Zaeeda-ELJ-#Day 2 (Never Lose Hope)

Day: 2 (Never Lose Hope)
Welcome to day to, I decided to mix it up and do it a little differently today. We have 2 activities to complete today so let's do them well. Like always they all have something to do with NZ. I'v been looking forward to doing more so let's start!

Activity 1 & 2: Our New Zealand Flag
For this task we had redesign the New Zealand flag. Our original flag was made in 1902 it's 115 years old. So it's been with us a while. Our New Flag must have the minor ability to spread hope throughout New Zealand as we continue the fight with COVID-19.


Here is the original New Zealand flag, it's got the union jack on the top left and on the right are 4 star that represent the southern cross. This however is not our first flag. This flag has belonged to our country for a long time. However many people have mistaken our flag for the Australian flag, and because of that people have tried to replace this flags many times.

Here is the redesigned version. The colour scheme changed from blue white and red to black and white. I changed the design quite a bit because our original flag looks very similar to other flags. The fern on the left represents the natural wonders of New Zealand. The southern cross is in the original so I just changed the colour, I wanted to keep something from the original. The last thing on the flag is a very simple map of New Zealand. I wouldn't even call it a map,it's basically just the shape of NZ. On most old maps New Zealand isn't on it or is said to be part of Australia. I think that this would be a good way to show that we aren't apart of Australia, but our own country!

The flag above was inspired by this black and white flag, I made in 2017. And the colour scheme of this flag was inspired by the all blacks, and the anchor represents Auckland the City of Sails. I think is was okay, for a 9 year old. But looking back at it, I don't see how it relate to all of New Zealand. It's more of a flag you would use while sailing or something. I think the newer flag is much more of and improvement. 




I think that the redesigned version would make a great flag, and would definitely remind Kiwis that NZ is a great place, and we will make it through hard times. We are one family and we are working to defeat this pandemic.

That brings us to an end of day 2. I think that this might've been my favourite day of all not just because of the number of tasks. I really enjoyed redesigning the the New Zealand flag. Even though I like it the way it is. It's really fun being creative and letting our ideas flow because the possibilities were endless.

Zaeeda-ELJ-#Day 1 (Kia Ora)

Since it's the holidays and this one came a bit early, The teachers decided to give us ways to keep learning during the holidays. It's also a way to be entertained, while we got into isolation. I had fun in day one all the tasks had something to do with NZ and I can't waiting to do more!

Room Decorating

Today, I got really bored and my mum had told me to clean my room. So whilst I was doing that, I found various pieces of paper. I finished cleaning my room and with the scrap piece of paper I turned into origami hearts. (I have a habit of doing that) But after I had finished I had lots of origami hearts, so I taped it to string and TA-DA I was given a new way to decorate my room. Enjoy!

Lock-down Laziness

Since, we've been in isolation this week, and for the next 3 weeks. Our teacher decided to give us a task that includes statics and the lock-down. So basically we had to share data on how life has been, things like how much time we spend on stuff and how much of our resources we use. So yeah, I shared what my family is usually doing during this time.

Te Whare Tapa Wha

Today is the last day of term and even though our school is online, we have still decided to end it on a positive note. This week we did some inquiry explaining our team 5 theme which is Te Whare Tapa Wha. Click the pictures on the side in order to see the slides the right way.

Ratio Thursday

Survivor

Awoken by the sound of the early morning jungle was a young man. As the sun peeked through the towering trees, he lay there feeling the warmth of the sun on his skin. The guy stood up, searching his mind for memories of the past. Leo was the name he went by, and no he doesn’t always wake up in the jungle.

His father was a wealthy businessman back in 1989. Now he’s dead, left his 15 year old son and behind with his wife. Leo’s mother hadn’t taken this new well, she became an devastated and always coming home late. Of course this became too much for Leo to bear, so at the age of 18 he ran away from home.

He left his dark and unhealthy childhood behind and made a fresh start. His studies took him to Philadelphia where he took up an apprenticeship, with a well-known scientist. Leo took Professor Lanzavecchia classes for a couple of years. His grades were sky high and he came top of his classes. And a year later he got an opportunity to observe and study a rare species of fungi found in a remote part of the Amazon rain-forest. 

Many young scientists in the making would’ve jumped at the sight of this opportunity. Advised by Professor Lanzavecchia, Leo took the job. He packed up his things and got ready to move again. He hadn’t heard from his mother in a long time, wouldn’t she be proud if she saw him now. Leo left Philadelphia in hope that one day him and his mother would reunite….

Would things have been different, better!?. If Leo’s father hadn’t died, if his mother hadn’t become an alcoholic, if he hadn’t run away, and he didn’t board that flight? Turning back time is not possible, but sometimes Leo’s thoughts contain the words "what if?"

Leo was deep in thought when a blood curdling roar erupted, it shook the jungle floor and made the birds flee from the trees. Leo started to run, he ran far and fast he didn’t know where but he was running. The roar was fierce and strong and could've only belonged to one possible creature. The one and only king of the jungle TIGER!

He jumped over logs, plants, bushes and other small critters scrambling out of the way. Leo stopped dead in his tracks when he reached the edge of a cliff. In great panic he tried to figure out what to do, both options lead to death. Being eaten by a tiger or jumping off a cliff. The tiger started to pace back and forth, waiting for the exact moment to pounce on its prey.

Leo ran his eyes looking for a way any way. He spotted a thick green vine, and saw his only chance of survival. He grabbed the vine, quickly wriggling up it. All that rope climbing in 6th grade gym finally came in handy. He had made it just in time. After the tiger circled around a few more times, it finally gave up and left. When Leo was sure the coast was clear he climbed down.

Leo cautiously left the scene, trying to leave a little of a trace as possible. He didn’t want any other animal chasing him through the forest. Leo started to walk, he was going to have to be prepared. Food, water and shelter were something Leo had to look for in order to survive. The air was humid yet the sun still shone and lively chirps barks and growls came from deep in the trees.

By nightfall Leo had gathered fruit and found an empty ditch that would work for the night. He’d also gone for a swim earlier and drank water. After lighting a fire and cooking the meat he had gotten from a bird he finally rested. It was a cool night and the stars shone brightly. He lay there staring at the sky deep in thought.

There isn’t a sign of ever being rescued or ever finding civilization. There wasn't hope for ever getting back home and seeing his mum. Leo knew that there was no  use focusing on the past or planning for the unpredictable future. But Leo's first priority was to stay alive; you never know which meal will be your last or which breath could be your last. He'd just survived another day in the jungle.

Ratio Practice

 Today we did some math question in order to practice ratios. Most of the questions we have done today I am pretty familiar with but it was fun to recap, some of the stuff I've done last year. I can't wait to do more in ratio later in the week.

Skeleton and Bones (Science @ Tech)

This week in tech we learnt about, bones and skeletons. Not the dinosaurs, the bones in our own bodies. We looked at the smallest bone the biggest bones and what happens over time. We also did this fun work shop thing where looked at a fold up book about bones, a life size plastic skeleton and animal bones.

Six Sentence Stories

Sharing Information (East German Childhood)

This week we read a book about something that took place, a few years ago. It was about the Berlin wall why it was put up and how the public reacted and when it was taken down. I liked this book and even more how it wasn't written like a history book but instead someone who experienced it.

For this task we had to use key information form the text. We then had to share the key information and make connections by making an information web. We also had to make a comic strip, in order to summarize what the main events in the story were.

East German Childhood

This week we read a book about something that took place, a few years ago. It was about the Berlin wall why it was put up and how the public reacted and when it was taken down. I liked this book and even more how it wasn't written like a history book but instead someone who experienced it.

For this task we had to answer the questions then, write a book review. We also had to make and information web to share, well information, and to share key facts we had to make a comic strip. The vocabulary task was fun too, but my above all favourite was the timeline task, because it helped me understand which order things happened in.

Rambunctious Ratio

Rambunctious Ratios

This week we are learning one of my favourite types of math, RATIOS. We looked at different questions and also recapped some of the stuff we had learnt earlier in the year. For the next few days it's going to be a little different because we are in look down and have to stay home. So we are having to do our learning over good hangouts and things like that. Here are some of the questions we had to answer.

Rambunctious Ratios

This week we are looking at Ratios, another part of math that I absolutely love. We did quite a lot of this last year, we also looked at percentage in which I'm also looking forward to. But one step at a time. Here are some of the questions we worked on since today.

Self Isolations

Well, Corona Virus has officially gone wild and has spread. We have about 102 cases in New Zealand last time I checked, and our Prime Minister has told us to move to Alert Level 4. While our government is trying to handle this pandemic we have been told to go into lock down and self isolate ourselves. KEEP LISTENING TO THE HEALTH OFFICIALS!

As you know I got to school, and going to school means physically being there and learning. School has been shut down and we aren't allowed back there until after 4 weeks. So we are going to be learning at home.

We are going be given work as normal. And that to modern technology I am going to be able to stay connected with my teachers in order to do my school work. So things will still continue just a little differently.

I just wanted to say, stay safe, keep calm we can get through this!

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Multiplication Magic

This week in math, we learnt about doing Multiplication. But instead of just one digit we looked at larger numbers, and tried to multiply that. I learnt that one a quick and easy way to multiply big numbers it the array method. The array method is the same as doing place value but it's drawn out more efficiently.

Improving Sentences

This week we focused on improving the way our sentences start and end, we also looked at the length. This wasn't my favourite task especially since sentences are something I've looked at since being a year 3. However I do know that some people enjoyed this task.

Pandemonium Pandemic

Lately, you must've heard about the Corona-Virus. Well we learnt about what it is and how the different countries have handled this pandemic. I found it very interesting, especially since New Zealand has the strictest policies. By making all the travelers get quarantined for 14 days. This week we were practing making good sentences.

Saving Energy

For the past few week we have been learning about saving energy, at tech. We learnt about circuit and how it goes into a circle.  I think the thing that interest me most is the different types of light bulb and how the different ones use different amount of energy. I had fun especially when we tried the experiment, my group didn't finish but the team that did looked really cool, and it's glad to see it actually works.

Staying In Balance

For this task we had to talk about how we keep ourselves balanced. There were 4 main categories we had to share, Physically, Spiritually, Mentally and Socially. This relates to team 5's term wide focus which is based on Te Whare Tapa Wha, the house of wellness. Enjoy!

Kahoot! (Extension)

This term in Extension we have been learning about the continents. We each picked a country, and looked at the people and different ethnic groups that live there. Culture, traditions, art, language and how they are different from our culture. 

The country I have been researching is China. It's a very culture place, that faces many problems from the twenty-first century. However one of the most recent pandemic, COVID 19 (Corona virus) has caused quite a commotion. The illness started in China and has now spread across the world so, STAY SAFE!

Getting back to the point, to test our knowledge in a fun, yet competitive way. Today in Extension we played kahoot, and for the first time I won. Every week, we share one fact from the country we were researching. Amira helped me with a few questions, and I did have to guess a few. But surprisingly I won the quiz on the topic geography. I think that hardest question was how many countries are the continent Africa, which is 54. 

Multiplication Magic 3

This week we are learning about multiplication and different ways to do this. In the last post I shared how we can do this with somewhat bigger numbers. This time I learnt about how the number have connections and you can change the equation to make it easier yet still get the same answer.

Multiplication Magic

This week we learnt about multiplication. So far we had to work on some of these questions. Maybe later in this week we are going to start learning how to multiply by algorithms so I'm looking forwards to that. Multiplication is something that I know quite well but I'm looking forward to learning how to do this in different ways. I also want to learn easier ways to multiply big numbers.

No Racism

This week we learnt about how people got treated different because they were from another country and we a different race. Racism has been a thing throughout history and still continues today. In the past it's been as bad as putting up laws against different cultures and ethnic groups.

Chinese New Zealanders

This week we learnt the story behind Chinese New Zealanders, and how they left their own countries in hope for better opportunities and a hope for a better future for their families. But instead had to deal with discrimination and racism from the people their. At some-point the government in NZ put a law up against them from entering the country hoping their numbers would decrease. We learnt about how they continued to work hard and how racism has become less problematic but is still subtle.

Earth-Worms ~Science-Tech~

This week in tech, we learnt about earth-worms. How they eat, where they live and how they breed. I found it interesting to find out that worms don't have genders, and each worm carries female and male organs. I also enjoyed learning how worms are apart of photosynthesis, and helping to vitalize the soil.

~Te Whare Tapa Wha~

This term we have been learning about Te Whare Tapa Wha (The house of wellness). Taha Tinana, Taha Wairua, Taha Hinengaro and Taha Whanau are the four walls that make the Whare. It's about keeping ourselves well Physically, Spiritually, Mentally and Socially.

Serious Subtraction

This week we learnt about subtractions and different. We then worked with Mrs Stone, and learnt more about algorithms and add don't subtract. I enjoyed this week, but I'm ready to try and challenge myself. The tasks this week have been fun, I can't wait to expand more on my learning.

Mini Statistical Inquiry

Today we did a statistical inquiry. We had to come up with a question then create a survey for the people in our class to fill out. Our topic was Common fears in room 11, we named all the types of fears and asked people to pick the ones they have. After that we counted up all of the phobias and turned the most common one into a graph. It was trypophobia fear of holes.

My Family Documentary

Hello There this is my Term 1 DLO, It's been a while and I never got this completely done. I'm sharing some personal information, but it's pretty much, why I am the way I am and live here in New Zealand. It also shares an animation which is available on the slide deck below. Enjoy!

Serious Subtraction 3 (Maths)

This week we are learning to do subtraction in different ways. We worked on adding and subtracting decimals. We looked at subtracting using algorithms and add don't subtract. Here are some of the questions we worked on.

Serious Subtractions 2 (Maths)

Today we learnt more about addition and subtraction. We looked at different ways to do subtraction, and how we can do it with decimals. Algorithms played a big roll in this. Here are some of the questions we have been working on lately.

~Cultural Traditions~

For this task we had to talk about different cultural traditions we have in our families. We had to talk about one in particular. After that we had to write a recount about a time we took part in the cultural celebration happening in our family.

This week and last week, we have been learning about Moko, and how it's not just a Maori thing it's done all around the world. But the Maori version is the Moko, something that has a lot of meaning and tells it's own story physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Puaki (Reading)

This weeks task was about reading different peoples experience with there Moko. We learnt about 4 different people how they got their mokos the reason they got it the preparations, how they feel about it and what reactions they received. We learnt about how, it's about being connected to who you are and that it's something you decide to get yourself. Looking at the changes that have been made to the Moko traditions was interesting and like many traditions it has definitely changed over time.

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Cultural Traditions

Taha Wairua (Te Whare Tapa Wha)

Puppies (Quick Write)

Thinking back to the day I got my best friend. He I was very young, and don’t remember much of it, we did end up having some very good times. My family loved Jake to. 

“Hurry up” my mom screamed at the top of her lungs “I’m COMING, Wait” I yell back in a tired and cracking voice. I get to the front steps, grab my shoes and rush into the car. My sisters and mom follow, and soon we’re on our way to the pet store.

The old white van, travel along the gravel road. My parents thought about replacing it a long time ago but, for now we had to make do with what we had. We tried continued along the road and soon we were in town. We arrived at the pet store parked the in the car park right next to another white van, which looked brand new.

When we arrived inside the pet store we were greeted by the strong stench of pet food. There were barks and chirps coming from every corner. The pet shop was full of many different varieties of animals. One part of me was amazed, but the other part of me were sad that these animals were getting caged up.

My sister walked up to a cat which purred as she petted it. I walked to the glass and saw a litter of puppies jumping up at me. They were very energetic, it was quite exhilarating. My sisters and mom, came to see what had gotten me so hyped up, and they were blessed with the sight of 8 adorable puppies.

There was one energetic German-Sheppard pup that caught my attention. It may have been his cute little eyes, or the way he rolled over. But yeah, I fell in love the puppy, and he became the new addition to our family. He’s great dog, and even though he isn’t with us today, he was still a great dog!

Right Place at the Right Time Online (Cybersmart)

Taha Hinengaro