnt about what biomes are, how they work, how they are made and what they do. I also had to write my create task on a doc but I did it on slide 6.

Literacy - In the news...

Task description: For this task I had to read an article about the Anglo Saxon Medallion Coin, then I had to reflect off the article.

Literacy - In the news -

Task Description: For this task I had to read an news article about a Wasps problem in the Chatham Islands, then I had to write my reflection on the story.

Literacy - In the news -

Task Description: For this task, I looked at a article about a Sea Turtle that washed about on Takapuna shores in the north shore.

Literacy - Before & After - Term 3 Week 7

WALT: think about and respond critically to texts

Literacy - It's not what you say / Part 2 - Term 2

Task description: For this task had to describe how things sound and make difference they have. Then I had to rewrite the text but in a more better and understanding situation.

Literacy - The Hydrosphere - Term 2

Task description: For this task we learnt more about the hydrosphere and what the hydrosphere is, what if can form into and why it is so important.

Literacy - Structure of the earth - Term 2 Week 1

Task Description; Welcome to term 2? This terms inquiry theme is 'We are the world" our main focus is the earth and the atmosphere we live in. For this task I have done a presentation about the structure of the earth. 

                                    

Journey Around G.I aka Glen Innes

Task Description: For this task we had to go on to google maps and select different places to travel to around Glen Innes. I started off at Pt England School then went to the Gas Station, soon after I went to Pak n save just down the road. Then went to the Police Station, then the library, and then the netball courts. 2nd to last is Marist rugby club, last but not least the dairy across the road from Pt England School.