Kia Ora and welcome to my blog post for this week. Today in week 10 term 3 we have been doing current events for the past 9 weeks of this term, this is something that we do most weeks, the current events tasks that we had to do was to read 2 articles from each of the main sections from the Kiwi Kids News website. Following this you had to create new headlines for three of the articles you have read, This week there is Kiwi Kids News article titled INSTAGRAM TO ADD RESTRICTIONS TO UNDER-16 ACCOUNTS. Find this article and answer the questions below. Solve the puzzles below. Insert your answers into the text boxes. Your teachers know the answers and type the heading of the article next to each number below.

The articles that I choose where New Zealand set to get warmer faster – New Zealand’s temp to rise, Selena becomes a billionaire –  Selena Become rich and Breakers start the season with a win – Basketball breakers win their first game. After that I then did a fact finder which was about instagram then a puzzle solver that I found easy to get and do a kiwi kids news scavenger hunt. What do you know about any of these articles and do you like reading them?

Kia Ora and welcome to my blog post for this week. Today in week 9 term 3 we have been doing current events for the past 9 weeks of this term, this is something that we do most weeks, the current events tasks that we had to do was to read 2 articles from each of the main sections from the Kiwi Kids News website. Following this you had to create new headlines for three of the articles you have read, This week there is Kiwi Kids News article titles WORLDS HEAVIEST PLUM. Find this article and answer the questions below, Solve the puzzles below. Insert your answers into the text boxes, find a person in the news and write about it, Where in the world did our news come from? On the left-hand side, list the countries, cities or places where our world or odd stuff news came from this week then highlight the locations on the map and to do a quiz.

The articles I chose were wellington and Auckland stop beam e scooters, voice of Darth Vader passes away at 93 and black caps test match stopped by rain for the third day, the title that I changed them to were Wellington and Auckland to ban E beam Scooters, Darth vader actor dies at 93 and Black caps match stopped due to rain delay and the actor that I choose to do information on was Selena Gomez and I included her birthday, facts, nationally and why they were in the news. Here it is down below and what article do you like reading?

This week in Reading we read a poem called Shrinking Violet. The overarching themes of this poem were Anxiety, Change and Self Esteem. The author of the poem demonstrated these themes by creating a character who gradually loses her self esteem, becomes anxious and changes to become a shrinking violet.

For our Response to Text task we chose a stanza from the poem and inferred the meaning of it. We then expressed how the poem made us feel. After this we collaborated with a buddy to create a poem about regaining or growing self esteem along with an AI generated image to match the poem. Afterwards we recorded ourselves reading the poem. You can see and listen to our work below.

This activity taught me that It is okay to feel those type of emotions and you should always go to someone to talk about your feelings and that there is ways that you can rebuild It and make it stronger.

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Kia Ora and welcome to my blog post for this week. Today in week 7 term 3 RE we have been looking at Sacraments over the past few weeks as we are in a Catholic school and it is compulsory to learn about it, the goals were Grow in understanding that the Catholic Church is the Catholic Community of God’s family into which we are especially welcomed by Baptism, Grow in understanding of what a sacrament is and what they do. Explore the seven Sacraments: what are they and how can they be part of my journey?

The teachers had made a slideshow in which we would get taught about each and every Sacrament which they are Baptism, First holy communion, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy orders and Anointing of the Sick. We learnt about these around every week of this term to lead up to a quiz that we have to take to see how much we have improved since our last quiz on this.

The past tasks have been to create a digital set of cards that matches the sacrament to its meaning and symbol, Draw as many of the symbols that are used in the 7 different Sacraments that you know and write a sentence about why you think they are symbolic, Assign roles: In groups of three – one student will be the priest, one will be the penitent and one will be the director, Write a fact file about this Saint including why they became a Saint who I choose St Gemma of Galgani and Write a prayer for the sick,lonely or less fortunate.

The task that we had to do today was fill in a sacrament task which we had to write which each one meant in our own words here it is down below and what do you know about a sacrament?

Kia Ora and welcome to my blog post for this week. Today in week 5 term 3 we have been doing current events for the past 4 weeks of this term. This is something that we have to do each week including our workshop reading tasks the current events tasks that we had to do was to read 2 articles from each of the main sections from the Kiwi Kids News website. Following this you had to create new headlines for three of the articles you have read, Read this persuasive article then complete the quiz!, Look up the meaning of each of the unfamiliar words and then write down the definition next to the word. Then, find three antonyms for each word and type it in beside the definition, Where in the world did our news come from? On the left-hand side, list the countries, cities or places where our world or odd stuff news came from this week then highlight the locations on the map and Using the clues below, find the following article in Kiwi Kids News. Then, answer the questions below.

For the first task I did the articles mine shaft causes bright orange river, Greece wildfire spreads and sports winter 2024 games underway. We then had to read an article then fill in a quiz about the text which I did terrible at, the third task was to fill in a vocarbly chart on a table and then we had to find where in the world the news in from which I found out that the countries were North Korea, Kazakhstan, Vatican, Japan, Paris and New Zealand. As for the very last task we had to find an article using an image that had been screenshotted on it. Here it is down below and what is your favorite article to read?

Kia Ora and welcome to my blog post for this week. Today in week 5 term 3 we have been doing current events for the past 4 weeks of this term. This is something that we have to do each week including our workshop reading tasks the current events tasks that we had to do was to read 2 articles from each of the main sections from the Kiwi Kids News website. Following this you had to create new headlines for three of the articles you have read, write down as many words as you can using these letters, read the feature article on the Kiwi Kids News website and complete the short overview and answer the questions, Using the clues below, find the following article in Kiwi Kids News then, answer the questions below. Search the Kiwi Kids News website to see if you can answer the 16 prompts and then place the title of the article in the answer section below.

For the first task with the articles there are the options of national, world and sport for each of these article I choose NZ faces natural gas shortage, world Mpox outbreak in Africa and Football Ferns fall to record low. I enjoyed doing this task cause you go to see different articles that are on the site. For the second task we also had to do synonyms and atnoymonts for angry and walk. Third task was to find a article which I chose the game on Saturday which was the All Blacks versus Argentina. The next task we had to do was to look at the clues and find the article which I found out was the 2024 Pokemon championships. And for the last task that we had to do was find stuff for the different 16 prompts.

Here is my slideshow down below and what current events do you know that are happening now?

Kia Ora and welcome to my blog post for this week. Today in week 4 term 3 we have been doing current events for the past 4 weeks of this term, this is something that we have to do each week including our workshop reading tasks the current events tasks that we on it were based of the 2024 Paris Olympics the very first task that we had to do was to read 2 articles from each of the main sections which were national, world, sport and odd stuff from the Kiwi Kids News website. Following that we had to create new headlines for three of the articles you have read the article that I chose from these was National: Schools struggle to find substitute teachers World: International left handers day Sport: Sport chosen for 2028 La Olympics.

After this we had to fill in a feature article which is on the kiwi kids news site and the article I choose was about the warriors vs the dolphins and how they lost 32-38. The next task was to unscramble letters into words and find synonyms and antonyms for Swim and angry, There were 11 letters on this task that then you had to find words that contain 3 plus letters. The next task was a reading response that you had to read an article and answer questions about the article which I did fisherman finds a lost lego shark while he was fishing overseas. And the 2 to last task was to choose an image and write about it using adjectives, descriptive words and similes or metaphors I choose to do a photo around the sea bed. The very last task was to choose 8 unfamiliar words and find the description.

Here is my current events booklet and what event do you know that is currently happening?

Kia Ora and welcome to my blog post for this week. Today in week 3 term 3 Pbl we have been looking at the olympics, for the past 2 weeks we have been looking at the different symbols and what each of these mean. The first thing that we did was think about What is the purpose behind these symbols? and Olympic medals symbolise the pinnacle of athletic achievement and inspire future generations. The Olympic torch represents the journey of unity and hope, connecting the ancient and modern Games. Olympic mascots embody the spirit of the host city and promote the Games to a global audience.

Our first task was to read one of the following articles which were either torches, medals or mascots and choose which you are most interested in. Skim and scan for information and be prepared to share your thoughts back to the class. After this we then had to Choose a mascot, torch, or medals from a past Olympics that interests you and make your own using  an AI generator of your choice design a mascot, medal, and torch that would be suitable for an Olympic Games held in New Zealand. Once you have created these three images head to MyMaps and create a route around New Zealand that hits all the best spots that the Olympic Torch should go.

For my Mascot I chose to do a kiwi then for the medal I chose to include mount cook because it is significant to Nz and lastly for my map I choose to go to the north and south island. Here is my creates down below and what would you choose for each of these?

Kia Ora and welcome to my blog post for this week. Today in week 2 term 3 we have been doing current events for the past 2 weeks of this term, this is something that we have to do each week including our workshop reading tasks the current events tasks that we on it were based of the 2024 Paris Olympics the very first task that we had to do was to read 2 articles from each of the main sections which were national, world, sport and odd stuff from the Kiwi Kids News website. Following that we had to create new headlines for three of the articles you have read the article that I chose from these was National vegan cafe adds meat to there menu world was super Jupiter discovered.

For the next two topics I choose a hockey star who amputates his finger before the Olympic games and why Komodo dragons have a nasty bite. The next task was a word wizard this is were there were words relating to the Olympics and unscramble them to make a word I enjoyed doing this task because I had to think about what words can be made, the next task was a my favorite athlete task this is were you would choose a athlete that was competing at the Olympics and add information about them as I enjoy playing hockey I choose a hockey player called Charlie Morrison.

The next slide was we had to read an article about the Olympics and then write a short explanation about it like where it is held and what experts think it was used for and lastly the last task was to Select one or two news articles from Kiwi Kids News and identify eight unfamiliar words. Look up the meaning of each word in a dictionary and then write down the definition next to the word. Then, find either an antonym or synonym for each word and type it in beside the definition.

I found a lot of words that didn’t make sense for me which included emerged, retrieve, function, retrieved, ovation, crucial, vibrant and hazardous. Here is my current events slideshow and have you watched the Olympics and what is your favorite thing about it?

Kia Ora and welcome to my blog post for this week. Today in week 1 term 3 Reading we have been learning about the Olympics. For Olympics reading we have been looking at the past and how the Olympics were formed and the meaning behind the Olympics, The first thing that we had to do was look at an image that has all the sports that were played in the past and write down 2-3 things you notice (key details, main ideas, themes) and then write down 2-3 things you wonder (questions you have because of the image, things you are curious about when you look at the image.) The things that I noticed about the picture was there are different sports that have been played, they games seem old and some of them we still play.

The next thing we had to do was read three texts which include the origins, Athletes and the sports on the programme then answer each of the questions that are in the texts on their own slides and also add in new vocabulary and put the key information of the texts on it too. The questions included What did the athletes wear at the ancient games? What was the criteria athletes had to meet to be allowed to compete? Why was it important for the athletes to take care of their skin?Select one of the famous Ancient Games athletes and describe their achievements and Write one fact that you found to be interesting. 

The next slide question included was sports were either one day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4 or day 5. The ones that I found out were all the athletes, as well as the judges, took an oath to respect the rules, the winners would have to make announcements during the games, Equestrian, Pentathlon,  discus throw, long jump,  javelin, Young horses and mounted horse race, There were cows killed in honor of Zeus and other gods, Foot races, Boxing, wrestling and pankration and this day was reserved for honouring the victorious athletes. They were covered in ribbons and received victory palms in the stadium before a solemn ceremony in which they were crowned with olive wreaths.

The last thing we had to do was to fill in the five senses that we would feel at the games which the senses include smell, see, sounds, taste and feel here are all my slides for reading down below and what do you know about the Olympics?