Week 5-6 Reading Hotspot

In Room 9 we have been looking at a reading hotspot for the past 2 weeks, and it is about Lent. Since Easter is coming up soon and we are a Christian School, our main focus for March is Lent.

I found this hotspot time consuming in some parts, but other than that it was very educational and I really enjoyed doing it. 2 things I think I have done really well are keeping track of time to complete all the activities and making high quality work. Next time, I think I would start with the hardest activities first so that I am more motivated to continue the hotspot.

Here is my hotspot; and if you want to see it in more detail, here is a link

How long do you think it would take you to finish this hotspot?

Food Fact Stack

In my reading group, we have been looking at Mahinga Kai. We read a text about Mahinga Kai and then answer some questions. After we had finished this, we had a follow up activity. Our follow up activity was the Food Fact Stack.

We had to pick a food that God has provided us or included something that God has provided us. I picked Butter Chicken. Once we had picked our food, we were told to fill out a google drawing which included a cost, taste and health discussion, aswell as some facts.

Here is my Food Fact Stack:

What food would you pick?

Leadership Quiz

In Room 9, we have been looking at leaders and what they have done for NZ.

We were given a sheet with questions about certain people and a wikipedia page with 100 famous people. Some were hard, but some were easy. With the hard ones, we had to find a person and find people connected to someone else.

It was definitely an activity that you had to hone in and focus on. It took a while, but once I finished it I was really proud of my work. Here is my filled out and completed sheet:

What do you think? Would you do this and why?

Shared Sentence Writing

In Room 9, we have been looking at shared sentences for writing. To make our shared sentence, we wrote 1-2 lines about a photo of a mossy building. It was really cool to see what other people interpreted from the drawing.

Once, we had written our couple of sentences, the person underneath us continued the story by adding another 1-2 sentences onto the story. This continued about four times. In the end, my story came out really cool and unexpected.

Here is my story:

I winced as I sat on top of the green mossy building, slowly crumbling away as I moved. I stood up, wobbling unsteadily. This is NOT how I expected my rock climbing day to go. I needed to go into the building to see if there was anyone in there to help me. I looked at my watch, screen shattered. Time was a snail. Minutes felt like hours.

 My arm was throbbing and the pain intensified as the adrenaline wore off. It must’ve been broken as my arm looked like a stick snapped in half. 

My heart dropped because I kept hearing noise echoing around me. I heard a siren, getting louder and quieter, alternating between the two. I thought someone had called the ambulance. I was ecstatic. I was going to be OK! I  turned around, a little too fast. I fell to the ground and heard a loud WHOOSH, and the last thing I saw was a big wave headed straight toward me!

What could I do to improve? What would you write about?

Selfie Bomb

Earlier this month, we did a selfie bomb challenge to know our class better. This was a really fun activity because it helped me to learn information about a couple new kids in our class, and expand my knowledge on people I already know.

It was a challenge to get photos for some of the boxes because it was very specific. In the end, I filled up all the boxes and it was very fun! Next time, I would see if I could add more people in the last box, but other than that, I really like how it turned out.

Here is my selfie bomb;

 

Would you do this activity and why?

Cybersmart Challenge

In Room 9, our teacher has given us a quiz all about Cybersmart and the Kawa of Care.

This quiz really helped me refresh and improve on my Kawa of Care knowledge. I got 100% on my quiz which made me feel very accomplished.  I think its very important to know about the rules so that we can keep our devices safe. The most enjoyable part of this quiz was the fact I got to learn more.

Here is a screenshot of my accomplishment:

What do you think? Would you have completed it? Why/Why Not?

Top Teams NBC Visit

At NBC today, we were visited by the Top Team crew, and had an awesome morning!

To start the day, we (year 7/8s) were assigned teams based on their house colours. We were called leaders, and were in charge of our groups. They were mixed teams ranging from year 1s to year 8s. I was in Team 6 and was assigned Station 8 out of 12. Once everyone made it to their assigned stations, they buzzer sounded and we were off!

There were so many activities such as Naughts and  Crosses, Egg and Spoon race, Water games and more! We had roughly 7-10 minutes at each station to get as many points as possible! In the end, the winning team had managed to get 588 points! That team got awarded certificates.

Here are some photos of the morning taken by our teacher, Matua Nick.

 

Overall, this morning was definitely one to remember.

Have you had a visit by top trumps? If so, what was your favourite activity? and why And if not, why would you not want/want them to come?

SLJ – R.E.S.P. E.C.T (Step-it-up)

Talofa Lava, Bloggers!

This is blogpost number 5 for todays marathon. I can’t wait until I am finished with these tasks because of how rewarding it will be.

For the RESPECT step it up, we had to make a logo or slogan about respect and talk about why we made it/why we chose that quote. I chose the infamous quote (also known as the golden rule) ‘Treat others how you want to be treated’.

This quote is very important to me because I have always believed that you should be kind to people no matter what. I really enjoyed this activity because it was a very quick one but with a lot of meaning.

Here is my logo:

Do you agree with this quote? Have you heard of it before?

SLJ – R.E.S.P. E.C.T (KickStart)

Malo E Leilei, Bloggers!

This is part 4 of my SLJ Marathon. For the RESPECT activity, we looked at Tonga and what they wear as a form of RESPECT. Once we had read and watched some texts and videos, we got to make our own design.

We were given some photos that we could use to help guide our designs. I really enjoyed this activity because I got to look into Tongas culture and learn a lot of new things. This activity is definitely up there as one of my favourites.  Next time, I think I could have done more research and made a more intricate design.

Here is my design:

What do you think? What would you do differently?

SLJ Summer Styles Step-it-up

Annyeonghaseyo, Bloggers!

This is part 3 of my SLJ Marathon! I am having so much fun with the activities today. For my 3rd task, we had to make a drawing of some waves or summer themed photos and use colour contrast.

So far, this has been my favourite activity because I actually drew this time! I had so much fun experimenting with different colours and following the wave tutorial. Next time, I think I would use thicker pens so that the strokes would be bigger, but I am happy with using the thinner pens because it gave the effect of foam.

Here is my drawing:

What do you think? Have you ever gone swimming at the beach before?