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!