Today we learnt that you can tell a story through a series of images. The challenge was to reflect the story of our walk along the Tamaki River pathway using a selection of photos arranged in sequential order. To do this effectively we needed to think about cropping and resizing images.
LI: To understand the concept of visual storytelling
On the 2nd in April the whole of Panmure Bridge School went down the Tamaki River walk. Here are some images that capture our time.
LI: To understand what Kauri dieback is and how it spreads.
For this assignment, Beniz and Angie used their smart searching skills to understand what kauri dieback is and how to prevent it from spreading.
Kauri dieback is a disease that has the potential to kill Kauri trees. Unfortunately, there is no known solution to this issue. When a Kauri tree have the Kauri Dieback. The disease starves the tree and kills it. When a tree die and fallen, the disease can spread to other trees nearby. Did you know that kauri dieback is something that can be carried by humans and then spread to the trees? So, next time you go to a Kauri forest, remember to clean your shoes before going in.
Beniz and Angie enjoyed this activity because it introduced them to new things.
LI: To use our smart searching skills to find out who Samuel Marsden was and what he is known for.
For this assignment, Angie used her smart searching skills to create a information paragraph about Samuel Marsden. Samuel Marsden was a priest in the Church of England. He arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1814, during a journey that also included Ruatara. Marsden established the first Christian mission in New Zealand in 1814.
Angie found this activity challenging as it she got challenged to learn facts all together about Samuel Marsden, but enjoyed it because she learned something new.
After looking at an excerpt from Samuel Marsden’s diary we realised he must have travelled along the Tamaki awa past our school. We used our learning from the Learn staff meeting and Adobe Express to change an image of Maungarei and our coastline to the sights he saw on his journey that were described in his diary. Below is the orignal image we used and an example of the changes we made.
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For this activity we created a collage of Howick Historical Village.We first got all separated into 3 groups and got to do some activitys like Butter making,Building Trolleys, A tour around and also learning about the 1800s.For my group our first activity was butter making and what we did for butter making was that we had a cream to make the butter.Our first step was to put the cream into a a glass bottle, then we used this one paddle that used to make butter in the 1800s.While we were mixing it there was a rhyme that goes like ¨Churn butter churn (Someones Name) waiting at the gate, waiting for some butter cake churn butter churn¨Then we had a little look around the place and also learning history in the 1800s,we also explored and experience the houses and looked at the boards that was giving us infomation about what the houses and there was not just houses there was a church, school and also bulding places like wood for men back then.Our last activity was Building Trolleys.What we did first was we learnt infomation about what we will be building and got into 4 groups.We got given items, tools and many other stuff that needed to be used for what we were building.For my reason about building trolleys was that we were using our teamwork skills and working togther and it was also hard because there was no instructions but only a picture for us to look at and see were does the tools or itmes goes.
What I thought about this trip was it was really amazing to learn about the 1800s and also getting more and more information about back then.What I thought about this task was that it was cool to talk about were we went and what we have been doing lately.
In the a Haiku poem there are 7 syllables, 10 syllables. Syllables are chunks of a word, For my haiku poem I did one about Maui and the sun, my poem was
The sun moved quickly
Maui had an idea
To capture the sun
He woke up early
Maui tried his best to throw
Maui brought the sun
Searching for the Ra
They came across a large whole
They hid and waited
He used up his strength
And slowly woke up the sun
Pulling it closer
He found companions
And started to hit the Ra
Slowly and slowly
I liked this task because my partner made it more interesting and fun.
LI: To use smart searching skills to research correct information.
This tasked we learnt about Lunar New Years, The lantern New Year. We resarched and explained about what or why Chinese Lantern Festival is about and why it is important to them. We then wrote down the most importantly part which was the information. Lastly we certainly decorated and added pictures on the slides to represent what it looks like.
I found this activtie enjoyable and amazing because it helps me and others, learn more different parts about Lunar New Years. My other reason is that I get to be creative and show everyone what we have being learning in class.
LI: To understand the Treaty of Waitangi
In this slide, we combined the CARE values with the Treaty of Waitangi. We connected the Care values with the Treaty of Waitangi. We wrote how the Treaty of Waitangi or the people included showed the Care Values. What I loved about this activity was that we were able to see how our values connected with the Treaty of Waitangi.
For this task we were unpacking leadership roles. I learned what is a team and leadership is. A team is group of people who communicate and work together collaboratively while leadership is stepping forward and taking risks. Leadership also helps others to strive and achieve their goals. I also learnt what a role model and responsibility means. A role model a person who looks up to you and takes responsibility from you and responsibility means to be able to take action, have control, being confident, and knows what’s best to help others.
I found this activity interesting because we discovered further information about a team, leadership, a role model, and responsibility.