calendar art

Today I was learning how to shade using pencils. For this task I had to decide what nz bird I wanted to do, I chose the royal spoonbill. Then I had to trace it on the window, then once I had my bird traced I had to put shapes in the middle of my bird, next I had to shade in my shapes using the colours the photo of the bird had. After that I had to dye the background, the next step was to put little square crape paper around my bird, lastly, I had to outline my bird with a black pen. I enjoyed dying it because I felt calming and I found it challenging to trace the bird because I only had one try and I felt like I was going to mess up. I would love it if you commented on My speech about Why you need to like horses. this was my art. 

Why you Need to Like Horses 🐴 🐎

Today I was learning how to write a speech. For this activity I had to write my pepeha then I had to find information about horses, then I had to start my writing/speech. I enjoyed writing my speech and I found it challenging to say my speech out loud because I was nervus. I would love it if you commented on is mr wolf guilty of murder. this is a picture of me and below is my speech. 

Why You need to like horses

Do you like horses? Have you ever rode a horse? Have you ever seen one? I strongly believe you should like horses because horses are beautiful, horses understand you and there are even some social activities. I am going to tell you three reasons why horses are amazing and then you can decide if you should think about liking horses or not. 


Firstly, Beauty can be in the eyes of the beholder. Horses inspire artists through the ages. They are living art forms that remind us of the natural wonders of the world. This in turn inspires us to live our lives at a higher level. Do you like reading? If you do, I think you should try out reading books from authors like Stacy Greg and for a little bit younger readers there is a series called pony pals. They write about horses. 


Secondly, There are lot’s of social activities related to horses. From hanging out at stables with friends to going to shows or group trail rides. horses keep their owner in touch with other humans. And they relax you, a trail ride isn’t very bad. You can even play amazing fun games on horses like capture the flag,  Red Light Green Light, the Egg and Spoon race, Simon Says and obstacle courses. 


Lastly, Horses see our real self. They don’t care if we are the President of a company or the janitor in the local school. They see you as who you really are. You have to earn their respect. You have to be honest with them and yourself. It’s like having a friend that really understands you. Can I just add that when you are riding a horse it feels like flying it feels so free.


Those are my three reasons you should like horses and you can decide if you like horses or not. I love horses and riding, and I really like cross country. Do you think horses are amazing yet? I hope you liked my speech about horses.

Is Mr wolf guilty?

Today I was learning how to write a persuasive text and this was my plan and writing. For this activity I had to write a plan. In my plan I had to have three reasons Mr Wolf in the story of little red riding hood was guilty or if he is not guilty, I chose non guilty. I enjoyed writing and I found it challenging to find three reasons Why Mr Wolf is guilty. I would love it if you commented on turtles. 

Basic tongan words

Today I was learning tongan words. For this activity I had to learn tongan words then write them down on my slides. I enjoyed learning the words and I found it challenging to pronounce the words. I would love it if you commented on turtles. click this link to a video that shows you a few tongan words. these are my slides.

 

Turtles

Today I was learning about turtles and how to draw a realistic looking turtle. For this task I had to watch a video that showed me how to draw a picture of a turtle and then draw a picture of a turtle. after that I had to watch a video called "what eats turtles" then I had to make a poster that showed five facts, my facts were: 
1. turtles predators are tiger sharks and Orca. 
2. scientists believe that one out of a thousand baby turtles make it to adulthood. 
3. the largest turtles weigh up to a thousand pounds. 
4. turtles are one of the oldest animals around.
5. a turtle's shell is not an exoskeleton. 
I enjoyed drawing a turtle and I found it challenging to find five facts for my poster. I would love it if you commented on my dogs vs cats blog post. click this link for what eats turtles and this link for a video if you want to draw your own turtle. this was my poster and below that is my turtle. 

Dogs vs Cats

Today I was learning how to make persuasive writing and persuasive slides. for this task I had to make find three reasons for cats to be better than dogs and three reasons for dogs to be better than cats then I had to choose which one I wanted to write about. I enjoyed making the slides and I found it challenging to think of what to write in the writing part. I would love it if you commented on my amazing race episode 2 and here is a link to the amazing race. click this link if you want to make your own slides and here is link to a video that shows you what persuasive writing is and here is a link to a video called ¨ten facts about cats" and here is link to a video called "ten facts about dogs" one last link to "cats who needs them". This was my writing about dogs and below that are my slides.                                                                                                                                                                                       Why dogs are better than cats

I totally think that dogs are way better than cats, Do you agree? In this piece of writing I am going to tell you three reasons why dogs are better than cats. After I tell you, you can decide what side you are on.

Firstly, I think that dogs are better than cats because even the smallest dogs will try to protect you no matter what, and it would be good to have a hero around for at least nine-ten years, now isn’t that protection?

Secondly dogs are better than cats because dogs don’t make a disgusting sound when they have a hairball, they don’t even have hairballs. Who would want to clean up hairballs? I think that I would want to clean up dog droppings instead of cleaning and listening to cats and hairballs.
 
Lastly, they don't make you dig through a sand toilet (kitty litter box). Don't you think it's annoying when your cat buries the droppings in the sand toilet? I mean it's not nice to have to search for your cat droppings.
 
Well, are you on the dog's side yet? I mean what side are you on? For the reasons above I think dogs are way better than cats. 

The amazing race episode 2

This was just a activity we could do for fun. It is the amazing race episode 2 of last week. For episode 2 we were in japan. we had to watch a short video then complete some challenges. The city's we did a task for were: Tokyo, Osaka, Hacone, Kobe and Yokohama. Tokyo is renowned for fashion, so for this task we had to make an outfit out of paper. My Mum traced some of my clothes to make a top and skirt, cut them out then stapled them together. This is how it looked.....

Osaka has many places where you can learn how to do origami. For this task we had to make a cup out of paper, this was mine.....

Hakone is a mountainous area well known for it's hot springs. For this task Guysie and I had to draw something but.....there is a catch, one of us has to wear a blindfold and the other one has to tell the person with the blindfold where to draw. I think Guysie's picture is better so I must have given him better instructions. We had to draw three mountains, three trees on each mountain and a bird above each mountain. I drew and Guysie drew. 

Kobe is an important port in Japan. For this task I had to spot ten differences between two pictures. I found them all can you?

Yokohama is home to the second tallest building in japan. For this task we had to get a basketball over everyone's heads and each person could only use one of their fingers without dropping the ball. 

Egg experiment

Today I was learning how to make a egg bounce. For this activity I had to put an egg in vinegar then I had to leave it overnight, in the morning since the power went out I cleaned it. The water was freezing because of the power outage though. Then I went outside and bounced it, it bounced but make sure to see the end of the video. I enjoyed doing the experiment and I found it challenging when the egg broke, all my hard work. I would love it if you commented on my Lego stop motion. click this link to see how to make your own egg bounce. 

Lego stop motion

Today I was learning how to make a stop motion film. for this activity I had to watch a video, download an app and then make a stop motion video. I was lucky because I have a book that gives me instructions of how to make a stop motion video, backgrounds and a lego police, robber, civilians and lots of accessories. I enjoyed making the video and I found it challenging to click capture (you will know what I mean when you click the last link) because one of the keys on my keyboard also clicked capture and I would accidently click it with my arm while my hand was changing the things around. I would love it if you commented on my pen pal letter. click this link to brainstorm and plan your own and if you do that here is a link to the app I used. Have fun.

Pen pal letter

Today I was learning how to write a letter. For this activity I had to read a book then write a letter to someone. I chose to write to my friend Emma because I miss her and think I should. I emailed it to her then made some changes and now I'm putting it here. I enjoyed writing the letter and I found it challenging to find what to delete or change. I would love it if you commented on spelling activity. Click this link to read the book I read, on the book it is page 2-13 (you will know what I mean when you see the book.) Click here for a template to write your own letter. 

Spelling activity

Today I was learning how to spell unknown words. for this activity I had to find ten words I don't know and find three slides to do and delete the rest. I enjoyed doing the spelling staircase and I found it challenging to do the rainbow word art. I would love it if you commented on my August student newsletter. there was also this cool game where you write in some words and then in the game spell them. You can choose what kind of game you do, like, roller coaster or the dragon adventure game.