Korean New Year

Yesterday, we researched and wrote about the Chinese New Year. Today, we got to choose what New Year we want to research and write about. I chose the Korean New Year because I already knew a bit about it. My favorite part was researching about it because I got to see how Korean celebrate New Year. The hardest part was writing all of the facts down. To be BTB, I could have wrote more facts about different sub-topics.

Converting fractions to decimals.

Yesterday, we played a game about converting fractions to decimals. Today, we made a Google drawing about converting fractions to decimals.
My favorite part was making it look pretty and actually converting the fractions to decimals. The hardest part for me was pasting it onto a new blog post because it kept playing up. To be BTB, I could have added how I did the maths.

Thursday Maths

All about Chinese New Year Traditions

WALT: write about the Chinese new year traditions.
First, we researched about the Chinese new year traditions then wrote facts about them. My favorite part was researching the traditions. The hardest part was writing the facts down in my own words. Next time, to be BTB, I could have added more information about different topics.

 

What's your star sign?

This is a slide on all of the star signs. I am a Capricorn. I made it with Miro G, Lucy, and the help of the Internet.
It was hard to find information. My favorite part was finding the Capricorn facts. To be BTB, we could have made it prettier or put more facts.
 

Maths activity for today

This is the maths activity for today. I covered up all of the even numbers.
It was hard to write down paths through the numbers because I kept forgetting them.
My favorite part was drawing the paths at the end with polyline. To be BTB, I could have written down more paths.

WarriorCat quiz

This is my Blog Contract blog post. I chose to make a quiz. WarriorCats is a series of books. Comment what your cat is.
It was hard to find pictures of the cats; Hollyleaf is kinda brown. My favorite part was writing the descriptions for each cat. To be BTB, I could have somehow explained what a WarriorCat was.

My Calender for the future

These are my dates for the future. I chose them because they are special to our family/me. It was hard to find a way to display my dates for the future. My favorite date is probably either the bonfire one or my birthday because we haven't done either in a while. To be BTB, I could have made it more clear to read because it is very blurry.

Camerons beach

This is my writing about a special place for our family. It is based on a true event. The place is Camerons beach. The hardest part was editing. My favorite part was writing and blogging it. To be BTB, I could have said where it was in the text.


“Hurry up Miro!” Rewa yelled as she sped past me on her bike. I smiled to myself and changed gears. The next thing Rewa saw was a bike speeding past her. I stuck my tongue out at her and she glared at me. “Put your bikes down here, girls!” Mum yelled from behind us. I skidded to a halt and Rewa followed suit. The sand felt squishy underneath my feet. I looked behind me where Dad and Mum were laying their bikes and Rewa was pulling off her shoes. I grinned. “Mum!” I yelled. Mum turned around. “What is it?” She said, coming towards me. “Can we go for a swim?” I asked. Mum frowned. “The tide might pull you in,” she said. I inwardly sighed then put on my pleading face. “Awwww! But-” “No buts!” she said sternly and walked away to make a place to cook our sausages. Although she had said no now, I knew she would say yes later. It was just a matter of picking the correct time…

“Ready?” Dad yelled from down the beach. “Yes!” I shouted back. Then, like a bird taking flight, my blue kite soared into the air. Dad whooped. I grinned. Then I made the kite do a double-tuck spin. Mum came over and took a photo. I looked over at the waves for a second, and then the kite came down with a boom. Rewa came running over. I sighed. I knew what was coming next. “Can I have a turn? Can I have a turn? Can I have a turn?” she said excitedly. I silently handed over the handles. Rewa smiled with glee. “Daaada?” she called. “Can you launch the kite?” Dad nodded and shook the sand out of the kite.

The fire crackled as I dropped sticks and paper into the hungry flames. “Clear out!” Dad said as he put the sausages above the flames. “From now on,” he added, “No children are allowed in this boundary.” He drew a semi-circle around the fire and food. Rewa, being Rewa, crept around the other side of the boundary and stepped inside. “Rewa…” Mum warned. Rewa grumbled and stepped out of the border. I decided to wait a bit longer before asking Mum about swimming. After we finished our sausages, Dad decided to fly the big 2.4 kite. It went up in a blaze of orange. A Dad guided it over our heads, I decided to ask Mum about swimming again. “Mum,” I ventured. “Can we go for a swim? I promise we bought a spare change of clothes!” Mum sighed and mumbled something that sounded a bit like “The spare change of clothes that I carried here.” Then she said, “As long as you stay in our line of sight and don’t go too deep.” I silently whooped, then yelled out to Rewa.

“Reeeewa!” I called. “Do you want to go for a swim?” Rewa came running over. “Yaa!” she said eagerly. So we changed into T-shirts and shorts, then ran into the waves. Dad was still flying the kite, and Mum was taking photos of him. “Weeee!” Rewa yelled as she splashed through the water. Then she tripped. And fell. And stood up soaking wet. I stifled a laugh. Rewa glared at me, but I could tell that it was half-hearted. I ran deeper into the water and yelled out, “Catch me if you can!” Rewa wrung out her T-shirt, then leaped after me. I laughed. “Don’t go too deep!” Mum called after us. “We won’t!” I called back. Then I leaped headfirst into a wave.

It was cold underneath the wave. As my head broke through the top of the wave, I realized how windy it actually was. "Brrrrr," I said to myself. Rewa splashed/waddled over. “Now we’re both wet!” she said happily. Over on the beach, I could nearly hear Mum sigh.

I dived into the waves three more times. Then Mum’s voice cut through the air. “Time to go kiddo’s!” she yelled. So Rewa and I ran back through the waves towards the beach. When we got back to the beach, we dried ourselves and changed into our other clothes. Then we biked along the wet sand near the water back to the trail.

The end

My Art of the year.

This is my art of the year. The lesson I learned was that all of these words are life to me. You will probably have different words.
The hardest part was writing all of the words down. My favorite part was remembering all of the memories the words brought with them. My favorite words are "Sing", "Excited" and "Boat". To be BTB, I could have made it more interesting to look at.

 

Interview with Grandma

This is the interview I conducted with my Grandma. I emailed her the questions and she emailed them back. It was hard to write the answers because I had to change them so that they weren't directed to me and to my blog readers. My favorite part was making the background. To be BTB (better than before) I could have made it prettier, e.g, added different fonts.

Maths slide

WALT: identity how many 10s, 100s, and 1000s are in a 7 digit number.
This is my maths slide on identifying 10s, 100s, and 1000s. It was really easy because I already knew how to do the figuring out. My favorite part was adding a bit of color. To be BTB, I could have done 10000s as well.

My maths video

This is my video on how to do the compensation strategy. I made it on WeVideo. It was hard to make the actual video because it took a lot of time. My favorite part was actually blogging it. To be BTB, I could have made it prettier/cooler.

 

Matariki book review

This is my book review on "The stolen stars of Matariki". It was hard to write down how I felt about the book and character. My favorite part was putting the pictures on and making the background. To be BTB, I could have made it easier to read or prettier.

 

Matariki video

This is my Matariki news report. It was hard to say the words correctly. I still don't have all of the words correct. My favorite part was writing the script. To be BTB, I could have practiced the words more.

Addition and subtraction maths slide

This is my addition and subtraction maths slide. It was hard to figure out some of the answers because I had never done that sort of thing before. My favorite part was actually blogging it. To be BTB, I could have checked with the buddy the answer.

The stolen stars of Matariki new ending.

This is my new ending for the stolen stars of Matariki. It was hard to choose an ending to write about and to remember the Maori names. My favorite part was actually writing it. To be BTB, I could have said where in the book it started at.

Patupaiarehe are the fairy people of Aotearoa. They don't like sunlight; they live in woody hills. They catch stars for their cloaks.


Brainstorming

They could have used a torch to scare the patupaiarehe away
They could have delayed the patupaiarehe by hiding their agate so that they looked for it and then the sun would come up and they would leave the stars
They could ask the patupaiarehe to tell them about themselves so that they forget about the stars and then the sun would come up and they would run away
They could pretend to be stars and trick the patupaiarehe so they could lead them away from the actual stars

The actual ending

“Oh no!” Grandma said. “It’s those naughty Patupaiarehe! They’ve been stealing stars again!” Just then, they heard giggling and laughing. They slowly crawled up the stony bank and peered over. Down at the water's edge, there was a group of Patupaiarehe. They were dancing around a net with two white, glowing stones inside. Grandma gasped. “Those are the stolen stars!” she exclaimed. “Without those stars, it’ll be hard to know when it is time to stop eeling and rest for winter!” Sam and Te Rerehua gasped.  “We have to get them back!” said Te Rerehua. “But how?” whispered Sam. “Well, Patupaiathehe don’t like sunlight; it burns their delicate white skin,” Grandma said thoughtfully. “Maybe we can stall them until the sun comes up!” “Good idea, Grandma!” Sam said. “But how do we stall them?” They thought and thought until Te Rerehua exclaimed “I’ve got it; we’ll ask them to tell us about themselves! Then they’ll forget about the time and the sun will come up…” “And they’ll run away!” finished Sam. “Good idea kids!” said Grandma. So Sam and Te Rerehua crept over the stony bank and towards the Patupaiarehe. The Patupaiarehe stopped dancing and laughing as soon as the kids came close. “Wow!” Sam said loudly. “Did you catch that star?” Te Rerehua smiled. “You must be very strong to pull that down from the sky!” she said. The Patupaiarehe puffed out their chests and began boating on how strong or clever or good looking they were. They basted for so long that they didn’t notice the sun peeking over the horizon. “Oh look!” exclaimed Te Rerehua. “The sun!” The Patupaiarehe began shrieking. “Run for the hills!” they yelled to each other. Within seconds, all the Patupaiarehe were running away from the glow of the sun, and towards the hills. Grandma emerged from behind the stony bank. “Kai pai te Mahi!” she exclaimed. “You two were very brave!” “But how do we get the stars back into the sky?” pondered Sam. Grandma grinned. “I know just the thing,” she said slyly. “Pōua!” she called. “Can you throw these stars back into the sky?” Pōua grinned. He knew just what to do. He hooked his gaff onto Pohutukawa. “Stand back!” he said to Sam and Te Rerehua. Then he flung Pōhutukawa back into the sky. The star left a shimmering arc behind, then bounced into its place. Pōua did the same for Hiwa-i-te-Rangi and it too left a shimmering arc behind, then bounced back into its place. Pōua smiled. Then he began walking home with his newly caught bag of eels and their newly collected agate. They would dry nicely in the sun. It was going to be a great day.

Brain-twisters

 Try to solve these brain-twisters. I made some of them up. There are hard ones and easy ones.
 The hardest part was thinking them up My favorite part was writing hints. To be BTB, I could have   written more brain-twisters.
 Comment the answers.

 

How to make chocolate sandwich cookies

This is my blog on how to make a sweet snack. They are delicious, whether with butter or peanut butter. It wasn't hard to do anything because I got the recipe from a Christmas cooking magazine. My favorite part was making and eating them, and they were gone in three seconds.
Try to follow the recipe and them yourself!

Things to do when you are "bored" or in isolation

This is my slide of things to do when you are "bored" or in isolation. I made it because I was bored.
The hardest part was thinking up things to do because not everybody has a trampoline, a jungle gym, and a swing. My favorite part was actually writing down the ideas because I did some som of them. Comment the ones you do.