As I See It

Today room 3 have created wool and nail art with Mr Wiseman. It was really easy and we did it in 2 steps. First  step was to get our template of our star and 11 nails. We had to sit on the floor and hammer the nails in on each corner and one in the middle. Luckily we got an extra nail making it easier to hang up. The next step was to remove our template then to get our yarn and wrap them around each nail. I want to come back to this station to make the waka wool and nail art and make a big waka.

Character Descriptions

This presentation was to help the extension people understand how to show not tell what there characters are like.

Algebra

This week in maths we are learning about algebra and strategies on how to solve them.

New Zealand At War

This week Aoraki have been trying to make connections between stories about Anzac history. We have also been learning about comparing the similarities and differences in the text. I paired up with Brooklyn to do the linking between the stories.   

Book Review

This is a review on Super Diaper Baby 2. I found it really interesting.

Fiafia

Tonight, Pt England School is going to have it’s annual Fiafia where all the students families can come and watch their child perform. Fiafia has been happening ever since 1996 and had been happening every second year. 2013 and 2014 are the only 2 years we had fiafia in a row. There are various cultural groups performing as well as Hip Hop, Circus Circus, Rock Band and Western. Today is just a run through of where the groups have to sit and what order they go in to perform.

This year I have decided to join Niuean. The first time I performed for fiafia I was in the Cook Island group. First we practised every Thursday but these 2 weeks we have been practising Monday through to Thursday every time after lunch. We have been practising in Miss Lavakula classroom. In my group I am a leader with Ashley, Juliet, Stevenson, Dartanian and T.J. My role is to show all the dance moves to the kids who don’t remember it and to yell luie before we do our dance.

Our Item song is Together For Generations, a haka made by Dartanians mum and a welcoming song. The last time we did it it took us 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Juliet, Ashley and I came up with some of the dance moves for Together For Generations. I am in the second row directly in the middle.

Tomorrow I am looking forward to the delicious food stalls and watching my friends performance. Sadly it’s only my sister, my dad and I going because my big sister has to stay back and look after my mum as she is pregnant.

How I learn and How my parents Learn

Doing this compare and contrast has made me understand that we are very lucky to be learning on chromebooks and that we should be very appreciative.