Persuasive Writing

This term we have been learning about persuasive writing. I chose to do my writing about why kid should get out doors more. Here it is.


Why Kids Should Get Outdoors More

These days technology does everything for us! It makes everyone so lazy! In this text I will tell you why kids should get outdoors and should stop relying on technology.

Firstly, you get more exercise. To get more exercise you could: play sport, run around the block or if you have a dog you can take it for a walk.

Secondly, you will be happier. It is scientifically proven that light can change how you’re feeling, more light means more smiles. To top that it is also scientifically proven that physical activity lowers stress levels and helps you to relax.

Lastly, you heal faster. A study shows that people healing from spinal surgery experience less stress and pain, and took fewer pain medications while exposed to natural light. An older study shows that a view out of a hospital window can change how quickly you recover (nature vs brick wall: nature wins).

So as you can see by all of the health benefits of getting outdoors you’re better off going for a bush walk than playing on your PS4.

It was really fun writing our Persuasive Writing.

Jesse Tree

This week the Year Fives have been doing Jesse Tree prayers. Jesse Tree prayers are prayers that we do each day and the Year Fives would read four readings each day and we would put an ornament for each reading on the a Tree called the Jesse Tree. Then after the readings two Year Fives will read out to goals for the day. I really enjoy listening to the readings.

Year 6 Art

This term all of the year sixes have been making art about our time at Good Shepherd. We made it by use A3 paper and dying it. Then we drew silhouettes of some thing that we thought that represented our time at Good Shepherd. Then we cut out black block letters that formed a word representing our time at Good Shepherd. I did a my dye background sunset colors, my silhouette was of a whale surrounded by fish and my word was 'fun'. It was really fun making my art and looking at each others art.

Sherbet Experiment

Today in class we did a science experiment. We made sherbet and tested what quantity of ingredients made the best sherbet. The ingredients we used were icing sugar, citric acid, tartaric acid and baking soda. Our first combination was 1 part icing sugar, 1 part citric acid, 1 part tartaric acid and 1 part baking soda, it was too bubbly. Our best combination was 5 part icing sugar, 0.5 part citric acid, 0.5 part tartaric acid and 0.5 part baking soda. It was really fun making sherbet and finding the best combination of ingredients.

Graduation Mass

Last night the whole school had the end of year/Graduation Mass. Since I am a Year Six I was Graduating, all the Year Sixes performed a dance that we had been practicing for ages. I also did one of the prays of the faithful. At the end of the mass all the Year Sixes got a photo of all of us together which was really cool. I really enjoyed performing the dance and reading the prayer.

Split Enz Concert Ticket

For our passport activities one of the tasks I did was create a concert ticket for New Zealand band or singer from the past, I chose the Split Enz. I made the tour in 1974 and they went to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

 

Code Club Magazine

This term at Code club we have been making magazines with code . We got to choose what the topic of the magazine was. I choose to make the topic of my magazine comics. It was really fun learning how to code magazines the hardest part was putting the pictures in the right place.  

Sports Assembly

Today we had a whole school assembly and I presented at it. During the assembly kapa haka, choir and Irish dancing groups performed, athletics certificates were presented to. Since I am in the kapa haka group I performed the songs we performed my favorite thing we performed was the haka. I got five certificates for athletics I got one for 1st place one for 2nd and 3 for 3rd. It was really fun performing and watching the other groups perform.

Potato Gun Experiment

Today we did a science experiment. We made potato guns out of straws, skewers and of course potatoes. We were trying to test what angle was best for making the potato guns shot the bits of potato. The way the potato guns were meant to work was you would stab each end of the straw into the potato so that each end of the straw had had a bit of potato in it, then with the skewer push one of the bits of potato slowly so that the air pressure builds up and then after the air pressure gets to strong the other bit of potato flies out of the straw. Well that's what was meant to happen but the straws were to bendy and when they bent they weren't air tight so the air pressure couldn't build up. 

NZ Music Month Add

This term we have been working on passport tasks, passport tasks are tasks on a sheet called a passport they are in six category's each activity is gives you a certain amount of points, each year there is a different theme to the activity's this year is NZ music. one the activity's I did was a add for NZ Music Month, I made it on scratch. Here it is. 

St Peters Orchestra

Last week the St Peter's College symphonic and string orchestras came to school to play us some of the music they had been learning. My favorite song they played was the James Bond theme. They also taught us about the different instruments, my favorite instrument was the trumpet because it sounded really cool. It was really fun listening to the music that they played and learning about the different instruments.

Cultural Festival

On Saturday most of the kapa haka group performed at the Eden/Albert Cultural festival at Rocket park. there was tons of good food for us to buy before we performed, I had some dumplings, a bowl of stir fry noodles and slushie. When it was time for us to perform I was a bit nervous at first but after a while I found it was really fun. It was really cool watch the other performances and performing.

beak experiment

Today we did a science experiment. We were try to test which beaks were best for which job. The way we tested this was, with different types of forceps trying to pick up different objects, including: skittles as berry's, gummy worms as worms and paper as leaves. My group prediction was that the flat forceps would be best at picking up the paper and skittles because they can get underneath the paper and skittles we also thought that pointy forceps would be best at picking up the gummy worms because they can stab them and pick them up. My groups prediction was correct! It was really fun testing the our prediction and most importantly eating the lollies.

Comics

Today Mr Drummond came into school to teach us about writing and drawing comics. My comic was called Iron-man but not the super hero, like the sort of iron you use for ironing, geddit. I really enjoyed making characters and the comics they were in. I found the hardest part of making comics the was showing the characters personality in the comics.

Pede Patterns

Today we learnt about patterns by making creatures called pede (pede also means legs). Then we tried finding the rule for the pede pattern. My pede's rule was: pede x 3 + 2 = total squares. I really enjoyed making my pede and figuring out the rule.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ↑                     ↑      ↑             ↑     ↑     ↑
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Bike Safety Program

Today we did a bike safety program. We learnt about how to make sure our bikes and helmets are safe to use. Then we learnt how to be safe while riding our bikes. After that we played a few games. I really enjoyed learning how to be safe while riding on roads.

Kia Kaha

Today we learnt about Kia Kaha. We learnt that bullying is not OK and we are all unique so we need to accept each over for our differences. We made shields that said how we are unique and what makes our class special then we decorated them. It was really fun making the shields and decorating them.

My Favorite Code club Session

Over the past 7 weeks we have been learning how to code in code club. My favorite session was the free chose session were I made a 2D game with levels. Here it is.

Cultural Assembly

Today we performed dances and songs that we have been learning this week as part of Cultural week. My class performed a two Japanese songs and a fan dance. It was really fun watching everyone perform and performing. We also made a poster with the songs on it. This is mine.

Cultural Performances

Today Mangawhau Pacific island and Maori groups came to our school. They performed  some songs and dances. one of the dances they had only praticed three times and it was really good. It was cool to watch them perform.

 Today Panmure Chinese Association also came to school. They performed two dances for us. They were really graceful. I really enjoyed watching both groups perform perform.

Ransom Note

This week at code club we made a ransom note with code. the program we used is called trinket.
 This is the one I made.

Code club week 7

This week at code club we learnt how to make a comic on html. It takes a long but when you finish it looks super cool. This is the one I made.

Author Visit

Today an author came to visit our school. His name Raymond Huber. He has written lots of books including: Sting, Wings and Flight of the Honey Bee. A lot of his books are about bees. It was really fun learning about his books and how he writes them.

Komodo dragon

This week we have been making slideshows about reptiles. I did my slide  on the komodo dragon.
Komodo dragons are biggest lizard in the world. I learnt lots about the komodo dragon. This is my slide.

Platypus Infomation Report

Platypus probably the weirdest animal ever. In this information report I will tell you about why they are so strange.

Looks
Platypus look like a cross between a beaver, a duck and a otter. They have a duck’s bill, a beaver’s tail and an otter’s legs and body.

Habitat
The platypus lives in streams around eastern Australia. But they also build burrows to keep safe from predators.

Predators
The platypuses predators include hawks, eagles, owls, crocodiles, goannas, foxes and dogs.

But luckily they are not endangered.

Pregnancy
Platypus are pregnant for 10 - 14 days. They are the only mammal to lay eggs.

Diet
Platypus diet includes freshwater shrimp, annelid worms and freshwater gabby.

See! This is why I think platypus are so weird.

Cyber Safety

In class we have been learning about cyber safety and what information is private and whats public. To show our learning we got chose how to present it. My friends Benny, Peter and I made a slideshow, here it is.

Reptile Info Report

This week we did information reports on a reptile of our chose. I did mine on the komodo dragon. Komodo dragons are a very big lizard from the islands of Komodo in indonesia.

The Eel and the Flounder

In reading we learnt about different myths from the Pacific islands. We made slideshows retelling a myth. My friend Otis and I did the Eel and the Flounder a myth from the Islands of Tuvalu, it is their creation story.

Abraham & Sarah

Today in class learnt about the story of Abraham & Sarah, at the start of the the story the are referred to as Abra & Sari. Then we split up into two groups, one group made a slideshow about the story but it was set in the present day and the other group did a play. I was in the group that made a slide here it is.

Mini BB Fair

Today was the Mini BB Fair. The 2 B's stand for books and baking. I bought 1 book, 2 biscuits, 3 cupcakes and 4 scones. The reason we had the BB Fair was to raise money for a mural on the power box, we managed to raise enough money. It was a really fun day.

Grandparents Day

Today was Grandparents Mass. At mass I did a big reading. After mass there was tons of food to buy. I bought 6 cupcakes, 1 sausage and 3 biscuits.  I really enjoyed Grandparents Day.

Drawing Angles

In class today we learnt how use a protractor to draw and measure angles. A protractor is like a ruler for measuring angles. I found a it bit tricky at first but after a while I got the hang of it. An angle smaller than 90 is called an acute angle. An angle between 90 and 180 degrees is called an obtuse angle. An angle over 180 degrees is called a reflex angle. I loved learning about different angles.

Hauora - Helping Hands

In class today we learnt about hauora or well being. There are 4 types of hauora - mental, physical, spiritual and social. We learnt about what can damage your hauora and who can help you mend it. We made Helping Hands, a Helping Hand is a hand were you write hauora in the palm and on each of the fingers you write one person who can help you mend your hauora. I enjoyed learning about hauora and making the Helping Hands.

Dye Experiment

Today we did an experiment using dye. The experiment was whether dye soak into a wet paper towel or a dry one. I thought that it would soak into the wet one more but as the experiment went on I quickly released I was wrong because with the wet paper it was like water trying to soak into a wet sponge. so in conclusion dry paper wins!

Mary Mackillop Day

Today was the feast day of St Mary Mackillop. Since she was the founder of our school, we went to mass. After mass we did some dot painting. Dot paint is when you get a cotton bud and dip in some paint, you use the cotton bud to make dots around a shape in this case a picture of Mary Mackillop.

once you have made a full circle of the shape repeat with a different color. I really enjoyed use my imagination in the dot painting.

Animal Classification

Today we learnt about how animals are classified into groups. Animals are either vertebrates (which means they have a spine) or invertebrates (which don't have a spine).

Invertebrates are animals like jellyfish, crabs, insects and octopus.


Vertebrates are put into five groups. They are mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians. Mammals have fur or hair and give birth to live young. Birds have feathers and lay hard eggs. Reptiles are cold blooded and lay soft eggs. Amphibians breathe through their skin and need to keep their skin moist. Fish breathe through gills and have fins.

5 examples of each type:

Mammals: dog, cat, human, seal, walrus

Birds: peacock, sparrow, raven, pigeon, kiwi

Fish: gold fish, tuna, snapper, shark, sea horse

Reptiles: chameleon, crocodile, alligator, snake, turtle

Amphibians: newt, frog, toad, salamander, caecilian

Hansel and Gretel

In drama this term we have been learning about the elements of drama. This week we split into groups and performed scene from Hansel and Gretel. I played Gretel.

Limerick

In class we learnt about limericks. A limerick is type of funny poem, here is one I made.

There was once a man called Charles Dickens.
who had a lot  of very big chickens.
They pecked at his feet.
So he turn them into meat.
That was the end of his chickens.

Ode to Chicken pox

In class we have been making odes. An ode is a type of poem that usually dedicated to something you love but I decided to do one about something I hate!

To chicken pox
You are the baddest of all bad things
Having you is like having a swarm of mosquitoes under your skin
You are the plague
I know you are annoying me on purpose
You are evil chicken pox, how I hate you! 

Maori Phrases

In class we have been learning Maori phrases, here are some I have learnt.

Hi -kia ora

Hang in there -kia mau

Awesome -ka mau te wehi.

I like these phrases because they are useful to know. 

Food Circle

In class we have been learning about having a healthy diet. We made food circles. A food circle is a pie graph of what foods you should eat more of and what food you should eat less of. You should eat more fruit, veges and carbs. Here is the one I made. 

Life Cycle of a Little Blue Penguin

You know they’re cute, you know they’re tiny, but do you know their life cycle? That's what I’m going to explain.

Incubation Time

It all starts off with an egg not unlike the one of a chicken, 70mm long 55mm wide to be precise. A chick spends between 32 to 68 days in an egg before hatching.

Chicks

When a chick hatches it is helpless, completely blind and instead of have waterproof feathers they are cover from head to toe in fluff, you may think that is cute but have to rely on their parents to keep them alive. After a few hours they can open their eyes, lift up their head and beg for food. Their parents must go out get them food. When the parents find food they eat it, then when they get back they regurgitate it into the chick’s open mouth.

Molting

When a chick becomes a young penguin it starts molting, which means it’s fluffy non-waterproof feathers start to fall off and they start to grow waterproof adult feathers, once they have finished molting they can leave their parents.

Then this penguin will go mate with another penguin, they will lay an egg starting the the life cycle all over and again.

X-Country

At school we had cross country. First was the year ones we all cheered for them, then the year twos, and so on. It was really hard but it was also really fun. I came 3rd. My sister came 2nd in her age group so both of us were going to zones, but sadly I was sick on the day so I couldn't go to zones.
 

Royal Jelly

 On the 29th of may the whole school gathered to see a play called Royal Jelly. It was about how we should look after bees and the rest of the environment. It was also about how bees are important in the ecosystem. I learnt all about the different jobs bees have.

Roll and Answer

Today in maths we played a game called Roll and Answer. It tests the skills we have learned this year like rounding, place value, addition and subtraction. My group did a board about rounding.

My Explanation Writing

Country Poster

In Reading we did posters about different countries. We did this to develop our research skills. I did mine on Wales. We had to fill in a sheet about the country and then decorate it. I think everyone learnt a lot about the country they did. I learnt a lot about Welsh history I learnt that the first rail way was built in Wales. I also really enjoyed drawing the flag.

My Poem About the Storm

I see uprooted trees blown over by fierce winds.
I feel the icy cold temperatures.
I smell the foul smell of my sister farting in fear.
I taste my delicious breakfast.
I hear the loud booming of the thunder.
What a big storm!

Lost - a narrative story

Once upon a time there was a penguin called Jerry and a whale called Bob they were Best friends.One day they were swimming in the antarctic ocean when they noticed the water seemed to be getting warmer and that the area they were in was not familiar. They started to panic “we’re lost!” cried Jerry. In the panic they started to swim around crazily.
If that wasn’t bad enough they both crashed into some coral. Just as they came to their senses a big giant huge massive shark called Tiny came swimming along and gave chase, Bob and Jerry swam as fast as they could. After what seemed like forever Tiny gave up because the water was getting colder and colder until it was freezing. Bob and Jerry realized that they were back in the antarctic! “What was that thing” said “Bob don’t know” said Jerry “but it sure was scary”.

Creating Graphs

During maths we have been learning about collecting data and presenting them on graphs digitally. Here is my presentation I created sharing some of my work.

Good Friday

In R.E my class learnt about symbols of Good Friday and did this in our books.

Pepeha

In Maori my class learnt about writing a pepeha this is what I made.

Kia ora

Ko aotearoa tōku whenua

Ko Tāmaki Makaurau tōku tāone

Ko Owairaka tōku maunga

Ko waitematā tōku moana

Ko Italy tōku waka

Ko Twose tōku iwa

Ko Graeme tōku papa

Ko Helen tōku mama

Ko Otis tōku ingoa

Manta rays

I did this during reading. My group were reading a book called 'Under Water Zoo' then we made a slide show about an animal that we could find in an aquarium and this is what I did.

Mantra

This term my class has been focusing on working together and positive thinking so we made mantras. This is what I made.

Effort Creates ability

Memoir

In writing my class learnt about writing a memoir poem. We read one by James K Baxter called The Town. This is the one I made.

The Farm

The farm was usual enough

It had a pond, a swamp, sheep, cows and a dog.

Me, myself and I did what Otis does: made plans to kill turkeys, watched TV, ran away from cows, chased sheep and played with Phoebe the dog. 

Doing nothing important.

Me

Hi my name is Otis.

I have a sister called Florence, she is really annoying.

My favourite sport is ,hockey I like swimming too.

I love burgers they are best food in the whole universe.

In my spare time I like to read or make comics.