Year: 2022

In Te Ngahere we’ve been learning a new writing skill named show not tell. For show not tell we have to change tells into shows.
Example: tell-He is mad, show-He scrunched up his eyebrow, he clung up his first, He looked at me, he looked at me like a giant tiger. He left up his hand and opened his first and he pushed me away from him.

Also we had to write a diary entry and then we could choose a part from diary entry and then you have to found a body to help you to film a video of take a photo then you need to use the app the remove the background and the video will became a no background GIF.

In Paihia School we had a crazy hat day. For the crazy hat day we had to make our own crazy hat, most people just made a hat out of paper and some people just bought a hat and they added crazy things to the hat. I made 2 hats and stacked them on top of each other. The first hat that I made is a top hat with some little paper stars that I made. For my second hat I made a chinese old time hat with paper, also I drew some old Chinese pictures on the side. The reason we had a crazy hat day was because we haven’t seen another class for a long time, also there is another reason was because we won’t have any fun things. We were so happy and excited to have the WHOLE school together for the first time this year. I think Whaea Becks hat was the best hat.
Have you made a crazy hat before?

Stem and Leaf graph
In Te Ngahere we’ve been learning about Stem and Leaf graphs. For the Stem and Leaf graph we had two different graphs. The first one we had was about the All Black’s height. For the task we had to figure out how the heights were shown on the graph. We figured out that Stem was hundreds and tens and the leaf was the ones. For example if an All Black was 173cm 17 would be in the stem part and 3 would be a leaf. Each leaf in the graph represented one all black. I tried my best to answer all of the question right.
Have you made a Stem and Leaf graph before?

In Te Ngahere last week we had another steam challenge, we have to use the dominoes effect to create a train line. First we have to separate into groups of 2 or 3, in my team I had Kova and Indie. For the challenge we had to make a plan of what we are going to use, we could use most of the stuff in the class and my team chose the books, cards, card boxes and rubber band (to tie the cards together). In my team we put the heaviest at the back and the lightest on the front. The reason why we put the the heaviest in the back was because if we put the light one in the front then they can’t push the heavy ones and we have to push hard so the energy can be passed on. We enjoyed to see how our Dominoes work. The most challenging part of the steam challenge was to keep the books and the cards standing still. We had our creation fall down a few times by accident and we were pretty sad but that meant it worked. I did well to give my plan out to my group and setting up our Dominoes.
Have you ever done a long Dominoes before?

This week at Paihia School in Te Ngahere we had a treasure hunt. For the treasure hunt we were put in different colored groups, I was in the group that was colored whero(red). The reason that we were in different color groups was because there are too many children in our classroom and the teachers separated us into different color groups because of the different color clues. For the treasure hunt we got a piece of paper for the start that had a clue on it and we had to use the information to find the next clue. It was too hard with the last clue because in the last clue we have to solve out what is the Maori word for the “lonely bird” and Whaea Becks actually told my group a clue and we solved the problem and the answer was manu (bird). I had a lot of fun and we were very excited to find the treasure and also we got our faces painted before the treasure hunt started and I enjoyed eating my chocolate. I think I did well by helping my group to solve the problem.
Have you been into a treasure hunt before?
If you did then what was your prize if you won one?

In Te Ngahere we’ve been learning a new math problem about class trips. In the class trip problem we have to separate into groups and in my group I had 3 people with me and they are named Charlize, Alana and Ashlyn. For the class trip problem we have to cut out all the rectangles and put them into time/date and people/money, also there are things that you can’t bring and things that you need to bring. Then we needed to work out the departure time from school and the time you arrive back at school and we also had to solve out all the problems.
I did well to solve out how much it is going to cost for the trip.
Have you learned anything about trips yet?

In Te Ngahere this week we have to make a thank you card to Rotary Members, the reason why we had to make one was because that they help us to fix the bridge and we can watch eels safely. For the card first we had to get a piece of paper and draw a picture on it and then we had to use watercolor to paint it and we had to write a thank you message on another piece of paper and glue that onto a piece of paper and then glue our painting onto the front of our paper. I did well on my cursive writing for my message. Have you done a thank you card before?

At the end of last year, the kids in Te Ngahere were making a class mural to show which class we are.
For the mural, each class had different kinds of murals and the murals were related to the class name, like Te Ngahere means The forest and our mural was about the forest. In our mural there are New Zealand native bird on it and also there is New Zealand plant on it. I also made one In Te Maunga, in Te Maunga we had to make a mural about Maunga(mountain). We have to make a art block and paint it, then teacher will glue them into a big board with our hand print.

Have you made a mural before?
Here is our mural

In Te Ngahere we have been doing something from scratch. In scratch first, I made a cricket show with my name if you click my name and there will be a bat game. Also I made a pong game, if you have to move with your mouse and if the paddle touches the ball you will have a point, but if you miss the game will stop. I did well to make my game more fun. Check out my scratch project

In Te Ngahere last week we’ve been doing a slideshow about yourself which was named “Ko Wai Au?”. In the slideshow we have to ask a question about ourselves and you have to find a picture which relate to that question. Also we can do some research about our parents. After you finished your post you have two choice to show other people, first one is screencastify and other one is explaining. I learned that every one called my dad MR Lin and everyone called my mum Mrs Lin. I did well on my screencastify to talk about myself. Check out my