Art Preparation

Art for Our Cultural Celebration

In class, we are making art pieces to sell for our cultural celebration, this celebration is for celebrating the many cultures in our school. We will be selling food, having cultural performances, and art to sell. Our class is making art pieces out of dots we would have a black outline of any image you want, it needs an outline because it would be easier to see and make into an art piece on another paper. I chose the before and after of the "spinel gem" from  the steven universe movie that looks like this:

My outline was this:

Here is our class working on the art:

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.

Maori Hero

In class our task was to research a Maori hero, this was part of Learn-Create-Share. We had to write a biography with the information we found out, this had to be thorough and we got to choose how to present our information. Here is my writing about Howard Leslie Morrison.

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Howard Morrison also is known as ‘The Sinatra of New
Zealand’ and ‘ Ol’ Brown Eyes.’ An amazing New Zealand
'leading television and concert performer. He gained his
fame by being  part of the Howard Morrison Quartet,
which was formed in 1956, he was there with his brother
Laurie, cousin John, and Gerry Merito. They had a long line of hit-singles
in New Zealand and gained a reputation as being extremely skilled at live
performances in the act of combining amazing pure harmonies with great humor.
They had many averages and really popular performances all over the Tasman.
But after the Quartet had disbanded in 1964, Morrison still had a highly successful
career as a solo artist.
His services to the New Zealand entertainment scene were noticed in
1990 with a knighthood.

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Howard Morrison was born in Rotorua on August 18, 1935, Morrison was a
descendant
of Te Arawa and Irish. His mother was Kahurangi Morrison and his father was
Temuera Leslie Morrison, he had 3 siblings; this brother Laurie Morrison, and his
2 sisters Judy Tapsell and Rene Mitchell. During his school days, he attended
Te Aute College and Rotorua Boys’ High School with his siblings. He performed
in many Maori Cultural groups, shows, and concert parties. In 1955 the communities
started putting together vocal groups to amuse many Rugby clubs in Rotorua,
Morrison decided to join them. After he had come home from a successful tour in
Australia in 1956 with the Aotearoa Concert Party, he had figured out that Gerry
Merito was performing at a family function and talked to him about forming a group.

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In 1957 Howard Morrison had married to his spouse Rangiwhata Ann Kuia Manahi.
He has 3 children 2 sons and a daughter who is Richard Morrison,
Howard Jr. Morrison and Donna Morrison. 

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An Auckland entrepreneur, named Benny Levine had spotted the Quartet
at a talent quest in late 1957 and signed them to appear on his tour ‘Pop Jamboree.’
They started singing and playing at Auckland venues and soon got a recording
contract. In 1958 they released their first single, ‘There's Only One of You’/’Big Man’.
It was not a big seller but the follow-up single, ‘ Hoki Mai’ with ‘Po Karekare Ana’ on
the flip-side’ was enjoyed with great success.

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The Quartet’s first national tour in 1959 signed by another coming out showbiz
entrepreneur, Harry M. Miller. They were advised to become professional singers.
But Laurie and John could not make this commitment.
Morrison had convinced Wi Wharekura and Noel King from Rotorua to join the
Quartet, this decision cemented the Quartet’s place in New Zealand’s entertainment
history.

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In 1960 the Quartet played in front of many huge crowds as they topped the bill
for the ‘Summertime Spectacular.’  Even without all the Live performances, they were
very successful. They released 13 incredible hit singles. Three EPS and two
LPs released too. It was a test of popularity if they didn’t suffer from over-exposure.
Comedy and parody was also a vital feature in their performances. A lot of international
hits were given obvious New Zealand twist. In 1960 they recorded
a bittersweet parody of another hit of Lonnie Donegan, ‘ My Old Man’s A Dustman.’
‘My Old Man’s An All Black,’ which was recorded live in Pukekohe Town Hall.
They used humor to make a point about the All Black’s decision of touring around
South America without Maori Players. It was their worst recorded song ever but
was their biggest seller, with around 60,000 copies of the singles were sold.

The constant touring around New Zealand and Australia shaped the Quartet
becoming a more polished act.

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In Australia, the Quartet supported a huge number of international acts and Miller thought the Quartet was ready for larger venues of Las Vegas and London.
Morrison was reluctant to take this decision in fear that it would end any hope of
maintaining their family way of life. The Quartet and Miller split up in 1963.

In 1964 Morrison played as solo-support in many touring American acts.
The group had got back together for an end of year tour of Australia but while
in Sydney they decided to call it quits. There was a massive farewell national tour
was an overwhelming success. This was ended this a concert in
Rotorua of New Years Eve. Morrison ended up touring the country in 1965
with the Miss New Zealand Show. The year after he moved to the larger screens,
topping the bill off in the musical comedy Don’t Let it Get You and he was named
‘Entertainer of the Year.’ He had new opportunities rising in Asia, Morrison had
developed a
well-built fan-base in venues from Singapore to Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur,
Taiwan, and Hong Kong. He had starred at the opening celebrations of the Sheraton
in Waikiki, performing with many international artists including his idols Sammy
Davis Jnr, Andy Williams, and Glen Campbell. He continued touring in New Zealand
and releasing his last solo album ‘Getting it All Together’ in 1969.

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Howard Morrison had re-established his role as one of New Zealand’s foremost
entertainers in 1982 following a television special filmed in Hamilton. The result
of a new album, this was Morrison’s massive seller with the single
‘How Great Thou Art/Whakaaria Mai’ which spent 5 weeks of being number one on
New Zealand’s charts. Morrison also had performed a hymn at the Royal Command
Performance in 1981 This song defined the latter part of his career. Many
New Zealanders had come familiar with Morrison with this song  like the same
way as Sinatra had done with ‘My Way.’ Morrison followed up this success with
the albums Songs Of New Zealand in 1985, he was awarded the title of New
Zealand’s Entertainer of The Year in 1986 and the Entertainer of The Decade in
1989. His love for live performances remained, where he could truly showcase his
skills as an entertainer. In 1989 Morrison was a subject of the television tribute
show This is Your Life, the show came out popular and had lead calls for a
nationwide tour. Morrison played in packed houses he also sung at the
Opening Ceremony of the Auckland Commonwealth Games the year after, in
October 1990 he received Knighthood in his home marae in Ohinemutu.
Throughout the 90’s he had continued performing, recording and promoting
New Zealand because of his title as Cultural Ambassador,
he also continued his started charity work, this includes his Ride for Life in 1990
where he did a 45-day horse trek from Invercargill to Cape Reinga to raise awareness
of the Work of Life Education. Along that journey, he helped raise in excess of $1.2
million.

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He had passed away while he was in his sleep in his home in Rotorua on the
24th of September 2009 at the age of 74.

Buried at the Kauae Cemetery, Ngongotaha Rotorua, Rotorua District,
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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. 

Reading/Art Task

Reading/Art Task

For an activity, we must read an article and draw pictures of what each part is.hi 

Article- These are the 50 Weirdest Laws in the 50 States in the US

I drew some of the Laws

Google Docs Ninja

Google Docs Ninja

W.A.L.T: In Manaia Kalani, we did an activity called become a Google Docs Ninja which is a review of the features in Google Docs.

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.

                          

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

Matariki Stars Shine Bright

W.A.L.T: Write a limerick poem it´s a five-line poem in which the first two lines rhyme and the third and fourth lines rhyme. The fifth line rhymes with the first.

The first line:

The Matariki stars shine, way up above.

🌠💫Matariki💫🌠

The Matariki stars shines, way up above.

Food with all the flavors I love.

At the beach is where you see, the stars at their best.

All the legends, say the stars were on a quest.

Being with family is what people behove most.

Matariki Facts

Matariki

W.A.L.T: Research 5 facts about Matariki and collect some flax using instructions from  a flax collecting protocol.

1. Matariki  rises in the north-eastern skies in late May and early June.
2. Matariki is one of the closest star clusters to earth.
3. Matariki was used to guide crews in wakas across the Pacific.
4. For some iwi´s, Matariki is connected to the creation of the world.
5. Many iwi´s believe that the seven stars as a mother and her daughters.

Collection of Flax:

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.