To start off Term 4, we have been looking at being kind, more specifically the virtue of accepting. We had to make a poster that helps represent accepting others and encourage it.

I was working with my friend Izzy, and together we had a look into bible verses that talk about Accepting, aswell as some happy images to make our poster more happy.

I really enjoyed this activity because it helped me to understand the virtue of accepting more, aswell as learning about all the differences that everyone has.

Here is our poster;

How do you accept people?

Today is our last day for term 3. To start off the day, we went to the hall to get our Duffy Books. Once we got back into class, we spent a good 15 minutes reading our new books. It is such a privilege for Avonhead Rotary to support us with these books, and we are very thankful.

I got 2 books, both based of wars in Germany with the Nazi’s. They seem super interesting and I cannot wait to read them. Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen is based on a true story from when the Nazi’s invade her homeland, and Heroes by Alan Gratz is based off the war in Pearl Harbour.

Thank you again, Avonhead Rotary for these Duffy Books.

Here is me reading my book;

Whats your favourite book?

At NBC, we have been looking at Gratitude as our virtue focus. Gratitude is a very important virtue and is a really good way to help kids appreciate things more. In Room 9, we have been looking at things we are grateful for.

For the past week, we have been making a google drawing filled with what we are grateful for, as well as including why. I really enjoyed this activity because it helped me realize how much stuff I have, even the little things. Next time, I would have added more stuff since there wasn’t too much stuff.

Here is my Gratitude Poster;

What are you grateful for?

At NBC our Virtue Focus for the past 2 weeks has been Forgiving – Murutanga. Forgiving is a very important virtue to know, as well as a very good virtue to put into practice. Forgiveness helps us move on and accept eachother for our wrongs.

For the past week, we have been creating a big art piece to represent forgiving. Nevaeh, Izzy and I created a really nice sunset with the word ‘Forgiveness’ in the sand, as well as 3 hearts underneath the words.

I really enjoyed this activity because it was very fun to experiment with the pastels and the blending. We all had a lot of fun, but we got very dirty with pastel on our shirts and hands. In the end, our artwork turned our really nice.

Here is our art;

What would you do for your forgiveness art?

This past week in Room 9, our focus for reading has been an agency activity based on a short story called Snack Attack. It is a 4 minute video about a story of a young man and an old woman, fighting over a pack of cookies. For today’s activity, we had to finish a comic putting images of the video into the right order. Once we had it in the right order, we had to put speech bubbles onto each of the images. This way, we could use our imagination and infer what we think they were thinking.

This activity was really fun, especially when we got to watch the video. I really liked how the man still gave her some cookies, even when he knew the cookies were his. I didn’t like how most of the photos looked similar or just about identical to other photos. It really added to the struggle of the activity.

Here is my comic;

Have you watched this video? Did you enjoy it? Why/Why not?

Today in Room 9, we have been looking at Feast Day. At our school, we have a Feast Day for Mary Immaculate on December the 8th. Every second year, we go to Jellie Park to celebrate as a whole school after our mass. Today, our goal was to make a poster to advertise what we think should happen this year for feast day.

I worked with Nevaeh and Izzy to make our poster. We decided to stay with the Jellie Park idea to make it more simple. I really enjoyed this activity because it was really fun to spend some time with my friends and use our creativity to make a good poster. We also made this to recognize our Whakapapa. (which is our schools history) We have been going to Jellie Park for many years for our feast day.

Here is our poster; (made on Google Draw, images from Google)

What would you want to do for your school’s feast day?

For our last session of timestables.com, we had to finish our Big Diploma. To get the diploma, we had to finish 40 maths questions (x tables up to 12) in 8 minutes, not to mention we had to get every single one right. It was a really good challenge and helped me refresh and ensure my memory of the time tables.

I really enjoyed this because it helped me to realise my understanding about timestables and help my brain grow. Next time, I think I would do a diploma for division and exponents to help stay ontop of that concept.

Here is my diploma;

Have you ever done one of these? Do you think you would complete it? Why/Why not?

For reading this past term, our main focus has been the Olympics for reading and writing. Today as part of our Olympic work, we have been looking at Lisa Carrington and her success in her sport, Canoeing. For our activity, we had to research about her and make a DLO of her successes and facts about her. We are looking at her because she has represented New Zealand in the Olympics since 2012. She has just recently won a gold medal in her Canoeing final with 3 of her other teammates.

I really enjoyed this activity because it was really cool to see how New Zealand and our athletes are progressing at these Olympics. Here is my DLO about Lisa Carrington;

What athlete would you do this on and why?

Here is my reflection on this blogpost;

What is your favourite blogpost you have created?

This week our focus for R.E has been prayer verses. We were given a learn, create and share activity for a verse. We got a link to an online bible with many verses on one topic, praying. Once we had picked out our verse, we were asked a question. The question was ‘What is the verse telling you and how is it relevant today?’. Once we filled out our answer to the question, we could make a DLO of the verse.

This activity was really fun because it helped to teach me the meaning behind the verse and how important they are. The meanings behind each verse help you to get closer to God and understand the way of prayer.

Here is my DLO I created;

What verse would you pick? Have you heard of this verse before?

To start off Term 3, our focus for reading will be the Paris 2024 Olympics. We will also be incorporating skimming and scanning as a tool to collect information. Today, we were given a small slideshow with activities to complete during this week. The first activity we had to do was a White Hat.

The White Hat is neutral and objective – pure facts. This means I had to research facts and not put my opinion on the Olympics. I learnt a lot about how long the Olympics has been going for and the different cities it has been held in.

Here is my White Hat filled with 5 facts;

What are you excited for this Olympics?