Learning how to say colours in Mandarin is fun!

Learning Intention: We are learning how to say some phrases that are related to colours in Mandarin Chinese.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I record 6 phrases that are related to colours in Mandarin using blabberize.

Do you know how to say 'Hello' in Mandarin?

Learning Intention: We are learning how to greet others in Mandarin Chinese.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record 10 phrases that are used to greet others in Mandarin.

Swimming with Sharks!

Day 4

Activity one: Describe what the local people did to try and help the whales:

• They poured water over the whales to keep them alive.
• The local people placed a lot of towels over the whales to keep them wet at all times.
• Most whales were able to make it into the water because the local people were able to drag or push them into the water.

Activity two: Explain what the movie ‘Whale Rider’ is about (Summary)

Summary:

The movie is about a little girl called

Paikea who was born and raised in

New Zealand. Paikea was the first girl

to ride on the back of a big whale.

Rate: Trailer 1 = 4 and Trailer 2 = 5

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Bonus:

Should fishermen be banned(stopped)?

• Yes, fishermen should be banned from Farewell Spit because if the whales are being killed everyday by fishermen’s net, then they will end up in extinction.
• Yes, because there will be less wales in New Zealand.

Wild Eyes!

Day 3

Activity one: Choose an animal to adopt/Explain a little bit about them:

The animal I Chose was a tuatara.

About them:

• Tuatara are reptiles.
• Tuatara eats other insects and bugs.
• They normally live in small dark caves in forests and they are used to the warm temperature.

Activity two: Why we should or not kill all predators (Possums)?

I agree that possums should be taken away because if the possums destroys all the trees in New Zealand, then there won’t be any left. But, I still think that they shouldn’t be killed, instead they should be trapped and taken away.

Bonus:

Wow! I just found an egg that belongs to a large bird!

New Zealand by Land and Sea

Day 2

Activity one: Three places I enjoyed/Why?:

• I mostly enjoyed driving past Rangitoto because you can see birds flying and ships passing by very slowly.
• I enjoy sitting on Karekare beach feeling so relieved and calm as I hear the waves crash onto the shore.
• Last but not least, my family and I got to take a quiet walk at Tane Mahuta.

Dear Diary,

I had the most amazing time of my life exploring beaches, forests and much more. But, most of all driving past Rangitoto was even better because they're a lot things to experience.

Activity two: My Interview questions with Laura:

• How old were you when you began sailing?
• What else do you do apart from sailing?
• Who encouraged you to sail around the world?
• Is sailing important to you?
• Was there a reason you went sailing by yourself?

Bonus: 5 activity’s one of my family member enjoys in the outdoor:

• Visiting the Matariki light trail in Glen Innes, Auckland.
• Enjoys playing at the park with his mates.
• Going for swims at the beach.
• Going on long walks on the beach.
• Visiting relatives.

100% Pure New Zealand

Activity one: 3 Interesting Facts About New Zealand

Facts:

1. Hamilton's Jet boat and Bungee jumping are the most popular Kiwi inventions.
2. Rugby is the most well liked sport in New Zealand.
3. Maori culture is a basic part of New Zealand's name.

Activity two: Five Favorite Activities of this Video:

• Auckland Museum
• Walks on the beach at Mission Bay.
• Sky Tower
• Auckland Domain
• Auckland Zoo

Bonus Activity: Design a new flag for New Zealand

The reason why I chose to add the four stars because it represents the southern cross which is also known as the crux and is also on the original New Zealand flag and the background represents the Maori culture.

Technicraft!

It was Thursday and Room 8 and I were heading to tech. As we arrived we rapidly went to our tech class. Mr Nair told us to grab our work that we started from last week so that we could finish it off.    

We were taught by Mr Nair how to use a scroll saw. We practised cutting a thin piece of wood with shapes on it so that we won’t get any mistakes on our actual work.

I finally practised and it was time for me to cut out the sides of my character. As I began cutting it was hard but then it became easier at the end. I have finally finished and I had to give my work to Mr Nair so that he could spray it. He placed a magnet at the back of our character so that it would be like a fridge magnet. I was finally done and I was ready to make another fridge magnet again.

I had a great time during tech. My favourite part of the day was cutting out the cardboard because it was hard and fun at the same time.

Learning Intention: We are learning to inform my audience what we did in technicraft.