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LI: To research about Violet Walrond

 

This week for reading we were learning about Violet Walrond and how she became a New Zealand competitive swimmer attending the Olympics. Her coach was her dad, he supported her through out the whole journey.

Tech

LI: To code the mBot to move in a star for Matariki

This week for tech Mrs Ferguson challenged the year 8s to code the mBots to move in a star shape for the Matariki celebration. Above is a photo of the code i used to create a perfect star shape. Because the star wasnt perfectly drawn the coding wasnt as easy as doing one step and putting it on repeat, you have to adjust to the drawing. I found this interesting because I found it challenging as it was complicated. This was a fun task because I liked making iterations.

Matariki Brochure

LI: To create a brochure that explains what Matariki is.

Outside

Inside

This week for Matariki we created Matariki Brochures. The inside brochure shows the trandition and the clothing of Matariki. The photo in the middle shows Papatuanuku, the grandmother of the 6 sisters. A fun fact, Ururangi likes to race her sister to Papatuanuku and wrap her arms around herself. The outside brochure shows facts about the Matariki stars. It also explains about the Matariki celebration. A fun fact about Matariki is that it will get its public holiday on June 24th 2022. I found this activity fun because the facts I found were very interesting. I was also surprised because the public holiday announcment. 

Matariki Stars

LI: To make a DLO that shows where the stars are located.

                         

To continue our learning with Matariki we drew the Matariki stars, and labeled each of them. This activity helped us identify each star, and learn each of the names to strengthen our connections to not only Matariki but the culture and celebration. It was really fun doing this as this was an art based activity. We were able to edit these stars and it was very fun doing. 

Matariki Stars

LI: To strengthen our connections to Matariki

                         

Matariki is the Maori new year celebration. It takes places each year when the cluster of stars known as Matariki are seen in our skies. The new year is a time for new beginnings and is a time to embrace tradition. To strengthen our connections to Matariki we had a choice of research activities. I found out this fun because we got to work with our friends, I also enjoyed this because I had prior knowledge because we did some of these activities last year.

Intelligence

LI: To create a poem about an abstract noun

Me and my partner Oscar created a DLO to present abstract nouns, we were practicing to make poems! Abstract nouns are nouns you can feel but can’t physically feel. see, smell, taste, hear and feel. Our poem had to include the 5 senses wich compose of touch, sight, feel, smell, see. We also included feel. A metaphor is comparing two things without using the words 'like' or 'as'. I enjoyed this activity because I got to be creative with my words and work with my a friend.

Coding with Python

LI: To learn how to code in Python

This week for tech we were learning how to code in Python! This was very interesting because unlike the blocks where they were already set up we had to write down the code. I personally like this more than the blocks because it was more challenging. The task was to create flashing hearts to display on the kittenbots.