How do I Believe in Myself?

How do I Believe in Myself? =+=+=+=+=+= For this task, we have to share how we believe in ourselves. We were told about a Peanuts comic strip about Linus believing in the Great Pumpkin, Linus had a strong belief. We had to share how we believe in ourselves. This was a seesaw task.
=+=+=+=+=+= For me to believe in myself I become optimistic and have confidence in myself having that attitude strengthens my beliefs, it gives me a reason to get to my goal and to strive to do my best. Sometimes my beliefs can be unreachable in a way, this confuses and puzzles me this causes stress to come upon me with procrastination, stress is needed though due to stress is a type of motivation but it becomes unbalanced when confused or not clearly thinking. Though if it is reachable it gives me a clear vision being able to see how to get to my goal in a positive way. I find positivity the best way of strengthening self-belief, positivity balances stress levels to keep them tame so it doesn't cause negative side effects, due to positivity being so uplifting you have more of an optimistic attitude towards things and is self-encouragement to strive to do things. Therefore this is how I believe in myself.

My Scratch Game THE DOOR

||`❦The Door❦`||

On our Literacy contract, we had the task to make an animation or game with a point system with Scratch. It must be playable by others with instructions, my game is called "The Door" its a game about collecting stars and your goal is to get 3 stars which equal 3 points then you must get to the door. Here is a Link!

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/341914602

Screenshot from the start screen.

Share A Drawing

Week 7/8 Contract Task

This task was called Share a Drawing, it was a task on seesaw.

For this task, we had to find a random word and get the definition I used a dictionary and picked a random word from it after you find an image expressing the word's meaning. I chose the word extraordinary and this my image.

My Animation 2.0

My Animation

For a task on our literacy contract, we had to make a slide animation of something we wonder about in the world. We had to research our wonder and then present it on our animation. The animation must have to have some answer to our wonder.

What makes a good Mathematician?

What makes a good Mathematician?

On our class seesaw, we were given tasks to do. 

There was a task to think of what it truly means to be a

good mathematician. After we had thought of what makes

a good mathematician, we used a blank template

brainstorming sheet made by our teacher where we put our

ideas. Here are my ideas:

Should Matariki be a Public Holiday?

In class we had a task to write a persuasive piece on "Should Matariki be a Public Holiday?" We could be for/against the topic.

I went for this topic. We had to express our thoughts effectively so we could persuade the reader, we used our prior knowledge and research.

Should Matariki be a Public Holiday?

Matariki, this time is a very important time for the Maori
community, so should Matariki be a public holiday?
Absolutely if it was a public holiday, there would be
time to do the traditional celebration for people who
like to do the traditional Matariki celebration
but don’t have the time, like gathering with
whanau and reflection and learning about the celebration.

 During Matariki many families gather to celebrate Matariki but since
Matariki is not a public holiday, its harder to find the time
to gather. People are busy with school and work but if
Matariki was a public holiday it would be so much easier.
With whanau we have feasts, share time with each other
and have performances such as singing, dancing and
music, on Matariki was a public holiday.

Also Matariki is a time of reflection and
learning during Matariki we think about how we can
improve ourselves and reflect on our past. Matariki is a
time for Maori to share stories and their culture.
The Matariki star cluster is a connection to provide an opportunity
to remember their whakapapa and their ancestors
who have passed away.

Matariki is a really important time for Maori, it has
a lot of preparation, we need a public holiday so
families can actually gather and celebrate together, and we
can learn, reflect and improve ourselves to find connections,
and this is why Matariki SHOULD be a public holiday.

By Manali

ANZAC Soldier Uniform Task

ANZAC Soldier Uniform Task

In our literacy contract we had a task to create our own ANZAC soldier uniform, we had to think about the durability and thickness of the fabric.

My uniform is...

~A camouflage hat/cap.

~A protective jacket with pockets.

~An undershirt.

~Camouflage pants.

~Leather boots.

We were allowed to use reference.

Here is my design:

I enjoyed this task it was a fun task and I learned a lot about thicknesses of fabrics and designing the uniform was really interesting. 

Term 2 Goals.

These are my academic goals for this term. I hope I am able to achieve my goals and strive even farther. Our criteria was to have a goal and explain how we are going to get there, what we will achieve by doing our goals and what are we striving for.

Whanau Hui Evening

Whanau Hui Evening

A Whanau Hui evening is when Parents/Caregivers come to see what the senior class children at our school have been doing through the term, including our Mahi Tahi sessions. 

Mahi Tahi is when the senior classes of our school come together for an hour to collaborate and work together.

Guy Fawkes Poster

Guy Fawkes Poster

For Guy Fawkes as a class, we researched about Guy Fawkes and presented the information we found by making a poster here is Me and Mackenzie's poster:

Mackenzie's Blog:
https://pcsmackenziek.blogspot.com/

This Is our Fact Sheet:

  

1. When was he born?  He was born in April 1570 in York England, his Father was Edward Fawkes. He died when Guy was at the age of 8. His Mother Edith Fawkes had a Catholic background.

That is the cause of his Catholic belief and the reason he was baptized.

     2. Who was Guy Fawkes?

   3. What did he do?

He and a group of 11 men plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London with barrels of gunpowder in the basement.

   4. Why did he do it?

      When Queen Elizabeth the 1st reigned she stopped the Catholic religion

    out so he plotted to kill the Parliament to bring back Catholic religion

   5. How did he die?

He died on 31 January 1606 due to Cervical Fracture ( A broken neck)  he jumped off a tall ladder. He was supposed to be hung.

6. Why is Guy Fawkes Celebrated?

We celebrate this night because it was the night the gunpowder plot was spoilt and he got caught doing this with 11 other men. This night was on November 5th, 1605.

7. How are fireworks connected to Guy Fawkes?

8. Who was associated with this event?

• John Wright
• Robert Keyes
• Thomas Wintour
• Thomas Percy
• Thomas Bates
• Robert Wintour
• Christopher Wright
• John Grant
• Ambrose Rookwood
• Sir Everard Digby
• Francis Tresham.

Facts:

• He studied in St Peter’s School in, York England.
• His Italian version of his name is “Guido.”

Wacky Waters Experiment

 Wacky Waters Experiment

We were doing experiments to do with heating, cooling, and mixing with chemical reaction.

I did this with

Nevaeh:
http://pcsnevaehd.blogspot.com/
Mackenzie:
https://pcsmackenziek.blogspot.com/
Ayushi:
http://pcsayushibenp.blogspot.com/
Manali:
You are here.

                          

Statistics

Statistics 

This term our classroom focus in Maths is statistics.

Here are Examples of our work.

Our Book:

Graphs:

The Cross Country Run

W.A.L.T: Write an interesting Level 4 Recount.

The New Zealand Crocodile

The New Zealand Crocodile

Reading Response

1. Read and write 3 words you didn't know and find the definition.

• Extant-Animal species that are alive today (opposite of extinct)
• Sediment-Material, including rock, sand, and mud, that forms layers at the bottom of waterways
• Migrate-Move from one area to another, especially regularly.

2. Write down 5 things you learned:

• A crocodilian is a name for any member of the order of the reptiles that are crocodiles, alligators or caimans.
• The crocodilian was a freshwater animal but it mostly lived on land.
• The crocodilian's fossils were found around Lake Manuherikia.
• THey researchers started digging in Christchurch, St Bathans, and Dunedin.
• A core sampling is one of the ways a geologist's " look" at layers of materials

Wonderopolis

How Old Is Disney Land?

W.A.L.T: Read the text and summerise it.  Remember the key to a good summary.

It has to have a title,and interesting and new facts .

What is Disney?

Disney land is a place where you can interact with your favorite Disney characters, eat food and go on fun rides. Disney was originally made and named after Walt Disney. He wasn't originally a theme park designer. He started his career as a commercial artist. He started a small studio in Los Angeles, California, to make animated cartoons. In 1928 he released his first short film, Steam Boat Willie. Once he introduced the world Mickey Mouse it became a huge success.

How did Disney land become thought of?

In the 1950's, Walt Disney started dreaming of an amusement experience. It was inspired by the children's letters that he received talking about how much they wanted to meet Mickey Mouse. He started planning a theme park unlike anything that had been seen before. Disney land finally opened to the public on July 17 , 1955. It featured 18 attractions, Main street USA, Frontierland, Adventure land, Fantasy land, and Tomorrow land.

In conclusions Disney has been around since 1955.

Our Values

Our Values

In class, we were  told to make a wordle of our values using 

wordart.com

Here is mine:

Jacob The Great ( Sequel )

        Jacob the Great  (Sequel)
In class, we had to write a sequel paragraph for our stop here are the first and last sentences for some hints:

First: Jacob hated finishing things almost as much as he loved starting them.

Last: Now he knew the true purpose of life.

       🤑Jacob the Great  (Sequel)🤑

Jacob knew that his mum would refuse at first so before he asked again he tried walking dogs for money but that did not end well. After a lot of begging dad recommended paying half the money ($97.50) and he had to figure out the rest. Jacob agreed and he made a list of things he could do like mowing lawns, raking leaves, and many other boring chores.

Finally, it was time for space camp but after raising all that money for 10 weeks he lost interest and bought a Tablet instead. Will he ever finish something?

🤑By Manali🤑

Lets Save Marine Life

                      Lets Save Marine Life

                          🐬🦈🐠🦀🐳

Our activity was to research about a conservation topic such as animals, coastal, estuaries, freshwater, forests, plants, and marine. Then we needed to create a poster using the info you have found. 

I chose marine and here is my poster:

🐢🐬Marine Life🐬🐢

The oceans contain 99 percent of the living space on the planet but they will be dead soon.

    Here click this if you want to help:

http://seabinproject.com/

We are now the main threats of this world imagine

these hurt animals were you       

Look at this:

What are you going to do about it!🙁😿😢☠️

Please help them. Plastic has overtaken the sea and life in it.

Many marine scientists consider overfishing to be the worst impact humans are having on the oceans.

⏰Should Lunch Time Be Longer⏰

⏰Should Lunch Time Be Longer ⏰
W.A.L.T:Select strategies and info to support our learning more effectively.
Here is my persuasive writing.

The Katipo Spider

Last week our class was told to write about a spider that we are interested to learn about.

The W.A.L.T is to:research and write why you chose the spider using interesting words and facts.

Here is my writing.