Robot invasion

Here is a robot story we did to practice our writing.

Fitness-a-Thon

Today we are doing a Fitness-a-thon to raise money, Today we did some running around the school for 10 minutes.

Here are some kids running in the Fitness -a-thon.

How to take care of fishes

Mindcraft the Musical

Here is a slideshow I made to tell you about the production we did last week.

green week animation

isha Here is an animation me and my friend Krisha made for green week about what kind of rubbish goes in which kind of bin.

My speech

WALT: Write a speech

Remember:

Introduction

• Do NOT start with “Hi I’m Jo and I’m going to talk to you about ...”
• State your key focus/point of view
• Have a great hook!  Get your audience’s attention!
  
  
• Interesting fact - Did you know..?
• 3 powerful adjectives
• Statement - turn our into question into a statement sentence.
• Rhetorical question

Several Paragraphs

• One big idea per paragraph with evidence/information to support that big idea
• Use interesting connectives - see our modelling book for ideas

Concluding Statement

• Re-state key focus/point of view and leave your audience with something to think about

Title

Fixed mindset  and Growth mindset

Introduction

Let me ask you an easy question. How many muscles can you name in the human body? Did you think of a leg muscles like the calf? Or did you think of the muscles in the arm like the biceps? Did any of you think of the brain? Ok, it’s not really a muscle but it behaves like one!

Would you like your brain to keep growing and getting stronger every day just like other muscles when you exercise? But how are you going to do that? By turning your fixed mindset brain into a growth mindset brain that's how. With growth mindset you can do anything, because you won’t just say I give up when things get tough.

Have you ever said I can’t do this! I give up! It's too hard! I can't do maths! I am a bad speller! That's fixed mindset. A fixed mindset stops your brain from growing everyday because you never believe in yourself. A fixed mindset stops you from trying things that are challenging, it makes you give up and a fixed mindset stops you from saying I will learn from my friends. You can't learn or grow with fixed mindset.

But how do you change your fixed mindset into a growth mindset? How does that help you to learn? Did you know….. That making mistakes is okay. You maybe wondering why is okay to make mistake? It is actually very good for your brain as it grows whenever you make a single mistake. If you give effort to anything, you brain makes new connections. These connection are called synapses. They are how we learn new things. The more mistakes, the more connections you make and the stronger your brain becomes. Some people think that whenever they make mistakes they are not good at learning and they can never succeed in it if they make mistakes. But this is not true. It's a fixed mindset.

Some students believe that they are already intelligent and have talents which are excellent. It's good to think positively however they say that they don’t need to learn anymore in that subject because they already know it very well. This is another type of a fixed mindset. Thinking like this will not grow your brain. Let me give you an example. What if when you grow up go to the college and the teacher asks you a question about the subject you have always been very good at but you stopped trying to get better? You won't know the answer and the other students will. It’s because they didn’t stop themselves from learning more, they have a growth mindset, that's why they know the answer. Won't you be embarrassed that you were really good at it and now you didn't know a single answer that the other students did. It’s because you have a fixed mindset brain and they have a growth mindset brain.

Having a growth mindset means you will start to understand the importance of learning by making mistakes and keeping on trying even when it gets tough. Also it helps you in many things throughout life. Thomas Edison explained growth mindset perfectly when he said “I haven't failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” And now we have electric light in our homes. Wouldn't you like your brain getting stronger and growing everyday? It's time to change you mindset!  

                      

Power of yet

Today we have been reminding ourselves about the power of YET!

3D shapes and nets

Here is a slideshow of my 3D shapes

Matariki

Here is a screencastify video by me, Krisha and Frankie.

Gorillas

WALT; write a non chronological report

Remember to use:

• an opening paragraph explain what your report is about.
• headings and subheadings for the main body.
• an closing paragraph, recapping on what you have written.
• Pictures, maps etc with captions to explain what they are.

Remember to use faction not opinions.

Gorillas

Gorillas are animals found in the mountains of Africa but they act a lot like humans. They are one of the earth's wonderful animals and we should all protect them together.

Where do Gorilla live?

Gorillas are animals that mainly live in forests in Western Africa such as Rwanda. They live in places 10,000 feet up in the mountains where it’s cloudy and misty. They also move around a lot to find places where it is easy to find food because gorillas get really hungry.

Gorillas can live up to 35-50 years. Gorillas travel in packs called “troops.”

What do Gorillas look like?

The gorillas are huge, with large, big chests and shoulders. They have long arms and short legs. They use their long arms to “knuckle walk”. (This means they walk on all 4 limbs using their knuckles) Gorillas also have strong muscles.

Most people think Gorilla’s are black but they are mostly covered in brown hair. Gorillas from different areas have different kinds of hair colour. For example the western gorillas have light hair colour and the mountain gorillas have dark hair colour. When male gorillas turn older their hair turns white on the back they are called the silver back.

The scientists say that the DNA of Gorillas is 95-99% like humans. They are our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom.

What do Gorillas eat?

Gorillas are mostly  herbivores which means they like to eat plants like bamboo, wild celery, bananas and sometimes they might eat insects especially ants. Gorillas get really hungry so they need lots of food. A fully grown male gorilla can eat around 20 kgs of food in a day. WOW! Thats a lot.

How big do gorillas get?

The males gorillas grow to around 6 feet tall (1.80cms) and weigh around 180kgs. The females gorillas grow to 4.5 feet tall and weigh around 90kgs.

Newborn gorillas weigh only about 2kgs at birth. Female gorillas carefully care and protect their young baby gorillas. Baby gorillas learn to crawl at about 2 months and can walk before they are 9 months old ( much earlier than human babies.)

Did you know….

Gorilla's only enemies are humans and leopards.

Gorillas have learnt human sign language to communicate with humans.

Gorillas are an endangered species and the Ebola virus has killed many. There are only 700 mountain gorillas and 300 western gorillas let in the wild.

Gorillas are one of the earth's most splendid animals. They have fun, they play and they groom one another. They are very shy and gentle but can harm humans if they are threatened. I think we can protect these marvelous, splendid species and make sure that people in the future can see them in the wild. What do you think?

forces Animation

Here is a Animation about forces that me and Krisha made.

Forces

This term we are learning about forces here is a slideshow about what are forces.

Trash in the sea

Here is a animation about what happens when trash goes in the sea

Trash in the sea

Yesterday Frankie's mum Jody came to show us a presentation about how much trash there si in our sea and how can we save our oceans from the trash.

Samoan Language Week

Here is Thing link for Samoan Language week.

Mammoth

Here is a poster I made about mammoths.

chromebook care

Holidays! by Hadia REHMAN Here is Chromebook care poster I made from canva.

e-ako

We are learning to use e-ako here is a screenshot of one the maths problem .

Science in van

                                                     


            Today science in a van came in here are some photos.

Here are the five senses volunteers.

Here Allen is doing an experiment on dry ice by putting it in the water bottle that filled with water.

Storyboard

Made with Storyboard That Here is a storyboard I made about a family traveling.

Rainy day

Me and Krisha made an animation slide.

Trip to the museum

On Friday we went to the Auckland museum to learn about Maori weaponry and the legacy they left behind.

Here is a teacher telling us about how Maori used to live how they used to protect their land and themselves.

Here is a photo of the Maori lands. You can see that they lived on a high mountain which was easy to defend.

Perimeter and Area

Here is a perimeter and area slideshow I made to show my learning.

The Wedding

Made with Storyboard That

BFF

Me and Krisha made a tagul word cloud bff because we are best friends.

Horses

Here is a tagul world cloud I made about horses and I adore them.

Mother Teresa

Made with Storyboard That Here is a storyboard I made about Mother Teresas legacy.

Race Relations Day

Today is Race Relations Day at Owairaka School.We all wore cultural clothes. Today at lunchtime we are going to have a big shared lunch, eating the food all the children's have brought from their culture.

                                                       

Here is a whole class photo.

Here are the Room 21 girls.

Fernando Botero

Here is a Thinglink about Fernando Botero a famous artist and the legacy he left behind

Kate Sheppard

For reading we made thinglink about Kate Sheppard and the legacy she left behind.

Sir Edmund Hillary

Here is a google map about Sir Edmund Hillary and the legacy he left behind.

Story Web: Beauty and the beast

Here is a Story Web I made.

Story Web:  Beauty and the Beast

Title:   Beauty and the Beast
Author: Emma
Settings: Castle
Characters:  Beast, Beauty, the Six daughters ,the birds and the merchant.
Beginning: Once upon a time there lived a merchant he had six daughters, the youngest of them all was beautiful her name was Belle. One day he had to go to a town far away he asked for his what shall I bring for you when I come back the five eldest  asked for jewellery and pretty clothes but Belle merely asked for a red rose.
Middle: When he was lost in thought he took a wrong turn. Darkness fell and a storm blew up. Then , quit unexpectedly he came to a place where the sun was shining . He walked a little and then saw a beautiful garden. As he walked some more his eyes fell to a beautiful red rose just as Belle has asked for. As he picked the rose a growling voice said, “ who said you could trash my garden?!.” the merchant replied.

“I was just picking a rose for my daughter.”  Said the Beast. “If that is so then you may live , if only your daughter comes here and lives in the castle with me. If she doesn't I will come to your house and kill you. The beast said.

End: The merchant went home and told the story to his daughters. I will go and live with him. Belle said. And so she went to the beast gave her comforting room. She was walking around the garden and talking to the birds she said you are so gentle how can you live with this ugly rough beast? The birds replied. He is ugly but his heart is kind. Belle either did not understand, or did not believe these tweets, and she badly missed her home. One day beast asked belle will you marry me. Belle said no as you are so ugly. Belle if you are so kind will you let me go home for one week.The Beast thought and said, “You may go. But if you do not return after one week, something dreadful will happen.”

After some days Belle felt something strange she thought does she miss the beast. She went back to the castle. And found him lying on the ground cold, and sick. You came back. The beast said.

Of course I did, Belle said. And she kissed him in an instant he turned into a handsome prince. And they were wed the same day.

Evaluation: This story tells you that you can't judge someone by their ugliness.  
I rate it 10/10.

My poem from last year.

Day in spring

Birds back in full cry,

Early morning, light sky.

Up at seven, nil breeze,

Shorts and sandals, bare knees.

Green shoots, budding flowers,

Pollen drifting, whizzing mowers.

Lunchtime showers, wind groans.

Grab a parka, hailstones.

Sixty knots, heavy seas.

Gales twisting stiff trees.

Blossom biffed about the path,

Just a moment! Storm’s passed.

Sun’s back, heat too,

Tonight we’ll try the barbecue.

Daylight saving, cold but light,

What’s next, frostbite?

It’s difficult to get outside

And settle down to play

When the weather's throwing tantrums

Through the long spring day.

Creative Writing from last year.

Hi my name is. Do you know what a taniwha is? I know It’s a mythical monster like a chinese or the loch ness monster. Do you know what a maori mythical monster is? Its called a  taniwha.

Let me tell you a story about a taniwha. It lived in a river by my grandma’s house. I used to go there and ride on it’s back. It5 was as as the bark on a. People say it’s a log but I know It’s a taniwha.

People used to say That I’m making this up but I wasn't. even mom didn’t believe me. One day when I was going to visit my taniwha I saw something, It was a another taniwha. It lived in the forest. It was as as the grass in my grandma’s garden. that's why I couldn’t see her properly. she was as sparkly as the in the night sky and she was a girl!

She was as scary as a . She almostme. I ran as as a cheetah and climbed on my taniwhas back and we flew away from the girl taniwha. I named her .