March Reflection

 Today I did my March Reflection. We had to write what we enjoyed and completed this month, along with other things. I enjoyed writing about what happened this month. I also found rating the Wild Robot Escapes really fun. I found writing the 'Slam dunk' kind of tricky because I couldn't remember what I had gotten amazing at. 

I think that next time I would be more descriptive about what I had learned on my reflection. Next time I also need to work faster and be more focused on my learning. 

My digital object shows that I can embed a Google Drawing on my blog. 

What are you proud of that you did in March? Have you improved at anything that you used to find really hard? Tell me in the comments!

Te Kuri a Paoa

We have been making pastel art of Te Kuri a Paoa. We learnt about Paoa and Kiwa through art, and we learnt that when Paoa and Kiwa came to New Zealand they thought that Young Nick's Head looked like their dog, and so they named it Te Kuri a Paoa. But then Captain James Cook came and named it Young Nick's Head, because he saw it over Nick's head. 

We had to use pastels and blend them to make the dog. First we outlined everything in chalk, and then we got out the pastels and started to colour it in. It took a week to make it, and we also had to use different pastel techniques and different smudging ways. It was quite hard to smudge and blend the pastels, because it was all quite fast-drying. When we had done one step, we had to come down to the mat to learn the next. Some people were away and had to finish later than others, and it was hard for them because they didn't the teacher explaining things to them. 

It was really enjoyable to learn about Te Kuri a Paoa while we were doing our art, because I love art and I really liked using the pastels. It was quite tricky to get the paper aligned properly when we were glewing it though, and next time I think that I'd change how far up on the page my dog is. 

Have you ever used pastels? Did you know about Te Kuri a Paoa? Tell me in the comments!

My Favorite Sport

 Today we had our cybersmart teacher in and she taught us how to put audio on our slides by using Mote. We had to make a slideshow about our favorite sport. I enjoyed putting my voice onto the slides. I found it tricky to write about my favorite sport. Next time I think I'd change the background of my slides.

Goal Setting Term 1

 We have been learning to set goals. The teacher gave us two sets of slides and we worked on them as a class. We had to choose a person who we wanted to be more like who was on the Horouta Waka, and then we wrote down how we were going to be more like them. I chose Hineakua, and I am going to be more like her by being more self-organized and responsible for myself. 

I enjoyed writing about how I was going to improve myself this year. Next time I think that I'll explain more about how I'm going to be like Hineakua, and why I want to be more like her in my Goal Setting slide. I found it quite tricky to write how my whanau are going to help me, because they weren't there when I wrote it. 

My digital object shows that I can embed slide into my blog. What are your goals? Who do you look up to that inspires your learning? I hope you liked my blog!

Statistical Data

 For the past two weeks we have been collecting data for graphs. We chose a series of options and gave them to everyone in our class. Mine were class pets. It took quite a while to ask everyone and make the graph. We have learnt to gather, sort, and display multivariate data. First we had to ask everyone in the class, and then we made tally marks of the answers. Then we had to make a graph to show the answers on google sheets. Then we had to take a screenshot of it and put them on here. I found it tricky to make the graph. It was easy to put in the information after. Next time I would change the questions to more original answers. What are your classmates pets?

Crime Scene

Last week my class was doing a crime scene in groups. In the groups we got a little packet containing a fibre sample, white powder, fingerprints and a note. They were all from the crime scene. We had to use the skills we had learnt from our reading to see which one of the suspects stole the computer from the house. The suspects were Carrie, Cecil, Chloe, and Conner. We also had a small booklet with information on the suspects, and why they were suspected. It was pretty hard, but once we started comparing the things found at the scene with the information in the booklet, we started making connections to one of the suspects. It was really exciting when we realized who it was, because we had found this out on our own. 

My group and I decided that it was Chloe, because she was the cleaner of that house and had a key, and the powder found was washing powder, and the fibre found was sheepskin, and she was known for wearing sheepskin slippers. Also the fingerprints at the crime scene matched hers. And finally, the handwriting was the same in the note as the sample of hers. 

I enjoyed investigating the crime scene with my team, because we all used our different skills to figure it out. It was pretty tricky when we did the powder testing, because we couldn't agree on the colour of the test, but in the end we got it. Down below is the slide we had to make to put down our information.