Faded Glory//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to think of three strategies to support our coral reef. So my first one is to start a fun raiser and know you already do but I just said it. Second one is to not let anyone swim near the coral reef. Last one is to get more people attention from other country's.

The Black Drain//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task the article had a sentence about new Zealand history and one of them were about new Zealand river pollution. So we had to find two rivers that a polluted and write down the location of the river and what is being done to clean it. So my first river is called the ruamahanga river I didn't find information about how there going but I found a website that said that the ruamahanga river is getting in good quality. Now my second river is called wairarapa river. The wairarapa river is getting cleaned out by professionals. They saying that they are keeping the water in good quality.

Off the Menu//Summer Learning Journey

So for this task they was a history about new Zealand and most people caught to many fish so now if people are caught fishing in the restricted areas then they would be fined one hundred thousand dollars. So we had to decide if it's fair or not. I think it is fair because fishing is ok but if you over fish then you would have no more fish to get.

Picture Perfect//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to pick out of three photos and explain whats happening in the back round. 

I think this photo was taken in Amsterdam,Netherlands because how similar the buildings look.
I think the lady stopped at twelve in the afternoon because how sunny it is because in the morning the sun raises but at after noon that when the sun looks great. It is sunny in the morning but the sun is more beautiful in the after noon. The person that took the photo was on top of a building. Then a women should up in the way in his camera and took a photo of her. The city is filled with a lot of people. It has beautiful water. It's a celebration day. There are people from other country's exploring.

It’s All in the Name//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task you have to write down five names the geothermal pool in rotorua can be. The geothermal pool is stinky is neon green colour. there is gonna be a star beside one of the names to mark my favourite one.

Hidden Mist Pool   *

Soggy snobs

Fobby Fob

Stinky tob

Neon

Planes, Trains and Automobiles//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to answer the question that was writen down and it was about walking to Milford sound or go on boat or in air I would say in air because now you got a chance to get up the mountain faster and get a better view.

The Midnight Zone//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to imagine if a adult can lift 25 kg and a kid can lift up 15 kg so I added twenty five plus fifteen equals 40 then I did 40 X 500 which is how much the giant octopus that every adult and kid trys to lift. The answer is 2000

A Local Delicacy// Summer Learning Journey

So this week we had to write down what is your favourite food and how to make it so to make my favourite food which is Wonton Noodle soup you need dough you need it for your ramen and Wonton. So to make the ramen you need three hundred Miller leter of warm water then you add one table spoon of baking soda and then add three cups of Flour then mix them together. Then look for a nice and hard though you probably need to mix it for twenty minutes then you use the noodle cutter and then you leave it. But I am not sure about the rest my mother doesn't like to expose it.

Night Owls//Summer Learning Journey

So this week for the summer learning task we had to write down on our blog if we are a night owl or not. I would say I am both because sometimes I wake up late sometimes I wake up earlier. So now I am gonna talk about my family so my mum wakes up at six because her work starts at seven. My dad I am not sure his work starts at three pm and ends at five am. My Brother is a night owl. My sister is a night owl. My other sister is a night owl to.

Stranger than Fiction//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to find two weird plants and write down the difference and similarity. So I picked the White bane berry plant and the base ball plant. So what they have in common is that there both toxic. There both round. They are also both rare to find. Now they are different because they are a different shape. They ain't the same height. They ain't the same width.

Mighty Mangroves//Summer Learning Journey

    LEVI ACKERMEN
So on this task you had to pick a person who is strong someone that you know personally or on anime and other stuff. So I would Pick Levi Ackerman I think he is strong because in the anime he was in he manage to make the strongest enemy be afraid of him because they fought and Levi ended up Wining. If I picked a person in real life it would be my older brother because he is very strong cause he used go boxing but then quit and he was great one day I want to be like him. Also Levi has a habit which is cleaning.

Weaving a Tall Tale//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to write down if you would like to make a weaving fish our not. I would like to create a weaving fish because it's more of a complex task and I like complex task. 

Something Smells Fishy//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task it was a quiz you had to copy and paste the quiz on your blog and answer them so here they are.

Fish Fact #1: The oldest known fish in the world is a 65 year old Australian lungfish.   TRUE

Fish Fact #2: Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids. FALSE

Fish Fact #3: Starfish are a type of fish.  FALSE

Fish Fact #4: Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds (moans, hisses, etc) TRUE

Fish Fact #5: Fish usually swim together in groups called ‘classes. TRUE

The Great Taupo Cycle Challenge//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to write down three people you would bring to the Great Taupo Cycle Challenge. So I would pick my older brother [Sitiveni] I would bring him because he encourage me to work hard. I would bring my older sister Lini because she is like my brother and does the same thing. Lastly I would bring my mum Sulia because if I were to go somewhere I always take her with me.

Surfs Up!//Summer Learning Journey

LI: To tell others what you like to do on summer.

So on this task you had to take a photo of you doing the stuff you like to do on summer. So on summer I like to write and draw because I love to improve on subjects. Thats the reason why I like to draw and write. 

New Zealand//Summer Learning Journey

So this year it was great I manage to make new friends. New Zealand is the perfect country to be born in it has great beaches the parks are great and our community is nice. So New Zealand is a great country we treat each other equally. This country is filled with a lot of people from different cultures and we respect them not matter what.  

Letter//Summer Learning Journey

Dear Family
Bonjour,I am on a trip to tundra it's cool because the weather changes a lot we just finishing Hiking and it was fun. I hope you guys are doing well cause I and my class are we are enjoying it here.

-Viliami

Why Logging is bad?//Summer Learning Journey

This week for the summer learning journey I am doing the last task for the first week and on this task we had to say reasons why we think logging is bad. So I think that logging should never be allowed in New Zealand because It would effect were the animals will live it would also effect our breathing. So what I am trying to say is stop cutting down trees for money you really have to choose money over your life and the animals life. So Loggers stop cutting down trees I learned one year ago that logging effect our life and our community thanks just for one video. The trees air clean up our Pollution and Carbon. 

Basic facts boxes//Maths

LI: To learn your basic facts.

This week I was doing basic facts boxes in this task you had to make a copy of the google sheet our teacher sent us then answer the quotations. I first started on my multiplication I first read the instructions cause I didn't understand what to do then I started to do my multiplication until box number three then I did my division I answered all my division equation until box three each lane had ten lanes. 

Salt and Pepper//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to write down where you would build your hotel. So I would build my hotel in Japan,Tokyo I would build it in Japan because Japanese people respect there environment. I would build it with wood metal and steel.

Pancakes and Maple Syrup?//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to write down what is our favourite food and how to make it. So my favourite food is Ramen but I like when the wonton is added as the toppings.  To make it you need to roll up a dough then you put it on to a noodle maker then you would have your noddles. Then to make you soup I'm not sure my mother makes it for me but I don't know how she makes it. Then you add cooked meat and boiled eggs with any vegetable. I'd prefer making wonton and adding it into your noodles. 

Scaling New Heights//Summer Learning Journey

So on this task we had to ask five questions to sir Sir Edmund Hillary. So my first question is why did you want to climb up the mountain. Question number two how hard was it to breath when you were up the mountain. Question number three why couldn't you ask others to help out with you to climb up the mountain. Question number four when did you and Tenzing Norgay meet.
Question number five how did you meet Tenzing Norgay.

SSR Selfie

LI: To explain what happened in the book. 

This week I did SSR Selfie I read the book "The Adventure of John Blake" then I explained it on a google slide. I read a book about a kid named John Blake the book was interesting. In the google slide I have a picture of the book I read and a explanation about it on the side of it. The purpose of this was to explain a story that makes the audience feel interested in the book. I am very sure if you read the book you would enjoy it because of the conflict and the backstory. 

Commenting

LI: To learn how to write a smart comment.
So this week I commented on Xavier's blog he did great his blog post was about the Kauri tree I blog about it to and the tree was very interesting one day I hope I take great photos of it.

World Wildlife Fund//Summer Learning Journey

LI: To learn about the WWF care givers.
This week we had to watch two videos and explain what was the animals and what the organisation called the World Wildlife Fund did to help the animals. So I learned about a animal called the saimaa ringed seal. Apparently the saimaa ringed seal needs help when the give birth to a new seal so they need a snow bank a snow bank is when you have space in the floor with no snow but if they can't find a snow bank then they just have to born the new baby on the snow and it's not protecting the baby from the coldness. So the WWF which is the World Wildlife fund organisation helped the seals by making snow banks for them. I think that there idea was so thoughtful for the seals so I think that the seals would be able to protect the new born seal.

The Secretive Skink//Summer Learning Journey

LI: To explain why you want to be a doc ranger or not.
The six reasons why I want to be a doc ranger or not. So our task was to list three reason why I want to be a doc ranger and three reason why I don't. The first reason why I want to be a doc ranger is because it's good for our community the next reason is that you can help the animals. The last good reason is that you would be known as a hero. The reason why people should not be a doc ranger. The first reason people that have allergies to animals it's a bad job for your point of view. People could get sick and you could die. Those are the reasons why I sin't want to be a doc ranger and why I do want to become a doc ranger. 

Fantastic beasts//Summer Learning Journey

LI: To create your own beast.
So on this task you had to think of your own beast and how it looks like and other details about the beast. So my beast name would be Logic he loves to be in the darkness so it means that he would start attacking people at night. He is as tall as the Kauri tree. If anyone trys to attack him with a weapon the would get burn in dark fire and then be left with a skeleton. He is strong and doesn't like to look at the light he could if he wanted to.  

Weird and Wonderful//Summer Learning Journey

LI: To solve the equation. 
This week for the summer learning task we had to find out how much water you would need in a year to keep a cactus alive so they said that you need three miller letters of water to keep a plant alive. So then I solved it by multiplying three times as many days in a year which is 365 equals 1,095. Which mean's you would need 1,095 water to keep a cactus alive. 

Fabulous Ferns//Summer Learning Journey

So this task is called Fabulous Ferns in the task you had to find three sporting teams from New Zealand that have the word fern in it's name so the first team I found was a netball team and it was called the sliver ferns and here is there kit.
LI: To find three teams with the name fern in there team name. 

The  second team that has the word fern in there name is the Black ferns it is a rugby team and here is there kit.

The last team is a football team and it is called the football ferns. They did well this year in the world cup all so I couldn't find the kit but I found a group photo of them wearing the kit. 

Forest Life//Summer learning Journey

So today the task was to write down on your blog post why do you not or want to visit the Tane Mahuta tree. I would love to visit the Tane Mahuta tree because it would be great to see a tree that is apart of New Zealand's history I hope I would get to visit the Tane Mahuta.
LI: To learn about the Tane Mahuta tree.

Ice, Ice Baby//Summer Learn Journey

LI: To teach others about internet safety.

This week for the third task of the summer learning Journey we had to make a copy of a digital footprint then wright down the safety rules when your online. So I manage to write down the stuff I had learned in the past because our class has been learning about safety online. So the people that read my blog post should learn the safety rules in our school and what we do to never get in danger on that internet. 

Hometown//Auckland//Summer Learning Journey

LI: To describe our home town.
This week for the summer learning Journey we had to describe how you like your hometown I live in Auckland and it is my hometown. The things that I like about Auckland is that it's very peaceful and you can sit outside and enjoy the breeze. Auckland is a town I really like I am happy that I was born in Auckland and it's my hometown. I don't like how Auckland is not the capital of New Zealand I mean it has the highest building in the country and people from other cultures love it here. So the other thing that I like about Auckland is that the people in Auckland respect you and treat you equally as the others.

Top three fun facts about NZ//New Zealand

LI: To show interesting facts about New zealand.
So this week in class we were doing the summer learning journey. So the first activity was to find top three facts that you learned about New Zealand. The first fact I learn was that the Maori name of New Zealand is Aotearoa which means the land of the long white cloud. Second fun fact I learned was that Queen Elizabeth II is officially Queen of New Zealand, represented in the country by a Governor General. The last fund fact I learned about was that the country is part of the Pacific Rim of Fire and its most active volcano is Mount Ruapehu, found in the middle of the North Island.

Nelson Mandela// Presentation

LI: To learn about Nelson Mandela.
This week for inquiry we had to make a slide presentation and we had to pick a protester. My group picked Nelson Mandela because we think that he was a brave person to stand up for the black community also the other protesters like martin luther king Jr. So we had to find what was his hobby what did he like when was he born and where. So we had to find out what he was fighting for which was for the black community to be treated the same.

Twas The night before Christmas// Rhyme

LI: To understand Rhyme.

This week for writing we had to make a google doc with a rhyme in it. So we first started by watching twas the night before Christmas rhyme then we had to make a google document and create our own Rhyme with the same topic. So I first thought about what are things people do in Christmas then I wrote it in Rhymes and the last words of the sentence had to Rhyme with the last words of the other sentence. So I used word's like Singing and Blinging. It was hard because you don't know how you would Rhyme that word and what it Rhymes with. 

Idiom

LI: To learn a whole bunch of idiom
This week for reading we were learn about Idioms so we first started by learning what are idioms then we had to get into groups after that you had to find Idioms in books and websites then you had to look at the list our teacher sent us and check if the word is on it. So when we found a idiom we had to find the meaning of it in the book then find the real meaning for a example cut to the chase the real meaning for cut the chase is when you talk for to long but you haven't got to the point but the meaning of it in the book is when a company was taking to long for a Stuart Levine to publish his back.

Maori

LI: To learn about thee meanings of the Maori words. 

This week for Maori our teacher sent us a document with a list of English words that are written in Maori. Then we had to write down the meaning of the words and were its located at. So the first word was Mawhera it was a location in the south Island of New Zealand called Greymouth. Then we did the same thing. then once we finished the list there was three words at the bottom and we had to find out what the meaning was after we did that we went to our teacher so she can check our work to see if our words mean the same. 

Kiwi Can

Video

Today we had Kiwi Can and it was our last week so we first started by walking to Kiwi can then once we were there they put us in the class in four lines but we had a special guest and she was a leader and she was just taken over someones job because that person was not here. So we first started by going over the things we had done in. So we first talked about the theme we were doing and it was respect. Then we did our catch phrases for each three topics we did. After that we had to do it by our selves. Then we got into a a circle and said the games we wanted to play and what we liked about kiwi can Then we got into playing games we played invisible touch it was hard because people had great ideas then we played octopus that was also hard because you would be in quickly. Then we played ten second tag and one person had to run and tag someone in ten seconds if you don't your out. Then we went back to class and played GKQ in the game people would answer questions there teacher would ask them and who ever is the last master wins.

Algorithm Multiplication

LI: To learn about different strategies.
This week for maths we had to pick our own strategies and had to pick how much questions were doing. So we first started by picking our last subject for the week my last subject was Multiplication and I was doing Algorithm. So my first equation was 2,617 X 5 then I started to multiply them together and com up with the answer slowly. Then I did one more equation and that one took long because I did two digits which means I had to multiply each digit one by one and I had to have two answer boxes because at the end I would be adding them together.

Commenting

LI : To learn how to write a smart comment.

This week for Commenting I commented on Vayan's writing task so in Vayan's task he had to read a book and then write down what was the story beginning to end. He has a very interesting point of view its a lot different to mine. 

Nelson Mandela Notes

Notes

LI: To note down stuff that you have learned.

This week we had to create a google doc with notes about what we found out about Nelson Mandela.  We picked Nelson Mandela because most of the people in my group looked up to him for the great things he did. So we first started by finding websites with real information. It was hard because most of the websites I used were bad website with information they think it's true. After we found out stuff about Nelson Mandela we created a google doc with information about his life and the problems he fix. 

Athletics Day

On Wednesday people from PBS also known as Panmure bridge school went to attend a sport event. In the sport event schools get together to go up against each other. So we went on bus there then when we were there we set up or school tent then the running events for the boys started so there was one hundred, seventy five, Four hundred meter sprints. When a person from our school ran we voted as loud as we could so the people doing the events could hear us. There was a lot of people there voting for there schools. After that it was the boys turn to do the field events. For field events I did shot put and discus. So I first started by doing discus it was hard because the other schools had way better experience and had way better skill. After that I went and sat down and ate my lunch then I was called up for shot put the same thing happened we had harder opponents. Then it was up to watching people do relays our schools relay team made it to the finals the year five and six came last in there relay but our year seven and eight team came second place.

Subtraction Video

LI: To learn how to say equations in different languages.
This week we were learning how to say equations in a different language. So we first started by picking a country I picked Argentinean, Portuguese and Italian. After that we had to grab objects to use and record with I used blocks then we had to pick equations one that around the tens one that around the hundreds and one that around the thousand. After that we had to learn about the language then started recording. But we didn't put one country for one slide we did all countries for one side. What I learned is that Argentinians speak Spanish. I think the hardest culture language was Portuguese.

Horton Hears a who//Plot Diagram//Conflict

LI: To understand conflict and Resolution in a fiction text

LI: To understand plot summary

This week for writing we were learning how to understand a conflict from a fiction text or movie. So on Monday we were watching a movie and taking notes on our plot diagram at the same time as watching the movie then on Tuesday we watched the full movie and mange to complete our plot diagram. Then we had to make a copy of the google drawing our teacher sent us and right down two what was the conflict character vs character or character vs nature.  Then after we found out what the conflict was then we had right down how it's that. Then we had to write down how would the story change if the movie happened a different way. 

Kiwi Sport

LI: To learn how to defend,Do combos and Counterattacks. 

This week we had Kiwi sport it was also our last session. So we first started by waiting for group A to finish their session. Then after that it was our turn so we had to buddy up with someone I buddy up with Fanini. After that one of the partners will be partner one and one would be partner two Fanini was Partner one I was partner two.  Partner one had to grab gloves and partner two had to grab a noddle. After that we got into a warm up so the person with the gloves had to punch the noddle ten times then you had to do one star jump also known as a burpie. Then we got into learning how to do combos so the first combo we did was Jab,Cross,Left Hook and Right Uppercut we had to do as many as we can of that in two minutes. Then we did our second combo and it was Jab, Jab, Cross, Left Hook and right hook again we had to finish that in two minutes or three then we were up to doing our last combo it was Jab, Jab Cross, Uppercut and Left Hook. After that we switched which means Partner one has the noddle and partner two has the gloves and we had to do the same thing all over again. Then after that we did combo together as a group. After that we took a whole group photo with our kiwi sport teacher. 

Find Draw Animate Act

LI: To find and make examples of words.
This week we were learning about different words. So for our task we had to make a copy of the Find Draw Animate act google slide and find,Make a animate, Draw and act. So there was two websites we got the words off and it was a year six vocabulary list. So we also had to get into groups of threes and create videos and explanations about what the word means. The four words we have to finish first was  Thwart, Opulent, Encroach, and Fetid. Thwart means stopping someone from completing something. Opulent means something expensive.  Encroach means someone that needs privacy but someone is not giving him privacy. Fetid means something that smells.