This year has been a tough, there's been covid that interuppted alot of stuff, but im proud to say I graduated!
I thank NewWindsor for teaching me a lot of things and helping me to grow as a person. It has been a great experience at NewWindsor school.
- Chloe
Today graduation was meant to happen but some there were some technical difficulties. Before hand I got a leaving bag which contained lots of candy, a newwindsor towel, and a chocolate box.
Hopefully the graduation video will be worth the wait and I can officially say I graduated!
Sorry I haven't been doing this, but oh well. Today it's colourful and fun!
Today for Christmas countdown, this is about caring others in your house.
Where you kind to your pet today? How are you liking the challenges so far?
Today for Christmas count down, is exciting! Find out what it is.
What did your ornament look like? was it festive? What did you think?
For the second day of Christmas thought of a Christmas task for today.
Today I decided to make a Christmas countdown in Minecraft. Each day ill open one and there will be a activity and some things in there. Hope you enjoy!
Today I did another Cybersmart challenge, this time is was how to write a quality reply to comments. I use the structure Thank you, answer, and question.
Today I do a Cybersmart challenge that focuses on fact checking the information we see. I complete some slides and find out which sites are reliable and non reliable.
This week my task is to recreate a scene from a movie or image. I chose a image of Riley from inside out sitting at a table.
This week for writing my task is to write ways to be kind to other people and why it's important. There's also a video I had to watch and write a summary of it.
This week for maths I am learning algebra, I learn how to use BEDMAS and how to identify hidden numbers. In the slides I have made my own solvemoji's, try to figure them out.
This week for reading I learn different reading strategies using a website called into the book. On a slide I write down what each reading strategy is and a example.
Today I created My whare Tapa wha in Minecraft, I first refresh my memory on what is Te whare Tapa wha and then use my paper one to help me create my Minecraft one. Below is a video of me showing it.
Did you think my Minecraft build was great? what could I have done to improve it?
Today for a part of writing I make a "how to make a quality blog comment" on scratch.
Did you learn how to make a quality blog comment from this? Did you have all three things in your comment?
Today, another part of reading was to read a text and screen record it, so that's what I did, I read the story "Not so normal". There are two recordings because i can only screen castifiy for 5 min.
Today the tasks for this week are exciting, for reading I learn different strategies when reading.
For writing I learn to make a quality blog post.
For maths I learn about how shapes can vary.
Today I'm going to show you how to make homemade beads!
You will need:
- Coloured paper (you can paint a gradient of colours on paper)
- scissors
- glue
- pencil
- tooth pick
- ruler
Step 1.
using your ruler and pencil make a long thin line that get gradually smaller.Like this.
Today for disconnect-ed I make a butterfly out of paper. Below is a video of me showing you how to make it.
Today for PE I create five different bonding activities that you could do with your family or friends.
1. Play some board games. Find some board games you have in your house and play it with your family.
2. Create leaf art. Find some leaves or sticks in your backyard and have fun making unique art.
3. Create some jewellery. Find some string and beads and put them together.
4. Make a scavenger hunt. You and your friend could each make a scavenger hunt for each other.
5. Create a game together and play it. Using collaboration make a unique game.
Today for reading I complete some slides about making connections. I learn to make connection using text to self, text to text, and text to world.
Today, I learn about descriptive writing and use it to write about fireworks. I work on some slides and use a burger planner and a mind map to help me create the piece of writing.
For today's maths, I put the tasks on a slide to complete them. The tasks are about symmetry, reflection and rotation. There's a reflection tasks in one of the slides which you can do yourself.
Today for reading I Read a PDF called "News for you" and complete some slides. In the slides I make connections, evaluate, summarise, and do a article writing.
Today I did a science experiment when I put a cold cover on boiling water. There were also some slides for the task.
Today for health/PE my task is to create five activities for my Taha wairua.
1. Spiritual: for this you first laydown on the grass and breath deeply. Then sit in the sun and enjoy the warmth. Next, do five deep breaths.
2. Physical: Get on your bikes and go for a ride, enjoy the nature and the surroundings around you. After, do some basic exercises like jumping jacks, and then walk slowly around your back yard for a cool down.
3. Mental: do something quiet, read a book in the corner for 20 minutes. Then do some drawing, draw what your feeling, and then, lay down and have a rest.
4. land, roots: Go and take care of your pets or plants, play are with them. Next, sit in your favourite area and admire the view. Next, you can sit in your backyard and feel the grass.
5. Family and social: Have a chat with someone in your bubble, and talk to them for a while. Next, talk to some of your friends online and have a conversation with them. After, help someone doing chores in your bubble.
That is 3 ways to look after each of your Taha wairua.
This week Diwali is happening, I learn about the five days of Diwali and how they celebrate them. Each day is something special, the first day is worship of wealth, the second day is small Diwali and the third is the main diwali festival. The fourth day is Bali padyami and the fifth is the love between brothers and sisters.
Today in the theme of diwali I made rangoli patterns using a geoboard. I look through
a video of geoboard rangoli patterns and took some inspiration to make the image below.
Today maths I use transformations on a rubix cube. I reflect it, turn it 270 degrees and 180 degrees and also enlarge it.
Today as a extra task I create a self portrait using leaves. I pick
some leaves off of my tree and use them to create a artwork.
Today I finished my recount writing, I use a burger planner to organise the events, then finally write the recount.
In the sprit of Halloween I made a mine craft jack'o lantern. I used orange concrete
and red stone lamps for the eyes and mouth.
Today for reading I learn about Ra'ui. Ra'ui is put in a area to stop people fishing that spot. It is used to stop over fishing and save marine life. after reading a story about Ra'ui I ask myself some questions and go to find the answers. Below is a animation of me asking the questions to a marine scientist called Jacqueline Evans that was mentioned in the story.
Today my topic for maths is Tessellation. I learn that Tessellation is a shape that fit together perfectly, and that triangles, squares, and hexagons are the 3 basic shapes for Tessellation. Today I learn how to make my own Tessellation and write down the meaning to Tessellation in my own words.
This weeks focus is recount writing, I first learn the success criteria to making a good recount, and then I note down the times i'm responsible. After, I put them in order.
Today me and my brother played a card game called monopoly deal. We did a game and I won!
Today I make music using the things I have. I found a wooden stool and a mini drum to use. I also followed a video and make some awesome beats.
Today's PE task was to create an obstacle course and do it. I got creative and used some washing racks to make a simple course
I first ran over a little ledge then ran through two clothing racks and crawled underneath one to jump through another clothing rack and finally do 5 jumping jacks.
This was surprising that I was able to use random things to create something. I thought I was going to have a hard time making a obstacle course.
What would you do to make a obstacle course, and how do you think you would do doing mine?
Today's reading task was to learn about the story of Ina and the shark.
How would you design a vessel? Would it have a stabiliser or not?
The story goes, Ina and the god of the sea fell in love but they lived so far away that they could never see each other. But one day Ina decided to go the long journey across the sea, first little fishes guided her at the reefs edge where they would no longer be able to help. Ina then got a shark to carry her the rest of the way but she got so hungery she smashed a coconut she brought with her for food on the sharks head. The shark was in pain and left Ina. The god of the sea Tinirau could sense Ina was in danger and asked Tekea the great white shark to rescue Ina and bring her the rest of the way.
For today's math, my task is to create a digital Tivaevae art using rotation, translation, reflection, and resize.
Today for my task I made art with paper!
I first took two pieces of coloured paper and made them into squares, then cut out a design on one of them and glued it to the other.
Today my task is to create a stay home poster/ psa, I used canva to make it and hopefully get people to stay home.
If you could make a stay home poster how would it look? Do you think it would look similar to mine?
Today I learn cook island greetings, I learn to say hello, how are you, I am fine, and how are you.
Below is me saying the words.
For writing today I learn about how to be responsible at the beach. And how to stay safe. I use that knowledge to create a poster about saving the environment.
What do you think now? Do you think next time you go to the beach you will be responsible?
Today my task for reading was to make a Tivaevae quiz! I first learn about Tivaevae and fun facts about it to make a quiz!
Today for my maths task, we're learning about Transformation, reflection, rotation, and translation.
I use this new tool called a geoboard to create a reflection of a unfinished shape. The white lines are the original shape and the purple lines is my reflection of it. The Gray line is the line of symmetry. Below is a photo of my work.
Today for Niuean language week, I learn how to say hello and how are you. Below is me saying the words.
Today for Chinese language week, I learn about Chinese games and how to play them.
One Chinese game I learnt is called Mahjong, you have it laid out like this. the cards are random.
Day two of Chinese language week, I learn how to say hello, goodbye, how are you, and i'm very good. Below is a video of me saying the phrases.
This week is Chinese language week, and the task for today is creating a quiz. Before I made the quiz I learnt about china and fun facts about it, hopefully you can learn too!Here is the quiz below.
Another animation for today is doing a stop motion on nature. I take different kind of leaves and use them to make a animation.
Today for disconnect day, I make a stop motion of my bed making itself. Here is the animation below.
Today's reading task is making a stop motion. I try to aim for a 10-40 second animation but mine is only 10 sec. I use a new animating tool to make my stop motion which is called "stop motion animator" on chrome. Below is my animation (I tried recording sound so it makes sense)
What did you think I could do to improve on it? should I have made it longer or should I add more characters?
Today for maths I have been learning about fractions, decimals, and percentages. I learn how to convert fractions into percentages and percentages into fractions.
Yesterday on Sunday I finished the puzzle which took about a month. My siblings helped too but I did most of it. It was a second handed puzzle so that's why we are missing a few pieces, but maybe I lost some puzzle pieces.
This week I have been doing a task that is a float or sink experiment. I take five items and predict whether it's going to float or sink. Here is my predictions.
For today's task, I have to design my dream house. I show a layout of the outside and inside of the house.
Today for Maori language week i create some Maori art, below is a photo of feathers with the days of the week and what kind of days they are.
Today I learn about words in Maori, and find their meaning. The slide below shows the words I have found.
Today I have made a slide showing what I did in lock down and what I became in lock down.
Today me and my sister make doughnut holes! We follow the recipe and make the best food I had ever tasted. It was a 100/10. best food ever.
rolling into balls
Frying
Result!
Today for maori language week I learn my mihi, which is basically like a pepeha. I tell you my name, where my ancestors come from, and where I live.
Today for Maori language week, I learn a karakia. I find that everyday there is a new challenge to complete, and today is learning.
Today me and my sister collaborated to make the recipe. In the end, we accidentally over cooked it and it wasn't a lava cake no more it was just a chocolate cake.
Cake
Today's Tonga topic is greetings, I learn that there are formal greetings and informal greetings as shown on this slide.
Today I am going to teach you step by step on how to make paper stars.
You will need:
- A 1 cm wide strip of A4 paper
Step 1. fold the strip of paper as if you are making a knot like this. Video below
Today's Tongan language week task, I learnt about how to say colours.
Today's task was to create a bird feeder made out of recycled materials, I have token pictures of the process to show you how to make this easy bird feeder.
First I used scissors to cut an area of the egg cartoon.
Next, I used a hole puncher to make holes in the sides.
After, I cut two even pieces of string that will go in the holes.
Today's task was to design your dream tree house, in my one I have a swing and seating area, which isn't much but i like it.
Today's task was to use all that we learned and create a story with the idea, "if your toys came alive" and so I used descriptive writing and paragraphs to create my story.
This week is Tonga language week, and my task for today was to learn about a category on how to say it in Tongan.
This task is all about perspective, and how different perspectives can change how you look at a character.
In this slide, I show and explain why perspectives matter in stories.
