SLJ Activity | Narwhal Poster

Our task today was to create a poster explaining what Narwhals are and some facts about it. Narwhals are a small toothed whale that can be found in deep waters and their scientific name is monodon monoceros. 1 fact I learnt about Narwhals is that they only eat fishes, shrimps, squids, and many other sea animals. Did you know that Narwhals are 940 kgs?

Gingerbread House

For the past few weeks we have creating a gingerbread house only using cardboard as our base. First we researched how Gingerbread houses became a Christmas traditional, and we found out that during the eleventh century european people first baked gingerbread houses. Gingerbread houses got so famous that it was permitted to only be baked on christmas and easter which is how it became a christmas tradition. We then construted our house and when it was finished we presented it to our class. Something we found challenging was building our structure for our roof, but we found a cure which was to put 2 triangles on each side of the roof. 

 

 

SLJ Activity 3 | Word Search

Our task today was to complete this word search and create our own. Unfortunately the link did not work for me. The word search had words relating to the beach and the sea, some words were placed diagonal, horizontal, vertical and upside down. What I found challenging was some words were hard to read because it was upside down.

SLJ Activity 1 | Warning Stonefish Poster

Our first activity for the Summer Learning Journey was to create a warning poster about the stonefish. Did you know that Stonefish are known to be the most venomous fish in the world and that they are very fast at catching its prey? While creating this poster, I found out that Stonefish are able to attack its prey in 0.015 seconds.

Exploring AI in Writing

We used Papyrus AI to help us write a narrative combining the fairy tales of Snow White and the Little Red Riding Hood. We learnt that Papyrus AI is a generative AI and it predicts the next step using the patterns and the large language model. I really liked using Papyrus AI because it was easy to understand and it gave me feedback straight away which helped me improve my story.  I really liked using Papyrus AI because it was easy to understand and it gave me feedback straight away. Something I found challenging was that it kept giving me suggestions, even when I didn’t need it. 

Snow White and the Red Rival

Once upon a time, there was a lonely girl named Snow White who lived in a grand palace. Snow White was a quiet person who loved playing sports, especially rugby. Her life took an unexpected turn when her father remarried, bringing a new stepmother and a young girl named Little Red Riding Hood into their lives. Initially, Snow White was more excited than nervous about having someone new to play with.

Both Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood shared a passion for sports, yet their interests differed greatly. While Snow White loved rugby, Little Red Riding Hood was an avid netball enthusiast. It wasn’t long before their differences sparked a heated debate over which sport was superior. The argument turned sour, with Little Red Riding Hood saying hurtful things that left Snow White storming off to her room.

Concerned, Snow White’s father tried to console her, even buying her the latest season’s rugby kit, but his efforts fell short. Unknown to him, the new Queen, driven by selfishness, plotted with Little Red Riding Hood to rid themselves of Snow White. They devised a cunning plan, disguising themselves as old women selling apples laced with poison.

The next morning, defying her father’s warnings, Snow White was swayed by the disguised pair at the palace door. Taking a bite from the apple, she collapsed, unconscious. Proud of their deceit, the Queen and Little Red Riding Hood revealed their true selves, leaving Snow White motionless.

When Snow White’s father returned and found her on the floor, he sprang into action, using all his love and determination to revive her. Miraculously, Snow White awoke, much to the shock of her stepmother and stepsister at breakfast the following day. Realising the betrayal, her father confronted the Queen and Little Red Riding Hood. Despite his affection for the Queen, he chose to banish them from the castle.

Snow White’s father apologised for not acting sooner, and with their presence gone, Snow White felt like the happiest girl in the world. She and her father continued their lives in peace, free from the shadows of the past, living happily ever after.

 

Current Events International

Our task was to create a map explaining some of the current events happening throughout the world. We used different sites to find our information such NZ Herald, Kea Kids NZ and many more. An example of a current event is that Bronny James joins his fathers in the NBA on the 22nd of October, he finished with 1 rebound. In his in preseason game against the Warriors, he scored 17 points with four rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block in 35 minutes.

I enjoyed this task because I learnt about the different events happening around the world.

Tokelau Language Week

For Tokelauan language week we created a DLO with 10 facts we found interesting about Tokelau. We researched and looked on different websites to find interesting facts to share on our DLO. 2 facts I found interesting was that Tokelau is a home to many native speices such as graceful spurge, coconut palm tree, and birds nest fern.  Tokelauan is the most frequently spoken language in Tokelau, with English as close second, and about 45% of the population can speak Samoan.

 

Area of a Circle

Our task was to find the area of a circle. The formula for finding the area is pi x r2. R stands for radius and is the line that goes from one side of the circle to the middle and pi is approximately 3.14. To find the area of a circle, you have to do pi x r2. If the radius was 6cm, you would have to do the radius sqared so 6×6 =36 x pi (3.14). The answer is 36 x 3.14 which gives us the answer of 113.04.

Circumference of a Circle

We learnt about circumference of a circle which is the perimeter of the circle. The formula for finding the Circumference is pi x diamter or pi x radies x 2 . The diamtere is the line that goes through the centre of the circle fully. The radius is the line the goes from one side of  the circle to the centre and Pi is approximately 3.14. To find the circumference you have to multiply pi (3.14) by the diameter. For example if the diameter is 5cm it will be 5 x 3.14 = 15.7. Another way to find the Circumference of a circle if the circle only shows the radius, is to do pi x radius x 2 . For example, if the radius is 4, you have to multiply 4 by 2. Now, do 8 x pi (8 x 3.14), which is 25.12.