Today we watched a kapa haka group performance.
First the kapa haka group did an entrance ceremony. The entrance was a traditional entrance, the entrance they did was when visitors came to visit. They used a conch to let the people know they are coming in.
Then they introduced to us a weapon and other tools that are used for dexterity. The tools that were used for dexterity were Ti Rakau and poi. A poi is a ball connected to a string.
A ti rakau is a stick that is used for wrist and hand flexibility.
After that the kapa haka group performed a haka. Then once when they’re done the boys kapa haka perform as in response or a way of saying thank you.
I think the kapa haka group was amazing because they explained everything they did during they're performance. I really enjoyed perfroming infront of them to say thank you.
Fractions are equal pieces of a whole. The numerator is the amount that is kept and the denominator is the whole divided. For example: If I have 1/4, the numerator is 1 because the is the amount that is kept and the denominator is 4 because that is the whole divided.
Decimals are digts that are lower than zero and they are represented by a periodt.
Percentages is a rate of the amount of number. The percentage symbol looks like this %.
Depending on the properties of different materials, they can suit certain situations better.
The materials vary depending on the type of natural disaster.
The materials that are appropriate for a storm are: PVC plastic, chicken wire, plaster, concrete and wool.
PVC plastic is a suitable material for shelters because it is flexible and strong. This material has been chosen to protect against storms because it is firm enough to withstand aggressive wind currents.
Chicken wire and plaster is used to hold the walls and structure together. This material has been chosen to protect against storms because it can give the structure more protection and strength against strong winds.
Concrete is a suitable material and strong material for the foundation of a structure.
This material has been chosen to protect against storms because it provides a strong
foundation for an emergency shelter against storms.
Wool is used for many things, however in this case it is used to absorb water and rain.
This material has been chosen to protect against storms because it prevents people inside of the shelter from
getting wet and causing them to freeze.
It is important to have a good understanding of the properties of materials because this knowledge can be helpful when designing a strong, quality structure.
There are no words in the image because the main ideas is to show the setting, the angles of the camera, and the characters.
Today for kiwi sport we played a game of touch.
First our coach reminded us what we've been doing for the past few weaks. We've have been doing 2 man settles and 3 man settles.
Then we practised our 2 man settle and 3 man settle before we played a game. To perform a two man settle you have to have two people. I have to work out who is the dummy half and the other is the person you could pass to. You do it three times so you could gain some meters. The person who is running with the ball has to plant the ball on the ground and the dummy half has to pick up the ball and give it back to me.
After that we played a game of touch. First we took the touch so we could get meters we did it 3 times. When the other team was passing the ball I intercepted the ball and ran as fast as I could and scored a try.
Our focus for inquiry was to determine the materials and the amount of the materials we would use to build a model for an emergency structure.
First, we brainstormed a list of materials to use for our shelter model. We thought about what materials we would use for different parts of the structural design such as walls, protection layers, windows and doors.
We knew that the maximum height of the shelter models would be 20 centimeters, so we applied that knowledge to measure the correct amount of materials and which materials would be best to survive a natural disaster.
Next, we measured the other dimensions of our structure to find out the other amount of the materials we would use. Our structure's dimensions were 20cm in height, 66cm in length all the way around and 2cm in depth or width.
We found out the area and volume of the shelter by multiplying the height by the width. To find out the centimetres cubed as the measurement for the concrete, we needed to multiply the area by 2, then convert that to cubic meters.
I really enjoyed measuring the right height and widht for or material. Our company also found that figuring out the amount of materials needed was difficult but enjoyable.
LI: to prepare materials order for construction.
This week was a challegeing week for reading because we had three tasks to do.
First we did a task called table mat information. First we had to fill in the piror knowledge. The piror knowledge is about things you already know like the book just like new. The book just like new is all about the tongan kingdom and what the girl does. Then we had to fill in defind box. The defind box is about the definetion of the keyword. Then we had to put a image to match the keyword.
Next we did an activity called making connections. First I filled in the text to self box. Text to self is about things that links to something you have done. I did an making connection about the book just like new. Then I filled in the text to text box. Text to text is something that links to another text that you have read like, Rahi and the patupairere and other books. After that I filled the text to world box. The text to world box is something that links things you know happends around the world.
Lastly I did an activity called synthesis. First I filled in the prior knowledge. Then I filled the new information box. The new information box are facts you've learnt. After that I filled in the new understanding box. The new understanding box are new things you've learnt about the book you have read .
This week for comment thread I commented on Te Raumati's blog. Her blog post was about the manaikalani film festvial.
The question I wrote was " Did you find it hard presenting in front of a big crowd and why?
During this task I learnt how to start a converstion by using an open question.
On Wednesday Panmure Bridge School went to the 2020 Manaikalani Film Festival held in Hoyts in Sylvia Park.
The film I commented on was called Stay at Home. This film was from Tamaki College.
It was a rap called Staying at Home because of the Covid pandemic.
My thoughts of the film was great because the rap was so calm and funny.
Screen plays are stories that have been written with the spoken parts.
The actors line is usally center aligned under their name. The lines don't need speech marks because it could help what tone to use.
When doing screen plays the scene and their name has to be in all caps (ABC). You have to write the things the person said under their names because those are the things the characters said.
Knowing how to write a screenplay is inportant, because if an actor dosn't get their line the movie might be bad.
LI:To convert a story into a screenplay
Today for maori we did a task called maori names.
First our maori teacher took us one by one in groups. The activity was about left and right but in maori. Maui is left in maori and matu is right in maori.
Next we did an activiy called the maori names. In the maori names activity we had to match the maori names with the english names. For example: Pita- Peter, Anaru- Andrew. Then we marked our sheet. I got all questions right because I used the maori dictionary to help with the maori word.
I really enjoyed doing the maori words activity. I like doing this activity because I learnt how to say Peter in maori.
For SSR Selfie I did a book called sports hall of fame.
The author of the book is Maria Gill and the illustrator is Marco Ivancic.
The main topic of the book was about NZ people that were famous who played sports. The interesting word I found was hall of fame.
I really enjoyed doing SSR Selfie because I learnt an interesting word.
Today I did a basic facts boxes multiplication. The time I got was 3 minutes and 20 seconds I got 2 questions wrong. I beat my time from last time I did this activity but I think I can do better the next time I do this activity. I almost got all the questions right but I got them wrong.
This week for reading we did a task called synthesis.
Synthsis is a task about what new information we learnt about the book we've read. The book I read was called white water action. White water action is a book about kayak racing and what happends during the event.
First we had to fill in the prior knowledge. The prior knowledge is about the things you already know about the book. For example: Water is a colourless liquid that forms the sea, river, lake, and rain.
Next We had to fill in the new information box. The new information box is about new things or facts you didn't know about the book. For example: Tasmania is an island in the South Pacific in the smallest state of Australia Tasmania was discovered by the Dutch explorer Tasman in 1642. It was named after the dutch explorer tasman.
Lastly we had to fill in the new understandings. The new understandings box is about the new things you learnt. Some of the things I learnt was about kayak races. You only have kayak races in the summer because of how hot it is.
I really enjoyed doing this activity becuase I learnt new things about kayak races.
This week, our company (Shelters Inc) brainstormed ideas for an emergency shelter design. We needed to think of the structural shape and design of the emergency shelter. We also needed to think about what our shelter will be designed to resist. Our shelter is designed to resist strong winds and water pressure.
What programme did you use?
My group used a design programme called SketchUp, that allows people to design and create anything they want in three dimensions.
What shape did you use? Why?
We chose to use a hexagonal-prism for our emergency shelter design. This is because a hexagon is a very strong shape, and it can deflect wind flow.
What material do you think is best?
We decided to make the shelter out of tungsten because it is strong and polyurethane because it is absorbent. We think these are suitable materials for water and wind natural disasters.
What changes could you make?
Some changes we can make is the size of our shelter. We think that the size could be bigger because the shelter looks small and if it is more spacious, people can put more things in the shelter.
How thick should the walls be?
The walls should be very thick, roughly between a meter thick, and made of tungsten. They should be thick so they can withstand aggressive winds and strong water currents. Also because of the wind or water pressure will not break the wall.
How will people get into the shelter? How big will the opening be?
The entrance of the shelter is 3.3 meter tall and 2.3 meters wide so that in case of an emergency, everybody can enter.
Do you need windows? How big/small should they be?
There should be windows so that the people inside the emergency shelter are aware of what is happening and can identify if it is safe to exit the emergency shelter. The windows should be fairly small, about 1.5 meters so that people can see out of them clearly.
Today for reading we did an task called the table mat information.
First my group read a book called white water action. After when we were done reading we found 3 keywords. Next when we 've found the 3 keywords, you have to defined it and find an image to go with it.
After we've done finding keywords we had to find 4 facts about the book.
After that we have to write key questions. Key questions are about the author, What was the author thinking before writeing his book. Then we wrote questions we would ask.
I really enjoyed this task because I learnt new things when doing kayak racing.
LI - To build vocabulary
2D shapes are flat shapes that have face and corners such as squaes, triangles, and circles. 3D shapes have many faces, vertics, and edges sjuch as cubes, cylinders, prism, and sphere. Vertics are where edges and sidesmeet. Edges are lines helping form a side.
The relationship beteen 2D and 3D are sort of the same but 2D only has 2 dimentions and 3D have 3 dimentions. For example: Sqaue - Cube, Trangle - Trianguler Prsim and pyramid.
Reflection is flipping the shape ot the oppostie way depending on where the shape will be put. Rotation is just turnning the shape clockwise so you could get another image of the shape.
LI- To self inquire in to an area of maths.
