Year: 2023

Hello everyone reading! Today I did the ping pong battle kick start challenge. I found this task very fun because I got to create my own game with a ping pong. I called it ping pong punishment because in every cup their is a different punishments! I really enjoyed doing this task because I found it fun but challenging because this was the 3rd game I tried! My favourite part was battling with my sister which unfortunately she won! But it was a good game to play on a rainy day like it is here today! What is your favourite thing to do on a rainy day? Next time I think I would add more punishments because today there were only 4 in this game. Please let me know if the links don’t work because i’m not sure if they will. The links are for how to play Ping Pong Punishment, our battle and me designing my game. Thank you for reading, blog to you later!

Ka Kite!

My design

How to play?

Our battle

Hey blog readers, today I did the under the sea kick start task. I choose the turtle aas one of my sea creatures because I think turtles a very fascinating creatures and i’ve always wanted to swim with one and I choose the  tingray because I the they are very cool and big animals. On our family trip to Australia we got to pat stingrays at sea world and they LOVED pats! I also choose Spongebob because under the sea reminded me of him so I thought he could also be in my animation. My favourite part was deciding what was going to happen so I could move my characters so it would come together. Next time I think I would use different sea creatures. I personally love going swimming I think it is so fun! Where’s your favourite place to go swimming? Thanks for reading todays blog post, I’ll blog to you later!

Ka Kite!

Today I did the bug of the year step it up task. I chose the common tussock butterfly because the orange wings were noticeable to me when I was searching for my bug. I learnt that even bugs that bite or look yuck actually help us humans with different things. My favourite part was getting to find my bug because there were so many of them to choose from. The part I found tricky was getting all the information but as a result of that I learnt a lot about my bug. Next time I think I would choose a different bug like a  type of ant or spider. Whats your favourite insect? I hope you enjoyed todays blog post, blog to you later!

Ka Kite!

Today I had a go at Viola the Bird. I enjoyed this task because it was fun to make my own music. My song reminds me of opera because of the sound the instrument made. Ode to joy is an ode (song) written in the summer of 1784 by a German poet, playwright, and historian (Friedrich Schiller).  I enjoyed learning about what an ode was because at first I wasn’t sure but now I no it’s a poem that is meant to be sung. I think I could have made a better song on Viola the Bird but I enjoyed experimenting the different sounds it made. Do you play a instrument? Thank for reading todays blog post, blog to you Later!

Nga Mihi Annabel

Link to My Song

Today I created my own summer beach scene! I think this has been my favourite task so far because I LOVE going to the beach with my dog (Maggie) which is why I put a lady walking her dog! I learnt how to make the suns reflection in the water and how to make clouds with shapes. I found it tricky to make the palm trees because all the shapes were in specific places and I think I can make my palm trees look better next time. This task was challenging but very fun I really enjoyed creating my own beach scene! What is your favourite thing to do with your family at the beach?

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Today me and my family played the snakes and ladders game. I enjoyed rejogging my mind on all the timestables. I lost by a lot because I kept landing on snakes, but it was a close game between my mum, my sister and my aunty. I found this activity fun because I haven’t done timestables in a while and I liked doing it with my family. The game is simple all you have to do it answer the multiplication questions and roll the dice. If you land on a ladder you can climb up the ladder but if you land on a snake you have to slide back down. I found it tricky to think of different timetables for my own game, but overall I enjoyed this task! What is your favourite game to play with your family? Enjoy your Christmas break!

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Today in Toroa class we did a summer learning journey task. For this task we either created a Kie Kie or a Ta’ovala both are traditional clothing from Tonga.  Kie Kie for example  they have 2 different types, one is for occasions such as weddings or birthdays and the other one is for funerals and it’s the same for Ta’ovala. They are also a sign of respect to their culture in Tonga because when they arrived at their land they weren’t in appropriate clothing so they tore their sail and made them in what we now know as Ta’ovala. The chief was so impressed at what they did to show respect so now that is what they wear as their cultural clothing. Kie Kie is very similar but it is a woman version with different accessories. I enjoyed designing my own Kie Kie and thinking of colours and shapes. Next time I think I would make it look a little bit more like the colours they wear in Tonga. Does your culture have a special clothing?

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Today in Toroa class we explored a new website for the summer learning journey. The website was called groovy pizza and on groovy pizza you created your own beats and different types of music. Part of the task was we also created our own album cover for our song. My favourite part was listening to my friends amazing music that they made and listening and then changing my own. Next time I think I would spend more time having a look on the website so the outcome of my song was better. Overall I really enjoyed creating my own music and learning about different artists when they created theirs. Have you ever created your own music?

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Today I created a superhero for the summer learning journey. I chose nature as her power because I thought it would represent New Zealand the best because there is lots of native plants in NZ. I enjoyed describing her and deciding her powers. I found it challenging to be very specific so it generated the superhero I wanted and thinking of her name. I think next time I would take more time in describing my superhero. Have you ever created your own superhero?

I hope you enjoyed this weeks blog post, blog to you next time!